The AC Coffee Junkies thread.

[Morty2264]

Can't wait to break this open in the morning! Just need to decide how I want to do the first brew...

That sounds GOOD. How was it?!

 

[oks10]

Looks very interesting, but not sure I understand all those flavours, with also the "honey" process, and then also the significance of the elevation (is that where the beans were picked or where they were dried/roasted?).

My suggestion is BLACK.

That's where they were picked. Coffee Slingers is a local coffee shop here and they roast it themselves on site. You can actually watch them do it bc they tore down the wall between the main area and the room where they do the roasting. And I always drink my coffee black. I'm one of those people that actually enjoys the taste of the coffee, no need for all the other stuff

 

[oks10]

That sounds GOOD. How was it?!

So good. I'm awful at describing flavors but I love their honey washed roasts. They taste so different from what typical 'coffee' tastes like. This place also does a great job getting a medium roast so you don't get that burnt flavor.

 

[Morty2264]

So good. I'm awful at describing flavors but I love their honey washed roasts. They taste so different from what typical 'coffee' tastes like. This place also does a great job getting a medium roast so you don't get that burnt flavor.

That sounds like a great description to me! It sounds delicious!

 

[rudyn43]

I know I am a philistine, but I have a Keurig decaf in the morning, but later I do go to my local independent coffee shop and have an Americano cup of coffee. They roast and grind their own coffee there and have some great coffee.

 

[Morty2264]

I know I am a philistine, but I have a Keurig decaf in the morning, but later I do go to my local independent coffee shop and have an Americano cup of coffee. They roast and grind their own coffee there and have some great coffee.

That sounds delicious! My husband and I have a trusty Keurig machine, too! I love independent coffee shops! What is yours called?

 

[john_v]

Starting off the day with my new favorite beans in the French press...

Medium roast Rugged Roast from Stayrugged.com

 

[Scott337]

^^That looks and sounds really good.^^

I might have to buy some of that coffee, the name is cool.

 

[john_v]

^^That looks and sounds really good.^^

I might have to buy some of that coffee, the name is cool.

It's really good. I've tried all three, Medium then Dark then Light is my order of favorites. Light roast is fine in the Mr. Coffee drip brewer but I felt like in the french press the fruity notes came out too much. Some people like that but it wasn't for me. Medium is really good, in drip, fp, and espresso maker. StayRugged is an offshoot of LiveBearded, who makes the best dang beard products around (shameless plug for a group of really good guys! )

 

[spARTacus]

Starting off the day with my new favorite beans in the French press..

Awesome.

I don't think I understand the pros / cons of a French Press from a coffee perspective. Can anyone explain. I assume it's supposed to be a better way to get the flavours out of the grinds, and would probably also be ideally suited for me, who takes the coffee bkack?

 

[Scott337]

Straight up black coffee here. When I was a teenager and asked my dad if I could start drinking coffee he said yes, but only if I did not use cream & sugar.

 

[john_v]

Awesome.

I don't think I understand the pros / cons of a French Press from a coffee perspective. Can anyone explain. I assume it's supposed to be a better way to get the flavours out of the grinds, and would probably also be ideally suited for me, who takes the coffee bkack?

Yes way better flavor. I can't give the scientific what-nots but you're not losing flavor and oils to a paper filter

Some would say cons would be a small amount of grit from time to time in the bottom of the mug...it is possible for super tiny grounds to get past the filter. Cleaning it might be a task although a garbage disposal makes that painless. I dump my grounds into a bucket for garden compost.

I don't do french press everyday because 2 of my teenagers drink coffee as well so we have the Mr. Coffee going everyday. But it's great especially on a Saturday when I can sit back on the porch and watch the birds and enjoy the coffee

 

[spARTacus]

How does one "operate" a French Press? Place the grinds in, add the "very" hot water. Give it some stirs. Wait a bit. Stir some more. Wait some more. Then only after a certain amount of time or actions, only then pull up the filter? Is there a way to do it right and also a way to screw it up? I assume one doesn't just immediately pull up the filter?

Full pressure flow from the tap for rinsing probably helps for clean out?

 

[rvbfan]

I put my grounds in, hot water then give it a good stir. Wait 4 minutes, depress plunger and enjoy. Cleaning is easy peasy, a good rinse under the faucet and once in a while I will take mine apart and put it in the dishwasher.

 

[spARTacus]

...When I was a teenager and asked my dad if I could start drinking coffee he said yes, but only if I did not use cream & sugar.

Straight up black for me is also how I like my coffee but it was not always that way.

I could never stand the taste of coffee when I was younger. I had a few sips here and there from my parents when I was young and swore I'd never drink it. I think when I was about 17 I decided to "have a cup of coffee", at a wake, since everyone else that was "grown-up" was doing it. I had to probably have a handful of spoons of sugar to be able to drink it.

Eventually, after getting married, I got into the routine of coffee on weekends, with cream and lots of sugar. Then, eventually started cutting back the sugar (not good for oneself) and changing to milk. Then, slowly more and more cut back of each until barely using any sugar or milk. Then one day at work our cafe was closed and someone went out and got a round of coffee at McDs. I was busy in a meeting and when I came back there was a large black on my desk. I was still busy with work and calls and didn't have time to go find some sugar or milk. So, I just slowly started working on it. Then a few hours later realized that I may as well just only have it straight black after that.

The only downfall (in my opinion) of having black coffee is it has to be good, because there is no buffer to help it out. I won't order black coffee from Tim Horton's for example, because I was onnce on a long road trip and ordered a black at a Tim's drive thru and it must have been near the end of the pot or shift and it sucked and almost tasted burnt. I'll still do two cream one sugar for if I order a Tim's coffee when driving (almost ends up being a "specialty coffee" for me). I will also enjoy a coffee with Bailey's once and a while as a specialty coffee (that looks after cream and sugar all at once).

 

[spARTacus]

I put my grounds in, hot water then give it a good stir. Wait 4 minutes, depress plunger and enjoy. Cleaning is easy peasy, a good rinse under the faucet and once in a while I will take mine apart and put it in the dishwasher.

Depress the plunger? Oh. I think I understood it backwards. I guess there is a way to screw it up.

 

[rvbfan]

Depress the plunger? Oh. I think I understood it backwards. I guess there is a way to screw it up.

Ya, if you don't leave the plunger down you have to use your teeth as a strainer.

 

[spARTacus]

Ya, if you don't leave the plunger down you have to use your teeth as a strainer.

I think I thought one put the plunger down, added the grinds/water, then pulled the plunger/grinds out.

 

[rvbfan]

No. You'll just make a mess. Look at the design of the plunger. It's made to seal as you push down.

 

[spARTacus]

So then when the "craft" is empty, pull it all out and clean, rinse, repeat?

Do they make "massive" French Presses, insulated ones for like maybe 12 cups, like a traditional coffee maker? Or, maybe ones that can also sit on a heating plate to keep the coffee warm for a few hours.