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Trichgnomes · 02-08-2010, 04:36 PM

I love coffee. Almost as much has herb (not quite, but almost). I didn't use to really be into it, I drank it here and there, but never a "coffee drinker" so to speak. Over the past year and a half I went pretty far into the realm of coffee connoisseurship, albeit I have yet to start roasting. Despite there being well over a dozen locally owned coffee shops in my area, I can never trust that the coffee is truly fresh( both brew and roast wise). I would rather go without coffee than go with shitty coffee, or even decent coffee.
I was curious if anyone else treats coffee in this fashion. As in, either home roasting, or getting coffee roasted to order, grinding fresh (within 30 seconds or so of brewing ideally), brewing in a sophisticated manner, and brewing no more than one or two cups at a time to preserve freshness.

Today it's Beloya, out of a syphon pot.
weight/volume ratio : 32 grams of coffee/ 240 ml water
Temp: 92C
Brew time:55 seconds, two stirs, one at drop, and one at end of brew

CannaExists · 02-08-2010, 06:02 PM

I've made coffee a few times in the past and now I just got back into it. I brew it the same way as tea... bring water to boil, take off burner, steep and strain. I got organic, fair-trade, shade-grown whole beans for fresh grinding in my Vitamix, and I only grind what I'm going to drink immediately. Guess I'm a connoisseur already.

The coffee I have is Mind Body and Soul by Cafe Fair, said to have a hint of blueberry but I don't think I've detected such. Its still delicious brewed with pure maple syrup and the grounds are yummy in ice cream.

K.J · 02-08-2010, 06:03 PM

Amen brother, amen. I too am a coffee geek and have been since that fateful visit to the left coast in the late 90's. I love coffee of all sorts, prepared in many many ways. I'm not a snob, in that I never drink the dregs, but it;s definitely THE last option; I'll drink it if I'm feenin' and there's nothing else around.

Coffee and herb...two of the worlds most beloved plants, and absolutely two of mine. They go together like chocolate and peanut butter.

02-11-2010, 04:33 PM

I'm a huge fan of REAL coffee too. I have my Burr grinder and french press on the counter, and my water cooler/heater ready to brew at a minutes notice. I dont roast my own only because the local coffee shop roasts once a week and its good stuff. I dont remember the last cup of folgers I consumed....

We call a good cup of coffee and a joint "The hippie speedball".

travese311 · 02-11-2010, 04:47 PM

anybody here ever try costa rican coffee? cafe britt is my personal fave or the bunch. my gf brought some back from CR and it blew me away. very non bitter and flavorful.

02-11-2010, 05:28 PM

I love coffee too... been a coffee freak for years. I do grind enough for a couple of cups right before use. Im now using just a cheap drip maker due to my barista finally gave up the ghost after 9 years of daily use. Ill be getting another espresso machine soon. Probably something simple but with high pressure.
I've tried many high end coffees but the one I enjoy the most is the Jamaican Blue Mountain beans... complex, smooth and with depth of character. Cocoa and fruit flavors tease the palette. Certainly coffee pursuit can be compared to the pursuit of the tastiest buds or even fine wines.

Trichgnomes · 02-11-2010, 11:43 PM

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I've tried many high end coffees but the one I enjoy the most is the Jamaican Blue Mountain beans... complex, smooth and with depth of character. Cocoa and fruit flavors tease the palette.

Nice, my roaster has some JBM, I have yet to try it, but it was what I was considering ordering next, and that sealed the deal.
The Ethiopian Yirg that I mentioned in my inital post, Beloya, is incredible, as I believe it would please the palate of even the pickiest connoisseur. The selection 8 is my fav, but the selection 12 is solid as well. It's a symphonic blueberry delicacy.
Drinking a heady coffee like the first time you smoke the dank, y'know. It's beyond the generic 'coffee' flavour, and into the realm of endless subjective descriptions!

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I'm a huge fan of REAL coffee too. I have my Burr grinder and french press on the counter, and my water cooler/heater ready to brew at a minutes notice.

I broke my electrical conical burr grinder last week, but I got my fail-safe--

Bumble Buddy · 02-12-2010, 01:26 AM

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... my barista finally gave up the ghost after 9 years of daily use. Ill be getting another espresso machine soon. Probably something simple but with high pressure.

Hehe, I've got a Barista that gets daily use

If it dies I'll try to get another Saeco machine, good quality on this one.

Anyone else like really light roasts? Seems like they are hard to find... There is an amazing roaster nearby here, if they went out of business I'd have to roast my own, wayyy hooked... love the full city Columbian

Trichgnomes · 02-12-2010, 03:38 PM

Light roasts rock. The Beloya I'm drinking is a light roast (City) What a lot of people don't realize is that the darker you roast, the more you lose characteristics of Single Origin beans. Do you want to taste the bean or the roast? Personally I'd rather taste the bean. Quite often I have heard people say light roasts are weak, but they don't have a clue. If one really want to experience the flavors that a bean has to offer, don't over-roast. I, as well as many others, consider it undesirable for the roast characteristics to be more prominent than that of the beans themselves.

pearlemae · 02-23-2010, 08:01 AM

My fav is a double roasted Costa Rican, local roaster doesit and a Organic Sumatran. Luckly for me I only pay 5.35 a lb from him I get the family rate. My Bro sells coffee and espresso machines in his biz. Coffee roasting is an art that few people that are roasting manage. The blacker the roasted bean doesn't mean its good to drink.

