Black coffee appreciation

[SwitchGear]

Until 1975, I had to have cream and sugar, couldn't do without it.
Then I helped put together a group in Nashville and we already had 2 months of steady bookings 6 nights a week.
We had 18 days to make a band out of 5 complete strangers. We rented practice space in an industrial area of Nashville and began 16 hour practice days. At the location, there was only an old busted up electric percolator useful only for heating water. There was instant coffee (yuk) and no cream or sugar. Every morning when I would head for rehearsal, I would forget to pick up some cream and sugar, so I had to drink black instant coffee.
We head out on the road for our first gig in Roanoke, VA. At the first stop, I ordered coffee and put cream and sugar in it. It tasted bad to me. I asked for a new cup and drank it black. I've been drinking it like that since.
But, to me, the cream and sugar are not the offensive ones. The most egregious thing one can do to coffee is flavoring. I can't drink it. If I'd wanted crème brulee, I'd order crème brulee! I order coffee!

Man I agree, flavored coffee is the nastiest. I drank a cup of peppermint something flavor java at a recent Christmas party and I pretended to be happy, but it was really putrid.

I remember percolators. They took a long time to brew up a pot.

 

[One Drop]

Man I agree, flavored coffee is the nastiest. I drank a cup of peppermint something flavor java at a recent Christmas party and I pretended to be happy, but it was really putrid.

I remember percolators. They took a long time to brew up a pot.

They still use them in Costa Rica. Against all modern wisdom, they make a superb cup of coffee there using this method, perfectly round and balanced, on the smooth side. They obviously roast their beans to get the best results using this method, I just found it very quaint.

 

[CatSquare]

Flavored coffee is evil Lucifer juice. I'll drink cold 6-hour-old gas station coffee before I touch a drop of that stuff. May as well drink that powder/hot water stuff that those "Cappuccino" machines spit out. And don't even get me started on people who mix that stuff with coffee...

 

[CrashClint]

Coffee Bigots!!!

I like to change things up and enjoy all different types of coffee. Fresh Market had a coffee last year called "Wake Me Up Before you Cocoa" which had a nice hint of chocolate and it was good.

 

[SwitchGear]

Coffee Bigots!!!

I like to change things up and enjoy all different types of coffee. Fresh Market had a coffee last year called "Wake Me Up Before you Cocoa" which had a nice hint of chocolate and it was good.

Ha ha.

Were talkin' 'bout black coffee here, bro. Maybe start another thread about chocolate, ok.

thank you

 

[SwitchGear]

Been digging this Kona Blend out of the K cup recently. Not bad coffee at tall. Decent priced also.

 

[pedroims]

Black coffee drinker since the very first time. Roasting beans at home since 2014, I cant drink the poopy overroasted coffee anymore.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Question for the self grinders. How many coffees do you get from a kg of beans?

 

[One Drop]

Question for the self grinders. How many coffees do you get from a kg of beans?

Are you talking drip, French Press, espresso?

Espresso style is about 7-9g per shot, so you can do the maths.

 

[MJ5150]

Question for the self grinders. How many coffees do you get from a kg of beans?

I use 25-30 grams for a pour over, depending on the bean and how I roasted the coffee.

-Mike

 

[One Drop]

I use 25-30 grams for a pour over, depending on the bean and how I roasted the coffee.

-Mike

For a half liter of water?

 

[MJ5150]

For a liter of water?

No. More like 400-600ml.

-Mike

 

[One Drop]

No. More like 400-600ml.

-Mike

Sorry, I corrected my post before you replied!

 

[Downunderwonder]

Are you talking drip, French Press, espresso?

Espresso style is about 7-9g per shot, so you can do the maths.

Stovetop nearspresso. Thanks.

 

[MJ5150]

Sorry, I corrected my post before you replied!

My answer based on your correction would be yes.

-Mike

 

[Downunderwonder]

That's roughly three coffees worth of volume, and roughly same amount in three espresso shots. So a double espresso a day works out around 50 from a kilo and mondo cheaper than cafe, for better coffee. How do they stay in business?

 

[SteveCS]

Question for the self grinders. How many coffees do you get from a kg of beans?

Probably 15-18g for a 120ml double in the stove-top pot, so somewhere between 55 and 65.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Probably 15-18g for a 120ml double in the stove-top pot, so somewhere between 55 and 65.

thanks, that tallies with the others. Power bill will go up a little but at less than a dollar a day for the magic beans it's a good idea to DIY.

 

[ShredderMaximus]

As a former Starbucks barista, I always thought it was kinda annoying when I'd ask if someone wanted room for cream and they'd come back at me like I just asked for nudes of their wife. We really don't care, just ask for a cup of coffee with no room, we shouldn't even have to ask.

 

[Polfuste]

black. period.