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Any Coffee Snob Like Me Here?

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  • mistercharliemistercharlie

    @zah said:
    We call them "beans", but aren't they really "seeds"?

    Seems weird to roast, grind and soak seeds in hot water to extract the innards, and consume cup(s) every single day. And frequently on an empty stomach.

    Way less weird than drinking cows milk!

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @klownshed said:
    If you want good espresso and don't have space or want to be able to make coffee when you're travelling/at work etc, the Wacaco Picopresso is a really good option. It requires a decent grinder though (as does any good espresso!). They have other models that are both cheaper and work with pre-ground espresso.

    https://www.wacaco.com/products/picopresso

    Another manual option that is easy to store is the Rok. I have one of these at my office, and it's also really good:

    https://www.rok.coffee/espressogc

    Again, it takes up very little space and just needs good coffee and hot water (it's a manual espresso machine). I've had mine for over 10 years and with the benefit of an upgraded chamber from ROK (they sell cheap refurbish kits) it's now even better than when I got it.

    The grinder is important. A hand grinder is a good bet if you don't have lots of space and you'll get much better grinds for your money at the lower end (A £100 hand grinder can be better than most electrics under £300).

    The Wacaco grinder seems pretty good but I can't vouch for it personally. There are a ton of really good hand grinders optimised for espresso.

    I have both the Picopresso and the Rok. Both are capable of really good espresso if you get the grinds right. Once you've nailed it, you should be able to get great results every day. Both are manual and take up very little space, especially the picopresso which fits in a drawer.

    I don’t do espresso much but these look super interesting. Thanks for sharing.

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    So what kind of coffee is everyone drinking and how do you take it?

    Right now I have Gevalia and Cafe Bustelo but I have a lot that I like.

    Usually take mine black or with a tiny amount of non flavored powder creamer or a little milk.

  • GUBGUB

    I'm not a coffee "snob," but I prefer good coffee. And as far as liking you, sure. I like you fine, but I can't say I know you.

  • klownshedklownshed

    @HotStrange said:
    So what kind of coffee is everyone drinking and how do you take it?

    Right now I have Gevalia and Cafe Bustelo but I have a lot that I like.

    Usually take mine black or with a tiny amount of non flavored powder creamer or a little milk.

    Same is in my first post in this thread.

    I'm half Italian so for me coffee = espresso, just as it does in Italy. ask for a coffee in any bar and espresso is what you get.

    No milk. Usually no sugar.

    For a longer coffee I usually make an Aeropress, same coffee as for espresso but ground coarser (it brings out a different flavour, with sweetness even with darker roasted beans).

    I use the ROK (which was called a "Presso" when I first got it as a Xmas gift 100 years ago) at the office with a Iberital MC2 grinder (brilliant for espresso, not good if you change grind size regularly). At home I have a Rancilio Rocky grinder.

    If I'm out and about I'll usually take a flask of aeropress-made coffee but for traveling and stuff I take the picopresso and make it fresh with a hand grinder. I'm putting a better hand grinder on my Xmas list :-)

    For Coffee I've been buying beans from Coffemasters.co.uk. They have a subscription service and the beans are great value. I get a 1Kg bag per month which is just about right. At the moment I'm getting the Super Crema blend.

    Unlike most coffee snobs, I don't mind a bit of Robusta in with the Arabica. I find Arabica only blends tend to be a little too acidic for my taste. I prefer Arabica only blends if they're slightly lighter roasted with the Aeropress. For espresso a little Robusta goes a long way to making an espresso that gets me closer to an espresso from an Italian bar.

    I also quite like Segafredo Casa beans.

    My taste is for darker roasts where I prefer bitter to acidic. As I mentioned, you can get a really nice sweet long coffee with the super crema beans if you grind them quite a bit more coarsely than for espresso.

    But usually, just an espresso shot for me. I always make doubles as you really can't make a good single with a home machine. You need the volume of coffee of a double to get the correct pressure.

    So I have one double in the morning for breakfast, then one mid-morning at the office and more often than not that's it for me with coffee. I don't have hard and fast rules, if I fancy an espresso I'll have one!, but most days I don't have coffee in the afternoon but switch to Tea. I like Roibos which is naturally caffeine free.

