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I'm a Coffee Roaster: Here's What You're Doing Wrong That's Ruining Your Coffee

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Re: I'm a Coffee Roaster: Here's What You're Doing Wrong That's Ruining Your Coffee

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Post by httpsterio »

eps wrote: post #39
httpsterio wrote: post #33

As a coffee enthusiast, I can wholeheartedly vouch each and every one of the points raised in the article, except maybe the tap water and temperature. The biggest upgrade you can do on your setup is getting a proper coffee grinder with burrs and not blades. There's little sense in buying any fancier beans if you're grinding them in store and drinking it over a period of several weeks. In a matter of hours after grind…

I have a manual grinder (Hario) and I really don't like how long it takes to grind the damn things with it. IMNSHO it adds to much friction to the process /rimshot/ and makes it that much less enjoyable. Caveat emptor, basically.

Yeah, if you have to grind more than one cup each time, it can get a bit tiresome. I got my first electric grinder after a few months of cranking it by hand.

But for many, it's also just a part of the ritual and charm. I mean, if you really go at it, it shouldn't take more than 20 seconds per cup.

Re: I'm a Coffee Roaster: Here's What You're Doing Wrong That's Ruining Your Coffee

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Post by emerged »

canjobear wrote: post #7

I've studiously avoided gaining the ability to discriminate good from bad coffee. I don't see any upsides, and the coffee snobs are insufferable.

It’s fine. There are basically infinite niche interests you could dive into and become completely fascinated by. Coffee is one of them and I’m glad people enjoy it. Personally, I love different niches and don’t care about coffee. But it’s all the same thing.

Re: I'm a Coffee Roaster: Here's What You're Doing Wrong That's Ruining Your Coffee

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Post by eps »

creamytaco wrote: post #11

Or, drink the cheapest, quickest coffee you can make/get for caffeine and tea for taste. No equipment needed, less of your life wasted.

If you are just after the caffeine, you can get it in tablets in a drugstore. They kick in almost instantly and way more forcefully than a comparable amount in a coffee drink.

Re: I'm a Coffee Roaster: Here's What You're Doing Wrong That's Ruining Your Coffee

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Post by eps »

httpsterio wrote: post #41
eps wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a manual grinder (Hario) and I really don't like how long it takes to grind the damn things with it. IMNSHO it adds to much friction to the process /rimshot/ and makes it that much less enjoyable. Caveat emptor, basically.

Yeah, if you have to grind more than one cup each time, it can get a bit tiresome. I got my first electric grinder after a few months of cranking it by hand. But for many, it's also just a part of the ritual and charm. I mean, if you really go at it, it shouldn't take more than 20 seconds per cup.

I must've been doing it wrong, but it was in a minutes range for a single cup fo me and it was more annoying than anything else.

Re: I'm a Coffee Roaster: Here's What You're Doing Wrong That's Ruining Your Coffee

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Post by httpsterio »

Phenomenit wrote: post #32

I don’t know, weighing my coffee three times a day doesn’t seem too appealing. Using scoopes is fine as long you tune in your taste with the scoop, but you have to try to scoop consistently.

Different coffee types and roasts differ in volume. Darker roasts tend to be lighter which translate to more volume in the beans and less in the actual grinded coffee.

If you buy only one type of coffee and it's consistently the same roast level, then there shouldn't be a huge difference if you measure accurately.

But for me, I buy a different coffee bag every time and one scoop of a light roasted Ethiopian coffee will definitely not be equivalent of some darker Guatemalan coffee for example.

You don't need to measure it thrice though. Just measure the beans before grinding them and then calculate how much water you'll need. I also use the 60 grams of coffee per liter of water, ie 16:1 water/coffee ratio as a starting point. Then just measure the water with a scale or by volume.

Re: I'm a Coffee Roaster: Here's What You're Doing Wrong That's Ruining Your Coffee

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Post by mixmastamyk »

BrandoElFollito wrote: post #27
ravenstine wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Really depends on the tap water and might be mostly due to chlorine. As someone who drinks distilled water almost exclusively, it's surprising how apparent the chlorine is when I occasionally have to the drink tap water in my area. Chlorine is basic while coffee is acidic, and chlorine is just pretty reactive in general, so it would be surprising if chlorine didn't affect the flavor of and in a negative way.

I thought that distilled water is bad because there are no more micro elements?

Yes, we need minerals. Also, Chlorine will dissipate in a few hours or so. Put in a pitcher in the fridge for a cool drink any time.

Re: I'm a Coffee Roaster: Here's What You're Doing Wrong That's Ruining Your Coffee

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Post by httpsterio »

canjobear wrote: post #7

I've studiously avoided gaining the ability to discriminate good from bad coffee. I don't see any upsides, and the coffee snobs are insufferable.

I left a few comments below and consider myself a "snob" basically when it comes to coffee. I don't think that it does have to mean that you're exclusively only drinking expensive and well done coffee.

I still drink preground basic grocery store coffee every day and it's fine. Co. paring the two is like saying you want to taste fine and expensive wines and you'll never drink wine just to get drunk.

I'm actually not that often even in a mindset where I can make the most of my more expensive coffee and I drink the cheap stuff then.

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