Anyone here serious about coffee?

[fruitcakesa]

Vermont Coffee Company medium roast whole bean, ground for 18 seconds and made in the fastest, easiest to clean coffee maker, the Aeropress - https://www.amazon.com/AeroPress-Co...locphy=9002960&hvtargid=pla-77928246566&psc=1

 

[mcmxi]

I'm a recovering coffiholic. I lived in that rabbit hole for a few years. It became a dark place before I knew what was happening. Ground my own beans, beans I bought from all over the world. French press strictly timed. Turned my nose up to all coffee that wasn't expensive, ground by me, and French pressed.

One day a few years ago, I was still in the hole. Holey-er than thou, so to speak. I was driving to the gun range with my brother one morning. He wanted a cup so he suggested McDonald's, as they had changed their coffee marketing to something sounding classy. I smiled and snickered to myself wondering how much of a fool my brother might be. I got a cup too, not to offend.

That cup of coffee changed my life. Darn, it was good. Over the next couple months I climbed out of the hole. Amongst broken and stained coffee presses, and a couple coffee grinders that had seen better days, I emerged a new man. The mailers from far off lands selling the finest coffee were simply thrown away. i had more time to do other things.

Now, I'm a Kuerig guy. Black Rifle company being a favorite of all varieties. Donut House and McDonalds pods are good too.

I had to come to grips with my coffee problem. I had to face the reality that I missed.

A few more pages like that and you might have a coffee table book ready for publication!

 

[mcmxi]

That will be a next step for me. A good roasting machine and finding a good blend of green coffee beans. I can only imagine how good the house smells....

Yeah, it is amazing to have the house fill with the smell of roasting coffee beans. The company that sold the Hottop included three sample packs from different regions (which I chose) with five 1/2lb bags per pack. I've been buying Central American beans for years favoring Costa Rica variants, but one of the sample packs had beans from two places in Guatemala and I'm hooked. I ordered 25lb of one of them which won't last as long as you might think.

 

[Magicman]

A few more pages like that and you might have a coffee table book ready for publication!

Plus you can add these comments: LINK

 

[mcmxi]

Plus you can add these comments: LINK

That was a good thread.

When I worked for Kimber I spent some time with Matt and Dave of AG Composites at their place in AL and at various SHOT shows. They're really great guys and they own/owned a coffee plantation in Costa Rica that provided beans for Black Rifle Coffee Co. They were creating jobs for a number of Costa Ricans, particularly women who were struggling.

 

[johnjk]

Serious in that I enjoy a good cup. I found a blend on a trip to Puerto Rico and never looked back. I order 5lb bags of whole beans, grind myself and then use a drip coffee maker. 2 cups a day in the AM and that’s it. Weekends I may do a French press. If it’s between McDonalds and no coffee, no coffee wins every time.
Check out www.puertoricocoffeeshop.com. I’m a big fan of the Tres Picachos

 

[radas]

Been wanting to buy a nice burr grinder and either a hario manual drip or technivorm drip machine. We currently use a blade grinder and Keurig with refillable K-cups and whatever dark roast whole bean coffee Costco has available. Waiting to get our bar finished so I can splurge on a nicer set up.

 

[mcmxi]

Been wanting to buy a nice burr grinder and either a hario manual drip or technivorm drip machine. We currently use a blade grinder and Keurig with refillable K-cups and whatever dark roast whole bean coffee Costco has available. Waiting to get our bar finished so I can splurge on a nicer set up.

Burr grinders are another rabbit hole to head down. I used a Cuisinart model for years (the model tested in the video below), and still have it, but it's a piece of junk to be honest. There are some really good YouTube channels related to coffee, and my favorite by far is James Hoffmann's channel.

 

[radas]

Burr grinders are another rabbit hole to head down. I used a Cuisinart model for years (the model tested in the video below), and still have it, but it's a piece of junk to be honest. There are some really good YouTube channels related to coffee, and my favorite by far is James Hoffmann's channel.

I'll have to check those and that channel out. We've been using the same krups grinder for 7+ years now (heavy use) and it's lasted but want to have a good replacement in mind once it does finally die.

 

[mcmxi]

I'll have to check those and that channel out. We've been using the same krups grinder for 7+ years now (heavy use) and it's lasted but want to have a good replacement in mind once it does finally die.

I only posted those links to provide a way to get to Hoffmann's channel and to show some of the comparisons that he does. He basically concludes that it's not worth it to buy a cheap burr grinder. You're better off saving up for a good one.

I bought a hand burr grinder from Amazon that does a great job of creating very consistent espresso fines, but it's slow. It's kind of neat to have to work for the coffee a bit but it's just a travel grinder for me now.