    And that's it. I'm not into constantly switching about and trying new flavours, but I do switch up the beans every now and then but always within the darker roast category.

    I don't bother with most of the things people that see coffee as a hobby like to mess about with such as tamping devices, levellers, weird spiky things to stir the grounds with etc. Just a good (ish) grinder and a tamper. A decent quality basket does make a difference though.

    But yea, a cheap manual espresso machine like those I mentioned, a hand grinder, hot water and some beans is all you need to make a good espresso.

    If I lived in Italy I'd almost certainly never make espresso at home though.

  • AileromAilerom

    The Pipamoka has had daily use since I got it years ago. Easy, great coffee.
    https://www.wacaco.com/products/pipamoka

  • id_23id_23

    Don’t know much about coffee, but I’ve heard that civet coffee is good shit!
    ;)
    Drinking Ueshima Fuji Blend Beans / Cafetière.
    …
    Got ‘educated’ by a barista the other day, he said my 3 shot latte was not what the House recommended, but I should try a flat white…. I like flat whites, but that day I wanted a 3 shot latte.
    :/
    Nearly walked out, but took the flat white.
    Won’t go back.
    Snobs eh?!
    :D

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @klownshed said:

    @HotStrange said:
    So what kind of coffee is everyone drinking and how do you take it?

    Right now I have Gevalia and Cafe Bustelo but I have a lot that I like.

    Usually take mine black or with a tiny amount of non flavored powder creamer or a little milk.

    Same is in my first post in this thread.

    I'm half Italian so for me coffee = espresso, just as it does in Italy. ask for a coffee in any bar and espresso is what you get.

    No milk. Usually no sugar.

    For a longer coffee I usually make an Aeropress, same coffee as for espresso but ground coarser (it brings out a different flavour, with sweetness even with darker roasted beans).

    I use the ROK (which was called a "Presso" when I first got it as a Xmas gift 100 years ago) at the office with a Iberital MC2 grinder (brilliant for espresso, not good if you change grind size regularly). At home I have a Rancilio Rocky grinder.

    If I'm out and about I'll usually take a flask of aeropress-made coffee but for traveling and stuff I take the picopresso and make it fresh with a hand grinder. I'm putting a better hand grinder on my Xmas list :-)

    For Coffee I've been buying beans from Coffemasters.co.uk. They have a subscription service and the beans are great value. I get a 1Kg bag per month which is just about right. At the moment I'm getting the Super Crema blend.

    Unlike most coffee snobs, I don't mind a bit of Robusta in with the Arabica. I find Arabica only blends tend to be a little too acidic for my taste. I prefer Arabica only blends if they're slightly lighter roasted with the Aeropress. For espresso a little Robusta goes a long way to making an espresso that gets me closer to an espresso from an Italian bar.

    I also quite like Segafredo Casa beans.

    My taste is for darker roasts where I prefer bitter to acidic. As I mentioned, you can get a really nice sweet long coffee with the super crema beans if you grind them quite a bit more coarsely than for espresso.

    But usually, just an espresso shot for me. I always make doubles as you really can't make a good single with a home machine. You need the volume of coffee of a double to get the correct pressure.

    So I have one double in the morning for breakfast, then one mid-morning at the office and more often than not that's it for me with coffee. I don't have hard and fast rules, if I fancy an espresso I'll have one!, but most days I don't have coffee in the afternoon but switch to Tea. I like Roibos which is naturally caffeine free.

    And that's it. I'm not into constantly switching about and trying new flavours, but I do switch up the beans every now and then but always within the darker roast category.

    I don't bother with most of the things people that see coffee as a hobby like to mess about with such as tamping devices, levellers, weird spiky things to stir the grounds with etc. Just a good (ish) grinder and a tamper. A decent quality basket does make a difference though.

    But yea, a cheap manual espresso machine like those I mentioned, a hand grinder, hot water and some beans is all you need to make a good espresso.

    If I lived in Italy I'd almost certainly never make espresso at home though.

    So I’m curious, as I rarely drink espresso or espresso shots, do you just casually sip on it as you would a cup of coffee? I’ve seen people do both.

    But usually I take the time to relax on the porch and sip my 1-3 cups of coffee over an hour or 2 upon waking up. It’s part of the enjoyment for me.

