/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>15040684
I've been on an instant coffee bender lately. Just picked up some Anthony's Organic instant coffee because it was like $10 on amazon for a pound of instant.
It's not bad, bit better than nescafe instant.
Any instant recommendations?

>>15040684
Instant coffee. Local supermarket. I put two tsp of it in a cup and then poured some water I boiled on the stove

>>15040834
same no sugar needed

>filter
>tanzanian
>4:6 v60
still not really good at finding the right grind size for this method

>>15041545
each pour should run dry just before the next one, besides the first one which is just to wet the grinds
For my grinder, it depends on the size of the beans. I had some tiny ones that I had to go all the way to the finest setting, then some larger beans more recently where the very middle setting was perfect. Play with it a bit

>>15040834
>>15040956
what is the advantage of this vs anything else? I've only had instant coffee once and it was very bitter

https://youtu.be/p5_dLDozPO0

What makes coffee taste even better? The simultaneous sip with scott adams

>>15040684
>Flavor profile
Dried plums, apricots, cloves, citrus
Light flowery body, subtle sweetness

Brewed it today after lunch in my aeropress

>>15041601
Who doesn't have instant coffee? You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the cupboard, you forget about it. Then later on when you need it, it's there. It lasts forever. It's freeze-dried. Freeze-dried crystals.

>>15041601
I only drink a cup in the morning with my breakfast, to much hassle start brewing. I also think it tastes quite good, maybe because I'm used to it

Newb here. So why the fuck do people use different grind settings depending on whether it's a light, dark or medium roast?

>>15041906
THe darker the roast, its easier to extract flavors, so you can grind coarser without underextracting. The lighter the roast, its harder to extract flavors, so you grind finer to expose "more" coffee to water.

Why the FUCK does this keep happening? 20 clicks on the comandante, using the hoffmann method.

>>15043303
pour should be ever-expanding rings
the last 5 seconds of your pour should be all around the edge to specifically prevent this

you can also firmly tap your v60 after a pour to settle the edge grounds down

i literally just put a spoon full of fresh grounds in a cup and then pour hot water over it

>>15040684
all of you are fucking plebs

>>15041782
Lmao

>>15043303
Are you swirling enough after the stir?

>>15043317
does the taste of grounds appeal to you?

>>15043348
If I don't use an obscene amount of water it looks like this after swirling

How important is how you store your coffee?
I typically buy in fairly large amounts (1kg) due to the pricing differences, but the bags aren't resealable, so I mostly just use regular tupperware.

v60 drip decanter, tabless filters, 30g medium-coarse grind, 500ml 95C water. Aim for 3 min brew time, including a 45 second bloom with 60-80ml, and pull the brewer if it goes over. Basically the Hoff method

>>15043513
You're supposed to swirl with lots of water in it. Stir when it's at maximum capacity and swirl 10 seconds later when it's gone down enough to be safe. Don't swirl when it's almost finished extraction.

>>15043453
grounds stay on the bottom so you dont taste them

>>15041601
i drink this >>15040956
and it has no bitterness at all

>>15043513
1) You are pouring the water too quickly, there shouldn't be splattering. Get closer to the grounds and pour slower. You may want to get all your water in as quickly as possible in the hopes of speeding up your brew, but a poor bloom will slow it down more than you gain from having the water poured 3 seconds sooner (this goes for the rest of the brew too not just bloom)
2) If your grind is too coarse, it will let all the water through instantly. You may want to tighten your grind.
3) you are swirling too vigorously

Hope this helps

Anyone have that no talkie coffee pepe?

>>15043642
Thank you, this actually helped a lot

>>15043818

*taps glass*
ahem...

>buy East Timor single origin decaf coffee
>it has no tasting notes other than coffee despite only being roasted to City+
>the label on the bag claims chocolate and cranberry notes

Why would a reputable roaster sell this?

>>15044409
Thank you, I just wanted to have a look because I couldn't remember what it looked like properly and I fancied seeing it again.

I've got a beautiful kenyan aa jungle estate at the moment and I can't get enough of it, just gorgeous

>>15044811
A reputable one wouldn't, most tasting notes are bs though, they're always exaggerated to help sell the coffee

>>15046206
Get yourself checked for covid, anon. You clearly can't taste shit.

