You gotta be fucking kidding me....



Now this is real coffee.

Gump

GumpAir wrote:You gotta be fucking kidding me....



Now this is real coffee.

Gump

Now this is real coffee.

Yeah Rob, that's close. Folgers instant and booze. Just shit can the water and you got it.

Gump

Gump, u would fit in well with my cowboy buddies up here in the hills east of town! have drank many a cup made that way...!...although sometimes "NEVER let a cowboy make the coffee!"

Check out this Brunton camping coffee maker I found for $20. Kind of interesting if not mostly novel: You heat up the water in the cup, add grounds to a middle chamber, and invert it. The potential for scalding oneself is high, but it's kinda neat.

Zane, I gotta agree with you. Morning without coffee is just plain dangerous. I'm pretty sure there's a FAR requiring it We accidentally bought decaf one time. Both of us thought we were getting sick, you know, head ache, nausea, the whole deal. That is until we realized our mistake. A couple of shots of Java was all it took to get us feeling better. I can do without a lot of things camping, but coffee ain't one of them

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blackrock wrote:For the past 6 months or so, I've been wanting to try home roasting, but without someone to show me the ropes, I set the idea aside. I know I can buy something like the SR500, but the price point for me to experiment is a little high. Is fresh roast really that much better to justify the upfront cost? I only drink 2 cups per day. What do you guys use for a grinder?

I've got TomD to blame for getting me hooked on this shit... Worse than drugs, (although I wouldn't know). Great coffee, but now I can't drink anything else since that tastes like crap now!

I have found though that there is definitely an optimum water temp. I open up the kettle and let the steam roll off for about 20-30 seconds before pouring, to get it down to about 185˚ F.

Icing on the cake - makes it come alive...

Oh, my favorite thread has been resurrected!

Did we talk about this? Kyocera hand operated burr grinder:



I fresh grind every morning. One morning the power was out. I was grinding my beans by putting them inside a Ziploc freezer bag and going over them with the rolling pin. Also, if you use a regular blade grinder for your french press grounds, you end up with a lot of sludge at the bottom. The burr grinder is much more even grind, and you can dial in your coarseness level.

Coffee....the best part of my day (not really, but I so love my morning brew). I would love to hear more about this roasting your own Mike. Is that in another thread?

You guys kill me with your yuppy coffee opinions. 98% of the time I drink what ever is on sale. Regular leaded of course. I do like the super high end stuff, just not enough to put down the cash for it. All those years in the fire station drinking rotgut coffee has become a habit. We used to call it fire house heroin. To each their own.

I need the money for mo go mogas.

OregonMaule wrote:You guys kill me with your yuppy coffee opinions. 98% of the time I drink what ever is on sale. Regular leaded of course. ...
I need the money for mo go mogas.

X2.

OregonMaule wrote:You guys kill me with your yuppy coffee opinions. 98% of the time I drink what ever is on sale. Regular leaded of course. I do like the super high end stuff, just not enough to put down the cash for it. All those years in the fire station drinking rotgut coffee has become a habit. We used to call it fire house heroin. To each their own.

I need the money for mo go mogas.

That's fine. Some people can be happy with worthless shit. Some people can even be so proud of it that they feel compelled to let you know.

I can tell you that the coffee at every fly-in breakfast I've ever been to, including Lenhardt's on donut day, tastes like water to me, and it because of people like YOU.

Could this be the reason I don't have a plane? I've been squandering $30 a month on uppity premium organic coffee? Maybe there's a beef analogy that can appeal to the naysayers.

GumpAir wrote:

Cowboy coffee-- no basket inside, you just strain the grounds out with your mustache. (side benefit is that keeps it from showing the grey)

Roast your own. You'll get it exactly the way you like it- and won't look forward to store bought or coffee shop coffee again.

I roast mine weekly...you can really taste the flavor leaving 3-5 days after roasting. After a week, the quality declines until it tastes like something at the grocery store. A cuppa 3-6 hours after roasting will make total addicts out of perfectly sober friends.

Any suggested on-line sites for roasting your own? How to, methods, etc.? I can google, but if you guys are already pros - help a brutha out.

I had one of those pressure pot gizmos back in the '60s when I was in college. Hot plate in the dorm room. They do make a good cup of chewy coffee. Hold the milk except for once a month or so. I have thought about getting one and trying to rig some sort of filter but I'm afraid it might blow up! The other way to go is one of those screen push jobs......

emflys wrote:Any suggested on-line sites for roasting your own? How to, methods, etc.? I can google, but if you guys are already pros - help a brutha out.

Sweet maria's is popular (http://www.sweetmarias.com/index.php).

I find their selection is good, but pricey. Lots of info. You can be as foo foo as ya wanna be there. You can shop around other laces, or talk a local roaster into selling to you. Keep in mind that 1 lbs of green coffee makes 1/2 lb of roasted coffee for pricing it out.

I like some ethiopian coffees, and I get Costa Rican stuff direct from the grower (cheaper, by the 15 lb bag). Kona is really nice stuff- unfortunately, it's one of the times the hype stands up to reality, and I can only afford to buy it when I'm in Hawaii and have it shipped back green. Otherwise, it is crazy priced.

I used really cheap $8 hot air popcorn poppers to roast with from the late 80's thru to several years ago, but they burn up every six months or so. So I got myself a heavy duty hot air roaster for ~$180, and it has worked for around 6 years with no issue.

It's not apartment/neighbor friendly. Roasting coffee will make most folks wrinkle their noses. It's really smelly, and the husks make a mess. It's best done outside, away from the house, with clothes you are putting in the wash. If the smoke wanders inside in the tiniest amount, you will be served divorce papers the following day. It is really persistent and bears little resemblance to the great aroma of the final product.

It's easy to do with a little practice with your nose and ears. Have fun.

Zane wrote:I can tell you that the coffee at every fly-in breakfast I've ever been to, including Lenhardt's on donut day, tastes like water to me, and it because of people like YOU.

Could this be the reason I don't have a plane? I've been squandering $30 a month on uppity premium organic coffee? Maybe there's a beef analogy that can appeal to the naysayers.

I'll agree most of the places giving free coffee skimp when they make it, and that should be a punishable crime.

Thanks Les. Cool!

Anyone try one of these - a bbq grill rotisserie roaster? I have a good grill with good heat control and great rotisserie. Half pound would be great as my wife doesn't drink coffee.

http://www.coffeeroastersclub.com/coffee-roaster-drums-for-bbq-grills/25-mini-me-8-oz-coffee-roaster-drum-for-bbq.html

I'm with Zane here. Perhaps its a generational thing. But I am telling you, I have to have my morning cup o joe. Transparent mass produced brown bitter sludge does not do it for me. Yes, I want my organic freshly ground beans, latte style, thank you.