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What are your thoughts on running just water through a coffee maker then pouring that into the French press?0
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I use a Behmor drip brewer, programmed to 203°F, 1.5 minute pre-soak, works well.0
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Heavysetrapier said:What are your thoughts on running just water through a coffee maker then pouring that into the French press?
A french press beaker is wide enough that you could get away with heating water in a saucepan too."I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis0 -
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All of this is just my humble opinion.
We have well water and it is tested every 6 months. Even DCS has tested it to make sure we are good foster care grandparents. I have, for ***** and grins compared it with store bought water. Our water is better, anyone want to buy some? We can beat the cost of store water.
(The only bought water in this house is distilled water for the humidors.)
I have at one time or another used every type of coffee maker on the market.
None has proven to be as good as my Bonavita. No sludge, no residue and the coffee is clear. It has yet to fail to improve the flavor and drink-ability of any coffee I have used. I have even used coffee I turned my back on years ago, and there is a huge improvement. Even the 2nd cup is good with no loss in flavor and no residue left in the cup.
I think french press is a joke, and having tried it from five different makers I will never buy one again, we have enough mud in the yard.
With the Bonavita you put in the water and coffee, press one button and you are done.
Like I said, just my humble opinion.
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PS To Above
After reading a post about permanent filters I bought one for the Bonavita.
It left residue in the pot and added nothing to the flavor. Back to #4 unbleached brown paper filters.
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Your hate for French press sounds like user error to me."We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give". Winston Churchill.
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jd50ae said:
We have well water and it is tested every 6 months. Even DCS has tested it to make sure we are good foster care grandparents. I have, for ***** and grins compared it with store bought water. Our water is better, anyone want to buy some? We can beat the cost of store water.jd50ae said:
Like I said, just my humble opinion.hum·ble/ˈhəmbəl/adjective- 1.having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance.
jd50ae said:
I think french press is a joke, and having tried it from five different makers I will never buy one again, we have enough mud in the yard.
Love ya bro.....
@ScotchnSmoke sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones.1 -
Saturday was roast #42 on my Aillio Bullet R1 1 Kilo electric induction coffee roaster in about a year's span and I'm starting to feel like I've figured out a few things and am getting good roasts more often than not. (as long as I don't roast from my vintage green coffee stock)
This is Saturday's roast, tasting great this morning. Time for another cup with a New World Cameroon.Kenya Kirinyaga Kabumbu from Sweet Maria's
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Me too ^ but mine isn't a fan of the cold brew.
@ScotchnSmoke sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones.0 -
Also, brewing in a pour-over into ice can be much more enjoyable, especially with bright coffees from Africa.Iced Coffee Recipes1. Shakerato130 g icedouble espresso1/2 oz simple syrupShake2. Iced V60-01 (Beta)14 g coffee140 g water60 g ice3. Kalita 340 Double batch24 g coffee210 g water140 g ice split between 185 & base3.5 December 34040 g coffee350 ml water250 g icePreinfuse 100 ml water for 1 minute on stage 0 (December Dripper closed)Pour remaining 250 ml water on stage 0.5 for a nice, slow drip4. Kalita 340 (155 on 185)14 g coffee140 g water60 g ice in 185 filter5. Brazen iced coffee recipe v360 g coffee550 ml water340 g ice (~14 tray cubes)6. Iced Kalita by Paul Yates @PaulCoffeeFreak45g coffee300g ice,420g H2O,finer grind,200F.Scout's Honor from Handsome Roasters7. Iced Kalita Scaled Down22 g coffee140 g ice220 ml water8. Single Serve Iced Aeropress14 g coffee100 g water70 g ice (~3 tray, ~4 automatic maker ice cubes)9. Iced Chemex40 g Coffee283 ml Water196 g Ice (~8 tray cubes)10. Double "Alcatraz" Iced Chemex (took on an overnight to Alcatraz)80 g Ethiopian Chelektu Yirga Cheffe566 ml Water392 g Ice (~16 tray cubes)11. Single-Serve Cold Process Aeropress (not recommend)10 g coffee150 ml cold water1 ice cubeSoak in 8 oz Jelly Jar for 3 hoursFilter through Aeropress12. Bruer Cold Drip Hot Bloom50 g coffee (Try with 60 g)100 g hot bloom300 g ice300 g cold water#recipe #coffeeJoin us on Zoom vHerf (Meeting # 2619860114 Password vHerf2020 )1
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Any recipe recommendations for for my first batch of cold brew? I assume I'll use a medium grind from my virtuoso grinder but I'm only working with quart mason jars, nothing fancy as far as equipment goes. Wondering, how many grams of coffee should I go with, and how long to let it sit in the fridge? I'm planning to filter the results into a second mason jar through my malita pour over with filter. And I've seen videos where they dilute the resulting batch with fresh water (after they filter it) to make two quarts total,... supposedly to dilute the higher caffeine content and strength of flavor. Any thoughts on all this?