>>15043453
You can just let it settle you faggot, it's by no means ideal, but it's a million times better than instant

>>15046257
>let it settle
Yeah, that's what the native Americans did and look what fucking happened. Take your shit recommendations somewhere else

>>15046198
Describe the coffee.

>>15043303
Swirl more, Anon-kun

>>15044811
>>15046206
All drinkable coffee gets sold.

I'm sorry anons but my aeropress no-fuss 90 second recipe combined with aergrind is at the optimum intersection of effort and flavor.

>>15046215
Nah cunt, you clearly get swayed too much by marketing, coffee can definitely have flavours, and it does, but they're rarely as distinct as shit put on bags

>>15046399
Heap and fucking heaps of blackcurrant, super juicy, really sweet and smooth, without being too acidic

I've been drinking Nescafe Gold for a few weeks now since I broke my glass coffee pot out of my own stupidity. The first two cups gave me a headache for some reason but I'm rather enjoying it now.
>>15041782
In my experience instant coffee does go bad. My emergency Nescafe in it's original plastic jar tasted burnt and sad after sitting in the cupboard for a few years. Bought a new bag and it was all good.

>>15046413
In my opinion, it's not hard for the tasting notes to be evident in smelling the beans, but it's tricky to grind and brew coffee that ends up tasting like that.

My favorite coffee I've ever bought actually had the tasting notes' aroma of cantaloupe and sweet cream. It was awesome.

>>15040684
South American coffee is best

>>15046415
Nice. All berry, no citrus? Price?

>>15046433
Yeah for sure, definitely more obvious in the aroma

>>15046480
A bit of citrus, but not heaps, mainly berry, um, price, we sell it for £7 per 227g bag, but we can't get any more so saving it for myself now

>>15046410
post it. fine grind? how much stirring?

Why does anyone drink washed beans? Naturals and honeys are so much more flavorful, drink tea if you like light shit. Fuck this honduran is amazing in a v60.

>>15043338
I love a good bag of this, but half the time I buy it and it tastes like dirt water with coffee scent sprayed over the surface. Absolutely wild inconsistency.

>>15046925
Some people just can't get their head around the fact that coffee is a fermented product, and they get nauseous when the fermented taste becomes more obvious as with natural process coffee.

Why does everyone shit on moka pots?
Just tried one for the first time today and it was heavenly. Tasted like a real smooth espresso.

>>15040684
I love these little niggas like you wouldn't believe

>>15048877
Because Americans don't know how to use them. Gotta stop the extraction before it gets bitter

>>15046925
I'm just finding out the difference now. My first batch of beans was a natural grade 1 from Ethiopia. It was delightful. I'm drinking washed beans from Guatemala now, and the difference is shocking. It's still fantastic, and I'm really happy I started roasting my own beans, but I'll be going with natural from now on for sure. Dat flavor profile.

>>15049086
And on that note, why didn't anyone tell me how easy it is to roast your own coffee beans? The tradeoff between effort (almost none) and results (holy shit) is ridiculous, man.

>>15049091
I've been posting about diy poppers for months senpai.

>>15049212
I only recently started because literally no one talks about it outside of 4chan. I've been going years without good cawfee.

>>15046587
Medium grind, similar to V60. Bout 20g. I first bloom for 30 seconds with just enough water to saturate the grounds. Then fill with off-boiling water, pouring at a natural pace. Stir for 10 seconds, and then let steep for 60-70 seconds.

It's not like the best brew a person could make, but I can't be arsed with using a scale and shit when I'm just having my daily cup before work. It's quick and easy and imo makes a pretty respectable cup.

>bought a cheap coffee scale for the 0.1g increments
>mfw this lagtime when doing pourover
i made a mistake

>>15049326
If you're in the states, sign up on greencoffee.coop.

>>15049488
Lunargang rise up.

I've been drinking daily homemade nitro coffee. Dont care what anyone thinks.

>>15049488
just stop 5 grams early and adjust accordingly, it's fucking easy

HEB gang reporting. Currently drinking taste of houston. The best Cafe Ole flavor.

