Coffee snobs

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

  1. BuckeyeRiot

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    The wife wanted and purchased a Technovorm Moccamaster around Christmas. I can't complain about the coffee it makes.
     
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  2. bro

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    looks like a few companies will get there this year
     
  3. * J Y *

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    Makes fucking awesome coffee.
     
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  4. Duck70

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    I can never go back from doing Aeropress, it has spoiled me. I make it every day for work and it has ruined me on any other type of coffee maker.
     
  5. Hail Southern

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    if you actually like coffee then a French Press is your best option.
     
  6. Fidelio

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    Bulletproof
     
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  7. Harvey Updyke

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    What do you guys use to heat the water with aeropress ?
     
  8. Duck70

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    kettle with a digital thermometer. I heat it to about 170ish in order to not burn the grounds.
     
  9. pratyk

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    Electric Kettle
     
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  10. Biff Bridges

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    What do you cunts have for a work setup? Right now we've got the usual commercial coffee pot. What do you recommend to step up the quality in an office with about 6-7 regular coffee drinkers?
     
  11. * J Y *

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    budget?
     
  12. VaxRule

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    Has anyone used one of these?
     
  13. Biff Bridges

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    Idk. Under $1k? I'd throw it on the office's expense report. Probably be easier to justify a few hundred.
     
  14. Ball Gag Giorgio

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    http://www.clivecoffee.com/product/bonavita_8cup_stainless.html

    this is a fantastic machine. i have the bv1800.

    caveat:if you really want to step up the coffee game in the office, then you have to get freshly roasted beans and grind them right before brew.

    no machine can make up for pre-ground coffee.
     
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  15. VaxRule

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    If you want to get good and cunty
    Baratza Virtuoso Grinder - $229
    Baratza Esatto to convert that grinder to weight based grinding - $169
    Ratio 8 Coffee Maker - $480

    Cunty Coffee Total - $878
     
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  16. The B1G Kucktis

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    I know someone who has ordered one in 2014 and it still hasn't arrived.
     
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  17. Baron

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    I feel like a cunt just for reading this thread or maybe I am.
     
  18. ned's head

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    I'm about to get the 1900.

    To the office question, I'd go with a bonavita maker, a capresso infinity grinder, a cheap scale, and a toddy cold brewer for variation. You'd probably be under $600 for the equipment. Then I'd just worry about beans. Don't go all in and then forget about the important part.
     
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  19. Bruce Bowen

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    I don't drink coffee often but would like to be exquisite and cunty when I do. After reading recs in the other thread I think I'm going to go with the Chemex over the press.
     
  20. TDintheCorner

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    I was already planning to register for one of these for my wedding but this sealed the deal. Registering for a Chemex too :grinch:
     
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  21. BrickTamland

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    Chemex Ottomatic?

    Kill it with fire.
     
  22. TDintheCorner

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    Naah just the original Chemex for when I'm feeling super cunty
     
  23. BrickTamland

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    Cool. I use mine when I'm feeling like a cup of coffee.
     
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  24. TDintheCorner

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    Might say fuck it and register for a Ratio too in case someone is dumb enough to buy it :loldog:
     
  25. ned's head

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    The bonavita is my next coffee purchase. Looks excellent.
     
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  26. TDintheCorner

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    Just trying to make it through the next 6 months with the Keurig. No k-cups though :blech:

    One of my Dad's employees owns a coffee plantation in Honduras so I've been using that everyday with the Keurig. He dries the beans before grinding as opposed to roasting. Much different taste but it's quite good.
     
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  27. ned's head

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    I've been bringing cold brew from a hario mizudashi to work for a couple of weeks. It's delicious, easy, and really cheap.
     
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  28. TDintheCorner

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    :ohgosh: Been using Trader Joe's coldbrew for the last two weeks. Hot cup in the morning and then CB after lunch :jizz:
     
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  30. Brewtus

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    Saw this got bumped and thought why not tell y'all bout some great coffee I recently purchased.

    Went to Hawaii and took a tour of Hula Daddy coffee plantation. The place was very hospitable offering a variety of coffee for free, as well as a free tour. We did a cupping of some of their coffees. I ended up getting a pound of their peaberry and it as tremendous.

    Link: http://www.huladaddy.com/
     
  31. Craig Pettis

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    If you went to Hawaii and didn't check out Kona Moutain coffee then you did it wrong
     
  32. Brewtus

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    Hula Daddy is Kona coffee, and apparently has high scores on their coffees than other Kona coffee growers. However, I am not an expert in different Kona growers.
     
  33. wolfpck

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    Someone give me what would amount to a cunty starter kit/advice. I know jack shit about brewing coffee but I am developing a love for coffee that I didn't think I would have before, however my only coffee avenues are my keurig (shitty) or Starbucks (expensive). Want to start drinking some good coffee.
     
  34. Bert Handsome

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  35. wolfpck

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    Would this thing be a good route?
     
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  36. Bert Handsome

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    I haven't used Chemex but many in this thread do and swear by it.
     
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  37. MODEVIL

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    Fresh roasted beans, freshly ground.

    Here is storage advice:
    https://bluebottlecoffee.com/frequency/store-coffee
     
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  38. ned's head

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    I went with a clever dripper, a cheap kitchen scale, a burr hand grinder, and an electric kettle. That will run between 100-125 in total.

    And then get some fresh beans, and you're in business.
     
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  39. wolfpck

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    So for your guys regular morning cup of coffee do you guys use anything simpler or just put aside the little bit of extra time to make your coffee?
     
  40. ned's head

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    Sometimes I do cold brew and bring a jug to the office. Sometimes I make the extra time to fill a thermos. A guy I work with has one of these, which may be easier

    http://www.amazon.com/Gamila-Impress-Black-Coffee-Brewer/dp/B00GKNOH8C
     
  41. Fancy

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    Just stopping by to say that Nitro Cold Brew is incredible and I wish I could drink it every day for the rest of my life
     
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  42. Heavy Mental

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    Have you had the cold brew at Stumptown that comes out of a Guinness draft? Might be similar to this, idk.
     
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  43. Fancy

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    Yeah that's Nitro Cold Brew :lovelove:
     
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  44. MODEVIL

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    yeah nitro cold brew is the greatest
     
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  45. TDintheCorner

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    I was using a keurig with the fill your own adaptor but I just couldn't do that shit anymore. Been doing just a french press every morning...until I get the bonavita as a wedding present :moar:
     
  46. The B1G Kucktis

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    On the nitro topic, La Colombe in Philadelphia does a draft latte and the reports are fantastic.
     
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  47. ned's head

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    Got this coming tomorrow. Also found a local roaster that sells 2 week old beans at about $7/lb. Office coffee:engage

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  48. VaxRule

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    I feel like there's a step or two missing in these pics. How did blue thing go from the top in the first pic to the bottom in the third and then just disappear entirely for the rest?
     
  49. Fidelio

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  50. ned's head

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    I think that is the measuring cup in the 1st. You dump it in the dotted vessel, turn it upside down, and plunge it. It's essentially an aeropress that plunges into its own mug.
     
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