Brands?

Temps to brew at?

Got a coffee syphon around the holidays (super cool device)

etc

i thought the title was "caffeine tahpik", so im going to poop

redbull

ive wanted to get one of those for kicks
192 is optimal, right?

i prefer paradise roasters, the coffee klatch, couple local ones in portland that i like to support, or check here http://www.coffeereview.com/allreviews.cfm


im digging my espresso maker, i can tell at some point im buying a $600 machine. but clearly today.

This post has been edited by blind_chief on Fri - Feb 15 2013 - 19:04:06

for the price the swedish gevalia coffee is pretty good

donno, have clearly really researched it and yes I will be buying an espresso machine. Tempted to take tax return and get it

donno where I can find that

http://www.amazon.com/Silvia-Version-3-Sta...spresso+machine
thats the "entry level" machine, anything less is scoffed at by the espresso snobs lol. i picked up a $300 machine and im happy with it, though i certainly can tell why its clearly on par with a $600 machine (clearly in flavor though, just a production/speed aspect.

dont bother, marginally better than starbucks. aka green mountain/tim hortons. clearly micro roasted.

only suggested cuz it was 6-7 bucks for a 12 oz bag

if you wanna spend 15/bag i can suggest others

i didnt mean to come off so high and mighty either. its a great coffee for a k-cup or for taking places that only have the whirly bird grinder and basic drip.

My grinder alone was 100$+, did I give off the impression I was looking for cheap?

itt: frivolous spending

just sayin, $15/12 oz bag of some seriously good coffee is clearly frivolous, its "holy fucking shit this is good coffee"

if your going to spend all this money on coffee, isnt it just worth it to buy a 2 dollar cup of cafe americano from Starbucks every morning?

i donno dude, i have no idea what you wanna spend your fortune on. i figured you would save up for a nice house or a Ferrari or something

and i love the once or twice a year when i have that feeling of "holy shit this is good"

americano is my go to drink from coffee shops. at home ill make a nice glass of 6 shot espresso. the one draw back to this is the amount you get to consume. sometimes i just want to drink 3-4 cups through the morning. also, that americano from starbucks, $2.55 for the grande, is 2-3 shots (i think its just 2). its really clearly much more to do homemade espresso, and its so much more flavorful from beans clearly scorched from overroasting (which any big coffee house has to do otherwise beans are done after 3 weeks).

if you look at it as just paying for quantity, then starbucks is the way to go. but home coffee as a hobby is paying for flavor.

folgers dark roast, reheated the next day

the best
i use the same filter and just add more on top the next day

cant tell if quality trolls or poor taste

quality trolls

perhaps self roasting is the way to go then joe?

my boss started roasting his own beans. its actually p cheap, and the green beans keep for months.

mmmmyes. quite remarkable I must say!

no time for those bottom dogs

it is cheap after you buy the roaster

girl, be a doll and run along and fetch me some hot water for my roaster. did you know that i paid more for the roaster than you make in a year? remarkable quality, I'm the talk of all the chaps!

capital!