Coffee snobs

Discussion in 'The Mainboard' started by High Cotton, Jun 15, 2009.

  1. ned's head

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    I sometimes do a poor man's latte with a double strength areopress and frothed milk with one of those $10 hand devices
     
  2. VaxRule

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    This would save you some time.
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  3. Fargin' Icehole

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    Cunty bitches in here. I like it.
     
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  4. pratyk

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    Easy now. it's nothing like that beer thread that you've got going on there..
     
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  5. Fargin' Icehole

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    Was the best thread in the history of the board. Think you gave me my 1st Heady ever :gfa:
     
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  6. The Blackfish

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    Was, but then Zack Zedalis went and killed the thread.
     
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  7. Zack Zedalis

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    :smug:
     
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  8. TheFreak55

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    I got some Counter Culture Hologram coming soon
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  9. John McGuirk

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    Snagged some of this at the local liquor store that also sells good, semi-local coffee beans

    Typically not a fan of fruit notes in my coffee, but this one is really good. Maybe it’s the French press I have started exclusively using. Tons of blueberry. Nice and dark
     
  10. MODEVIL

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    The one drawback with a coffee subscription. I live one county over from Los Angeles, my coffee is now in Charleston, West Virginia? WTF. It's gone LA --> SF --> LA ---> West Virginia.

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  11. pratyk

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    Whoa. What roaster?!

    That happened to me a couple months ago. A George Howell bag went to Iowa and never came back. I'm a few miles away from their roaster. Smh
     
  12. MODEVIL

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    Go get em tiger. They were super nice about it and sent me another bag.
     
  13. pratyk

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    Welp.. Just bought a Niche Zero grinder.
     
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  14. Jorts

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    It was one of the many once great threads that DBL ruined, not Zack Zedalis
     
  15. The Blackfish

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    That is likely true, however the final nail in the coffin was when Zack Zedalis started the groupme.
     
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  16. Fargin' Icehole

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    What's GroupMe and how do I get an invite?
     
  17. The Blackfish

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    not sure if this is a serious post
     
  18. Fargin' Icehole

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    For my application I'd like to submit the fact that have physically touched Zack Zedalis before. Multiple times.
     
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  19. DuffandMuff

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    Zack Zedalis show us on the doll where he touched you
     
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  20. Zack Zedalis

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    You’re already a member, friend
     
  21. Zack Zedalis

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    It’s true & each were glorious
     
  22. HatterasJack

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    Have noticed a lot of the larger roasters are offering free shipping on any order. Just ordered a couple bags from Intelligentsia. Always liked their offerings but the shipping costs sucked. Counter Culture, Stumptown, Ritual and I’m sure others are also offering free shipping.
     
  23. Nelson

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    Never had a good bean from Counter Culture and especially not Intelligentsia
     
  24. pratyk

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    Meanwhile, I just cancelled the Arcade sub i signed up for a month or two ago. They still charge 5 bucks to ship and it took 4-5 days at least from California to Boston. Their blend (third street?) was just alright as well.

    Ritual is still charging shipping fwiw.
     
  25. pratyk

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    Intellegentsia can be polarising but I'm surprised to hear that for Counter Culture. While i don't order their beans as such, and my recent tasting notes rely on cafes serving counter culture, they still roast some solid beans.
     
  26. Nelson

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    I believe that. I’m certainly no expert, just never found the right roast maybe.
     
  27. MODEVIL

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    They price it stupidly but maybe for sales tax reasons? They mark down the coffee subscription to 16.99 and charge shipping but I’ve always paid around 21 for their beans from coffee shops. It does take too long for shipping right now. I got my last bag from them on a Friday and it shipped Monday.
     
  28. HatterasJack

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    Counter Culture has dipped over the last few years for sure. It’s hit or miss with their single origins, but have had some nice ones in the past year. Intelligentsia is the same. Their Black Cat espresso blend hooked me into espresso about 15 years ago though so they have a soft spot for me. The Black Cat is now seasonal and the current offering is pretty damn nice. I am probably 80% espresso so mileage may vary on other methods.
     