  • klownshedklownshed

    @HotStrange said:

    So I’m curious, as I rarely drink espresso or espresso shots, do you just casually sip on it as you would a cup of coffee? I’ve seen people do both.

    No. It's about 30g of coffee. That's like 3 sips. I enjoy the process of taking some time in the morning to make the coffee whilst I get the kids their breakfast. I like the process of making 'proper' coffee. Starts the day with making a bit of time for myself and also making a 'quality' drink. I'd never drink instant. I'd rather go without.

    But usually I take the time to relax on the porch and sip my 1-3 cups of coffee over an hour or 2 upon waking up. It’s part of the enjoyment for me.

    I sometimes drink a longer coffee, but usually I drink tea if I want to casually sip.

    I certainly don't get an hour or 2 to relax in the morning.

  • MasangaMasanga

    A little shout-out here for Cafflano, who have a whole range of clever compact caffeination paraphernalia. The Krinder in particular is an absolutely brilliant compact hand grinder. I wouldn't particularly recommend their original all-in-one drip product the Klassic, which went all over the world with me in its day, but you now get a far better grind & brew from the combo of Krinder and Go-Brew (all their gear is sized to work together and the former packs inside the latter). Their espresso offering is the Kompresso, which does the job but is a one-cup solution and needs some pre-heating to deliver at most people's preferred temperature. Though they're a Korean company, their CEO lives in Swindon and sells their gear (including oddities like the Brewing Kit and the new Lever Dripper that aren't otherwise distributed here) at Kickstarter prices on eBay, so if you're in the UK they're a great deal.

    For those who like a mild-roast drip, the Rwandan Rusiga Women's Cooperative is incredible. I got into it last year when H.R. Higgins' Kibo Chagga was unavailable (UK coffee nerds will know what I'm talking about), and it tastes like that did in the eighties before climate change dialled it gradually back, only if anything even lusher.

    Incidentally, the current Perky Blenders decaf batch (Colombian, washed & sugar cane process, 31 July roast) is one of the best decafs I've ever tasted. Nearly everyone else overroasts decaf, apparently in the belief that people prefer the taste of carbon to the taste of coffee, but this one is outstanding even by their standards.

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @klownshed said:

    @HotStrange said:

    So I’m curious, as I rarely drink espresso or espresso shots, do you just casually sip on it as you would a cup of coffee? I’ve seen people do both.

    No. It's about 30g of coffee. That's like 3 sips. I enjoy the process of taking some time in the morning to make the coffee whilst I get the kids their breakfast. I like the process of making 'proper' coffee. Starts the day with making a bit of time for myself and also making a 'quality' drink. I'd never drink instant. I'd rather go without.

    But usually I take the time to relax on the porch and sip my 1-3 cups of coffee over an hour or 2 upon waking up. It’s part of the enjoyment for me.

    I sometimes drink a longer coffee, but usually I drink tea if I want to casually sip.

    I certainly don't get an hour or 2 to relax in the morning.

    Ah yeah I’m from the south so my tea is usually sweet and ice cold 😂 I do love hot tea, I just don’t drink it often as I prefer coffee.

    Also I work night shift so morning for me is around 1-2 pm, which is why I get that extra hour or so before work to relax and take some time for myself.

  • BroCoastBroCoast

    Aero Press & Single Origin Ethiopian here.

    Sometimes a Moka pot.

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @BroCoast said:
    Aero Press & Single Origin Ethiopian here.

    Sometimes a Moka pot.

    Multiple Aero Press comments in this thread. Y’all have me really looking to spend even more money on coffee, don’t tell my wife 😆

  • BroCoastBroCoast

    @HotStrange said:

    @BroCoast said:
    Aero Press & Single Origin Ethiopian here.

    Sometimes a Moka pot.

    Multiple Aero Press comments in this thread. Y’all have me really looking to spend even more money on coffee, don’t tell my wife 😆

    I love the Aero. It’s very forgiving on bean/grind and super easy to clean.

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @BroCoast said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @BroCoast said:
    Aero Press & Single Origin Ethiopian here.

    Sometimes a Moka pot.

