Coffee |OT| Taste as good as it smells

dokish said:
GAF, what's your opinion on homemade cold brew coffee?

I always use the regular coffee machina to drink coffee at home (with freshly grinded beans) and this new method seems appealing. Can't seem to find anywhere how to make the portions ratio, though. The only ratio of beans and water that I found is 250g:1Liter - Is this recommended?

Also, should I get a Keurig? My budget is 100$-150$ and I would really like an espresso machine. Can Keurig make huge, strong cups of coffe though? I usually drink a full cup and the stronger the better, I don't like the small size espresso cups.
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Depends on what you are using to make your cold brew coffee but Blue Bottle has a pretty solid guide for brewing a large batch of it using something similar to a Toddy maker.

If you want something more individual and are using something smaller like a v60 or chemex, use this guide by Counter Culture :)
 
Who uses organic half&half and has your specific brand run out? I'm in a situation that the Simple Truth brand that I like has been out of stock for nearly 4 months now and their seems to be a nation-wide shortage of organic milk in general (so says Ralphs) and I've been trying various other brands of organic milk and they all taste terrible :(
 
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Had this in Ann Arbor from a roaster called Roos Roast. Single best coffee blend I have ever had. Just ordered a fee more bags as I went through the first pound in a matter of days. :)
 
hipbabboom said:
Who uses organic half&half and has your specific brand run out? I'm in a situation that the Simple Truth brand that I like has been out of stock for nearly 4 months now and their seems to be a nation-wide shortage of organic milk in general (so says Ralphs) and I've been trying various other brands of organic milk and they all taste terrible :(
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I love Organic Valley, tbh.

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I've never used simple truth. I haven't noticed a shortage on organic half n half in my area either. Thats really strange.
 
InfiniteBento said:
I love Organic Valley, tbh.
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Organic Valley is my back-up when I can't get the milks I want. I'm in NYC and, besides my top favorite, Battenkill Creamery out of the Hudson Valley, there's a brand called Local Milk which I like very much but I'm not sure if it's local to just NYC, the northeast, or if it's nationwide.
 
some more questions for chemex users
if my coffee is coming out kinda weak/sour/underextracted tasting(at least i think thats what it is?), should i try a slightly finer grind?
i'm brewing 24g to 400g of water with a med-course grind. should i try something closer to medium since i'm making a relatively small batch at a time?
 
mattp said:
some more questions for chemex users
if my coffee is coming out kinda weak/sour/underextracted tasting(at least i think thats what it is?), should i try a slightly finer grind?
i'm brewing 24g to 400g of water with a med-course grind. should i try something closer to medium since i'm making a relatively small batch at a time?
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You might want to look at your ratios-- I think 1:16 coffee to water is the norm-- you might want to start there. Besides that, go finer on the grind.
 
mattp said:
some more questions for chemex users
if my coffee is coming out kinda weak/sour/underextracted tasting(at least i think thats what it is?), should i try a slightly finer grind?
i'm brewing 24g to 400g of water with a med-course grind. should i try something closer to medium since i'm making a relatively small batch at a time?
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Fine up your grind. Also, time your brew and post the results here. If your coffee is coming out weak, your grind is far too course and the water is traveling through your coffee faster than it is properly brewing and extracting it.

Here is a great guide for brewing a Chemex, it also includes ratios you may want to try as well.
 
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Had this in Ann Arbor from a roaster called Roos Roast. Single best coffee blend I have ever had. Just ordered a fee more bags as I went through the first pound in a matter of days. :)
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Roos Roast is quite decent (especially the Lobster Butter Love).

You should also try Mighty Good Coffee on main street, they have some really nice roasts too. (I can recommend their Costa Rican Rio Negro and Ethiopia Yirgacheffe).
 
I don't know whether I should damn my roommates for not liking coffee, or praise that since I'm the only one, there's always clean coffee mugs to use, and refilling the Keurig is few and far between.
 
Union Carbine said:
That's a nice one.

Tried to work on my latte art this morning:
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Nice ! I miss working in craft coffee. This May will mark a year since but I'm still able to pour just as well as I did back then which leaves me hopeful.

I'm hoping to get back into the industry when I move within the next month. Coffee is my blood.
 
One of the places here in town does pour over for all of their coffee in the ceramic cone shaped things. It always tastes amazing. I have a French press and moka, but pour over seems better, though maybe it's because they make it...

I may buy one and try it.
 
Any recommendations for an electric burr grinder? My Bodum just started making a jackhammer noise after 13 months of multiple daily uses and I assume it is not long for this world.

Budget is $200 or so if it will last at least two years with just over two cups of coffee made a day.

Doesn't need to be quiet (though this jackhammer bullshit is a bit much).
 
CrudeDiatribe said:
Any recommendations for an electric burr grinder? My Bodum just started making a jackhammer noise after 13 months of multiple daily uses and I assume it is not long for this world.

