What coffee are you drinking just now?

[gentlegreen]

Can anyone recommend a good aeropress? Want to branch out from cafetieres and pour over.

There is only one.



If you want it cheap, I bought mine from cream supplies along with a Porlex grinder - seemed a good deal at the time but that was several years ago.

 

[IC3D]

I'm having Vietnamese from my stovetop brought back from holiday, left out the ice and rum though due to outside temp and childcare responsibilities

 

[gentlegreen]

Coincidentally I was about to post that I'm about to order my second replacement pack of Aeropress filters

I bought my Aeropress on 13/2 2011
ordered 350 filters on 16 / 9 2013 -

1751 days / 4.79 years

so that's 700 filters used - less 30 left = 670.

I only make a maximum 104 mugs a year - plus say 30 days of leave - minus weekends away so 130x 4.79 = 623 - plus I reused a few ... so either I dropped a load on the floor or there aren't actually 350 in a pack.

The Aeropress itself is lasting well - in spite of me repeatedly leaving the plunger compressed in the barrel which makes the seal loose ...

£57.72 for the Aeropress and grinder
£3.98 for the filters
£61.70

/623 brews = just under 10p per mug
coffee currently works out at £8 for 250g = £1.14 per brew
total £1.24

 

[Dan U]

There is only one.

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If you want it cheap, I bought mine from cream supplies along with a Porlex grinder - seemed a good deal at the time but that was several years ago.

Didn't realise there as only one brand.

Will have a hunt, cheers.

 

[gentlegreen]

I'm out of good coffee now, so will soon have to order some for my 3 weeks off - I will need nearly a kilo, so have a bit of a dilemma as home delivery is inconvenient especially at holiday time and I need some for the next two weeks ... so it will be 4 weeks' old come the end.
I will make sure I decant it in small doses.

Last year I experimented and got lucky with some of it, but I will probably play it safe ... though it's always so tempting.

I'll need to get stocked up with my favourite peanut butter too - coffee for me always means calories

I hope I can learn to skip lunch at least some of the time ... as well as taking several decent bike rides a week.

 

[Mogden]

Okay kindly people with generous birthday cash means I'm on the hunt seriously for a Chemex. I want a 3-6 cup with leather collar and it's likely to be from Hasbean. But, and I know I should grind my own, and I do but I have a hand Hario and need a plug in, which grind of bean should I use for the Chemex? I was thinking espresso as it's a paper filter.

 

[weltweit]

Morrissons own brand decaf, not bad AND cheap!

 

[gentlegreen]

Hasbean have an interesting-looking costa rica ...
I ordered 2 x 250g of my usual Guatemala - 14 brews - the next two weekends plus the first week at home ... so I'll have several days to see if I tire of my favourite coffee and feel like taking a gamble.

I see my local shop has a new Guatemalan ...

Finca San Esteban - Two Day Coffee

"Decided to go with darker medium to bring out full body and big sweet finish."

Not sure about their taste buds though.
This one was horrible no matter what I did with it. :-

El Salvador
Finca La Fany 100% Red Bourbon
"One of all time favorites. Finca La Fany. All day everyday coffee."

 

[gentlegreen]

"Puck filtering"

Is reckoned to be a good feature of the aeropress - by all accounts there's a component in coffee called "caffestol" which worsens cholesterol problems.

I will be keeping an eye on my pucks for a bit to see if I can figure out how this layering effect comes about.
I grind my coffee carefully and stir it like mad for 30 seconds with the fat end of a melamine chopstick before putting the filter cap on and shaking it as I invert the Aeropress for pressing ...

I use a lot of coffee - over 30 grammes - for 3/4 of a mug once I've diluted it - but still remain unconvinced I could get the results I want any more efficiently - though when I'm really desperate I have been known to do a second infusion and pressing without the results being actually disgusting - but I only ever have my coffee with hot bread and peanut butter / yeast extract - and before I started taking more care with my diet, Bonne Maman apricot jam.

 

[superfly101]

FFS in the fridge! Seriously the fridge!

You store coffee in a jar, in a dark place and at room temperature.

A 750ml jar like this holds 250g note the clip and rubber seal

The coffee bean is full of oil and is rather porous which moving from hot to cold has quite a detrimental effect on.

Most buyers like Hasbean tend to encourage the 2-4 week coffee perfection window oooooh ooooh ooooh!

Is this right? Well it is if you want to shift loads of coffee to idiots who know no better and keep your storage costs low.

I'm

This week's coffee is number 17 of 52, which means you have 35 more to go.

The coffee we've selected for you this week is:

CHRISTMAS ESPRESSO 2015
40% El Salvador Nejapa Los Vientos Washed
30% Kenya Kiriga AA Washed
30% Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kebel Aricha Natural

currently Into my 5th year of a Hasbean InMyMug 52 week subscription

 

[8den]

I got the missus an aeropress for Christmas. Mainly because at some point this year I lost the ability to make stove top coffee. Everything I make is somehow both watery and bitter.

For myself I've been using a French press, half a cup (us measurement) of ground coffee gives me two large cups.

She likes half caf in the stovetop.

 

[gentlegreen]

Most buyers like Hasbean tend to encourage the 2-4 week coffee perfection window oooooh ooooh ooooh!

Is this right? Well it is if you want to shift loads of coffee to idiots who know no better and keep your storage costs low.

If I worked in a lab I might try nitrogen .....

I confess I tend to rely on the fancy metallised bags Hasbean send me - tightly rolled-up. Sometimes stuffed inside something else... maybe if only to justify their environmental cost.

