Coffee (1 Viewer)

[chris d]

Do you not get caffine withdrawl symptoms?
My coffee consumption increased since I got the areopress & did i pay for it last Sunday into Monday.

I'll let you know. I have just decided to cut back to 1 a day. FACT.

I had a lie in and didn't get my fix, Horrible headache for almost 2 full days.

Fuck that noise.

 

[Kermit McDermott]

I didn't touch any coffee until Thursday, fell of the wagon. Just one cup. Sadly a nice black coffee is my only vice now, and even that has to be moderated.

 

[nooleen]

here's some new hipster shit to get into

What is Cascara? - Fresh Cup Magazine

i've seen it on the menu of a cafe nearby, i will try it and report back

 

[ernesto]

here's some new hipster shit to get into

What is Cascara? - Fresh Cup Magazine

i've seen it on the menu of a cafe nearby, i will try it and report back

no

 

[Kermit McDermott]

I had some really nice coffee in the coffee bean house in naas.
2 americanos made fresh from bean to cup. A selection of different beans to choose from. Some of the tastiest coffee I've had. One was called Rwanda fully washed gorilla mountain. I bought a small bag but couldnt get the richness of flavour they had in the shop using the aeropress at home. The other was a cup of beans infused with chocolate, very rich interesting flavour, not really coffee you could say but nice none the less.

Coffee Beans House

 

[Kermit McDermott]

The local garage had an unbranded coffee machine. They did a decent large Americano or cappuccino for €2.10. €1.85 for a regular size. I was in there today and it has been replaced by a Frank & Honest coffee unit. No real complaint about their coffee, it's fine...but a large is now €2.80. Who are these Frank & Honest crowd? They must have mafia connections because they' are everywhere.

 

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[Kermit McDermott]

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trying Pete... can't get the PayPal option.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Moka pot, machine, filter or instant – which produces the best coffee?

hmmm


also hadn't realised this had happened

Bewley’s launches a range of 100% compostable coffee capsules - Bewley's Ireland

maybe my ethical stance against using a pod machine can end?

 

[Unicron]

Moka pot, machine, filter or instant – which produces the best coffee?

hmmm


also hadn't realised this had happened

Bewley’s launches a range of 100% compostable coffee capsules - Bewley's Ireland

maybe my ethical stance against using a pod machine can end?

You can get decent coffee out of a moka pot, but it takes an awful lot of extra work and attention to do it compared to just making some sort of coffee. I use a v60 at home it's great. I wouldn't be freezing my beans though.

 

[Lili Marlene]

A moka pot or cafetière has been my day to day coffee for years now alright but i dream of an expensive machine that does all the work for me.

 

[GO]

Anyone try an aeropress?

 

[hermie]

You can get decent coffee out of a moka pot, but it takes an awful lot of extra work and attention to do it compared to just making some sort of coffee. I use a v60 at home it's great. I wouldn't be freezing my beans though.

I use the moka pot at home just because my girlfriend has one. Have to say I agree with the article. Freshly ground coffee should not be so bitter. It's very hard to get right and a pain in the arse to clean etc.

Anyone have one of those pour over filter ones?

 

[Lili Marlene]

I followed what "the experts" (a book i browsed) recommended for my moka pot:

a) using lighter coffee
b) boiling the water first
C) then putting it on a medium heat, keeping the lid of the pot open and never letting the coffe actually start spurting up. Just trying to regulate the flow to a... well, a dribble.

It's not perfect but it does make the coffee a hell of a lot better.

 

[ann post]

I find getting out of bed slightly later removes the time for thinking about the process or adapting resulting in a streamlined process in which one takes whats going.

 

[dudley]

Anyone try an aeropress?

Yep. I was a zealous user of the Moka pot, but got a present of an Aeropress. It's even easier/quicker to use and makes better coffee, only use the moka pot now if I need to make a few coffees at the one time. Gary from imbibe coffee was telling me that short of spending several thousand on a coffee machine it's the only home option he'd consider.

The aeropress comes with paper filters, which feels a bit wasteful, but I bought a reusable steel filter offa Amazon, and my smug levels have been improved even more.

 

[dudley]

On another note, good beans are feckin' expensive, and about the only regular shop ones I like are the Lidl espresso ones from the Italian range, when they get them in.

Noticed TKMaxx had loads of fancy looking beans the other day, anyone ever try them?

 

[GO]

Yep. I was a zealous user of the Moka pot, but got a present of an Aeropress. It's even easier/quicker to use and makes better coffee, only use the moka pot now if I need to make a few coffees at the one time. Gary from imbibe coffee was telling me that short of spending several thousand on a coffee machine it's the only home option he'd consider.

The aeropress comes with paper filters, which feels a bit wasteful, but I bought a reusable steel filter offa Amazon, and my smug levels have been improved even more.

Sound..thats it so.I'm getting one.

I've bored with the moka pot..its too much work. Its had a good run in fairness

 

[hermie]

I followed what "the experts" (a book i browsed) recommended for my moka pot:

a) using lighter coffee
b) boiling the water first
C) then putting it on a medium heat, keeping the lid of the pot open and never letting the coffe actually start spurting up. Just trying to regulate the flow to a... well, a dribble.

It's not perfect but it does make the coffee a hell of a lot better.

Yeah had heard about keeping the lid up alright. Will try boiling the water first and keeping the temperature down. How light is a lighter coffee. I asked the dude in 250 square to recommend beans for a moka pot and what he gave me was discusting. Very bitter.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Yeah had heard about keeping the lid up alright. Will try boiling the water first and keeping the temperature down. How light is a lighter coffee. I asked the dude in 250 square to recommend beans for a moka pot and what he gave me was discusting. Very bitter.

I've found standard Lavazza to be fine but the thing i was reading actually recommended much, much lighter stuff.

If it starts to boil/spurts and you don't immediately reduce the heat it only takes about 5-10 seconds for the coffee to burn and be ruined (to be dramatic about it).