Azul!
My uschor and I are bit of a cafè maniäcs and we have a collection of brewing methods.
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Manual methods: Moka pot, V60, Chemex, Aeropress, French Press
Semi-manual method: An Espresso machine which recently broke, thus forcing us to use the manual methods listed before
So I was wondering, what is your go-to method for drinking cafè?
Also, at what hours do you usually drink it?
:)
I usually just have drip coffee or a Cuban dried espresso called Cafe Cubano.
And always just after finishing at the gym and arriving at the office around 0900.
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on June 27, 2022, 07:37:00 PM
I usually just have drip coffee or a Cuban dried espresso called Cafe Cubano.
And always just after finishing at the gym and arriving at the office around 0900.
I tried
Cafecito Cubano once and it was amazing, truly a great cultural contribution to the world.
I use to have a Moka pot but I never got the brew right. I had a French Press before it fell off the counter and smashed into pieces. I think I'll purchase another one at some point. I hear the V60 is a good brewer. Maybe I'll look into getting one of those.
Still can't beat a cafe for a good brew. I like a good cappuccino every once in awhile. I typically drink coffee in the morning or early afternoon.
I don't drink enough coffee to really have a preferred method for brewing it -- normally I would simply drink what was made at the office, because I don't drink enough for it to really be economical to make at home.
However, if I had the money to splurge, I would go Chemex. Not sure if it's because of anything coffee-related, or if it's simply my love of mid-century design coming through. Any pros/cons of Chemex coffee?
My office has a very nice coffee machine, but at home I usually just drink Stok cold brew coffee (when I have coffee, which isn't too often)
Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, MoFA on June 27, 2022, 10:59:35 PM
I don't drink enough coffee to really have a preferred method for brewing it -- normally I would simply drink what was made at the office, because I don't drink enough for it to really be economical to make at home.
However, if I had the money to splurge, I would go Chemex. Not sure if it's because of anything coffee-related, or if it's simply my love of mid-century design coming through. Any pros/cons of Chemex coffee?
Chemex is my prefered method, I think some coffees as they're aging become dull but the method brings it back to life.
Chemex is also the method that lets you taste all the hidden notes from a bean. I remember the first time I tried some coffee with the moka pot and then made it with the Chemex, my mind was blown. Moka pot felt like "oh yeah, this is good strong coffee" but chemex felt like "what happened? Is this another coffee? Tastes like
fruits and
marshmellow". It is great, honestly.
Quote from: Ian Plätschisch on June 28, 2022, 06:05:32 AM
My office has a very nice coffee machine, but at home I usually just drink Stok cold brew coffee (when I have coffee, which isn't too often)
Cold brew is always right. Haven't tried Stok's but looks great too. Reading about it makes me want to try some now haha.
I saw an internet meme that people who use Moka pots are Hoxhaists. If so,
(https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-cdedc626588739937ea79b0295d729bb-lq)
Quote from: Miestră Schivă, UrN on June 28, 2022, 03:19:48 PM
I saw an internet meme that people who use Moka pots are Hoxhaists. If so,
(https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-cdedc626588739937ea79b0295d729bb-lq)
You're a citizen a bit too late in Talossan history to "reside" in Enver Hoxha State, I think :P
I usually have drip coffee in the morning around 0800 when I go to work and then I have a moka pot (which I always call a bialetti) that I use to make a latte around 1400-1500. Not everyday but most days..
I've never used the chemex method but I'll have to check that out. I do like my coffee on the strong side.
Quote from: Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat on June 28, 2022, 10:38:07 PM
I've never used the chemex method but I'll have to check that out. I do like my coffee on the strong side.
If you like strong coffee I don't know if I'd recommend the Chemex/V60 since it's method that brings up the undertones of coffee, like the fruits or nutty flavors hidden in the beans. BUT if you like strong flavors I'd recommend trying something like 25-30g of ground coffe for 250/300ml of water.
(Baristas usually use 15-18g per 300ml) That way it will be
strong and
full of flavor.
I also believe making cold brew at home is a great way to have strong balanced great boosting coffee in the afternoon. The easiest method for me is to put a 1000ml of cold water and mix 80g of ground coffee in the water. Let it rest for a day (even in the fridge) and then filter it with any paper filter you have at hand. You totally never will regret it.
Sorry if it looks like I'm giving a lot of unwanted recommendations but I'm really passionate about it haha.