>What are ya drinking
coffee beans called 'love'
>Where's it from
good question...
>How'd you brew it
flair neo

i still cant froth milk correctly using a bellman, it's still fun tho and tastes pretty good

>>15050759
Your narcissism shows through even when you're trying to hide it. Yikes.

>>15050810
the problem is getting the steam to make the milk flow around and not just make big bubbles, sometimes it works and im not sure why

also go fuck yourself anon

>>15050824
Don't take your narc rage out on me, anon. Sheesh.

Yeah, you need microbubbles. I think you'd have better luck just using a french press to froth it.

>>15050833
>french press
okay buddy

>>15050810
>>15050833

Moron.

>>15050833
>french press

>>15040684
whats so bad about aeropress?

>>15050864
>>15050977
>>15050989
Confirmed/buttblasted midwits.

>>15051001
It's easy and consistent, and all you have to do is weigh your inputs. This angers people who think coffee should be a one hour magic ritual that costs $5 in materials per cup and uses machinery which can only be produced by the absolute finest, most premium chink slave labor.

>>15048931
Was thinking of trying one. I'll take your suggestion

>>15051069
i literally just put 4 spoonsful lol

>>15051085
I fill my grinder most of the way and know that that's about 18g. Aeropress is so forgiving. It's not usually the most incredible cup ever, but it's solid as fuck without much effort. I love how easy the device is to clean.

>>15051085
Hey if it works for you. I have the whole thing on a scale so weighing is actually easier than measuring volume. The nice thing about aeropress style is you can be off by a lot and still make passable coffee, so casually measuring volume is viable. But if you want to compete with the consistency of autist techniques then there needs to be a little precision.

>>15051102
how much should i be using lol

>>15043338
I buy 100% arabica from them and so far nobody spotted the difference between it and this expensive 100g 27€ from one of the coffee shops I go to.
Maybe we are just plebs.

I have had five (5) coffees today.

>>15051124
You have to do a little playing with it to get things right for whatever your beans, grind, and desired output volume is. But once you figure out a sweet spot, you just do it like that every time and you'll get a good cup in 20 seconds.

>>15051151
i literally just buy some random starbucks preground shit and put like 4 spoonfuls, don't even stir it usually lmao

>>15051153
Oh. Okay then.

>>15051155
i'm chad

>>15040684

Any pourover chads about? Just got a v60 and my cakes are looking pretty clean, but a little muddy. For espresso I'd assume the grind would be too coarse, so water is passing through too quickly. I'm using a stepped espresso grinder though, only about 2 notches coarser than what I'd grind for espresso. Is pourover really meant to be that fine? or is a muddy cake to be expected?

>>15051001
Its a paper filtered french press. Spergs and redditors think its the next coming of christ because Hoffman says he'd use it over instant if he was forced to brew out of a suitcase. Its completely and fully an immersion brewer. The "pressing" action doesn't create enough pressure to affect the cup at all. The paper filter is the only reason it could be considered "forgiving". Brown water will come out of one end with no sediment, so use whatever fucking grind you want, its going to make shitty coffee regardless.

>>15051174
Rao's latest video says go fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjsGf3R9mc0

>>15051203
Interesting, thanks fren. I was trying to taste for extraction but I ordered the beans online and they were delivered like a fucking month after roasting lmao so no chance of picking up subtle notes. At least I got to practice some technique though.

How do I step up my basic bitch coffee game guys
I drink pic related, its okay but not something to look forward to
I got my mother a tassimo last year, she loves it but i dont want to buy disc pod things for fucking coffee
I also don't want to spend eleventy million on a barista quality machine
what do

>>15051259
Buy yourself a cafetiere, and try coffee from some smaller roasteries, see if there's anyone local doing it, don't be afraid to ask questions, and try a variety of different coffees.

Also bare in mind different roasters will roasts the same beans different ways, and there are many different coffees from one origin, so for example, if you try a colombian and don't like it, don't just assume you don't like any colombians.

Don't use boiling water, you want it around 93degrees c

What do you normally have with coffee? Breakfast.

>>15049361
Cheers lad.

>>15040684
Pic related is what I'm drinking at the moment

It's instant

Because I'm lazy

>>15041664
Dobrý den, český příteli.

