The Coffee Thread

[Sean]

A thread for coffee lovers.  Anything and everything coffee related.

I personally like nothing more than sitting at a coffee shop (preferably a busy one) and reading the newspaper while watching people go in and out about their day.

You can usually find me at starbucks with a grande black coffee and a newspaper or two.  An added bonus is that usually it revs me up just enough so that I feel like working out later in the day.


Whats your favorite coffee and where do you like to drink it etc?

[KitKat]

   I have to drink 1/2 decaf and 1/2 regular or this happens.   

[ZeroG]

For the geek coffee drinker in your family...

[Sean]

LOL Kitkat and ZeroG

[pohui]

my link with coffee is inseparable, as my family operate a coffee stall since my late father's day and currently it's run by my mother and being assisted by one of my maternal aunts.

As a matter of fact, my nickname at my workplace is called "kopi", as what they called coffee in this part of the world

[KitKat]

my link with coffee is inseparable, as my family operate a coffee stall since my late father's day and currently it's run by my mother and being assisted by one of my maternal aunts.

As a matter of fact, my nickname at my workplace is called "kopi", as what they called coffee in this part of the world

pohui, I'll just call you the "King of kopi".   

[Na Kalasindhu]

Coffee Prince is my favourite.

[Sean]

Great coffee table

[KitKat]

Sean, have your tried this?

True Vietnamese Coffee

by Len Brault

More and more coffee lovers have discovered Vietnamese coffee, its little single-cup filter, and the rich, dark cup it produces. Vietnamese coffee "style" refers to treating the brewing and enjoyment of coffee as a event, not just a commodity that you grab at a drive-in window on the way to work. But many of these people who think they are enjoying traditional Vietnamese coffee would be surprised to discover that they are actually drinking South American beans roasted in Louisiana by a company owned in Canada! 

[KitKat]

Many years ago, in the 60's, I used a Cold Brew Coffee Maker similar to this one.   Makes a concentrate liquid that is stored in the refrigerator.  You just add water to the concentrate and heat in the microwave.  Interesting concept,  however, I didn't use the system very long, changed over to brewing tea for my morning routine.   

[Ginafish]

Kitkat, my congratulations for having the oddest appliance of the day!

That's just kooky!

[KitKat]

Kitkat, my congratulations for having the oddest appliance of the day!

That's just kooky!

    Yes, it is kooky!   
My great uncle, who was in his 70's, at that time,  put me on to this process and I had to try it.  He was from a small Texas cattle town and was a real cowboy and very eccentric.  He  would carry his liquid coffee concentrate into the local cafe and just order up hot water!  (I'm quite sure he ordered a huge breakfast too. )  He stored the concentrate in a whiskey bottle and carried it with him where ever he went.    Now I never stored mine in a whiskey bottle  , since I don't drink alcohol, but I was so impressed meeting this real cowboy that I tried it for several months.  Every time I brewed it, I thought of him.   
There was a story about him carrying his valuable coin collection, by train, to donate it to a museum.  It's too bad I didn't I can't recall all the details about his trip,  but being in my 20's then, I thought I'd never forget the story.      Youth is so wasted on the young, hehehe!!   

[Ginafish]

Youth is wasted on the young. And good coffee is sometimes wasted on those who don't know any better. Which is why I don't have 'fancy' tastes in coffee.

I really don't like bitter tastes, so I have to doctor up my coffee with sugar and creamer which a lot of coffee purist just cringe at! I have had some really strong Louisiana coffee I could almost stand a spoon in, it was delicious and stout!

Anyone else doctor up their coffee or cringe when others do it?

[ZeroG]

I don't like flavored coffees at all. I like coffee flavored coffee. 

Also, only real milk/cream from a cow can touch my coffee, and only a little. Usually half-and-half.
I become physically ill when I see non-dairy creamer (oxymoron?) go into a coffee. And the HT (high temperature) pasturization process for the 'mini-moos' will basically kill any natural flavor in the coffee. I avoid them like the plague.

The powder creamers can actually clog the plumbing when you pour left overs down the drain. That CANNOT be good for your own plumbing.

I use brown sugar in my coffee and the 'sugar in the raw' packets they have at Starbucks. 

[Ginafish]

The powder creamers can actually clog the plumbing when you pour left overs down the drain. That CANNOT be good for your own plumbing.

  I wonder the same thing about Coke too with it's battery cleaning capabilities. But then go right ahead and drink both...Coke and powdered creamer.

[pohui]

pohui, I'll just call you the "King of kopi".  

hahaha..KitKat, thanks .. that's a nice one

[Sean]

A table for Ming

More cool coffee tables...these would be great for Kramers book

[snugglecakes]

Love coffee.

Don't drink it nearly as much as I was at my previous job (coffee maker always filled in the break room = 20 or so cups a shift) but still gotta love it.

Preffered drink is a nonfat latte.

Other than that, it's usually black, or if my stomach feels up for it, just a tiny bit of cream.

[Jennie]

have realised that i don't enjoy coffee as much anymore.. ist this even possible? anyone else who have lost the enjoyment in coffee??think it was the horrible coffee at my last job that ruined it for me..

don't get me wrong, i still love coffee, but i think you sort of develop your taste as you get older. first i only liked lattes and now i think there's far too much milk in a latte and can't really drink anything else that a proper restaurant made cappuchino.. confusing.

[heavyj]

can't believe i missed this thread i love all kinds of coffee from all regions the darker the better although i take 1/2 and 1/2 with mine i  am so spolied with the stuff i drink at home i can't really drink it at other peoples house, it suprises me what people will drink, a while back i asked what kinds of coffee people liked here and someone told me about coffeefool.com if you  haven't had this you need to try it as every coffee i have gotten here is delicious. i used to smoke and i would go to starbucks and drink coffee and smoke  and enjoy the cold now that i don't smoke i think i enjoy this even more.

[ZeroG]

Here is my brewing rig...



I got 3 pounds of ground Sumatra from Starbucks for Christmas. I can keep one pound in the air-tight mason jar in the picture. The rest I put in the freezer until I am ready for it.

It brews one cup at a time, but it is a big cup. A little trick I learned with the "Solo" maker is to remove the flip lid from the screw-on cap to keep the coffee from running down the outside of the mug.

Also, I think the mug's temp keeping ability has diminished since I bought it. I think it was originally filled with argon and over time the handle has become slightly loose and I think the magic gas has escaped.

The sugar bowl was acquired on a trip to Australia. I got it in a small town in the mountains which reminded me very much of Wimberley, Texas.

[heavyj]

we use our kuerig machine which normally uses pods (we use them sometimes) i have a little gold filter so i use it with my own beans i also use a french press, i really like unfiltered coffee it tastes completely different. i do agree with the single cup method zero, it's worth the effort

[Nick]

I'm not a fan of straight coffee, but I do like coffee from places like Starbucks. The mocha cappuccinos are good. The best one is sold at Disneyland from these little carts on main street. Delicious. I also had a French vanilla cappuccino at Denny's a couple of days ago that was very good.

[thartley]

I jsut recently started grinding my own beans again and WOW what a difference!  But I also seem to get heartburn worse.  Of course, the heartburn could be from other things, but seems like it started about the same time I started grinding the whole beans. 

Anyone else have this problem?  I am using Millstone's 100% Colombian Supreme whole bean.  So smooth and delicious.

p.s.  I have not had any coffee today AT ALL.   

[heavyj]

well, when you grind your own you are probably getting more oil than you would a preground coffee that has probably dried up a bit that would be my guess