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What coffee are you brewing lately?
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2018-07-31 at 9:50 PM UTCBefore I quit using caffeine, I just made Folgers becuase it's cheap.
Expensive brands of coffee are much better though, and generally the darker the roast the better, unless it's a cheap, crappy brand. Then medium roast is sometimes better. I like Caribou, but it's overpriced for what it is.
I like the taste of coffee and I would drink decaf, however as fin said, decaf is not completely decaf.
My main purpose for drinking coffee used to be that it was free at work and the tap water there is horrendously bad. Bad coffee is better than bad water. Now I just borrow some of their orange juice for free vitamin c. -
2018-07-31 at 9:51 PM UTC
Originally posted by Zanick A French press is really an ideal method for brewing coffee. It may be low-tech compared with some of the options available in the first world, but it's superior to most of them. Just control a few variables: water temperature, grind consistency (should be coarse or you'll get more sediment), steeping time, and bean quality (of course), and you can make a cup with excellent flavor every time.
What you should be concerned about with very old coffee are the oils present on the bean. In a brewing system with a metal enhancement, like a French press, these oils end up in the final product and, under the right circumstances, these oils lend themselves to a greater body in the final product. This is terrific if you have fresh coffee and want to taste the subtle flavors. In your case, though, it might instead be delivering rancid roasted plant material into your cup. This is why you should look at them closely and smell them very carefully before you consider brewing and again after you've brewed. To be clear, I think you should throw them out.
another reason one reason why one of the jar has been sitting there for almost 2 years was becos i bought the wrong type.
i think its brans was cassino, and its fine ground.
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2018-07-31 at 9:56 PM UTCZanick- curious
I used to be kind of anal about the tea I made. I have some aged loose leaf earl grey black Assam tea, although I believe that is from a certain tea province in India, not from Africa. Africa does grow some tea, I've had Kenyan before.
I believe there are several countries that grow Assam tea though, I wonder if there is a relation between Assam tea and coffee. -
2018-07-31 at 9:57 PM UTC
Originally posted by benny vader another reason one reason why one of the jar has been sitting there for almost 2 years was becos i bought the wrong type.
i think its brans was cassino, and its fine ground.
edit : last i check they smell like coffee.
Tea lasts about a year until it's "bad", however it's not actually bad yet, it's just losing some potentcy.
I imagine coffee is similar -
2018-07-31 at 9:58 PM UTC
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2018-07-31 at 10:02 PM UTC
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2018-07-31 at 10:05 PM UTC
Originally posted by DietPiano Before I quit using caffeine, I just made Folgers becuase it's cheap.
Expensive brands of coffee are much better though, and generally the darker the roast the better, unless it's a cheap, crappy brand. Then medium roast is sometimes better. I like Caribou, but it's overpriced for what it is.
I like the taste of coffee and I would drink decaf, however as fin said, decaf is not completely decaf.
My main purpose for drinking coffee used to be that it was free at work and the tap water there is horrendously bad. Bad coffee is better than bad water. Now I just borrow some of their orange juice for free vitamin c.
Dark roasts can be very good with some beans, but roast level is not meant to be an indicator of quality. Some fine coffees taste better at a light roast, others need to be roasted in between to unlock their best flavor. There are a lot of factors that decide how a coffee responds to roasting, like the region where they were grown, at what elevation, how they were picked and processed, etc. But to say that dark roasts are better than medium roasts is very untrue, much like comparing hot Pepsi with hot Mountain Dew. You might sometimes prefer one over the other, but ultimately they aren't even properly related.
Originally posted by benny vader another reason one reason why one of the jar has been sitting there for almost 2 years was becos i bought the wrong type.
i think its brans was cassino, and its fine ground.
edit : last i check they smell like coffee.
If you use finely ground coffee with a French press, it's going to be overextracted and will taste very bitter, not to mention that you'll have a lot of it left over in the bottom of your cup. Coffee ground that way is more suitable for drip or espresso. I still think you should throw it out, but if it doesn't look or smell dangerous then I guess you'll probably be okay. -
2018-07-31 at 10:16 PM UTC
Originally posted by Zanick If you use finely ground coffee with a French press, it's going to be overextracted and will taste very bitter, not to mention that you'll have a lot of it left over in the bottom of your cup. Coffee ground that way is more suitable for drip or espresso. I still think you should throw it out, but if it doesn't look or smell dangerous then I guess you'll probably be okay.
i realize that when i made my first cup with it.
i guess ill just feed it to my plants then. -
2018-07-31 at 10:24 PM UTC
Originally posted by DietPiano Zanick- curious
I used to be kind of anal about the tea I made. I have some aged loose leaf earl grey black Assam tea, although I believe that is from a certain tea province in India, not from Africa. Africa does grow some tea, I've had Kenyan before.