    Multiple Aero Press comments in this thread. Y’all have me really looking to spend even more money on coffee, don’t tell my wife 😆

    I love the Aero. It’s very forgiving on bean/grind and super easy to clean.

    I’ve got it saved so I can read more later but so far it seems like a good solution. I live in a tiny home and it doesn’t seem to take up much space which is a big selling point.

  • klownshedklownshed

    @HotStrange said:

    @BroCoast said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @BroCoast said:
    Aero Press & Single Origin Ethiopian here.

    Sometimes a Moka pot.

    Multiple Aero Press comments in this thread. Y’all have me really looking to spend even more money on coffee, don’t tell my wife 😆

    I love the Aero. It’s very forgiving on bean/grind and super easy to clean.

    I’ve got it saved so I can read more later but so far it seems like a good solution. I live in a tiny home and it doesn’t seem to take up much space which is a big selling point.

    The Aeropress is great. It’s pretty much indestructible and very versatile.

    There are a ton of different ‘recipes’ and multiple ways to use it. You can even get replacement parts to change how it works with a pressurised end cap that gets closer to an espresso style coffee. You can use a fancy grinder and experiments with grind size or just use pre-ground. Its not fussy.

    There’s a YouTube channel by a guy called James Hoffman. If you search for him you’ll find all sorts of methods to use the Aeropress.

    So basically you can just use it without fuss like any normal person making coffee or you can go to town and experiment, grow a fancy beard and get a fixed gear retro bicycle, get a Leica film camera and go full on coffee snob with it.

    I can’t think of anything else that is equally suitable for the snobbiest of coffee snobs and the normal person that can’t be bothered with all the measuring and fussing about and just wants to make a normal cup of coffee.

    And it’s cheap.

    I love it.

  • HotStrangeHotStrange

    @klownshed said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @BroCoast said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @BroCoast said:
    Aero Press & Single Origin Ethiopian here.

    Sometimes a Moka pot.

    Multiple Aero Press comments in this thread. Y’all have me really looking to spend even more money on coffee, don’t tell my wife 😆

    I love the Aero. It’s very forgiving on bean/grind and super easy to clean.

    I’ve got it saved so I can read more later but so far it seems like a good solution. I live in a tiny home and it doesn’t seem to take up much space which is a big selling point.

    The Aeropress is great. It’s pretty much indestructible and very versatile.

    There are a ton of different ‘recipes’ and multiple ways to use it. You can even get replacement parts to change how it works with a pressurised end cap that gets closer to an espresso style coffee. You can use a fancy grinder and experiments with grind size or just use pre-ground. Its not fussy.

    There’s a YouTube channel by a guy called James Hoffman. If you search for him you’ll find all sorts of methods to use the Aeropress.

    So basically you can just use it without fuss like any normal person making coffee or you can go to town and experiment, grow a fancy beard and get a fixed gear retro bicycle, get a Leica film camera and go full on coffee snob with it.

    I can’t think of anything else that is equally suitable for the snobbiest of coffee snobs and the normal person that can’t be bothered with all the measuring and fussing about and just wants to make a normal cup of coffee.

    And it’s cheap.

    I love it.

    First thanks for the channel recommendation. Looking at his videos now and there’s a ton that are right up my alley!

    I’m definitely gonna be looking really closely into this. Lots of good reviews out there and based on what you said it seems like a purchase you can kinda grow with which are the best kinds! Thanks again!

  • klownshedklownshed

    @HotStrange said:

    @klownshed said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @BroCoast said:

    @HotStrange said:

    @BroCoast said:
    Aero Press & Single Origin Ethiopian here.

    Sometimes a Moka pot.

    Multiple Aero Press comments in this thread. Y’all have me really looking to spend even more money on coffee, don’t tell my wife 😆

    I love the Aero. It’s very forgiving on bean/grind and super easy to clean.

    I’ve got it saved so I can read more later but so far it seems like a good solution. I live in a tiny home and it doesn’t seem to take up much space which is a big selling point.

    The Aeropress is great. It’s pretty much indestructible and very versatile.

    There are a ton of different ‘recipes’ and multiple ways to use it. You can even get replacement parts to change how it works with a pressurised end cap that gets closer to an espresso style coffee. You can use a fancy grinder and experiments with grind size or just use pre-ground. Its not fussy.