I grind my beans just before I use my Chemex (brand is Cosori but it's the same thing essentially). My morning coffee is always very good.
Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, MoFA on June 28, 2022, 09:21:04 PM
You're a citizen a bit too late in Talossan history to "reside" in Enver Hoxha State, I think :P
I was a member of a political organisation which was one of the descendants of the old Communist Party of New Zealand, the only CP in the developed world to side not with the USSR, not with China, but with Albania. So I'm genetically Hoxhaist, so to speak.
Thing is that KR1's fanatical isolationism was the most Hoxhaist thing he ever did.
Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on June 28, 2022, 11:00:50 PM
Quote from: Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat on June 28, 2022, 10:38:07 PM
I've never used the chemex method but I'll have to check that out. I do like my coffee on the strong side.
If you like strong coffee I don't know if I'd recommend the Chemex/V60 since it's method that brings up the undertones of coffee, like the fruits or nutty flavors hidden in the beans. BUT if you like strong flavors I'd recommend trying something like 25-30g of ground coffe for 250/300ml of water. (Baristas usually use 15-18g per 300ml) That way it will be strong and full of flavor.
I also believe making cold brew at home is a great way to have strong balanced great boosting coffee in the afternoon. The easiest method for me is to put a 1000ml of cold water and mix 80g of ground coffee in the water. Let it rest for a day (even in the fridge) and then filter it with any paper filter you have at hand. You totally never will regret it.
Sorry if it looks like I'm giving a lot of unwanted recommendations but I'm really passionate about it haha.
This just makes me feel even better about wanting to try the Chemex. I don't necessarily want strong, punch-you-in-the-face coffee; I'd rather something that brings out the flavors a bit while keeping them reasonable.
i am a fun person, i do not drink coffee at all. neither tea. i love hot chocolate and cocoa (that one made of full-fat cocoa powder and hot milk).
my drug's called 3,7-dimethyl-2,3,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-purine-2,6-dione aka theobromine (yes, i am a chemist ;)
welcome :)
Quote from: Dr. Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvă, Esq., O.SPM, SMM on June 28, 2022, 11:28:55 PM
I grind my beans just before I use my Chemex (brand is Cosori but it's the same thing essentially). My morning coffee is always very good.
Truly a man of culture. 8)
moka pots are pretty much the default here, so that's what i've been using for all my life. tbf, coffee is more of a habit than a need to me, i usually have one at breakfast and one after lunch. i'm sure they don't do much for my alertness/drowsiness.
Quote from: Carlüs Éovart Vilaçafat on June 28, 2022, 10:38:07 PM
and then I have a moka pot (which I always call a bialetti)
good man, there's no such thing as a non-bialetti moka pot :p
I'm so glad at how well this thread went.
Thank you all. ;D
I thought I'd post my coffee making from this morning. Yum!
(https://i.ibb.co/jLMDKVT/44-D2-DB3-E-41-DA-4-B8-B-88-EA-807-C3-BEBCBED.jpg) (https://ibb.co/19qTVsL)
Quote from: Dr. Txec Róibeard dal Nordselvă, Esq., O.SPM, SMM on July 25, 2022, 05:28:24 PM
I thought I'd post my coffee making from this morning. Yum!
The whole picture is just good stuff.
:D That's a reeeally nice kettle and a lovely Chemex! Nice, Secretár d'Estat. ;D
Not a big fan of flavored coffee but you do you.
I do like cafe mocha which is technically a flavored coffee, I guess. ;)
I am beginning to be ashamed of my drip coffeemaker filled with New England Coffee's bog-standard roast!
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on July 25, 2022, 08:19:16 PM
I am beginning to be ashamed of my drip coffeemaker filled with New England Coffee's bog-standard roast!
Nothing that can't be fixed :-)
I drink green tea during the school year, so I'm not sure I'll ever be able to match you guys. My tea setup isn't even this elaborate! Maybe I can take a picture of that next month, though, if Bran will permit it.
Quote from: Baron Alexandreu Davinescu on July 25, 2022, 10:13:28 PM
I drink green tea during the school year, so I'm not sure I'll ever be able to match you guys. My tea setup isn't even this elaborate! Maybe I can take a picture of that next month, though, if Bran will permit it.
Tea deserves all the respect too. It has a longer history than coffee and I find it has its own charm.