Budget is $200 or so if it will last at least two years with just over two cups of coffee made a day.

Doesn't need to be quiet (though this jackhammer bullshit is a bit much).
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Check out Baratza's grinders.
 
InfiniteBento said:
Fine up your grind. Also, time your brew and post the results here. If your coffee is coming out weak, your grind is far too course and the water is traveling through your coffee faster than it is properly brewing and extracting it.

Here is a great guide for brewing a Chemex, it also includes ratios you may want to try as well.
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well, went from a medium-course grind to medium. like autodrip level grind. also followed the ratio in that pdf. 26g to 415g and man its night and day. no more sour weak coffee. delicious
 
CrudeDiatribe said:
Any recommendations for an electric burr grinder? My Bodum just started making a jackhammer noise after 13 months of multiple daily uses and I assume it is not long for this world.

Budget is $200 or so if it will last at least two years with just over two cups of coffee made a day.

Doesn't need to be quiet (though this jackhammer bullshit is a bit much).
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get a lido 2

manual grinders are the best
 
CrudeDiatribe said:
I have a lovely manual grinder at work (temporarily at home in this time of need); would like an electric one for when I am making coffee for guests. Which isn't that often, but let us pretend I am a social butterfly.

Edit: that said, that grinder looks pretty damn impressive.
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What are you using to make coffee for guests?
 
Guys don't make fun of m...

So I really like the convenience of the Keurig, and I was wondering if you guys know of the best place I may purchase one for the cheapest price. I don't wanna spend a ton on it, I just want a basic one like the K45.

Maybe GAF knows of cheaper places to get appliances?

Thanks!
 
Union Carbine said:
I think I'd go with a Hario or similar hand grinder and an immersion brewer (Clever, Bonavita). Add a scale if you have the extra budget for one-- it makes dialing in the brew process much easier.
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Cool, I'll look into these. Is it better to buy beans locally or can I get good deals online? I live in LA so I assume I can find stuff.
 
Purple Cheeto said:
Cool, I'll look into these. Is it better to buy beans locally or can I get good deals online? I live in LA so I assume I can find stuff.
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Depends where you are as to whether your local roaster options are decent. Most good online roasters roast on demand so you don't lose much except waiting for the beans to arrive.

EDIT: FYI, both those brewers require paper filters.
 
So I bought a French press a few days ago, and tried making cold brew coffee with it, but I only have store bought Starbucks ground coffee ive been using on my dtip brew. It didn't seen to come out very good. Is it because of the grind?
 
CrudeDiatribe said:
AeroPress or pour over for a lot of people. Before I checked out the Lido I was thinking of hand grinders in the context of how long it takes to grind one scoop of beans in my Porlex Mini.
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Takes me about 20-25 seconds to grind 17-18 grams for an Aeropress. Plus you can make your guests do it.

Anyway, for electric grinders the Baratzas are pretty decent (supposedly). I was looking for a new grinder a few months back and thought about getting a Virtuoso, but they seem to have a lot of complaints about reliability. It was a toss up between the Lido 2 and the Virtuoso for me. I got the Lido 2, the cost/performance ratio is a lot better for manual grinders.

But if you're seriously interested in the Lido 2 the lock ring system is kind of quirky and was a bit difficult for me to tighten until I stuck a rubber gasket I had laying around between it and the adjustment ring. I have zero hand strength though. A grippy mat thing for like taking lids off jars helps with the tightening as well. Overall I love the grinder.
 
Purple Cheeto said:
Well I live in West LA, so I'm around Venice, Santa Monica, Culver City.

Is there some science to paper filters?
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There are tons of local shops around California. Buy as fresh as possible. If you make 1 cup a day, shoot for a v60 as your first form of brewing. Definitely will blow your mind in comparison to drip.

Its debatable with filters. Some feel unbleached filters have a better taste due to the obvious reasons. I have used both and frankly, I prefer unbleached when it comes down to it as well.

If you ever take a road trip or have time for a good bit of travel, go check out Portola Coffee Lab. Its pretty incredible.
 
Purple Cheeto said:
Well I live in West LA, so I'm around Venice, Santa Monica, Culver City.

Is there some science to paper filters?
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On the west side, there are some decent coffee places that you can also buy beans at. I would try the coffee brewed at the place first, and if you like the taste, ask them what beans they're brewing.

Some places you can check out:
cognoscenti, intelligentsia, blue bottle, menotti's

Cognoscenti may be carrying the Heart beans, which recently are my favorite. A lighter roast and a really nice fruity taste and easy to brew.
 
InfiniteBento said:
There are tons of local shops around California. Buy as fresh as possible. If you make 1 cup a day, shoot for a v60 as your first form of brewing. Definitely will blow your mind in comparison to drip.

Its debatable with filters. Some feel unbleached filters have a better taste due to the obvious reasons. I have used both and frankly, I prefer unbleached when it comes down to it as well.

