Handbrewing Coffee

Post by devindotcom » Thu, Mar 07, 2019, 7:32 PM UTC

Tarks wrote: post #95

For anyone interested I did a fair bit of research into how I could step into the passable home espresso / coffee game as I WFH a lot. Given that : - I make at most 3 coffees a day, usually 1. - I prefer espresso I found the traditional options lacking. I'd need: - a machine costing about £600 - a solid quality grinder. - machine needs 20 minutes warmup minimum before you can pour a consistent shot (or you need to le…

Post by gonehome » Thu, Mar 07, 2019, 7:35 PM UTC

clairity wrote: post #101

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #22

I got ruined for regular coffee when I found a local shop that roasts its beans sorted by size . So it doesn't taste scorched. Apparently most commercial coffee makers roast them in arbitrary batches, which means by the time the big ones are roasted the small ones are burned. I know there's a lot more that can be done with roasting. But that one small change means you can have strong coffee without having burned coff…

> ..."you can have strong coffee without having burned coffee" just noting that when people say strong coffee, they usually mean "more caffeine", not "darker roast". and coffee people generally know that darker roasts have less caffeine. i actually like darker roast too, when i want a caramelly coffee (by adding cream and sugar). my theory is that not only does a dark roast better hide lower quality beans, but starbu…

Post by peterwwillis » Thu, Mar 07, 2019, 7:37 PM UTC

rland wrote: post #134

peterwwillis wrote: post #103

> while waiting for the way-too-slow kettle to boil the water How is it Americans still don't use electric water kettles? Everyone else on the planet that has electricity has one. It's faster, more convenient, kinda-sorta safer. And you can find ones with digital temperature control on Amazon for like $25. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=goose+neck+electric+water+kettle+... Look at these things, there's hundreds of 'em. I…

Mains voltage is typically 120V here, instead of 240, so it takes a while to boil water with an electric kettle.

Post by 0-_-0 » Thu, Mar 07, 2019, 7:37 PM UTC

kawfey wrote: post #25

Yetanfou wrote: post #9

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It sounds like you lost a neutral or even positive while gaining a negative here: lost is the ability to drink a common beverage without feeling bad about being uncultured, gained is a dependency on commercial brands - Aeropress and Chemex - and related niche products - in this case African coffee - as well as a related ritual - 'hand-brewing coffee'. In both cases you satisfied your thirst for caffeine, the differen…

This feels true to me. I was making coffee with an aeropress in my office, right next to the 3-carafe Bunn automatic coffeemaker. Someone poured a cup of office coffee, while I was pressing my aeropress. They asked about it - how does it work, why do I do it? I said that I can use my own coffee, it makes the coffee taste better and I can modify the strength and flavor depending on my grind size, brewing times, pressu…

Post by paulcole » Thu, Mar 07, 2019, 7:44 PM UTC

devindotcom wrote: post #171

Tarks wrote: post #95

For anyone interested I did a fair bit of research into how I could step into the passable home espresso / coffee game as I WFH a lot. Given that : - I make at most 3 coffees a day, usually 1. - I prefer espresso I found the traditional options lacking. I'd need: - a machine costing about £600 - a solid quality grinder. - machine needs 20 minutes warmup minimum before you can pour a consistent shot (or you need to le…

If you're looking for a good hand grinder that has almost no plastic parts, I've been using this Porlex one for maybe... 5 or 6 years now? https://www.amazon.com/Porlex-Jp-30-Stainless-Coffee-Grinder... I highly recommend getting THAT one and not the Porlex mini, or any of the cheaper brands. The build quality is not the same, plus you'll want the extra capacity in case you decide to do a big french press or somethin…