Some coffee drinkers have a beef with tea but I find that unreasonable.
So yes, please. Maybe we can start a thread on tea later on too. Or a Day of Observance on hot beverages. Oh yes.
Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on July 25, 2022, 11:40:16 PMMaybe we can start a thread on tea later on too. Or a Day of Observance on hot beverages. Oh yes.
For those of us in the Midwest, a "Hot Chocolate Day" will be seasonably appropriate in another few weeks are so :P
Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, MoFA on July 26, 2022, 12:20:54 AM
Quote from: Bråneu Excelsio on July 25, 2022, 11:40:16 PMMaybe we can start a thread on tea later on too. Or a Day of Observance on hot beverages. Oh yes.
For those of us in the Midwest, a "Hot Chocolate Day" will be seasonably appropriate in another few weeks are so :P
That's exactly what I had in my with that name haha. "With that name somebody will throw in some Hot Coco in there and that'd be great too".
Speaking of delicious beverages, is anyone else a fan of eggnog?
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 09:01:08 AM
Speaking of delicious beverages, is anyone else a fan of eggnog?
Very much so, though I can't really drink it as much these days
Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, MoFA on July 26, 2022, 09:58:46 AM
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 09:01:08 AM
Speaking of delicious beverages, is anyone else a fan of eggnog?
Very much so, though I can't really drink it as much these days
Same here. Love the stuff but my metabolism (and cholesterol) is not what it used to be.
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 10:17:22 AM
Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, MoFA on July 26, 2022, 09:58:46 AM
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 09:01:08 AM
Speaking of delicious beverages, is anyone else a fan of eggnog?
Very much so, though I can't really drink it as much these days
Same here. Love the stuff but my metabolism (and cholesterol) is not what it used to be.
In my case I just have to find one of the plant-based versions that doesn't suck...
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 09:01:08 AM
Speaking of delicious beverages, is anyone else a fan of eggnog?
On this Sir... we stand together in staunch agreement! :)
Davinescu
Quote from: Þon Txoteu É. Davinescu, O.SPM on July 26, 2022, 10:37:50 AM
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 09:01:08 AM
Speaking of delicious beverages, is anyone else a fan of eggnog?
On this Sir... we stand together in staunch agreement! :)
Davinescu
The power of eggnog's deliciousness and caloric richness can bring people together. So say we all.
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 05:50:41 PM
Quote from: Þon Txoteu É. Davinescu, O.SPM on July 26, 2022, 10:37:50 AM
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 09:01:08 AM
Speaking of delicious beverages, is anyone else a fan of eggnog?
On this Sir... we stand together in staunch agreement! :)
Davinescu
The power of eggnog's deliciousness and caloric richness can bring people together. So say we all.
Speaking of caloric richness, are you familiar with boiled custard?
Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, MoFA on July 26, 2022, 05:52:44 PM
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 05:50:41 PM
Quote from: Þon Txoteu É. Davinescu, O.SPM on July 26, 2022, 10:37:50 AM
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 09:01:08 AM
Speaking of delicious beverages, is anyone else a fan of eggnog?
On this Sir... we stand together in staunch agreement! :)
Davinescu
The power of eggnog's deliciousness and caloric richness can bring people together. So say we all.
Speaking of caloric richness, are you familiar with boiled custard?
Not really, I see it in stores usually right next to the eggnog but have not had it. I always assumed it was similar to eggnog. Is there a difference in flavor and texture?
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 05:55:16 PM
Quote from: Mic'haglh Autófil, MoFA on July 26, 2022, 05:52:44 PM
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 05:50:41 PM
Quote from: Þon Txoteu É. Davinescu, O.SPM on July 26, 2022, 10:37:50 AM
Quote from: Breneir Tzaracomprada on July 26, 2022, 09:01:08 AM
Speaking of delicious beverages, is anyone else a fan of eggnog?
On this Sir... we stand together in staunch agreement! :)
Davinescu
The power of eggnog's deliciousness and caloric richness can bring people together. So say we all.
Speaking of caloric richness, are you familiar with boiled custard?
Not really, I see it in stores usually right next to the eggnog but have not had it. I always assumed it was similar to eggnog. Is there a difference in flavor and texture?
It's sweeter in a way, I believe it usually has a bit of light vanilla flavor added. It might also be slightly thicker, since it is a form of custard. Been some time since I've had it, I can't find it up north sadly.