If you ever take a road trip or have time for a good bit of travel, go check out Portola Coffee Lab. Its pretty incredible.
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A v60? Do you have a link? I'll look up Portola.

Edit: Did you mean this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P4D5HG/?tag=neogaf0e-20 this is one of the things that my friend who has kind of convinced me to get into fancier coffee uses. I definitely like it.

Looks like a lot of people on Amazon buy it with this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IGOXLS/?tag=neogaf0e-20 as well as filters. Would I need anything else to get started?

nakedsushi said:
On the west side, there are some decent coffee places that you can also buy beans at. I would try the coffee brewed at the place first, and if you like the taste, ask them what beans they're brewing.

Some places you can check out:
cognoscenti, intelligentsia, blue bottle, menotti's

Cognoscenti may be carrying the Heart beans, which recently are my favorite. A lighter roast and a really nice fruity taste and easy to brew.
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I've heard of intelligentsia (one of the coffee shops by my apartment sells coffee breweed with their beans, and a friend of mine has brewed me some before as well). I'll have to check out the others.
 
Purple Cheeto said:
A v60? Do you have a link? I'll look up Portola.

Edit: Did you mean this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P4D5HG/?tag=neogaf0e-20 this is one of the things that my friend who has kind of convinced me to get into fancier coffee uses. I definitely like it.

Looks like a lot of people on Amazon buy it with this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IGOXLS/?tag=neogaf0e-20 as well as filters. Would I need anything else to get started?



I've heard of intelligentsia (one of the coffee shops by my apartment sells coffee breweed with their beans, and a friend of mine has brewed me some before as well). I'll have to check out the others.
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You would just need the v60, an elephant spout kettle (I use the hario one), filters, a grinder (you can decide if you want electric or hand mill), and a timer app for your phone.

I'm on mobile right now but I will link you a great guide for brewing pour overs when I get on my PC. :)
 
Purple Cheeto said:
A v60? Do you have a link? I'll look up Portola.

Edit: Did you mean this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000P4D5HG/?tag=neogaf0e-20 this is one of the things that my friend who has kind of convinced me to get into fancier coffee uses. I definitely like it.

Looks like a lot of people on Amazon buy it with this: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000IGOXLS/?tag=neogaf0e-20 as well as filters. Would I need anything else to get started?
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One reason I recommended the immersion brewers is that they don't require gooseneck kettles like the Hario and they're easier to dial in since they require much less technique. That said, if it fits your budget, the kettle is certainly very handy. I've got that Hario. There's a bunch of different pour-over devices: V60, Chemex, Beehouse, etc. They've all got their own design tweaks but each can produce great cups of coffee. There's also a plethora of guides online for any and all of the methods you could think up.
 
InfiniteBento said:
You would just need the v60, an elephant spout kettle (I use the hario one), filters, a grinder (you can decide if you want electric or hand mill), and a timer app for your phone.

I'm on mobile right now but I will link you a great guide for brewing pour overs when I get on my PC. :)
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I would definitely appreciate this!

Union Carbine said:
One reason I recommended the immersion brewers is that they don't require gooseneck kettles like the Hario and they're easier to dial in since they require much less technique. That said, if it fits your budget, the kettle is certainly very handy. I've got that Hario. There's a bunch of different pour-over devices: V60, Chemex, Beehouse, etc. They've all got their own design tweaks but each can produce great cups of coffee. There's also a plethora of guides online for any and all of the methods you could think up.
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The pour overs seem nice, but I don't think it would be practical for taking to work, I guess I would have to brew it before I leave and take it with me in the car?
 
Purple Cheeto said:
The pour overs seem nice, but I don't think it would be practical for taking to work, I guess I would have to brew it before I leave and take it with me in the car?
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Yeah. Just brew it into a thermos-- Kleen Kantines are great-- and off you go. A good double-walled thermos will keep your coffee hot much longer than you'll probably need to drink it.
 
Purple Cheeto said:
I would definitely appreciate this!



The pour overs seem nice, but I don't think it would be practical for taking to work, I guess I would have to brew it before I leave and take it with me in the car?
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I have an aeropress in my office. I bring enough beans for two cups each morning. I grind one cups worth and brew. While it's steeping I grind the other cup (OMG THAT'S SACRILEGIOUS) so that I don't have to worry about disturbing people as they file in.
 
InfiniteBento said:
Here you go ! V60 Brew Guide PDF :)
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Cool, I think this gives me the info I need to get started.

TarpitCarnivore said:
I have an aeropress in my office. I bring enough beans for two cups each morning. I grind one cups worth and brew. While it's steeping I grind the other cup (OMG THAT'S SACRILEGIOUS) so that I don't have to worry about disturbing people as they file in.
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Yeah I don't have a separate enough place and I don't get in early enough to pull this off. I think I'll just have to do it in the morning before work. I have a decent coffee mug that should be fine for transporting to and from work.
 
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