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Only 4 coffees?
Is this a holiday week?
Paul
Is this a holiday week?
Paul
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Paul, I believe that is just the AM list. There certainly must be a PM list.
One cup of Peets coffee each morning for Julie and me here. Day of the week doesn't matter. Sumatra this morning. We are ready for the day ahead. 
I roast green coffee https://www.sweetmarias.com/green-coffee.html in a hottop roaster https://www.hottopamericas.com/. Then each morning we share a 10 cup chemex https://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/ten-cup-classic-series-coffeemaker.html. Gets us going!
Before heading out on a trip I fill 4 beer growlers with fresh roasted coffee beans (3 roasts per growler), which will last us 4 to 5 weeks. Then I hand grind the beans each morning and use an 8 cup chemex to brew it in. Quite the ritual, but it is great to eat our museli or granola and sip coffee while looking at the world from some scenic viewpoint.
Before heading out on a trip I fill 4 beer growlers with fresh roasted coffee beans (3 roasts per growler), which will last us 4 to 5 weeks. Then I hand grind the beans each morning and use an 8 cup chemex to brew it in. Quite the ritual, but it is great to eat our museli or granola and sip coffee while looking at the world from some scenic viewpoint.
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Tony, if you like a dark/robust coffee, try Celebes/Sulawesi kalossi. If David Kobos is still in business, he would be a good source.
What hand grinder are you using?
What hand grinder are you using?
I’m with you on the need for a good coffee. I’m impressed that you roast your own! Do you do that for freshness or because of the way you like your beans roasted?AWG_Pics said:
Steve,Wandering Sagebrush said:
We are very much dark roast fans. Usually I roast until 2nd crack begins. Which seems to do the trick.
I will check David Kobos out.
I use this handgrinder:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GQVHPLI/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Hi Vic,Vic Harder said:
I roast for five reasons:
- Freshness. A new roast seems to reach peak flavor in about three days and then hold well if in airtight containers (hence the beer growlers) for over a month.
- The exact roast we like, which is dark.
- Cost. Green beans are about half the price of buying someone else's roast. In a couple of years I have largely paid off my roaster through savings on coffee.
- Variety. It is fun to try out different beans from different places. There is a lot more difference among beans than I had ever thought.
- Fresh quality. We can get fresh crop beans through Sweet Maria's -- it seems to make a big difference.
Tony
Thanks Tony that's a nice grinder.AWG_Pics said:
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Tony, thank you!
I use this grinder... it fits into my Aeropress and I like a superfine grind, so this is perfect
Porlex Mini Stainless Steel Coffee Grinder : Amazon.ca: Home
Porlex Mini Stainless Steel Coffee Grinder : Amazon.ca: Home
We need to wake up close to all you coffee nerds some morning.
Coffee can be a lot like beer or wine. Once you really get into it, the "regular" stuff most people drink (aka Starbucks) is no longer good enough. I get my coffee from a local roaster who imports direct from the farmers, so, estate based coffee. That means the varietal of the bean, the terroir of where it is grown, the weather that year, how it is washed/dried etc all become factors in how it tastes even before it is lightly roasted.ski3pin said:We need to wake up close to all you coffee nerds some morning.
And these might be fighting words for some: If you like dark roast, forget all that. As I read on a coffee website yesterday, Italian espresso roast is basically the crappiest bean you can find burnt until it makes no difference what you started with.
...........we are solidly and happily Peetniks.
as in "Friends don't let friends go to Starbucks." Herb Caen quote, by the way.
We can handle ourselves in a fight.
as in "Friends don't let friends go to Starbucks."
Herb Caen quote, by the way. We can handle ourselves in a fight.
We have come a long way from cowboy coffee from many years (decades) ago. We also were Peetniks before starting to roasting our own. However, when in Pahrump years ago, we were compelled to go to starbucks, sad to say. Crap coffee is better than no coffee!ski3pin said:...........we are solidly and happily Peetniks.
as in "Friends don't let friends go to Starbucks."
We can handle ourselves in a fight.
We are happy to share with anyone in the vicinity -- but we tend to camp in the loneliest places!
Well, then you might bump into Monte and JulieAWG_Pics said:Crap coffee is better than no coffee!
We are happy to share with anyone in the vicinity -- but we tend to camp in the loneliest places!
As for crap coffee is better than none, nope... I'll pass. Can't drink Coors or Baby Duck either!!!!
Vic, you are right about Italian Roasts, overcooked for sure, but the art for us is to stop the roast well before that -- it is dark, but oily and has a great nose as well as a fine complex palate! Our favorite beans are Yemen, some Ethiopians and some Guatemalans. In that order.Vic Harder said:
I ignore most of what coffee writers have to say. But I have been roasting for close to 20 years and don't heed much of what the critics opine about.
We would not want to fight, but would happily do a brew-off sometime in the back of beyond, should the opportunity arise.
Vic, what is the 'Coors' you refer to? Is it some kind of Kool-Aid or vitamin drink?Vic Harder said:Well, then you might bump into Monte and Julie
As for crap coffee is better than none, nope... I'll pass. Can't drink Coors or Baby Duck either!!!!
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