>>15051696
Why not just pop a caffeine tablet at this point?

>>15040684
What’s the beta beans to buy that aren’t $40/pound

How would I be doing on a grinder if I bought the OE Apex?
Don’t plan on espresso in the foreseeable future, and I really like the emphasis they put on the ability for the user to do maintenance.

>>15052335
Ive had bad experiences with oe lidos in the past and ive heard rhe apex is JUNK. Not surprising they're marketing inconsistency as 'maintenance friendly'. Hoffman should be reviewing the xeoleo ghost tooth soon, so I'd wait.

>>15040684
Hit dis shit in the v60. It does it for me. I live in CHicago and theres fine roasters here that I'll pick up from every now and again but largely this is the work horse

>>15052455
Anything you’d recommend looking at as an alternative?

>>15052455
Also, I’ve been reading nothing but positive reviews on the Apex. Where did you hear that it’s junk from?

>>15051203
low iq cope

>>15052490
HB hated it as of a few months ago. Maybe theres a second revision out now.

How do you guys cure a lumpy coffee bed after bloom? My coffee looks like this >>15043513 after bloom and trying the stuff replies say doesn't help. Should I just use more water past 2x coffee weight?

>>15052608
I’m reading the megathread from start to finish, seeing some complaints about retention but it seems that on the whole people are raving about the lack of fines and the grind consistency. Am I missing something?

>>15052859
Does it taste bad? If not then who cares

>>15053377
The taste isn't the problem, it's the consistency of my future brews. It's obvious that the beans continue degassing after my bloom and I'm afraid that will cause inconsistent extractions.

>>15053663
Try stirring.
I bloom, stir, then High Pour.
I will not tell you my timing sequences because they are a secret.

>>15053663
My advice is to not be anal retentive about this stuff and just enjoy the good tasting coffee knowing that it will change as it ages

>>15052957
Is this before or after they drill out the cover and use a rocket blaster? Also seen alot of issues with it just kicking out larger beans.

why does American coffee taste like boiled dirt? Why has America not adapted to a similar coffee culture to Australia?

>>15054973
Because America loves convenience above EVERYTHING ELSE.

Seriously. They will happily pay 700 bucks for a machine that saves literally 5 seconds from making their morning coffee, even though the end result is embarrassing.

It's reflected in all of their cuisine. Instead of nuance (which takes effort), Americans want more sugar, more fat, less spices! Look at ANY Americanized cuisine and you'll see it.

The worst offender is """"Chinese food"""" (biggest misnomer in the culinary world). First of all, what the FUCK does "Chinese food" even mean? Even if you're an ignoramus, there are 10 wildly different cuisines from China (there's actually a lot more, but this is what most people are familiar with). Of course, you can't count Hong Kong, Macau, or Taiwan, but Americans obviously would lump them all together.

Well, I think I've found the answer: Americans call American "Chinese" "food", "Chinese food," even though it's American food. It's disgusting, and it's different in the following ways (which are in line with what I said earlier about Americans hating nuance):

>almost absent spice use
>several dishes are covered in simple syrup
>no wok flavor in the dishes because they're cooked over a shitty low flame so that Americans don't think it's "burnt"
>extra oil and fat added to the simplified dishes
>fortune cookie at the end (wtf?)

The only similarity is that some of the dishes have names that make fun of White people, which also happens in some Cantonese cuisine.

>>15055033
White and upset.

>>15055043
I'm white, but I'm not upset. I don't live in America or the UK, so I'm actually able to get authentic Shanghainese, Hunan, Sichuan, Taiwanese, Cantonese, and HK food without even getting in my car. It's fucking delicious and I wish America wouldn't water down cuisine so much for convenience's sake.

