Angel's cup is a lot of fun for those on the fence. Think I'm going to start up a ruby's sub next. Also thinking about getting into home roasting. Anyone take that leap yet?
Yeah, you're right there's nothing there. Most people from Tuscaloosa drive through there on their way to the casino in Philadelphia, Ms. I grew up about an hour north of there so I probably sound a lot like him. I really don't have lots of experience in premium coffees other than what I've had in Panama. I usually just buy some reasonable whole beans from publix, grind them in a capresso blade grinder and press in a bonjour french press. Nothing impressive but cheap and a little enjoyable to me. The last time that I was in Panama I had a manager at one of the estates trying to get me to import their coffee. I had thought about it but was afraid of what else I might be importing with those beans. It was some really good coffee. He said that some of the competition beans sold for as much as $10,000 a burlap sack full(I can't remember how much is in one of those). He said they only focused on picking the best beans in their prime. They sell their left overs to other coffee companies who then push those off as premium beans. It was all interesting but something that I really didn't want to get involved with at the time.
This may have been discussed already, but does anyone roast their own beans at home? I've been on the fence for a couple years. It seems really time consuming and a lot of trial and error. I don't think I'm cut out for it.
can be fun if you're a hobbyist, but honestly the third wave roasters are so damn good at it that I don't see much value in doing it yourself unless you really think you can do better.
I'm going to do it for my weekday coffee. I'm waiting for the behmor connected with come out before I take the plunge. If that gets bad reviews, I'll just use the heat gun/dog bowl method.
bump from page 14, yikes. I'm pleased to announce i'm going to be purchasing this bad mf'er by the end of the year. going with stainless steel and walnut sides and accessories
about out of bags of barneys santas white Christmas . back to the coffee kitchen . and all out of savanna southern roasters pecan . fuck ! fuck !
I was in Portland earlier this week so I am currently sipping on Hair Bender. Forgot how good this is as an espresso.
Happy to report that my lido 3 is a huge improvement over the capresso infinity, despite it being a hand grinder.
$7k. Should last 30+ years though I still think it's the best. There's a blue bottle in my neighborhood and the Stumptown cafe is a bit farther away, but it's worth the trip. Been experimenting with some of Blue Bottle's blends and am impressed so far. We live in a blessed age.
Portola coffee is the closest place to me and it is pretty darn elite. Having this the last week on my V60 and it is damn good: http://www.portolacoffeelab.com/beans/elida-honey-lot-5 Newer place is starting to roast beans and they seem to know what they are doing. My wife describes it as the "most hipster coffee place ever" and she is probably right. http://www.commonroomroasters.com/
Wow. Had no idea Newport was being invaded. While I lived there the best cup I could get was at fucking Whole Foods. That's awesome
I think you can pay for that. If you want something just pretty and good get a Slayer but they are 30k+
I'm all about people paying for pretty things. It encourages people to make more pretty things. The world needs more pretty things.
Looks nice but I'm not going to get anything but a La Marzocco. That might be foolish but I'm brand loyal
when did you live in Newport? Kean is pretty solid. They improved their cold brew in the last year. This place sidecar donuts http://www.sidecardoughnuts.com/ has had Stumptown since before the Peets acquisition...probably around 3 years. I like going there just for the coffee.
currently just have a shitty kitchenaid but it's a burr and seems good enough. but yeah once i'm doing real espresso at home i'll have to look around at those
whats that ? southern roasters pecan ? Peruvian ? Columbian ? kona ? santa's white Christmas ? looks like duns river falls stash !
https://www.lacolombe.com/pages/tra...01772189401609425556358509355384198967433526# Chance to go to Haiti with the master.
I wouldn't mind a double walled carafe. I end up making 2 pour overs every morning within 20 minutes of one another
Any of you guys have local roasters you really like and that can ship orders? I'm interested in trying coffee from other roasters along with my Roasterie coffee in KC. French Press or Clever Dripper are all I'm currently brewing in. Thx.
William and Maria is my personal favorite but pretty much anything of theirs is great. http://www.1000facescoffee.com/coffee
My go to is happymug. Fast and the best price:quality ratio that I've found. They also offer 1 ounce sampler packs for $1.5, so I always add a couple of those to try new things. Gocoffeego is great for variety, but it's hard to justify the premium when happymug is so much cheaper. Eta - if you're in KC, try pt's if you haven't already. They're great.
Kickapoo Coffee in Wisconsin https://www.kickapoocoffee.com/ Dark Matter Coffee in Chicago http://www.darkmattercoffee.com/
The Mexican dark roast from these people has been my favorite for the past year. High quality stuff... Fair trade, organic, etc. http://www.coffee-tea-etc.com/00053
Stumptown is pretty much always solid. Was worried when Peet's bought them that the quality would take a dive but so far so good.
Any favorites? Just bought my first bag of theirs. Hate paying for shipping, but it's nice to change it up from the local place