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My only thought is to use the bleached filters. Some claim they don't notice any difference. I do. A couple links explaining:
https://www.stumptowncoffee.com/blog/the-facts-about-filters
No posts since last May? Pretty sure it was Ramsey here who directed me to a DC area roaster called Vigilante. They're doing something I haven't seen before - sending free samples of their competition beans (with promo code COFFEECHAMPS and a $25 purchase). Roasters don't want competition to have them beforehand, and they never know what price they may fetch based on results. Competition beans I've ordered have been between 70 and $100 for 8 - 12 ounces. The variety Vigilante is using is a Gesha (or Geisha). Geshas have won 90%+ of competitions for a decade+, and they're always stupid expensive. Be sure they're the best beans Vigilante has access to atm, and that they've compared dozens of roast profiles and brew techniques before arriving at their entries. No idea how big the sample is, but they're selling 3 ounces for $15.proninja said:
Was in downtown LA for a couple days. Working near one of these Philz Coffee places, one of best cups of coffee I have ever had.
Nice. I've had nearly a dozen Geshas and I've roasted nearly 100 pounds of green (dialed it in after the learning curve), but I've never roasted a Gesha. For the quality and the money I best leave it to the pros. So how do you roast? What's the profile? Where'd ya get the beans?
That was over a year ago and I later said I might like the Kenyan better even though the Pacamara was a perfect a coffee as I had so far. Well an even better Kenyan is $10 for 12 ounces today only. I bought five to get to 50 and free shipping.
Hmm, I'm tempted, but usually prefer darker blends. Have you had Nossa Familia? We have an embarrassment of riches as far as different roasters here, but this is one of my favorites.
Incredible beer culture, world class pinots everywhere, the best 3rd wave coffee movement on the planet. I should move. If only I could pack up the sun and bring it with me. I haven't tried Nossa Familia. They want 65 for free shipping so maybe after I get through the order I just made. Prices are fine. Hipster doofishness about right.skycriesmary said:
Yeah, that's our kryptonite. You also have to have a high threshold for the doofishness. I've learned to live with it for all the reasons you mentioned, and the second best music scene in the country (next to Austin).
It will be light. It says medium light, but it will be light light compared to most medium lights.
I'm completely naive about all of this.
My wife got some cold brew kits by Grady’s to take on vacation. I was skeptical but it was good. Of course I was always a little drunk and often was putting cream and coconut rum in it but I thought it was a good investment.Buddy Ball 2K3 said:
No but it’s pretty much just that: good coffee, cream (whipped if possible) and 43 liqueur. Can be done hot or cold.
we love it ...almost like sun tea. We got a coffee sock and do anywhere from a gallon or half-gallon at a time. Just put the ground coffee in the sock, pour the filtered water through the sock, and leave in the water overnight ...they say 12-14 hrs ...we like it a little longer.
In my less experienced days I’d even just brew a coffee, let it come to room temp and then throw it in the fridge over night. Throw in a bunch of ice in the morning and it’s iced coffee for my summer commute. It was no fancy cold brew or anything but it was good.
The idea behind not brewing iced coffee is that is it less bitter.
Just get a Toddy, 12 ounces of course ground good coffee and let it steep overnight...then mix 1:1:2 coffee to milk to water ratio when done (no sugar needed). WA LA awesome coffee. Make sure you use good coffee since it tends to enhance the flavors.
Oh yeah I know iced coffee isn’t cold brew. My wife only only drinks cold brew because it’s less bitter so I’ve heard all about this.
dammit... I should've checked in here earlier.
just got a bodum travel french-press with a bag of peets. considering I was drinking my morning and afternoon instant (bustello) on the weekends at home (keurig at the office where I got addicted), I'm loving the peets through the press. but that aeropress thing looks great... unless those are filters? would prefer to avoid filters.
my Aeropress. I use one of these instead of paper filters
seemed obvious, and this is what I've been doing- just wondered if there was another or better way. working with grounds is new to me- was't sure if there was something special I was supposed to do with them.dump in trash.
Rinse out the little bit left
you could put them in the yard/flower beds as a fertilizer.....
A lot of people compost them also.El Floppo said:
How do you clean the sock style? I assume it needs to be done after every use? The metal one seems interesting- seems like it wouldn't work as well but I have no basis for that.