>>15055058
>>15055043

>>15055033
What I remember as chinese food growing up as a young kid in Hong Kong

>turtle/shark fin soup
>fried chicken feet
>pig uterus noodles
>fried rice with pork knuckle gristle
>unidentifed fish balls on a stick
>boiled dog meat
>one time, monkey brains

Americans have no idea how bad it really is. No one in china knows what the fuck beef and broccoli is or sweet and sour pork. Chinese food is disgusting. Literally the worst parts to eat of any animal. Makes sense because chinks are the race of humans closest to animals. They make disgusting noises when they eat, slurp everything, men in the streets lift their fucking wife beaters over their sweaty stomachs while laughing and chewing with their mouths full of food. Like what kind of idiot decided 2 sticks is the most practical way to eat grains of fucking rice. Starving Nigerians who eat grass have a better diet than the average chinese.

15055195
>copypasta

Not even worth a (you)

>>15055033
Based copypasta.

>>15055215
It's not. I type my shit out by hand each time.

I remember when this thread was about coffee.
On that note! I just got a fuckheuge shipment of magic seed. I am very excited, but alas, this is not a roast day.

>>15054973
There are plenty of cafes and roasters putting out good coffee but people here generally just want caffeine for cheap.
Also obsessed, rent free and cope.

>>15054973
Aren't your big macs like $23?

>>15043317
based

>>15055835
Weird necro samefag.

I've been watching the thread stats, anon.

>>15055849
no you havent dumbass

>>15055849
You've got better shit to be doing on a friday night.

>>15055891
>>15055864
Again, suspected samefag.

>implying it's night time anywhere important
it's 6:30 and don't you forget it, cuck. I'll be making my way to /v/ once it's truenight (8 PM) to participate in a Friday night muhhfugga thread because I'm an absolute chad and don't give a shit that you're 5'9

>>15051652
Good size bowl of rolled oats with berries, cocoa + pea protein powder, tumeric, cinimon, and peanut butter.

>>15055925
Must not be following the thread stats too closely.

>>15055891
>>15055319
>>15055179
>>15055043
>>15052608
>>15052455
>>15051203
>>15050977


All me. Guessing you're the retard who thinks frothing in a french press is going to give you microfoam.

>>15056006
What do you usually get on IQ tests?

>>15056073
I was in gifted/talented accelerated courses as a kid. Think you had to hit 140+ on a test to get admitted. This was 20+ years ago so I'm probably firmly in the 60s. About 60 higher than you tho.

>>15056117
That's the answer I was expecting. Why was I expecting it?

>>15056117
Anyway Keith, I'll TTYL. Don't fall for any more posts and don't spread IQ test misinformation.

>>15056176
Set that alarm. Wouldn't want to be late to /v/. You've been looking forward to it all week.

>>15056268
Good job, you found me in both threads. Congratulate me, please.

>>15056704
I haven't been to /v/ since people quake. Try again.

>>15056794
People quaked*

>>15056794
Nah, I just fucked up and saw your last post while scrolling through my tabs after I got back from dinner. Thought it was in another thread. Oops! Zd

Tried the Peet's directly after reading a poster decrying it. Its ok but not worth the price tbqh

>>15056993
That being said I finally learned how to make cold brew in my walmart french press and am happy

>>15057002
Lemme guess. Water + grounds + time? Where were you going wrong before?

Been using it for espresso.
Shame Augie's closed down all their retail locations. Anyone know of good decaf for espresso?

>>15055978
I have dessert with coffee. Balances each other out.

>>15057835
Cheesecake, cupcake, brownies

bought me some nescafe gold, best instant cawfee I can get in muh country (arg), at least for what I know.
There's also the regular nescafé which I'm trying now, quite decent and doesn't have the awful aftertaste of café torrado (the one burnt with sugar using shitty beans).

Ordered a Niche Zero - anyone here have one?

>>15057287
The first time I thought it would produce some degree of a concentrate so I put some more water in without tasting it and watered it down.. very sad

I'm getting more of a seared bite on the Aeropress, than I'm getting on the actual V Six- no no no no no no no no.... No please don't say that no no no... No. Nonononono. No no nono no no. NONO NO NONO NO NO NOOOOO. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm not gonna trip. I wanted to come in a 100% hater.

I'mma tell you off the top. I wanted to take a sip of this and be like 'ehhh nah nah it don't it it'- I'mma just flat out say it; your Aeropress /ck/, IS BETTER THAN YOUR ACTUAL V SIXTY /CK/. YOUR AEROPRESS /CK/ IS BETTER THAN YOUR ACTUAL V SIXTY /CK/. IT HAS A MORE SEARED TASTE.