02-08-2010, 04:36 PM	#1
Trichgnomes Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The Hills Posts: 375	Coffee: Does anyone else treat it as more than just a commodity? I love coffee. Almost as much has herb (not quite, but almost). I didn't use to really be into it, I drank it here and there, but never a "coffee drinker" so to speak. Over the past year and a half I went pretty far into the realm of coffee connoisseurship, albeit I have yet to start roasting. Despite there being well over a dozen locally owned coffee shops in my area, I can never trust that the coffee is truly fresh( both brew and roast wise). I would rather go without coffee than go with shitty coffee, or even decent coffee. I was curious if anyone else treats coffee in this fashion. As in, either home roasting, or getting coffee roasted to order, grinding fresh (within 30 seconds or so of brewing ideally), brewing in a sophisticated manner, and brewing no more than one or two cups at a time to preserve freshness. Today it's Beloya, out of a syphon pot. weight/volume ratio : 32 grams of coffee/ 240 ml water Temp: 92C Brew time:55 seconds, two stirs, one at drop, and one at end of brew __________________ "The door to novelty is always slightly ajar: many pass it by with barely a glance, some peek inside but choose not to enter, others dash in and dash out again; while a few, drawn by curiosity, boredom, rebellion, or circumstance, venture in so deep or wander in there so long that the can never find their way back out." -Tom Robbins
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02-08-2010, 06:03 PM	#3
K.J Kief Junkie's inhaling the knowledge! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Now-here Posts: 1,524	Amen brother, amen. I too am a coffee geek and have been since that fateful visit to the left coast in the late 90's. I love coffee of all sorts, prepared in many many ways. I'm not a snob, in that I never drink the dregs, but it;s definitely THE last option; I'll drink it if I'm feenin' and there's nothing else around. Coffee and herb...two of the worlds most beloved plants, and absolutely two of mine. They go together like chocolate and peanut butter. __________________ My grow journals: 3rd Grow and Perpetual growing journal (begun 1/1/10): ~[Kief Junkie & Q.K.] 250w Organic Soil NGB style MediCab (perpetual, var. strains)~ 2nd grow [completed 8/31/09]: ~(Kief Junkie & Q.K.) 250w Organic Medi-Cab (Royal Hawaiian, W. Rhino, Bubblicious)~ 1st grow [completed 6/2/09]: ~Kief Junkie & QueenKief's 250w Organic Medi-Cab (soil) Grow!~ ~The Pure & Blue Mystic~ (also contains pics and info on our NGB style cab build) "Pot doesn't lead to harder drugs, it leads to gardening." ~ Dennis Leary, remixed
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02-11-2010, 04:47 PM	#5
travese311 Student of Fine Cannabis Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: EC Posts: 160	anybody here ever try costa rican coffee? cafe britt is my personal fave or the bunch. my gf brought some back from CR and it blew me away. very non bitter and flavorful. __________________ -trav
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02-12-2010, 03:38 PM	#9
Trichgnomes Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: The Hills Posts: 375	Light roasts rock. The Beloya I'm drinking is a light roast (City) What a lot of people don't realize is that the darker you roast, the more you lose characteristics of Single Origin beans. Do you want to taste the bean or the roast? Personally I'd rather taste the bean. Quite often I have heard people say light roasts are weak, but they don't have a clue. If one really want to experience the flavors that a bean has to offer, don't over-roast. I, as well as many others, consider it undesirable for the roast characteristics to be more prominent than that of the beans themselves. __________________ "The door to novelty is always slightly ajar: many pass it by with barely a glance, some peek inside but choose not to enter, others dash in and dash out again; while a few, drawn by curiosity, boredom, rebellion, or circumstance, venture in so deep or wander in there so long that the can never find their way back out." -Tom Robbins
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02-08-2010, 06:02 PM	#2
CannaExists Paint Your DreamStrain Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,034	I've made coffee a few times in the past and now I just got back into it. I brew it the same way as tea... bring water to boil, take off burner, steep and strain. I got organic, fair-trade, shade-grown whole beans for fresh grinding in my Vitamix, and I only grind what I'm going to drink immediately. Guess I'm a connoisseur already. The coffee I have is Mind Body and Soul by Cafe Fair, said to have a hint of blueberry but I don't think I've detected such. Its still delicious brewed with pure maple syrup and the grounds are yummy in ice cream.
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02-11-2010, 04:33 PM	#4
Rysam Guest Posts: n/a	I'm a huge fan of REAL coffee too. I have my Burr grinder and french press on the counter, and my water cooler/heater ready to brew at a minutes notice. I dont roast my own only because the local coffee shop roasts once a week and its good stuff. I dont remember the last cup of folgers I consumed.... We call a good cup of coffee and a joint "The hippie speedball".
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02-11-2010, 05:28 PM	#6
Smoke Buddy Guest Posts: n/a	I love coffee too... been a coffee freak for years. I do grind enough for a couple of cups right before use. Im now using just a cheap drip maker due to my barista finally gave up the ghost after 9 years of daily use. Ill be getting another espresso machine soon. Probably something simple but with high pressure. I've tried many high end coffees but the one I enjoy the most is the Jamaican Blue Mountain beans... complex, smooth and with depth of character. Cocoa and fruit flavors tease the palette. Certainly coffee pursuit can be compared to the pursuit of the tastiest buds or even fine wines.
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02-23-2010, 08:01 AM	#10
pearlemae May your race always be in your favor Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: On the Short Bus to nowhere Posts: 2,405	My fav is a double roasted Costa Rican, local roaster doesit and a Organic Sumatran. Luckly for me I only pay 5.35 a lb from him I get the family rate. My Bro sells coffee and espresso machines in his biz. Coffee roasting is an art that few people that are roasting manage. The blacker the roasted bean doesn't mean its good to drink.
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