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Archer2338 posted:Just moved to Philadelphia: can I get goon recommendations for good roasters (picking up or mail) in the downtown area or near UPenn? Welcome to Philly! My recommendation is to visit Ultimo in the Graduate Hospital area (not downtown, but maybe you can public transport there) to get some delicious Counter Culture beans. CC has a "lab" upstairs with cuppings every Friday at 10 AM. My fellow goon husband and I can be found there from time to time. 21st and Catharine Street. You can also get Joe coffee in Rittenhouse, a short walk from downtown. CC is my favorite, Joe is my husband's favorite. 18th and Walnut Street. If you want locally roasted beans, there's Green Street, they sell their beans at their shop at 11th and Spruce Street downtown. I tend to avoid West Philly, but I've heard about Rival Bros coffee truck. They have a good reputation and I plan on checking them out soon. 33rd and Arch Street. edit: Has anyone heard of/tried Gimme! Coffee from NY? A local "coffee shop" is using their beans but the coffee was TERRIBLE. Undrinkable. Wondering if they brewed good beans incorrectly or the beans are poo poo to begin with.
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Archer2338 posted:Just moved to Philadelphia: can I get goon recommendations for good roasters (picking up or mail) in the downtown area or near UPenn? Rival brothers. Also joe opened up in west Philly and they're great. They also have a location in rittenhouse. But seriously go to ultimo (counter culture) on Catherine. They're the best in the city. Elixir (sells pt and intelli) is good and on 15th and walnut but the most expensive of all. Also people here call downtown "center city". it's just one of the many words this town uses to call/speak one thing the rest of the English speaking world says another way. Lastly I'll give you the proper Philly introduction I got: " welcome to Philly, gently caress youse" Pm me, I can give you the lowdown. ^^^ beaten! MasterControl fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Aug 23, 2013 |
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Aug 23, 2013 15:29
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Any Vancouver goons here? I'm looking for a turkish coffee pot (cezve/ibrik), anyone know what I might be able to find one? I'd prefer something brass rather than ceramic if at all possible.
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Aug 24, 2013 22:35
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Captain Briney posted:I hear Novo coffee roasters are great, but haven't tried them personally. http://novocoffee.com/ Oh, and they have a lever in-house as their barista training setup which is cool.
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Aug 26, 2013 16:41
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frenchnewwave posted:edit: Has anyone heard of/tried Gimme! Coffee from NY? A local "coffee shop" is using their beans but the coffee was TERRIBLE. Undrinkable. Wondering if they brewed good beans incorrectly or the beans are poo poo to begin with. poo poo to begin with.
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Aug 28, 2013 16:57
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Bobx66 posted:poo poo to begin with. Um what the gently caress are you talking about? Gimmie coffee roasts literally the best beans I've ever had and I have had all of the most noteworthy roasters in Dallas and Austin. They're nowhere near poo poo.
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Aug 29, 2013 02:19
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frenchnewwave posted:
Gimme! is local ish to my area (their roastery is ~1hr from where i live) and their coffee is really good, so i'm guessing it was brewed incorrectly. I've never had a bad experience with it. If you were feeling especially kind you may want to alert them that such and such coffeehouse does a poo poo job of brewing their beans
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Just got my 8lb sample pack from Sweet Maria's today!!! I was super pumped to learn that I got 8 different 1-pound packs, instead of 4 different 2-pound packs that I was expecting. Earlier in the week I picked up a kerosene lantern chimney for the aforementioned popper so I'm ready for roastin'! In honor of o muerte I will try the Burundi Kirimoro Teka first and be sure to give a report...
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Aug 29, 2013 03:27
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Just tried Rival Bros in West Philadelphia. It's a "food truck" set up and they roast their own beans. I went in with no expectations and was blown away. We got a iced coffee made with Yirgacheffe beans and it was amazing. I also got a decaf macchiato and it the best I've ever had. If you're in Philly I recommend checking them out.  Bonus, there's a bagel truck next to them. 
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Aug 30, 2013 17:37
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Wow, I just checked it out today as well  And yes, I loved the iced coffee too, and I picked up their revolver blend (which I am going to brew after posting this...). Within walking distance from where I live, so I suppose this is where I'll be getting my beans most of the time! I am going to go check out the rest of the recommended shops in due time, though.
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Aug 30, 2013 20:22
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JDM3 posted:In honor of o muerte I will try the Burundi Kirimoro Teka first and be sure to give a report... In direct contravention of the rules, I brewed up a cup right after roasting. It was downright foamy in the aeropress - clearly a lot of outgassing going on. I roasted about 1/2 cup at city, then dropped to about a 1/4 cup which went to city+, and finally I did 1/4 cup at full city (by this time I was getting better at differntiating between the two cracks). Then to really complicate things I mixed it all together... This morning I brewed the second cup and while the effervesence was still present, it had died down a bit. In any case, I definitely understand the meaning of "bright" - it's a very appropriate adjective to describe the difference between this coffee and the Kona that I'm used to. I haven't really developed my palate yet - but give me time... I am realizing that I think it would have been better NOT to mix the roasts, but I will have this all figured out next week when it's time to roast again and will be more consistent.