IT'S MORE OF A BREWOUT FLEX. IT JUST TASTES BETTER. Get over here. You get back in the cabinet. /ck/. That sip is so flavorful my m- and the fact that it works so well, it literally compliments the aroma. Like I'm not even mad that I'm sippin' up, and I'm not even mad, that I'm sipping coffee right now with my breakfast.

You can really taste the chocolate notes because the sear, on this press based situation right here, it's so strong and you barely get nutty notes but the notes are there so you get a crunch off it, with soft fruity action with BPA? /CK/, YOU'RE ONTO SOMETHING, AND I LIKE WHERE YOU, YOU GOIN' /CK/, THE AEROPRESS COFFEE SON!

>>15040684
I'm a noob when it comes to coffee and I only have a drip machine. I like to dri k my coffee black without anything added. Are there any blends/grounds/roasts good for that? any techniques or something I should be aware of?

What does a v60 actually do that a normal drip machine doesn't aside from looking cool?

>>15058112
I do

>>15059484
allows you to control more variables

>>15059532
Nice lad. I ordered the white.

>>15040684
I'm waiting on a V60 that I just ordered with some filters. I've been using a chemex plus grinder at home and I'm excited to try out the v60.

Any tips on pour technique? I've tried a bunch of stuff to make it stronger on the chemex but I think the filter is just too thick for me. It's great sometimes but i want some more body some days.

>>15057835
>>15057840
I used to do that, but I'm trying to lose weight. There's an awesome columbian coffee place near me that has fresh bread and pastries. If I lived closer I'd walk there more. By the way if you want to avoid sugar crash, high fiber cereal does the trick.

Cold brew is my go-to

>>15059868
Based robusta blend chad.

>>15059532
>OXO gooseneck
Just ordered one myself. What am I in for?
Nice setup also.

>>15059601
I have a lot of white appliances. They're usually cheaper.

>>15060294
OXO has been solid for the past two years.

Sifters finally here monday. Only took a few months of waiting.

>>15060998
Thanks for the blog post, kind redditor

>>15061253
It's a fucking coffee thread, calm down

>>15059868
Got it. Usually have cawfee by itself anyway.

>>15061253
I mean as of monday I can sift to an exact particle range and see the effect on flow. But keep posting about your aeropress faggot.

Can different processing (washed, natural, honey, carbonic, etc.) result in different final caffeine concentration?

>>15061253
based
>>15061500
cringe
>>>/homebarista/

>>15059868
>By the way if you want to avoid sugar crash, high fiber cereal does the trick.
Or oats. But someone will probably reply and tell me oats are reddit

>>15061500
Wrong. I'm the one avocadoing four frothy french presses

Never had instant coffee before. Picked up a thing of nescafe house blend, not bad. Definitely better than drip coffee

Just poured myself a cup of Chase and Sanborn with a little milk. I've been up since 8pm since my sleep schedule is on the fritz, and I'm hoping to at least make it to this afternoon to help fix it. I might need a couple more cups.

>>15062503
"Drip coffee" is not just one thing you can really compare that brand to. For most of the world it's the main method of enjoying coffee.

Coffee; two ways

Bleh. Just roasted a batch of a new Kenyan to city. It tastes like black tea. Not much citrus going on here, so at least it doesn't taste like earl grey. Fairly clean, but pretty so-so. I'm going to have to go darker, probably a full city.

>What ya drinking?
Ichamama Kenyan AA
>Where's it from?
Cloud picker coffee
>Getting any more?
I think I will, quite good and reasonably priced too.

I've found myself drinking a lot more decaf lately. 10pm brews are comfy as fuck. Not this coffee, another one I have.

>>15059484
More control over what you're doing, it'll allow you to bring out the best in each individual coffee you grind. That being said, you need to know what you're doing.
>>15053663
How much water are you using for your bloom?

Fucking hario grinder. Why I didn't come here first to be red pilled on them, I'll never know.

Getting Timemore c2 on black friday, first grinder, is it a good deal?

