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derivative666

Thanks man now only if I knew what the hell they were talking about haha

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

Snowy

This is pretty close to how I make mine, not overly scientific. It has a huge tolerance for differences yet still tasting amazing.

mclaincausey

Coffe geeks:
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/08/how-to-make-perfect-coffee/278944/

Snowy

^Nice article. good quote from it;

But pretty quickly we found ourselves climbing the coffee learning curve. Learning to brew great coffee didn't have to take forever. It was a hobby that you could pick up on a Saturday morning and feel good about.

urbanwoodsman

Hmmm. Which one?

Also, Toby's Estate is serving their cold brew on tap now. Pretty awesome.

Seul

Anchor… And indigo bandana...

Snowy

nice one Urbs. Hope you got some delicious cold drip in :).

I adjusted my particle size this morning, making it a bit finer…Kind of choked the extraction. Moved it back 1/2 a notch, let's see how it goes later today

Finn666

where are you getting those from Shane? also, what's the price for one?

since i'm moving into my new crib on wednesday (getting the keys and all), and since the place is going to be empty as empty a house can be, i o/course need a nice coffee mashine…

what would you guys recommend? (a good one will do, no need to spend big dollars on it!)

Snowy

Finn, I'd go either Aero or Hario V60 as my starting place. Simple to get into, simple to clean, great cup.

With unlimited budget I'd still go V60.

seawolf

Rafa, the simplest and in my opinion the best drip coffee you can make is from a chemex with chemex filters. That's a damn good cup of coffee.

Seul

I swear by my Nespresso machine… Lotsa flavours for 'm (in the form of caps) and not too expensive at all... You can buy a neat looking one as well...

Finn666

Nespresso is what we have in the office…makes quite great coffee and is pretty easy to handle as well!
though the caps can come up quite expensive imo!

seawolf - chemex looks quite nice tbh.

Snowy are you talking about this setup?

…in the end i think the coffe is what makes "the coffee" right?!
so what are your favourite beans?

seawolf

I love sumatra, but I will say that the process is almost as important as the beans. A good brewing method can make a mediocre bean better imho.

seawolf

Also, I use my chemex as part of my cold brew apparatus. Cold brew is my favorite. That real coffee flavor I look for, and loads of caffeine.

llvlaglne

llvlaglne

@finn- I agree with snowy, either aeropress or v60 setup. They sell complete kits to take care of you. But must needs are an accurate scale and a gooseneck kettle(either stove top or electrical with an adjustable temp)

Snowy

The reason I'd suggest not moving to Chemex day 1 is that it's a little more complicated to get a great coffee out of, it's less tolerant to mistakes, a bit harder to clean, and a bit more fragile. Outside of the US it's also WAY more expensive (a 6 cup chemex is $200AUD).

Finn, that's exactly what I'm talking about;

2 Cup sized ceramic Hario v60 + filter papers &
Hario Buono Kettle

Snowy

Beans there's no real factors that work globally, it's a very local thing for the most part. There's literally 100's of factors involved in beans.

What you can look out for as a generalization;

Fresh beans (roasted within 2-3 days of when you purchase)
Roasted for Filter
Single Origin

If you find a shop who does that you'll have a great coffee shop on your hands and a great supplier of beans for life IMO. All 3 points together are a sign of quality throughout their supply chain.

I've never had a bad coffee/beans that's met that criteria. Some I enjoy more than others, but never bad.

After you've got that locked in you need to ensure dose, particle size, and water temp are right. These will turn an okay cup into a great cup.

The kind of coffee a v60/chemex/aeropress will deliver is that like a fine wine/cigar. There's MANY flavours, and it's not just "coffee", some taste like honey, others whiskey, others, berries/stone fruits, some floral, some are really heavy in body, others really light. Often a single cup will have many flavours coming through at the same time….

Snowy

(Chemex is to the right of V60, before Siphon)
(From MCL's link last week)

Snowy

BTW if you're going down this path, you should pick up a decent ceramic grinder whilst there. Both the Hario hand grinders work well, Hario Skerton is my pick of the 2. Hopefully if you go to a local shop and buy all of this @ the same time they'll give you a discount. My local shop threw in a free bag of beans when I got the grinder.

I'd imagine to get full kit will set you back ~$150USD, with a bag of good beans.

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