Maybe if I can find a stump or piece of wood that I can whittle down to an appropriate diameter.
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Let’s talk coffee
- Thread starter jmattbassplaya
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Maybe if I can find a stump or piece of wood that I can whittle down to an appropriate diameter.
we have a Krups die cast conical grinder. My daily go to is half kona, half sumatra. The light drier nuttier kona blends perfectly with the darker oil-lee-er sumatra. Both mixed together have a great start to finish tasting experience. i highly recommend everyone give that combo a go, honestly been drinking that mix for nearly 20 years, and very rarely stray while brewing at home.
Methinks that labour would be wasted on a Bialetti type 'machine'.
More on grinding.
My grinder has fluted vanes which give excellent indication of the amount of beans have gone in, after shaking them down. On mine it is about three or four beans short of full to the lower limit of the vanes.
I suppose I should invest in scales to weigh it in properly for next level consistency.
Do you want one?I'm going to pretend I didn't read this, or quote it.
-Mike
I've read that measuring weight is better than volume, especially between different roasts and varieties of coffee. At the end of the day though, what I have is enough for now, I just need to work on the rest.
Also @sleddogn That sounds like a great blend
I'll have to check that out sometime.
Hey you know, something like that could happen some day, you know, if you swallow enough flying monkeys whole
Edit: Well... Okay that was terrible.
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Almost as bad as a tamped Bialetti brew.Hey you know, something like that could happen some day, you know, if you swallow enough flying monkeys whole
Edit: Well... Okay that was terrible.
Havana Coffee Works - Super Deluxe, is my fix at the moment. Their factory isn't far from where I live. You can smell the coffee roasting.
Havana Coffee Works
Havana Coffee Works
Went the self-grind, French Press method a couple years ago, and I don't think I'll ever go back to making drip... I just find the little bit of extra labour makes for a more enjoyable cup for me. I get my beans from a local coffee/comic book shop who do their own roasting, and they are delicious.
How's the earthquake code compliance on their building? It looks like a not so new art deco coat of paint on an art deco deathtrap. Hopefully full of nice new steel internal skeleton!
I might have to reclassify what I consider 'dark' after those burned black shiny bean photos. Mine get a bit more oily after a few days but nothing quite like that.
I used to live just a little further up the road, in Mount Cook. The smell of Havana roasting is forever associated with that apartment, in my mind.
That was actually a pretty good read.
Trends are trends though, they come and go. I used to really love IPAs, but after a while I realized that $4 tallboys that taste like pine cones isn't always a good time. The sheer variety of sub-styles of IPAs and dessert flavoured stouts are kind of annoying to me now.
I dunno, it all is what it all is, what matters is whether or not you actually enjoy it.
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A bit of a break from my current project, but on the way back from a Thanksgiving luncheon with my girlfriend's parents we stopped at a Starbucks drive through for a tea beverage that she likes. They gave us a free drink that they screwed up. They said it all so fast I couldn't tell you what it even was, but it was iced and mostly sugar and milk. I couldn't stand it so I put some cold brew and rum in there and I think it's almost palatable now
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
Yeah, a lot of those drinks are more milkshake than they are coffee or tea...
coffee milkshake are one of the best milkshakes made, end of story..
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coffee milkshake is one of the best milkshakes made, end of story..
Made correctly, I'll agree.
-Mike
In fairness, she drinks an iced tea and juice thing usually, I think with either no sugar or half sugar. Actually pretty darn good.
I like a cappuccino every now and then, and a packet of hot chocolate mixed with army coffee makes the cold bearable but this thing was gosh darn syrup.