>>15063806

>>15063806
Sure, better than any ceramic burr shit.

hi i'm being an autistic fuck and trying to find a barista/coffee/bar towel for cleaning my steamer after use but I can't find anything good that isn't either a shitty microfibre or absolutely massive. I've been looking at wash cloths but I don't like any of the ones i'm seeing.

Anyone got any recommendations?

>>15050759
The bellman is fucking tricky but you can get a good finish with it. You need to wait for the entire thing to start hissing on the edge of exploding before you get going. This is my gf's work, i'm still useless getting the vortex going

>>15064618
>>15050759
Bellman is a bitch. I got some good foam, but I suck at latte art.

>>15064558
You want to go full autist get a good hand towel from fendrihan.

>>15064984
any UK equivalents?

>>15063703
Using about 2.5x coffee weight. I'm starting to get it closer to a smooth bed post bloom and it seems the thing that needed fixing was that my water temperature. My kettle isn't a great one and taking it down to a lower temp made the bed much more even post-swirl.

>>15063506
Okay, it's better than the folgers I have in the cabinet made in my $10 drip machine, faggot. For any normal person, that's implied

>>15065056
amazon uk has a few Ikeuchi towels. To be clear, I'm suggesting a high end jap bath towel manufacturer to clean a nozzle.

>>15065226
>$10 drip machine

For any normal person, its implied you're the fgt.

>JUST GOT A SANDWICH FROM THE GAS STATION, WAY BETTER THAN HOTPOCKETS FROM MY DIRTY MICROWAVE

I drank some really bitter ice coffee today

>>15065236
>bro just get a $100 drip machine to make shitty drip coffee
No

>buy 3 pack sampler from a roaster I've never ordered from before
>one is good, one is just okay, and the third one tastes burnt to shit despite being roasted to at maximum Full City
>should have just bought from the local roaster

>>15065255
Or a $6 plastic v60 and a kettle. You're poor. Spend wisely. $10 mr coffees with an alu heating element that only get water up to 80c isn't going to cut it.

>>15065275
>Or a $6 plastic v60 and a kettle
And where did I say I don't have this? My life is busy and not every cup I make is going to be pour over/press/etc. I was using that cheap drip machine to make quick coffee when I don't have much time, but this instant coffee just tastes better than that. That's all my post was saying. What the fuck is your problem?

>>15065292

>Never had instant coffee before. Picked up a thing of nescafe house blend, not bad.

>Definitely better than drip coffee

>Definitely

Except its not. What beans are you using, when were they ground, what is your weight in/ weight out? Its like someone with shredded shoelaces and torn eyelets asserting that velcro is the way to go.

>>15065315
>>Definitely better than drip coffee
As I said, it's better than the drip coffee from my machine with the pre ground coffee I have on hand. And yes, it definitely is better than that. Shut the fuck up, not everyone is so autistic they have to make every single cup of coffee the best cup in the world

>>15065323
Not everyone is so content in the mediocrity of their day to day life that they NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED drip coffee with preground grocery store shit. Again, velcro straps are real convenient, but with a small bit of effort, you can learn to tie a bow knot. Takes marginally longer, but the result speaks for itself, and most people over the age of 4 know how to budget their time.

>>15065343
>NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED drip coffee with preground grocery store shit.
Except I never said this. I said that I often drink more than one cup a day and I don't feel like making every cup in a v60
>Again, velcro straps are real convenient, but with a small bit of effort, you can learn to tie a bow knot
This is an absolute shit analogy because using velcro straps doesn't take any longer than tying laces. Whereas there's a big difference in how much time it takes to properly brew a cup of coffee and how long it takes to make some quick drip or instant coffee. All I've gotten from this exchange is that you're either autistic about coffee or that you have no life and have nothing to do all day

>>15065355
>you have no life and have nothing to do all day

Coming from the guy who felt the need his instant coffee experience was worth discussing. If you're going to do something, do it right. I often eat more than one meal a day. Its quicker to grubhub mcdonalds for every meal rather than take the 4 minutes to preheat a pan and prepare a protein. But why the fuck would I put that slop inside of me when I'm fully capable of the basic task of cooking. Heating water and pouring it shouldn't be a hurdle for you, and if you've got the time to defend your instant coffee consumption across 6+ posts, you've got time to pour some fucking water.

