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I used to be a metal filter diehard but recently I’ve grown to appreciate a paper filter a la aeropress. I still don’t love how it homogenizes the mouthfeel of different coffees. French press is sort of the best of both worlds this way. Also I have never used a dripper myself but immersion brews rule. No fuss with pouring technique, no hassle

I think that’s why drip coffee is bad is specifically because how you pour the water means some parts can get under extracted/sour and others over extracted / bitter

I don’t actually know why pourover is a thing in the first place

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Maybe someone manufactured too many gooseneck kettles and had to find a way to offload them

Lile how the moscow mule was invented to sell surplus copper mugs

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Alright I’m finally going to treat myself to a nice grinder. The cafe next to my office has a bean for sale with notes of blackberry and caramel, and I finally have the palette to appreciate it.

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Once, I made pour over coffee where I mixed orange zest with the grounds. It was really good, so I’d say that’s one reason why pourover exists.

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nice i can really recommend the k max if you’re not an espresso only person. (it does espresso grinds but doesn’t specialize in it)

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this thread reminded me i also have a french press that i never use, so i decided to bust it out today in lieu of the regular chemex

i appreciate that it is much faster and more convenient than using the chemex, but the downside is clean up is marginally more complicated. in terms of flavor, i think i still need to tweak the process a little bit as today’s batch tasted a little weak. i guess maybe a slightly longer extraction time will help with that. i really hate the idea of turning into one of those people who obsesses over every minute variable (which i think is my answer to the question of ‘why did pour over become popular’? – it is for these people, the ones who keep like a detailed daily log of every single minute change they make in their brewing process, as part of an asymptotic quest for the perfect cup) but when im trying out something new i try to pay attention to what i’m doing for a few days just to develop a routine that produces acceptable results. the biggest problem i have with french press is the siltiness at the bottom of the cup, but i guess a coarser grind may help with that too.

so, anyway, i think i may start doing this more often just because its less of a hassle now that i have to be up earlier for work stuff many days of the week, but overall i still prefer filtered coffee even though it takes longer. plus, apparently french press or any kind of unfiltered coffee is worse for your health than filtered coffee. i guess it probably only makes a difference at very high levels, but i think it’s another reason to not just switch to the french press full time.

i don’t have a regular drip coffee machine right now, i guess that would be the easiest way to save time, but i really do think the coffee from run of the mill ones tastes bad, and it is really hard to figure out which of the more pricey ones are actually worth the expense. none of the most highly reviewed models seem to be readily available up here so unless i can figure out some way to get one from the states i think i’m better off just sticking with my current set up. i have seen those really ridiculous ones that are basically like a completely automated pour over set up, but the price is unacceptable. even my time is not worth that much

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I don’t buy any of the stuff about (e: unfiltered) coffee and health, in a healthy society it wouldn’t even be a topic of research

if you want convenience and no silt it’s hard to argue w aeropress

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what?

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this is a fun thread to catch up on! a lot of me doing the Poptepic “ahh sou desu i completely understand now” (doesn’t get it at all)

i usually have Cafe Bustelo for my at-home coffee, if i want something nicer i go out and buy a cup. every so often i treat myself to something nicer and i got a cute little wooden hand grinder to smash some fancy bean with, but coffee is both a small pleasure and a maintanance thing for me. im mildly dependant on getting my 1 cup a day and it doesnt have to be sensational

i had a Mr Coffee from when i first moved into this apartment til when i broke the carafe in my sink. i have a percolator now. i like to put a lot of sweetener and milk/cream/sub in my cheap coffee, nicer coffee i usually just get a dash of milk.

I used to think coffee tasted gross and i got through high school some fucking how without drinking it (i just fell asleep in class a lot & got yelled at/made fun of by my teachers instead!) but i needed it to get by in college, and cut my taste buds on the nastiest dining hall coffee. then i worked in a cafe where i got free fancy coffee, and realized it could actually taste good. that should explain my coffee opinions pretty clearly

The smell of fresh ground coffee beans has always been one of the most heavenly things in the world to me and even when i didnt enjoy drinking coffee i loved how it smelled

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I don’t have the money to seriously do coffee these days and i have no time on workdays so i usually just chug a glass or two of the cheapest 1.5 litre iced coffee carton from the supermarket. On days off ill grind some beans and do a pour over. I ration myself 200 grams of the low end stuff from a local roaster a month. I dont rly follow any recipe anymore i just eyeball it all. I dont have scales anymore, i have the cheapest gooseneck kettle i could find. It’s not about perfection to me i just like the process, and i like affecting some circular phenomenon with my delicate motions (maybe that’s why i also do pottery). Mostly it’s leisure to me; im telling myself that i can take my time this morning and enjoy something frivolous.

Gonna try the orange peel thing that sounds awesome

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I have been cutting back on coffee to a once a week thing rather than 3 cups a day.

French press: coarse grind of whatever latin american single origin light or medium roast they had at the discount grocery outlet(I am poor), maybe one notch finer than the coarsest setting of my burr grinder, 205 F water(I use a zojirushi hot water dispenser for all my tea and coffee needs because it requires the least effort on my part), stir until bloom, 4 minute steep

Turkish coffee: superfine grind, cold water, ibrik on a hot plate, I just watched a bunch of youtube videos to learn the exact technique. This is what I do when I want to treat myself to something fussy and potent

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i can’t handle caffeine but i like to taste the funny sour oily stuff one gets from the fancy cafes here, sometimes, if my partner has a cup

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Thanks but I am certainly an espresso only person lmao

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ah then the J Max or kinu m47 has you covered. but if you’re regularly grinding fine and want to save the handwork you could go electric (Barazza Encore ESP)

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used to get a tub of non-name instant coffee from Coles and put half in the previous empty tub & fill both with dried milk powder & sugar. good for when classes were before 10am

same time a friend introduced me to the Crazy Monkey: banana smoothie with as many espresso shots as was needed to almost taste the coffee (3-4)

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my coffee beans are 3 months old and they taste bad :frowning:

need new coffee… idk what to try… have some experience with south american and ethiopian but haven’t tried other countries / would take recommendations on medium/light roast. (for aeropress / south indian filter / french press)

i purchased a fellow stagg ekg kettle like all the cool kids have and it is nice looking but a little fussy.

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Have you ever tried single origin roasts from Blanchard’s? They’re my go-to when I want to have something unique and flavorful.

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i usually try a new dean’s bean, next up for me is migration celebration

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drinking french press, a washed Bolivia Caranavi from Zeke’s. it’s a few months old and they dont have it in stock now

is good even tho i underdosed the water. i havent liked this coffee as aeropress but it’s good without the paper filter

(if you wanted to try this roaster i’d say try the Chiapas)

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Heads up: your favorite coffee, Aldi “Specially Selected” German Roasted Ground Coffee, isn’t gone, it’s just been rebranded and relabeled under Aldi’s “Barissimo” imprint. I think they needed it to cost more than $4.89/lb and would rather discontinue / relabel than be on record raising a price

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