250g lasts me 7 brews or nearly 4 weeks so I can always tell - even at the grinding stage - let alone the lack of spontaneous froth when I add the water...

Such a dilemma ... should I overlap the next order so I can mix in new beans ... is there an optimal overlap ?

 

[gentlegreen]

I reinfused my coffee for a second day running - let it brew for quite a while too - and I swear I still far prefer that to any instant coffee.
Perhaps it's just the forgiving nature of the wonderful El Bosque.

I only have 7 days' supplies left and I'm home for 10 - so I will cycle into town early next week for one or two of my local roaster's coffees - got to be worth the gamble - though I still have some from months ago that weren't to my taste - at least I will be able to chuck my "dire emergency" beans ...

 

[Hassan I Sabha]

Try a 30 minutes steep in the aeropress to pull out some of the sweeter tasting notes, you should not be able to over extract it.

Utilise a cosy if you are worried about drinking temperature.

 

[gentlegreen]

Blimey !

One of these days I will be sufficiently organised to do a proper test ...

 

[Herbsman.]

Various Has Bean coffees I bought for my birthday a couple of months ago:

Tanzania Burka Block D Natural Red Bourbon / Kent

Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Natural Red Pacamara 'Funky'

Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Natural Red Pacamara 'Elegant'

Nicaragua Finca Limoncillo Natural Longberry

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kebel Aricha Natural

Costa Rica Finca La Casa Vista al Valle Yellow Honey Villa Sarchi

Costa Rica Finca El Pilon Natural Catuai

Had to store them in the freezer as I only drink one coffee a day.

Using a Hario grinder and Aeropress sometimes but usually a DeLonghi bean to cup machine. Has very basic temperature control but no pressure control... I just stick it on the lowest temperature, bean quantity to about 45%, grinder on setting 3/10...any tips on how to improve flavour when using this machine?

 

[Reno]

Lidl's filter coffee, which is my favourite.

 

[pogofish]

Capitol Blend from Wogan Coffee in Bristol.

I got some Monsooned Malabar from them because my local Roaster is waiting on resupply and took 250g of Capitol to try.

Its a mix of Honduran and Brazilian beans and it is absolutely delicious - well rounded, fruity and slightly woody/sweet. Great stuff.

 

[ZazzyCat]

Nescafé Café Menu LIMITED EDITION Gingerbread Latte flavour coffee if I *have* to be at work today then I need some sugary milky caffeinated comfort-drink..
If anyone is going to Costa, try the Tiramisu latte, had one on Christmas Eve and it was delicious.
I do know what real coffee is, I just don't like it

 

[bimble]

I'm drinking the second giant mugfull of lavazza which is always a mistake, I mean each one of these is made in a machine which is supposed to be a '6 cup espresso maker'.

 

[gentlegreen]

I do know what real coffee is, I just don't like it

Well at least you're honest

For me, coffee and wine only make sense with food.
I thankfully never crave caffeine or alcohol.

But ironically I suspect I hit myself with more caffeine than most when I make my coffee at home.

 

[gentlegreen]

I deliberately used fewer beans than usual this morning (25g) and didn't re-infuse.
I also had less bread.

 

[gentlegreen]

Only enough coffee for 1 1/2 days and I'm home for another 3 - so I have to cycle into town during the lull in the deluge - hopefully they'll have some Guatemalan - otherwise they will probably try to convince me the El Salvador Finca La Fany is "chocolatey" - which it wasn't when I had it before.

 

[magneze]

McDonalds

 

[Dan U]

The hasbean Christmas blend was great.

People who use aeropress - what's your method? Do you get all fussy about the temp of the water or just leave it off the boil?

I've been using mine since Xmas and while I like it I feel I haven't quite sussed it yet.

Also you use shit loads more coffee than just doing a French press!

 

[gentlegreen]

For several years now -
Inverted method.

I grind 2 scoops,- at least 25 grammes - though usually over 30.
I pre-warm the mug, then I put the kettle on again and wait till it's been off the boil for a minute or two (while I'm organising my bread)
water in, stir vigorously for 30 seconds, filter on, invert and press.

But I'm not at all sure now - I've been breaking all my rules recently.

This morning's was especially nice - I used 30grammes and stirred for a full 45 seconds.
And there was still some quite pleasant flavour left when I re-infused the grounds.

So on balance I would suggest using less coffee than I do (not sure there's been actually enough water in relation to beans to extract the flavour) and brewing for longer ...
And until recently I used boiling water and am not sure I can taste the difference.

 

[gentlegreen]

Darn. I forgot my coffee place shuts over the holidays
So I have to blend-in my emergency supply of stale beans with the little I have left.

 

[gentlegreen]

Day 1 -

One scoop Guatemala "El Bosque"
One scoop El Salvador "El Bourbollon" - very old beans.

Stirred vigorously for a full minute until creamy.

Remarkably non-disgusting.
Very rich.
It helps that the bread was freshly made and not yesterday's reheated.

I clearly have no palate. Half of these beans were stored only moderately well for 6 months.

And the re-infusion was lack-lustre but still far preferable to my palate to "posh instant" or even the Starbucks filter they serve at work.

 

[Sasaferrato]

btw, if you're not doing it already, milk is one way of taking the brutality out of a cup. Some of it, at least. Might be worth trying if you're really struggling to get through a cup (and really want to, for whatever reason!)

Though even milk can struggle against a particularly brutal brew, and can even meld horribly with it to create something utterly gakworthy

Milk? Milk in coffee?

 

[Sasaferrato]

1 pint of coffee ??

Indeed! A disgracefuly small container.