I don't have any experience making, or even drinking cold brew but I want some coffee/caffeine that is easy to transport and is ready to drink on road trips and late nights at work. And I've heard that cold brew has a smother flavor but more caffeine.Post edited by Bob_Luken on0 -
Yakster said:Oh, it may mean nothing, but my Wife's started drinking my coffee again.3
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Awesome insight, thanks Chris! I used 70 grams of course ground coffee + 1000 milliliters of water and I let it sit 15 hours in this ovalware rig.
Edit, hit post too fast: I noticed some particulates in the Brew so I Port it twice through screen filters from my press to get the larger chunks out. I used to Peter's Peru roast. Wifey says that there is a vinegar smell to it that I cannot detect. Very smooth and not acidic at all.@ScotchnSmoke sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones.1 -
silvermouse said:Yakster said:Oh, it may mean nothing, but my Wife's started drinking my coffee again.
Oh, gosh, she's a coffee cup collector, we've run out of room in the cupboard. She found that McDonald's Fire King cup in a thrift.Join us on Zoom vHerf (Meeting # 2619860114 Password vHerf2020 )1 -
Yakster said:#12 would be a good start, 50 or 60 grams coffee with 700 ml cold water for 8-12 hrs.
www.brewmethods.com has lots of recipes and videos to check out.1 -
Yeah, didn't see your bit about concentrate, it can be drink straight but it'll be strong.
Don't save cold brew for more than a few days, flash brew is nice because you get more coffee flavor without the wait, but it's a different drink.Join us on Zoom vHerf (Meeting # 2619860114 Password vHerf2020 )0 -
^^^You'll have to experiment and see what suits you.
I love cold-brew in the summer, but have to add some half-and-half and a touch of sugar... it's just too far outside my paradigm of what coffee should be to enjoy the cold-brew on its own. You heard right, Bob, in that it will be smoother and more potent caffeine-wise, and maybe that's why I'm not a proponent; as a coffee purist/snob, I don't want it smoother because that means it's lost much of what I think it should have. I can see for your intended uses, cold-brew will work well. And it can store in a fridge w/o going bad for a couple of weeks.
I won a Toddy cold-brewer years back as a door prize, and still like using it."I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis3 -
A weird take on storing coffee. Not sure if I'm going to try this, but it it involves Boveda packs so it's something many of us can try.
https://youtu.be/J7xEbf1mkm0
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Muy interesante."I could've had a Mi Querida!" Nick Bardis2
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Boveda is going to love this.0
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The weak spot that immediately jumps out at you in this video is that the control of the steeping time is pretty ambiguous. And, depending on the brand of filter holder you may have, the coffee could rush through into the cup with practically no steep time. Melitta is the brand I’m referring to.Been there, done that. That’s why I bought a Clever Dripper. You can steep as long as you wish with a dripper. 😎0