Tarheel Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Tarheel said: that takes the meaning of i wash your mouth out with soap... to a new level ! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 making a crappie pot o coffee... Starbucks pike place...smells like urinated cat litter..... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted January 28, 2018 Moderators Share Posted January 28, 2018 But it's starbucks man, if nothing else your a cool kid now, your now a yuppie. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vasubandu Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I live in Seattle, where coffee is something of a religion. We don't have any others. I would say first find out what kind of roast you like. Totally a personal preference. Try some French Roast to see the extreme end of roasting and maybe a breakfast blend, which tend towards medium. Highly unlikely you will go for a light if you a regular coffee drinker. I would avoid flavored coffees at almost any cost. They don't make flavored coffees with good coffee because they do not have to. There is a longstanding fight over the optimal temperature to make coffee. There is the 192 camp and the 195 camp. Whether one or the other is right, you want a coffee maker that is close to those numbers. And that might cost you a bit. I have represented the company that makes Bonavita coffee makers, which you probably can get for less than $200. To be honest, it never made sense to me. But a good coffee maker does. Look for technical specs, not pretty pictures. I always likes the Ninja for no reason. https://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Brewer-Thermal-Carafe-CF086/dp/B0174FD5TQ/ref=as_at?creativeASIN=B0174FD5TQ&linkCode=w61&imprToken=XiEsIVy2YENT7BuQMPZEBw&slotNum=15&tag=brownbeanzz-20 Coffee is dead 20 minutes after it is brewed according to Starbucks. No idea if that is true or not. I drink mine until it is gone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Hi vasubandu Oh yeah ... Some coffees will sour if you let them sit. I remember one Gevalia roast was particularly bad about it. I prefer a light -medium roast. French roast is too dark for me. I think of it as pre-burnt. the roaster here sez Robusta beans are generally dark roasted because they are inferior 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vasubandu Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 @WillyBob coffee can be temperamental, and then sometimes we make more of it than there is. Some mornings, I am lazy and just microwave what is left from yesterday. I actually don't notice very often how it tastes, I just drink it. And I probably drink about two pots a day, NOT that that has anything to do with my mental state. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 6 hours ago, dtel said: But it's starbucks man, if nothing else your a cool kid now, your now a yuppie. but I had $5 coupon...and I said wtf way not..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 6 hours ago, vasubandu said: I live in Seattle, where coffee is something of a religion. We don't have any others. I would say first find out what kind of roast you like. Totally a personal preference. Try some French Roast to see the extreme end of roasting and maybe a breakfast blend, which tend towards medium. Highly unlikely you will go for a light if you a regular coffee drinker. I would avoid flavored coffees at almost any cost. They don't make flavored coffees with good coffee because they do not have to. There is a longstanding fight over the optimal temperature to make coffee. There is the 192 camp and the 195 camp. Whether one or the other is right, you want a coffee maker that is close to those numbers. And that might cost you a bit. I have represented the company that makes Bonavita coffee makers, which you probably can get for less than $200. To be honest, it never made sense to me. But a good coffee maker does. Look for technical specs, not pretty pictures. I always likes the Ninja for no reason. https://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Brewer-Thermal-Carafe-CF086/dp/B0174FD5TQ/ref=as_at?creativeASIN=B0174FD5TQ&linkCode=w61&imprToken=XiEsIVy2YENT7BuQMPZEBw&slotNum=15&tag=brownbeanzz-20 Coffee is dead 20 minutes after it is brewed according to Starbucks. No idea if that is true or not. I drink mine until it is gone. 18-20 minutes the oils separate... for normal good coffee...and after it turns into starbucks.... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vasubandu Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 @dirtmudd in seattle, Starbucks is just normal. Part of everyday life. Thehair coffee is generally good, and they have changed the overall quality of coffee a lot from the days of Folgers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, vasubandu said: @dirtmudd in seattle, Starbucks is just normal. Part of everyday life. Thehair coffee is generally good, and they have changed the overall quality of coffee a lot from the days of Folgers. that depends on who you talk too... espresso or type of....depending of your ethnic back ground... or the community that you live in.. they don't consider American coffee.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vasubandu Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Well, we have a Starbucks on almost every block, so it seems we are all in. Not sure about American coffee. The only coffee grown in the United States is in Hawaii, and Starbucks seems disinterested in it. Personally, I am fan, but I get mine from Greenwell Farms. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, vasubandu said: Well, we have a Starbucks on almost every block, so it seems we are all in. Not sure about American coffee. The only coffee grown in the United States is in Hawaii, and Starbucks seems disinterested in it. Personally, I am fan, but I get mine from Greenwell Farms. American coffee it does not matter where the bean is grown...but how it's brewed... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjptkd Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Starbucks is just too bitter for my tastes unless you get one loaded down with sugar. If you drink straight latte's there is way much more better coffee out there, way much more better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Just 'cause it is grown in Hawaii, doesn't make it good. Not all Kona is good. I was living there when Kauai turned to growing coffee. It wasn't that good. $4/lb ... at the same time, a good Kona coffee retailed for ~$25/lb. That coffee tasted like chocolate. I agree wholeheartedly about Starbux. I can't drink it straight. It needs to be doctored to be palatable, to me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 12 minutes ago, vasubandu said: Well, we have a Starbucks on almost every block, so it seems we are all in. Not sure about American coffee. The only coffee grown in the United States is in Hawaii, and Starbucks seems disinterested in it. Personally, I am fan, but I get mine from Greenwell Farms. I think you should try Seattle's best... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Hi Mike, Method of brew can mess up good beans, burning it is the worst. Perc is asking for trouble. Good brewing can make marginal bean OK. The old axiom applies, though garbage in ... garbage out 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vasubandu Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 @WillyBob Check Greenwell and tell me if it is OK. I only get 10 lbs per year but we enjoy it. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 good morning everyone....this is for your wake and bake....and morning brew..or which ever comes first.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyBob Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I'll give it a try. I'm kinda picky. I can walk to the local roaster. . I am a little spoiled we have very similar taste in music. You like ELP? have you heard True Love by Pat Benatar? Swing/jump/big band. Mom and dad's dance music ... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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