Thread: Coffee Enthusiasts

Enjoying a nice cup of Sumatran roasted to 25 seconds past second crack. Who says offshore life has to be uncivilized?

Originally Posted by jfleming9232

Enjoying a nice cup of Sumatran roasted to 25 seconds past second crack. Who says offshore life has to be uncivilized?

It does t have to be , I spent many of off towers smoking a good cigar with a real good cup of coffee , always brought my own. Tc

I always bring my own. Otherwise

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

It does t have to be , I spent many of off towers smoking a good cigar with a real good cup of coffee , always brought my own. Tc

I always bring my own. Otherwise, your choices are Community or Folgers.

New roast today just into second crack for each.NO shine. Burman Blend, Ethiopian Yirgh, Brazil. Drat hafta wait a couple days to try it.
~Richard

Not to change the thread but the other day I was on my monthly jaunt at Costco and as I was leaving someone was trying to grind some beans he just bought and the grinder quit. I was watching the employee take the machine apart and about 2 pounds of grinds came flying out of the machine all over the place. I asked him how often they clean the machine. His reply was, I thought they were self cleaning.

Something to think about if you buy whole beans and grind them anywhere but home or a place you really trust.

Lets give this a little bump. So my newest coffee toy has been an aeropress bought about a year ago now. It quickly became my brewing method of choice because of the clean cup and full body. The only problem I was having with it was making a large 16 oz cup of coffee. Tried a ton of different recipes I found online and from the aeropress World Championships made some great 8 or 10 oz cups but any larger quickly got to watered down. So eventually I went the other way and began looking for the best double shot I could get out of the aeropress. I finally settled on a variation of the original instructions. I grind two aeropress scoops (about six tbs or 32-36g) of beans to a 4 on my bodum bistro conical burr grinder (if I use my porlex hand grinder I use five clicks) This is finer then a typical drip brew but not a powder like an espresso. I then heat 4 oz of water to about 175 degrees Fahrenheit. I pour a very small amount of the heated water into the empty aeropress to wet filter and before all the water drains add my grinds. I give it a few secs then add my water. This should bring the water level to just the top of the number 2. I stir 5 times then place the plunger in to create a vacuum. Let sit 1 min then slow plunge till the plunger stops. Plunging to the end forces the oils through the filter and gives a reasonable facsimile of crema. However this can add some bitterness.

Dark and med roast work best. Light roast work but are more acidic.

So that's my cup most days now. Biggest down side is I use up a lot of coffee per shot.

Though ironically I have found that this shot I can dilute out to 16 oz for a decent americano if I want.

Originally Posted by Castel33

I grind two aeropress scoops (about six tbs or 32-36g) of beans

I am not familiar with the areopress so forgive me if this is no help.
Most double shots use 14 to 20 grams coffee in espresso machines.

That's true paco and that's where I had started when messing around with the aeropress. I found that it gave me relatively weak shot. So I started using the ratio given in the instructions which was for two scoops from the aeropress scope stir and plunge. I eventually found letting it sit longer to give more flavor. I probably could lower the coffee grinds and up my time and get a good result.

Originally Posted by Castel33

That's true paco and that's where I had started when messing around with the aeropress. I found that it gave me relatively weak shot. So I started using the ratio given in the instructions which was for two scoops from the aeropress scope stir and plunge. I eventually found letting it sit longer to give more flavor. I probably could lower the coffee grinds and up my time and get a good result.

You got me curious so I just ordered one. This makes about 8or9 different coffee makers I have. Have you ever used a vacuum pot?

I think we Australians have a world-renowned coffee culture... I must say it is very hard even for me to get a decent Long Black (I think it's known as an Americano in the USA) even here in Aus...

Hot water in the cup first then 2 shots (or a double) of coffee...

No milk, no sugar.