Are you a Coffee Snob as well?

I've been brewing my cup with a Hario vacuum pot for years now, and it makes a superb product.
I get my beans (green) from Sweetmarias.com and roast them myself with a Fresh Roast coffee roaster.
Whether you use a vac pot, a French press, or some other method, if you haven't made a fresh cup of coffee using freshly roasted beans from a good source, you haven't had a worthy cup of joe...

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Originally Posted by prhomme

I'm not getting micro bubbles consistently. They end up too large at the end of the pour. Will try freezing the pitcher, had not heard that one before. The pro's don't do that, but perhaps it will help with a home machine. Thanks!

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You just want to get a good chill on the pitcher, not so cold that your toungue would stick. CoffeeGeek has lots of tips for getting thick, stable microfoam.

Since i'm a tea drinker i was staying away from this thread, but thought i'd stop by anyways. i love the smell of coffee, my problem has always been that the taste doesn't quite live up to the smell so it's kind of an anticlimactic experience.
But I'm determined one of these days to try a really good coffee. It's too bad I missed my chance when I lived in Italy, still remember the bartender rolling his eyes everytime I asked for tea with lemon.

So, what would you guys suggest I have, so that I can experience the real good taste of coffee. I guess the type I'm asking about - espresso?
May be to help with further specifying my taste - I like hot chocolate, but a good one only. And from chocolate bars, high-cocoa content, preferably single origin. Not big fan of the milky stuff anymore, it's been a while since I was a child :)

Nothing beats a good ol' english cuppa tea!.... Other than a straight shave obviously! :nono:

I wonder if theres any way of combining the two!! :hmmm:

Rick

Fresh ground Colombian Supremo sweetened with brown sugar...That's the only way I drink my coffee anymore. Yeah, once in a while I'll mix it up on the beans however, the brown sugar is a constant. Oh, and my wife bought me some of this a year or two ago

http://www.bocajava.com/

I gotta say that it was some of the best damn coffee I've ever experienced and I've had lots of different kinds.

-Pary

Starbucks serves liquid road tar, McDonalds is mud and drunken donuts, the cup tastes better. You guys should really give some good artisan fresh roasted and properly prepared coffee a try. I have a coffee roaster, Faema two group commercial espresso machine, two old school Gaggia lever espresso machines(Factory and Achille), a single group Elektra A3 espresso machine, another Vibiemme Domobar Super in my office, a rebuilt and plumbed Bunn brewer, two La Cimbali Max commercial conical grinders and one Cimbali Jr burr grinder. All to make 5 two ounce drinks.

You should visit the link in my sig line. That is my second home. Any of our sponsor roasters are top notch, some of which have been mentioned already.

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Originally Posted by WireBeard

You just want to get a good chill on the pitcher, not so cold that your toungue would stick. CoffeeGeek has lots of tips for getting thick, stable microfoam.

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Steaming on a VBM Domobar Super http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1609002093550348065
Steaming on an Isomac millennium http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2509349450369592477
Steaming on an Elektra A3 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3358345691936444147
Pulling a shot on my Elektra http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4635930600919762627

I have a slew of other videos out there.

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Originally Posted by mhailey

So given the coffee snobbery which is proliferating this forum, has anyone tried Kopi Luwak?

http://www.sallys-place.com/beverage...kopi_luwak.htm

I don't know if I could drink it, as I would just be thinking about how it is "processed"

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I live fairly close to MIT, and each year the Improbable Research people
host the Ig Noble prizes. I'll let you read about them on their web site, but one of the events connected to the ceremony is the Saturday Informal lectures, where the award winners are given a "reasonable" amount of time (5 minutes :p plus some Q&A time) to present their research.

I often go the the lectures, and in one recent lecture they had a re-visit from somebody who had been doing research on luak coffee. He was giving away free samples:D

It was good, with an interesting flavor. Yes, it is very well washed. He made a couple of pots, and had 1 oz samples. I vaguely remember somebody mentioning he had brough $500 worth, which isn't very much at all.

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Originally Posted by cannonfodder

Steaming on a VBM Domobar Super http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1609002093550348065
Steaming on an Isomac millennium http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2509349450369592477
Steaming on an Elektra A3 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3358345691936444147
Pulling a shot on my Elektra http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4635930600919762627

I have a slew of other videos out there.

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There ya go prhomme! Happy frothing! :tu

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Originally Posted by cannonfodder

Steaming on a VBM Domobar Super http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1609002093550348065
Steaming on an Isomac millennium http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2509349450369592477
Steaming on an Elektra A3 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3358345691936444147
Pulling a shot on my Elektra http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4635930600919762627

I have a slew of other videos out there.

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And how much did that sweet set up cost you?

I'd love to have a couple thousand to sink into a quality array of espresso items like yours, but sadly I must bide my time with lesser models.