  29. HatterasJack

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    Ritual had a free shipping if you subscribed to their mailing list. Maybe that changed. I think shipping has slowed for everyone. My La Marzocco subscription delivery was about 3 days later than normal the last few months. If you are looking for a new subscription option, I highly recommend it. Not cheap, but they rotate roasters every month and I have really enjoyed the quality and variety.
     
  30. pratyk

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    I've got a Trade sub going on and I tend to pick up a bag of Onyx or Broadsheet locally every now and then.. What's the roast profile on the beans via La Marzocco? My machine doesn't do well with light roasts as there's no pre-infusion per se or the ability to tinker around with pressure or flow rate.
     
  31. HatterasJack

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    It varies from roaster to roaster. Nothing insanely light (which I’m not usually a fan of either), more in the range of what people are calling an “American” roast profile. Some would call it City to Full City if you are familiar with those terms.
     
  32. Drew63

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    Counter Culture has a small office next to mine in Atlanta. They had free tastings every Friday morning where they would pour endless amounts of espresso and pour overs. Miss that with COVID. Counter Culture is pretty consistently on sale at the whole foods in Atlanta, currently drinking their Fast Forward beans. Always happy with Counter Culture.
     
  33. DuffandMuff

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    On my third day of enjoying this Ethiopian with a slice of sharp cheddar. I moved last week and now live down the street from Bird Rock's roasting location.

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  34. Corky Bucek

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    So I broke my French press today. Looking for recs on a new one or something else like a chemex.

    thanks,
    wayne
     
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  35. The B1G Kucktis

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    Chemex is great.
     
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  36. Corky Bucek

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    Do I need to get a scale to use one?
     
  37. TAS

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    You could probably get by without one with a bunch of trial and error, but it's a better, more consistent product if you have one. And that goes for any brewing process imo.

    Also easier to try other people's recipes, which almost certainly be by time and weight

    This one is cheapish and does everything you need. It does a really good job of counting up by the gram when you're pouring, instead of jumping 5-10 g at a time.

     
  38. TAS

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    I'd also recommend giving cold brew a try if you're willing to experiment with different processes. Especially with the summer coming up, cold brew over a whiskey cube goes hard in the heat
     
  39. bryix

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    Chemex is fantastic. Don't use one of the metal filters, though. Makes weak coffee imo. Though I've had to use mine lately since filters were impossible to find. I'm shoving those semi-cone shaped paper filters from the grocery store into the metal filter and that works okay.

    Scale is good for a little while, until you get accustomed to brewing that way. I don't use mine anymore.

    Make sure you have a gooseneck kettle to use.
     
  40. Jorts

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    This is bad advice
     
  41. bryix

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    I make four cups of coffee every morning and my grinder produces the same amount each time, plus or minus a couple of grams. I have found no discernible difference in adding the exact grams of water for the bloom instead of just giving them a good initial moistening. And since the amount I make is fixed, I fill my Chemex until it hits a certain point. Plus or minus a half centimeter. It doesn't have to be an obsessive thing.
     
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  42. bryix

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    I cook a lot and I also can just eyeball measurements pretty well now.

     
  43. AUShyGuy

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    Never done Chemex before but for v60 pour over there’s all different ways to brew splitting up water usage. Ex. 60g for bloom, 180g and wait, then another 180g.

    scales are cheap and generally useful in the kitchen. Just get one
     
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  44. DuffandMuff

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    Yes, it does.
     
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  45. ned's head

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    I eyeball when I cook but the scale is mandatory for two things: coffee and dividing up desserts between me and the wife
     
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  46. Nelson

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    this. Coffee culture needs to be more accepting and egalitarian.

    now excuse me I have some bean sorting and vacuum sealing to get to
     
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  47. Corky Bucek

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    What about an aero press? Talk to me about those.
     
  48. ned's head

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    What's your use case? Number of cups at a time, per day, and do you have a preference between things like ease, cleanup, or cup perfection?
     
  49. Corky Bucek

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    I pretty much drink 1-2 cups a day. The easier the clean up the better because when I’m not going to be wfh I wake up pretty early and get out of the house quickly.

    Edit add on: Used my keurig for the first time in months. Jesus Christ it’s terrible, glad I started using the French press full time.
     
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