Coffee?

[Bibs]

I'll give you a call in advance!

[B1 RMA]

Lol David. I just buy the different instant "Pure beans". But wendy bought a perculator the other day and have tried some "proper coffee". Not got the mix right yet I think as my spoon tends to stand up in it...that or it looks like slightly muddy water and tastes like it

Although rather expensive the Delonghi bean to cup machines could be the answer to your coffee making dilemma. Mine produces a superb cup everytime with no variation in quality/strength whatsoever and you can simply dial in exactly how you like it and there it is every time and quickly too with no messing around.

[Bibs]

How good does this sound? I'm in

http://www.hasbean.c...ote-Washed.html

[B1 RMA]

Thats one to note for my next order.

[Bibs]

Should be here tomorrow, I'll let you know but it does sound amazing!

[ramjet]

I can't even pronounce the name of the coffee you are drinking Bibs. Whatever happened to Nescafe Blend 43?

[Bibs]

I'm no coffee snob but I'd never drink a coffee I could pronounce. Imagine.

[Vulcan Grey]

out of coffee at work... Tension growing, brain about to explode... I forgot to get a coffee after lunch on the nice Pearl St Mall in the college town of Boulder CO. Nice scenery distracted me today...

The machinist (fellow addict) is making a run to the store now. Should be better soon.

[Moxie]

There was a fantastic restaurant/diner on Houston Street in Greenwich Village, named after the owner, Aggie, who my ex-wife worked for and was a hilarious, foul-mouthed, hard-core hippie feminist. If I recall correctly her best friend was Patti Smith. Anyway, she had the local coffee boutique, Porto Rico Importing Co., come up with a blend just for her restaurant, which has outlived the restaurant since she retired, so you can still buy Aggie's Blend (65% Colombian Supremo, 35% French Italian Espresso). Run that through any vacuum coffee maker and it's the deal. Personally, I like the Bodum PEBO:

[rogerch]

Bloody disaster, tea, not coffee, I've been buying my tea direct from Dilmah, (in wholesale qtys) loose leaf, you can't get it retail, it's all bleedin' tea bags, well they're not getting anymore Earl Grey ! only in tea bags, what a disaster !

Instant coffee and tea bags are a crime against humanity.

[red vtec]

I'm mostly drinking Maxwell House from the 99p store

Roger, Earl Grey is disgusting it's like drinking a Floral Room spray, nearly as bad as fruit infusions!

[rogerch]

And that from a man that drinks Maxwell house ! Happily I cab still get my English Breakfast.

[Moxie]

The floral bit in Earl Grey is bergamot.

[red vtec]

Just don't like Earl Grey, Give me a nice normal Brew.

Nothing wrong with Maxwell house it was good enough for Gareth Hunt (I'm pulling your leg)

[simonb]

Look forward to the report on that ethiopian coffee.

For me it is espresso coffee or a well stewed mug of tea, but tea for me happily comes from a tea bag (normally sainsbury TTD Assam, but Yorkshire Rwandan seasonal is a pleasant replacement at the moment). Have tried all sorts of teas, the "best" probably being Brooke Bond Green label (proper orthodox tea, but given to me in India by a Unilever factory manager, who had made the effort to get a really fresh batch), good but TBH tea bag tea is good enough, good coffee however requires effort

Edited May 11, 2012 by simonb

[andydclements]

I used to drink Earl Grey bad quite enjoyed it, now the citrus problem is getting worse I have to avoid it.

[Moxie]

QUESTION: Seriously, who exactly came to the conclusion that picking up a steaming mound of Palm Civet poo (aka the most expensive coffee in the world), rinsing it off, and making coffee with it would be a good idea? "The beans then pass through the digestive tract undigested and are eliminated. During this process some of the proteins in the beans are broken down, making the coffee much less acidic and delightfully smooth, while imparting a delicate caramel aftertaste." Yeah, my ass! (Pun intended.)

[Bibs]

I've worked out I get through 1kg of whole beans per month. Even the most expensive stuff from hasbean totals this out at £20-ish so less than £1/day. Starbucks, eat my Krups.

http://www.hasbean.co.uk/products/Ethiopia-Sidamo-Deri-Kochoha-Guji-Washed.html

Just had a month on that. Strong as hell, perhaps on the limit for Espresso for me so wound the grind down and now back on the Wote Yirgacheffe for now!

[Bibs]

[mayevora]

Anybody use a Tassimo machine?

[comem47]

Having recently taken up camping again after a zillion years in our VW Westy we had to leave the Keurig behind. This collapsible contraption still worked fine brewing our morning Dunkin Turbo with a #4 filter with hot water from the stove.  A little less convenient, but life is good !!!   

 

Edited May 22, 2013 by comem47

[Bibs]

Really good Espresso making guide from my fav coffee suppliers

 

http://www.hasblog.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Espresso-Training.pdf

[Moxie]

Some of you have probably heard of (or just heard) The Black Keys. It's four guys in this BBC video, but the Keys are really just Dan (guitar/vocals) and Pat (drums), in this case with two friends backing them up, but they usually play as a duo:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZCSGwKOntY

 

So they're from Akron, Ohio, and are really in to supporting local Akron business since it's a total rustbelt/depressed town. Dan started using guitar pedals by a then almost completely unknown Akron company called Earthquaker Devices. I got in on that early on and have over half their pedals now. The last time I got a pedal a few months ago it came with a sample of Earthquaker Devices Blend by Bent Tree Coffee Roasters in Kent (no, not that Kent!--no one in that Kent knows shite about coffee!  ), just outside Akron. It's hands-down the best coffee I've ever had, and I'm a serious coffee snob. I buy five 1-pound bags at a time and am enjoying some now.

[mayevora]

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-23136768

I just don't get the attraction I'm affraid. What is it with this Costa thing? Opening up on every street corner and becoming the McDonalds of the Coffee world. To me it just plain and simple Coffee. I don't want a skinny expresso chocolate topped extra milk frothy laté - just give me a Coffee please!!

Nothing more than clever marketing and gullible people.

[comem47]

Looks like the CEO approves!