>>15065385
>Coming from the guy who felt the need his instant coffee experience was worth discussing
Where were you for all the other instant coffee posts?
>Its quicker to grubhub mcdonalds for every meal rather than take the 4 minutes to preheat a pan and prepare a protein
You seriously never order fast food, anon? You never have one of those days?

>>15065399
Started the timer before filling my kettle. 7 minutes from bean to cup with a hand grinder. I think you're worth the 7 minutes. You don't. 18g of brazilian maragogipe.

>Where were you for all the other instant coffee posts?

We tell them off too.

>You seriously never order fast food, anon? You never have one of those days?

Not in years. Last fast food I had was back when taco bell still had firey doritos tacos.

>>15065462
Cool

>>15065618
coof*

>>15040684
Alright /DFCG/ I got money. What machine/press makes the best cup you have ever had?
I'm a french press with milk, cinnamon, collagen and mct oil kind of guy so I dont know much about making a good cup.

>>15066441
V60 tbqh

>>15066441
If you want to control all your variables, get a v60(or even a hario switch since you like immersion brewers) and a kettle. If you want to toss coffee in a basket and hit a button, get a Moccamaster or Breville Precision Brewer.

bump

>>15065462
>We tell them off too.
You missed the second post. Chop chop, incel

>tfw nobody can make a kettle that doesn't die within two years

>>15068617
Getting blatantly ignored is pretty emotionally damaging. Enjoy the (you). The other bozo is still waiting for one.

>>15059868
Coffee with apple tarts.

My grinder is garbage and it's really affecting my coffee's quality. Is the Timemore C2 the best budget grinder in terms of value/money?

>>15070040
Yes. Slim will be slightly sturdier and the crank turn action will feel slightly smoother and more stable, but it will cost $25 more.

>>15068656
thanks :3

Just got my v60 size 02. I’m brewing directly into my mug. How do I swirl this shit without coffee splashing everywhere? I’m moving from a chemex to this so having a separate dripper is new to me

>>15070407
On the bloom swirl if you're doing that you can swirl everything together but on the Rao spin you should be swirling the V60 alone. Make sure you let it drain just enough too.

>>15070407
If you're filling your V60 right up to the top or almost to the top, there's no technique in the world that will allow you to swirl without spilling. Either slow down your pour so that the water level never reaches too far up, or wait for it to drain down a little and accept that you're going to lose a bit of the coffee grounds stuck around the rim of the highest level the water reached during your pour.

>>15041644
oh nononNONO!

>>15070460
Is this what happens when an autist starts doing cocaine on the reg?

>>15063582
I'm changing my mind about this coffee. 48 hours after roasting it tastes better. Picking up on some moderate chocolate and minor grapey notes, not just black tea. I'm still going to try it at full city next roast day. I guess it's not very realistic to expect to nail the roast on a new coffee on your first try.

>>15070886
It takes about 36hrs rest before I pull shots on my roasts. Get in the habit of roasting a few days before you run out so you've always got perfectly rested coof. If I know the beans aren't my fav, I don't mind cold brewing right off the roast.

>>15070900
Well I've had some frooty Ethiopians that were fucking amazing the same day, and a Yemeni that takes 3 full days to taste right. It just depends on the coffee. Each one seems to have a mini learning curve. Other notes about this Kenyan: the beans are delightfully large and dense, with an unusually high caffeine content. This is a good morning constitutional coffee.

>want to try Yemeni coffee
>it's really expensive

Damn

>>15052474
I'm in the suburbs, is there a chimpout going on? Haven't been there in a while

>>15071287
It's generally very good. Very complex. Toasted pumpkin seeds, squash, chocolate, cigar shop tobacco aromas. Dry-process heirloom cultivars; small, irregular beans with few defects. Lovely at a full city or even vienna. 20 years ago I was drinking stuff similar but also had extraordinary dried apricot notes. Like an apricot pipe tobacco in liquid form. One of the elder coffee cultures. The cost is mostly because of the fucked up war. 10 years ago you couldn't even get any though. Personally, I feel that buying it helps to economically stabilize the country. I like to think some of the money ends up going to regular people there.