    There’s a YouTube channel by a guy called James Hoffman. If you search for him you’ll find all sorts of methods to use the Aeropress.

    So basically you can just use it without fuss like any normal person making coffee or you can go to town and experiment, grow a fancy beard and get a fixed gear retro bicycle, get a Leica film camera and go full on coffee snob with it.

    I can’t think of anything else that is equally suitable for the snobbiest of coffee snobs and the normal person that can’t be bothered with all the measuring and fussing about and just wants to make a normal cup of coffee.

    And it’s cheap.

    I love it.

    First thanks for the channel recommendation. Looking at his videos now and there’s a ton that are right up my alley!

    I’m definitely gonna be looking really closely into this. Lots of good reviews out there and based on what you said it seems like a purchase you can kinda grow with which are the best kinds! Thanks again!

    :-)

  • supadomsupadom

    @mistercharlie said:

    @zah said:
    We call them "beans", but aren't they really "seeds"?

    Seems weird to roast, grind and soak seeds in hot water to extract the innards, and consume cup(s) every single day. And frequently on an empty stomach.

    Way less weird than drinking cows milk!

    Any calf may differ

  • LuxthorLuxthor

    @klownshed said:

    @HotStrange said:
    So what kind of coffee is everyone drinking and how do you take it?

    Right now I have Gevalia and Cafe Bustelo but I have a lot that I like.

    Usually take mine black or with a tiny amount of non flavored powder creamer or a little milk.

    Same is in my first post in this thread.

    I'm half Italian so for me coffee = espresso, just as it does in Italy. ask for a coffee in any bar and espresso is what you get.

    No milk. Usually no sugar.

    For a longer coffee I usually make an Aeropress, same coffee as for espresso but ground coarser (it brings out a different flavour, with sweetness even with darker roasted beans).

    I use the ROK (which was called a "Presso" when I first got it as a Xmas gift 100 years ago) at the office with a Iberital MC2 grinder (brilliant for espresso, not good if you change grind size regularly). At home I have a Rancilio Rocky grinder.

    If I'm out and about I'll usually take a flask of aeropress-made coffee but for traveling and stuff I take the picopresso and make it fresh with a hand grinder. I'm putting a better hand grinder on my Xmas list :-)

    For Coffee I've been buying beans from Coffemasters.co.uk. They have a subscription service and the beans are great value. I get a 1Kg bag per month which is just about right. At the moment I'm getting the Super Crema blend.

    Unlike most coffee snobs, I don't mind a bit of Robusta in with the Arabica. I find Arabica only blends tend to be a little too acidic for my taste. I prefer Arabica only blends if they're slightly lighter roasted with the Aeropress. For espresso a little Robusta goes a long way to making an espresso that gets me closer to an espresso from an Italian bar.

    I also quite like Segafredo Casa beans.

    My taste is for darker roasts where I prefer bitter to acidic. As I mentioned, you can get a really nice sweet long coffee with the super crema beans if you grind them quite a bit more coarsely than for espresso.

    But usually, just an espresso shot for me. I always make doubles as you really can't make a good single with a home machine. You need the volume of coffee of a double to get the correct pressure.

    So I have one double in the morning for breakfast, then one mid-morning at the office and more often than not that's it for me with coffee. I don't have hard and fast rules, if I fancy an espresso I'll have one!, but most days I don't have coffee in the afternoon but switch to Tea. I like Roibos which is naturally caffeine free.

    And that's it. I'm not into constantly switching about and trying new flavours, but I do switch up the beans every now and then but always within the darker roast category.

    I don't bother with most of the things people that see coffee as a hobby like to mess about with such as tamping devices, levellers, weird spiky things to stir the grounds with etc. Just a good (ish) grinder and a tamper. A decent quality basket does make a difference though.

    But yea, a cheap manual espresso machine like those I mentioned, a hand grinder, hot water and some beans is all you need to make a good espresso.

    If I lived in Italy I'd almost certainly never make espresso at home though.

    You are a different person when you talk about coffee, I could read your dissertations on this subject all day long, haha! 😂

    I used to order almost everything from the UK, but after Brexit, I spent an entire year looking for alternative shops all over the EU.

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