Kotowboy & Prog Snob Present : The Coffee Thread.

[Nekov]

If you guys like coffee I recommend you try vietnamese one, you can purchase it online in the US (so jelly) and to me it's the best coffee there is.
I've also tried some ethiopian that was really good in taste.

[AngelBack]

If you guys like coffee I recommend you try vietnamese one, you can purchase it online in the US (so jelly) and to me it's the best coffee there is.
I've also tried some ethiopian that was really good in taste.

Coincidentally, my son brought me 3lbs of a Costa Rican, Ethiopian blend last night.  Can't wait to try.

[Podaar]

It depends on the roast, but for my money (and taste buds) the best everyday coffee is Guatemalan. I occasionally try other region's coffee and if we assume a medium roast I always come back to it. Mexican or Maragogype is a close second.

[vtgrad]

Agreed. Grinding is night and day better than the preground. If I can, I definitely will grind

I'll agree to that as well... have a little burr hand grinder that I use.  It's tedious, but the grind is uniform and the taste reflects it.  Also, I add a pinch of Kosher Salt to my grind before brewing to cut the bitterness... sounds strange but it works, especially with lighter roasts.

I've taken to a cold coffee recipe that I like quite a bit; swiped it from AB and I add a bit of Almond Milk (1/4 cup) and Cacao powder (1/2 tbsp) to the finished brew; lid up the Yeti and it's good to go.  The recipe is as follows:

40-grams freshly ground coffee
100-grams boiling water (filtered or the best bottled you can get)
Pinch of Kosher Salt
200-grams ice
100-grams cold water (filtered)

Place fresh ground coffee in a 16-oz Mason Jar and pour the boiling water on; stir and brew for 3-minutes (loosely covered).
Remove the cover and add the salt, ice, and cold water; cover tightly and refrigerate for at least 6-hours (normally I'm 8-9 hours).
Filter the brew through a fine coffee filter (I use a hand strainer lined with a coffee filter over a good size bowl); you should get 8-10 oz finished product.
Enjoy!

[El Barto]

Revival... cuz Coffee never goes away!

I grew tired of the Keurig. It's convenient, easy, and fast, but the quality just wasn't what I'm looking for. I'm no coffee snob, but I appreciate good quality things, and I take pride in creating a quality product.

So I recently purchased an SCAA (Specialty Coffee Association of America) certified coffee maker and a manual conical burr grinder.  Now I'm slowly cycling through good beans, some single origin stuff. Right now I'm drinking a https://perccoffee.com/shop/guatemala-ixlama-lot-1. Amazing!

And I'm not a black coffee guy, even though I CAN drink it, it's not preferred. I like light milk, light sugar. Just enough to make it NOT black coffee lol.

Don't kid yourself. You're a coffee snob. 

One of my teenage boys recently took a part time job at a new start up coffee chain.  They do not let the coffee beans stay on the shelf more than 3 weeks then it is tossed but the employees can take it.  They sell their various types of coffee for $30.00/ lb.  I now have a pantry full of amazing varieties.  I grind at night, set the auto brew and wake to a great pot each day.

And grinding your own beans is so much less bitter than anything you can buy pre-ground.

I use a chemex, and not waking up to the smell of fresh coffee is the one downside. It's worth it for the superior taste, but I do miss the smell.

As for grinding, I buy about 3 weeks worth of whole bean and grind it at the store. It's jut a helluva lot easier and I don't notice much of a difference in the flavor. Pre-ground coffee does tend to suck ass, though.

[sylvan]

Don't kid yourself. You're a coffee snob. 

Well, in that case, I'm also a Weed, Beer, and Music snob too 

I'm drinking a Barundian roasted at home 2 days ago... AMAZING!