Amazon.com

 

[chim]

Never got nearly as serious as some of you. I started coffee (plain, black) not long after finishing HS in '67 and before that it was tea with cream and sugar. Went through a number of pots. Had a couple 10-cup plastic Oster percolators. Got a green one for a wedding present and a yellow one from an aunt who hated it. Next was a Proctor Silex glass percolator that my MIL didn't like. Those were followed by a number of 10 and 12 cup drip type makers. When I was still working I kept a coffee maker in my office because the lunchroom coffee was terrible.

When the last large coffee maker died, I bought a 4-cup Mr Coffee. My favorite things with that were that I could have a number of fresh brews during the day instead of having good stuff early in the day and creosote around quitting time. The other nice feature was the "auto-off" after an hour. If I got held up doing something out of my office, it wouldn't cook dry. Now that I'm retired, it's THE pot I use. Wifey loves the aroma but drinks tea.

Not much of a connoisseur of beans. My favorite is Chock Full o Nuts that we get in big Costco sized cans when it's on sale. The cans are sealed and some even remain in a vacuum for quite a while. Down to 4 or 5 cans at present and watching for the next sale.

 

[NorthwoodsLife]

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[chim]

"It's kind of neat to have to work for the coffee a bit"

First thought when I saw that was to run it with a DeWalt 20V drill.

 

[mcmxi]

"It's kind of neat to have to work for the coffee a bit"

First thought when I saw that was to run it with a DeWalt 20V drill.

A reviewer for the grinder on Amazon did just that. It takes a minute or so to grind 16g of coffee by hand so not a big deal.

 

[NCL4701]

Really try some Black Rifle coffee, it really isnt too bad

Agree. I prefer Black Rifle over anything else I’ve found. But for the wife, that’s what I’d be drinking. I doubt my ability to produce anything superior to it although I do understand the remarkably unstable nature of roasted beans as an attractant to some for custom roasting at home.

 

[ctfjr]

Since I've worked from home for the last 2 years there is a regular routine for morning coffee now. We grind our own beans and make about 6 cups in a drip machine. I pour less than a 1/2 cup and take it to my study to work. It usually goes cold before I finish it - a good time to take a break and get another 1/2 cup.
I like strong black coffee and have found a winner at Costco. They have a Mayorga Coffee Cafe Cubano Roast that I really like.
If Maui coffee were a lot less expensive I would drink that all the time

 

[skeets]

Well I have to say this about Black Rifle coffee company. The last deployment the SIL was on I was scrounging around trying to find people to get some care packages together for the boys and girls over seas. So for shyts and giggles I contacted them, you know, anything ,something ,small from home ,makes a big difference. And they answered the call, as they are a vet owned and run company from what I understand. Im not sure how much coffee they shipped over, the boys and girls sent letters of thanks to them.
And I started using as well. Im sure there are other companies like that as well,,

 

[Henro]

Two of the techs I worked with took the rabbit hole to China , I think.
They spent years experimenting with various machines, coffees, blends, grinds, days of the week, phases of the moon, etc., etc., etc..

I hope I never get that anal about anything.

Wait! I've read a number of your tractor related posts here! Always worthwhile and helpful...Sometime we are the last to realize certain things about ourselves...

 

[NorthwoodsLife]

Well I have to say this about Black Rifle coffee company. The last deployment the SIL was on I was scrounging around trying to find people to get some care packages together for the boys and girls over seas. So for shyts and giggles I contacted them, you know, anything ,something ,small from home ,makes a big difference. And they answered the call, as they are a vet owned and run company from what I understand. Im not sure how much coffee they shipped over, the boys and girls sent letters of thanks to them.
And I started using as well. Im sure there are other companies like that as well,,

My Marine son was in Iraq a few years ago. I tried to ship him some Black Rifle Coffee direct from their website. Shipping to a military family member overseas is a bit of a process, and everything going to my son's unit went thru Germany first.

BRC cancelled the order and said that they couldn't ship my order to an overseas military address. So, something changed or my order was too small. Or, as in your case, it was shipped by them directly as a generous gift. For all I know, they shipped my kid's unit some coffee and swag directly from them. Because they had BRC coffee there.

That being said, they are a great company and offer some exceptional coffee.

I always buy Veteran owned if I can. As previously mentioned, BRC is my go to coffee.

 

[Lil Foot]

Wait! I've read a number of your tractor related posts here! Always worthwhile and helpful...Sometime we are the last to realize certain things about ourselves...

OK, maybe you got me there.
What I should have said was "I hope I never get that anal about anything so unimportant!"
Thanks for the wakeup call.