I believe there are several countries that grow Assam tea though, I wonder if there is a relation between Assam tea and coffee.
Assam is a state in India and they're renowned for growing tea. Their specific variety of tea, Camellia assamica, is a taxonomic group removed from other teas. That's why Assam tea can be grown in other regions and countries; essentially growers are taking this cultivar and planting it elsewhere. Assam does produce coffee, as do a number of other states in India. Indian coffee is more popular outside of the US, but on the whole, it makes up very little of the total world coffee production. -
2018-07-31 at 10:28 PM UTC
Originally posted by Zanick Assam is a state in India and they're renowned for growing tea. Their specific variety of tea, Camellia assamica, is a taxonomic group removed from other teas. That's why Assam tea can be grown in other regions and countries; essentially growers are taking this cultivar and planting it elsewhere. Assam does produce coffee, as do a number of other states in India. Indian coffee is more popular outside of the US, but on the whole, it makes up very little of the total world coffee production.
have you ever tried that cat shit coffee ???? -
2018-07-31 at 10:55 PM UTCNever, nor will I. Civet coffee is produced with great cruelty to the animals required.
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2018-07-31 at 11:04 PM UTC
Originally posted by DietPiano Before I quit using caffeine, I just made Folgers becuase it's cheap.
Expensive brands of coffee are much better though, and generally the darker the roast the better, unless it's a cheap, crappy brand. Then medium roast is sometimes better. I like Caribou, but it's overpriced for what it is.
I like the taste of coffee and I would drink decaf, however as fin said, decaf is not completely decaf.
My main purpose for drinking coffee used to be that it was free at work and the tap water there is horrendously bad. Bad coffee is better than bad water. Now I just borrow some of their orange juice for free vitamin c.
not trying to be a party pooper, buttt...using tap water in anything that is boiled then consumed only concentrates the 'shit' in the original tap water. if you want to have some fun, fill a clean glass up with water then let it evaporate.
all that shit and sludge left at the bottom and caked to the sides is what youre drinking -
2018-08-01 at 7:49 AM UTC
Originally posted by infinityshock not trying to be a party pooper, buttt…using tap water in anything that is boiled then consumed only concentrates the 'shit' in the original tap water. if you want to have some fun, fill a clean glass up with water then let it evaporate.
all that shit and sludge left at the bottom and caked to the sides is what youre drinking
thats just calcium and floride.
youll get more if you use those expensive, high end italian mineral waters. -
2018-08-01 at 8:03 AM UTC
Originally posted by Zanick A French press is really an ideal method for brewing coffee. It may be low-tech compared with some of the options available in the first world, but it's superior to most of them. Just control a few variables: water temperature, grind consistency (should be coarse or you'll get more sediment), steeping time, and bean quality (of course), and you can make a cup with excellent flavor every time.
What you should be concerned about with very old coffee are the oils present on the bean. In a brewing system with a metal enhancement, like a French press, these oils end up in the final product and, under the right circumstances, these oils lend themselves to a greater body in the final product. This is terrific if you have fresh coffee and want to taste the subtle flavors. In your case, though, it might instead be delivering rancid roasted plant material into your cup. This is why you should look at them closely and smell them very carefully before you consider brewing and again after you've brewed. To be clear, I think you should throw them out.
Aint nobody got time for all that though. What do you think of drip coffee makers? -
2018-09-20 at 12:35 PM UTCTime to visit SB soon for a pumpkin latte. They must be back now.
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2018-09-20 at 1:24 PM UTCI had to slum it for the last 2 months,, I been drinkin walmrt brand dark rost,, 15 bucks for 48 K cups
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2018-09-20 at 2:20 PM UTCarabica with cardamom
about .25 cup of ground arabica to 1.5 cups water, with ground cardamom to taste. boiled stovetop until coffee/cardamom sinks, then sifted/ served with dates.The following users say it would be alright if the author of this post didn't die in a fire! -
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