Here is an article I wrote for the online 'zine the Chicago Progressive about my favorite coffee brewing methods.
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Double Bass Coffee
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You and I share the same affliction, Marc. I have (probably the same) burr grinder that you do and either French Press or Moki Pot. It seems to me that anything with a paper filter is going to keep the oils out of the cup. Do you not find that to be true?
Despite my location, I and most Seattlites are not really Starbucks advocates, but have you ever had anything made in their Clover machine? Invented by a dude in the neighborhood next to mine and probably the best of all worlds for coffee brewing methods, but not all Starbucks stores have them and they're hand made one at a time by a few people in Seattle, so not all will and you and I can't buy one. Find a Starbucks that has a machine though and go buy a cup, you'll dig it.
Despite my location, I and most Seattlites are not really Starbucks advocates, but have you ever had anything made in their Clover machine? Invented by a dude in the neighborhood next to mine and probably the best of all worlds for coffee brewing methods, but not all Starbucks stores have them and they're hand made one at a time by a few people in Seattle, so not all will and you and I can't buy one. Find a Starbucks that has a machine though and go buy a cup, you'll dig it.
It really depends for me. I am a fan of pretty dark roast coffee. I like the taste of mud, smoke, and chocolate in my cup. Sometimes I find darker roasts can get pretty bitter in a French Press.
The ultimately nerd coffee here in Chicago is Intellegensia. They brew every cup one at a time and it take 10 min so don't ben in a hurry. They are also BIG snobs and will ridicule you for putting sugar in your coffee (though a little 1/2 and 1/2 is acceptable)
The ultimately nerd coffee here in Chicago is Intellegensia. They brew every cup one at a time and it take 10 min so don't ben in a hurry. They are also BIG snobs and will ridicule you for putting sugar in your coffee (though a little 1/2 and 1/2 is acceptable)
We're brothers from a different mother. I was out early working out this morning in the cold, fall rain and I'm enjoying 2 shots-in-the-dark from my Saturday morning spot now.
Love me some good coffee, but am admittedly a simpleton in procedures. I do get fresh roasted beans (currently on auto-deliver from Peets but always interested in trying others) and grind pretty much daily, but with a routine grinder and then into the Mr. Coffee (hey, if it's good enough for Joe D. 
) using an unbleached paper filter.
I can't promise that it can't be done better, but it sure makes a delicious cup o' Joe. And I drink it black, so it better be good!
) using an unbleached paper filter. I can't promise that it can't be done better, but it sure makes a delicious cup o' Joe. And I drink it black, so it better be good!
Had Peet's at home then stopped at the coffee shop later. Dark roasts ccan really be overdone. Anyone can burn the $h*t out of beans. For my taste Peet's conisitently make a great dark roast bean. Their small batch monthly specials have all been great.
It's become a hobby for me whenever I am on tour or vacation to find a small artisan roaster and buy a bag. So far my favorites of those are Sleepy Monk in Cannon Beach OR and Innkeeper's in Galesburg IL. Alabaster Coffee in Williamsport PA was also very good.
Have you ever tried the Kyoto cold press coffee, I am a big fan of that! I also love fresh roasted beans (my dad roasts his own for his Cafe) and I love coffee "cherries" idk what the official name of the fruit is but I love it!
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I'm dedicated Chemex user. My favorite local place (It's the kind of place where you order espresso drinks and brewed coffee by bean.) uses a V60 for pour-over and I'm planning on getting one of those for my travel kit. i can't make it like they can, but I also haven't been able to bring myself to buy a $70 kettle.
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I've looked at it, but I'm really happy with my Melitta #2 filter cone. It has to be an old one with the small hole - I got a replacement for my old, cracked and glued one and it had a GIANT hole in it... The water just zipped through and the coffee sucked.
I use JJ Bean's Eastside Organic - locally roasted and blended and its killer.
There was a place we stopped in at in Newport, Washington where the guy was roasting damn good coffee but I don't remember the name of it.
How about those Giants, eh?
I'm a bit of a coffee nerd too, big fan of the V60 and the aeropress. Had some of my favourite coffee ever when I was in Chicago last year - you a fan of Dark Matters Marc?
There seems to be a bit of a correlation between being a jazz musician and coffee obsession, I know several!
There seems to be a bit of a correlation between being a jazz musician and coffee obsession, I know several!
Happy to see this thread. I like the pour overs for a single cup but use a maker on a timer for the morning family coffee so it is just finishing the brewing of the pot when we walk into the kitchen.
One thing I'm curious about is my grandparents' generation would always put a tiny little dab of butter and a tiny bit of salt in the ground coffee before brewing, and damned if it doesn't produce an interesting result. Anybody know what's going on with that?
One thing I'm curious about is my grandparents' generation would always put a tiny little dab of butter and a tiny bit of salt in the ground coffee before brewing, and damned if it doesn't produce an interesting result. Anybody know what's going on with that?
I have a friend that SWEARS by the Aeropress. I'm not blown away but I'll likely get one at some point because I'm a nerd.
Olie. Dark Matters is great. There are also two other small shops/roasters near there that are also good called Ipsento a bit further north on Western and Asado near Chicago Ave and Ashland.
There has been this recent craze of putting a dab of butter in your cup. I'm sure it's great because, well it's butter, but I'm too much of a nerd to taint my cup with butter.
Olie. Dark Matters is great. There are also two other small shops/roasters near there that are also good called Ipsento a bit further north on Western and Asado near Chicago Ave and Ashland.
There has been this recent craze of putting a dab of butter in your cup. I'm sure it's great because, well it's butter, but I'm too much of a nerd to taint my cup with butter.
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I don't use an Aeropress, but my friend Ross invented this: Link Removed
