A question for the "coffee guys"

Belo said:
Good thing is to live in the MECCA of coffee, we got one better than the other, and if you guys ever come to Brazil and wish to drink good coffee, buy the "extra forte" type, it has the richest flavor.
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I like your Fazenda Aurea but I couldn't live on a straight diet of any one country's coffee for long. Gotta have variety.
 
Ballylongford said:
Been using one now for several years: makes a very low acid cup.

Coffee brewed in a regular Mr. Coffee does not always agree w/ me; don't have that issue w/ Aeropress Coffee

Don't know about using it on whales, as I have not seen any strays in my neighborhood.....
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Mr Coffee machines brew about 10 degrees below the recommended temp range, resulting in a not necessarily more acid cup but certainly a sour and underextracted one.

That would be an awfully small whale, smaller than a dolphin. If it was for blue whales, you'd need a pickup truck to carry it in.
 
claymonkey said:
The aeropress was invented by the same guy as the aerobie (flying disk). He is somewhat, um, let's say eccentric. His posts on coffeegeek don't necessarily lend credibility to his product (mostly about the result being espresso).

But, the aeropress makes the most excellent coffee, imo. I use it slightly differently than the directions. Water temperature and grind make a huge difference (not as big as fresh beans though).
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After 2 years absence he's back on coffeegeek and just as wrong as ever.
 
similost said:
So while we are on the subject.. anyone own and use a siphon or vacuum coffee maker?

I've had coffee from a couple of them and LOVE it. Even more so than a press.. .but I've wondered if they are worth the effort to home use?
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I have more than two dozen vintage vacuum pots in my collection. For actual use, I usually go for my replaceable Hario 5 cupper.
 
jhoak said:
I have a friend who nukes a mug of yesterday's leftover coffee to drink while he preps today's pot. OMG... BLECH!!! :yuck: :puke:

I do own a Bodum french press. It does make a good cup-o-joe but it's a real pain to clean. If I ran the dishwasher every day I might use it more often. Being single and eating most of my meals out of plastic trays the DW gets run once a week at best.

I've always used the unbleached filters. Usually the Publix house brand.

I just can't believe the difference in flavor between the paper filters and the gold one. I may just need to get in the habit of cleaning the filter and skip the paper ones from here on.
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Cleaning tip for French Presses: Oxyclean.
 
Splatter Pak said:
I got so stoked by this thread, I ran to the kitchen, put water in the kettle (Sunbeam - the lower part of a vintage siphon coffee maker, 1000 watts, made of chrome-plated copper), cleaned the French press (Melior metal, Bodum glass), got the coffee, cardamon, cinnamon, and kosher salt ready, let the water hit 190, and did the deed. Good coffee!
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The Sunbeam bottom makes a GREAT electric kettle but the whole machine always made dreadfully bad coffee.
 
pmsummer said:
Oxi Clean? Their website says no-no. Although that may only refer to 'coffee makers'.
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Probably so. It foams up too much to use inside an automatic maker. Externally it works just fine. The chemicals in it are 95% identical to those in Cafiza or Joe Glow but they added some detergent that bubbles it up quite a bit. Cuts through coffee oils just as easily as they do but at a much lower price.
 
Brought the Clever Dripper home from work and...yeah, great coffee was had by all. (by all, I mean me).
 
I really like the Clever Dripper - a press is probably better but the Dripper is a great compromise with easier clean-up allowing me to enjoy a good cup while at work or away from home (I'm on vacation and just used it).
 
we have and use 2 aeropresses......
have and never use (anymore) one clever dripper!

maybe I'm doing something wrong with the CD.....
I LOVE the coffee from the Aeropress. ( I brew mine "inverted" method).

I'll have to dust off the CD and give it another try.
 
To the OP, the more mud the better so that's why it tastes better. i only use permanent filters in my drippers.

Similost, I have a Bodum vacuum/siphon douple pot maker and it makes the best coffee I've ever had. But it is too much trouble for daily use.

I have a one cup made/sold by Brookstone. It makes the best drip cup I've ever had. I think it is because it gets hotter than most and it has a pretty open weave to it's permanent filter. All delivered to an insulated mug. This is the one I use on the job.
 
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