Do you folks like coffee?

[Bassist_Diver]

I've found that adding a very small pinch of kosher salt to the grinds before brewing really keeps the bitterness at bay. I'd forgotten how much it helps when I skipped it this morning.

Also, if y'all can find it, this is hands down my favorite roaster. They're based out of Houston so they only retail in Texas, but you can always buy online.



http://www.katzcoffee.com

[dubkitty]

that might actually make the coffee at work barely tolerable.

[Bassist_Diver]

We have a “kill it refill it” policy at our office and I’ve gotten everyone on board with putting a little salt in the grinds when they brew work sludge. Usually half a pack into one of those giant, one gallon pour machines does the trick for us.

[Gone Fission]

Coffee sock and big jar acquired for cold brewing season. And Bustello because it does great cold brew in my past experience.

[odontophobia]

Coffee sock and big jar acquired for cold brewing season. And Bustello because it does great cold brew in my past experience.

I’ll have to look into that.

Despite the fact that I sometimes pound instant coffee at work one of the guys I work with brought his Chemex in and we’ve been making pour overs. Currently doing pour overs with Rowster’s Milky Way. It’s great.

[Gone Fission]

I’m sure better cold brew is possible, but I’m not worried about fucking up a batch of Bustello. When I tried the process a few years back, the cold brew Bustello wowed a coffee snob friend, so I may just end up staying there for cheap and easy.

[ck3]

What is the general consensus regarding Nespresso-type machines? I now work a much more demanding job, so loose leaf tea is starting to progressively lose favor to coffee, and something even stronger seems warranted.

[coldbrightsunlight]

They seem dumb to me. I've not had that many coffees from one, but what I have had has not impressed me.

I've never had coffee from one that's better than what I get from my aeropress (my office-based coffee making system of choice - it can make really good coffee). So if you have access to boiling water and a sink to wash stuff in I would much rather go for the aeropress or a cafetiere. One of those and enough coffee to last at several months is cheaper than even the cheapest nespresso machine I'm aware of.

[Chankgeez]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UAoT21eqXI

[Achtane]

That was captivating.

[odontophobia]

That was captivating.

Fucking legend.

[ck3]

The Aeropress looks like a winner, especially in terms of prep time and price to performance ratio. Are they generally easy to clean?

[coldbrightsunlight]

Super easy.

Dump filter and grounds into bin. Rinse aeropress and dry. No fiddly parts like trying to clean grounds out of a cafetiere filter.

[ck3]

$old. Thanks for the info. An Aeropress should be arriving by Tuesday of next week along with some fancy, freshly-roasted NYC espresso beans and an adjustable ceramic hand grinder. I'll have to tinker with ground textures to determine what works best.

[Chankgeez]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... alty-blend