What coffee are you drinking just now?

[bmd]

Asda Instant.

Boat floating?

I have been drinking a mate's coffee. He gets so mad. No but seriously, it's this one. Called Grounded but you can't have everything, apparently. I have heard people talking about notes of this and that when they taste wine and coffee but until I had some of this I'd never understood what they were on about. I've had more and not tasted it again, so go figure.

 

[LeytonCatLady]

Boat floating?

I have been drinking a mate's coffee. He gets so mad. No but seriously, it's this one. Called Grounded but you can't have everything, apparently. I have heard people talking about notes of this and that when they taste wine and coffee but until I had some of this I'd never understood what they were on about. I've had more and not tasted it again, so go figure.

I like instant better than proper coffee, to be fair, although I daresay that'll get me flogged for heresy.

 

[gentlegreen]

I like instant better than proper coffee, to be fair, although I daresay that'll get me flogged for heresy.

What have you tried in terms of methods of brewing ?

 

[LeytonCatLady]

What have you tried in terms of methods of brewing ?

Bloody hell, you have to do your own brewing?! Sod all that faff, instant it is!!!

 

[gentlegreen]

Bloody hell, you have to do your own brewing?! Sod all that faff, instant it is!!!

You're afraid to try it.
I have never tasted coffee to compare to my home-brew - not that I have seriously tried.
It takes me one minute to hand-grind 20g of beans while I'm staring at a PC screen.
The coffee brews in my Aeropress while the bread is toasting and being spread.
76p for coffee of a quality I could not remotely match anywhere near me brewed by someone else.
I would literally have to visit my coffee supplier in town.

 

[8ball]

76p for coffee of a quality I could not remotely match anywhere near me brewed by someone else.

Are energy costs factored in there?

 

[gentlegreen]

Are energy costs factored in there?

Including the toast and baking the slice of bread - 0.15kwh - 5.1p at 34p per kwh

From a previous experiment 136kj just for the coffee - 0.04kwh - 1.28p

 

[gentlegreen]

I confess my hand grinder and Aeropress cost £50 ten years ago and the prices have significantly increased since.

 

[Des Kinvig]

i just ordered 500g each of a natural rwanda and a natural nicaragua from black cat coffee.

currently drinking some very good natural ugandan beans from hasbean subscription.

i have a shelf full of coffee but always find room for more.

 

[Shechemite]

Strong black instant in a plastic cup.

 

[Aladdin]

On my second mug of Azera americano....instant.. and nice.

 

[gentlegreen]

We may need to revive some old customs ...

 

[bmd]

Bloody hell, you have to do your own brewing?! Sod all that faff, instant it is!!!

I find instant approximately one million times less of a fuck on than fresh. Plus it uses loads less water.

 

[bmd]

Strong black instant in a plastic cup.

Die! DIE!

 

[gentlegreen]

I find instant approximately one million times less of a fuck on than fresh. Plus it uses loads less water.

????

 

[bmd]

????

Cafetiere.

 

[Shechemite]

Die! DIE!

Funny my gf says the same thing when she sees me do it

 

[gentlegreen]

Cafetiere.

But wet grounds = lots more water ?

 

[bmd]

But wet grounds = lots more water ?

I was thinking more of cleaning them out of the cafetiere.

 

[gentlegreen]

I was thinking more of cleaning them out of the cafetiere.

That's where the Aeropress comes in
My cafetiere often had mouldy grounds in it

 

[bmd]

That's where the Aeropress comes in
My cafetiere often had mouldy grounds in it

Is there one that does a litre per press?

 

[gentlegreen]

Is there one that does a litre per press?

 

[bmd]

I used to have two of them but it's easier with the cafetiere.

 

[Des Kinvig]

I find instant approximately one million times less of a fuck on than fresh. Plus it uses loads less water.

you’ve no idea how much water is used in the production process to make instant.

 

[bmd]

you’ve no idea how much water is used in the production process to make instant.

I don't, could you tell me?

 

[Des Kinvig]

I don't, could you tell me?

sorry, i don’t either to be honest.

 

[Des Kinvig]

according to this, it’s actually a highly efficient industrial process. so maybe not as much as i assumed.

Instant Coffee and the Environment

Instant coffee consumption is on the rise. But is quick coffee helping or hurting our pursuit of environmental sustainability?

urnex.com

still, it tastes shit.

 

[gentlegreen]

So it's extracted at high concentration ? (too lazy to read)
But you're still making it twice
And yes it does inevitably taste shit.

 

[Des Kinvig]

So it's extracted at high concentration ? (too lazy to read)
But you're still making it twice
And yes it does inevitably taste shit.

pretty much, it seems they make super strong coffee then spray dry it.

i’d be more bothered about the exploitative nature of the coffee trade though. speciality coffee is much more likely to be fair(er) to the producers. a lot of importers of fancy coffee are involved in projects to help growers and their communities in different ways. which is part of the reason we are paying more for it.

 

[Virtual Blue]

Costa Rica La Falda Coffee Medium Roasted

An elegant coffee from Costa Rica, this one has flavours of stone fruits, sweetness with a silky body. The coffee is produced in San Ignacio de Acosta, two hours away from San José (the country's Capital) at a farm called “La Falda”. La Falda means skirt in Spanish and the name is due to the...

pebbleandpine.co.uk

Bought a 1kg of this - goes nicely as an espresso or Japanese Cold Press.