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Aug 30, 2013 20:48
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Yeah, I wouldn't mix the roasts - I really enjoyed the Burundi at around a city+. Once you hit city+ you get some nice roasted sweetness going that offsets the bright acidity of the bean, I really enjoyed that. If they're still shipping out the same sampler I got a couple weeks ago try one of the central American coffees next for contrast. They're all great but I remember the Costa Rican being particularly enjoyable. Also, if you're going to brew immediately after roasting do a quick bloom before you add all of the water otherwise your extraction will be off because of all the excess CO2. It's fiddly with an aeropress- you'll need to do the inverted aeropress thing that people rightly laugh at for being fiddly and over-complicated and  .But it's still worth it for a better cup of coffee. I literally don't make coffee in my aeropress without inverting it anymore  o muerte fucked around with this message at 06:48 on Sep 2, 2013 |
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Sep 2, 2013 06:33
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What's a quick non-inverted Aeropress method? I am paranoid about using the inverted method after a mishap that spewed hot coffee all over my counter (and my hands). I'm out of No.4 filtropa filters
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Sep 2, 2013 23:40
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You could just not invert it. Hardly any water comes out once you put the plunger on.
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Sep 2, 2013 23:54
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Another aeropress adventure yesterday AM. A week or so ago I turned over my inverted press and realized I had forgotten a cup. Yesterday I turned it over and realized I had forgotten a filter.  - another colossal mess was had by all...
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Sep 3, 2013 13:58
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JDM3 posted:Another aeropress adventure yesterday AM. A week or so ago I turned over my inverted press and realized I had forgotten a cup. Yesterday I turned it over and realized I had forgotten a filter. Yep-aeropress was my go-to method in the morning until something similar happened. CCD all the way now.
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Sep 3, 2013 15:00
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I've had 8 lbs of green coffee for the past month that I've been meaning to roast and I've been too lazy. Instead, I buy lovely $2 deli coffee on my way in to work. Help me coffee spergs 
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Sep 3, 2013 15:23
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Doh004 posted:I've had 8 lbs of green coffee for the past month that I've been meaning to roast and I've been too lazy. Instead, I buy lovely $2 deli coffee on my way in to work. Help me coffee spergs So, what you're saying is you've spent more in one month on lovely deli coffee than the amount it would cost to roast 8 pounds of green coffee which would last way longer and taste MUCH better because  ? C'mon man!
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Sep 3, 2013 15:44
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nwin posted:So, what you're saying is you've spent more in one month on lovely deli coffee than the amount it would cost to roast 8 pounds of green coffee which would last way longer and taste MUCH better because I know, the most shameful of coffee goons
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Doh004 posted:I know, the most shameful of coffee goons Send me those beans please, tia
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Mu Zeta posted:You could just not invert it. Hardly any water comes out once you put the plunger on.
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mystes posted:I've never understood the point of actually inverting it for this reason. You can't stir it with the plunger on, and watery semi-brewed coffee leaks through until you put the lid on, which you really only do when you're ready to plunge.
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Sep 3, 2013 17:34
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I loves me some Vietnamese iced coffee. Pretty simple to prepare: pitcher of cold coffee, sweet and condensed milk, ice, stir. But how is the coffee made? It's very strong, I can't imagine that its just drip coffee.
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Squashy Nipples posted:I loves me some Vietnamese iced coffee. Pretty simple to prepare: pitcher of cold coffee, sweet and condensed milk, ice, stir. Finely ground and drip brewed using one of these http://www.amazon.com/Importfood-Vi...nch+drip+filter
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Sep 3, 2013 18:35
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I found a place in Seattle, while visiting PAX this weekend, that does Aeropresses to order for $3.50 each. I was blown away at how affordable this was, given that local LA places like Handsome and Go Get Em Tiger charge more for batch-brew. It's called Milstead & Co and is a multi-roaster operation in a Brooklyn-esque neighborhood of Seattle/Fremont. VVVVV: oops thanks for the correction Mandalay fucked around with this message at 21:04 on Sep 3, 2013 |
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Sep 3, 2013 18:38
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Did you have to ask for the inverted method? I thought I've always seen them do it upright.
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Going to revisit the gimmie coffee point. The medium roast was rather dark and devoid of flavor. The decaf was their la primavera and while there was some kind if flavor present I had to really think about it. Which is polar opposite from anything served by counter culture, intelligensia, blue bottle, joe or cuvee. You know straight away what good coffee tastes like and this was just roasted starbucks nonsense. Beans were freshly ground and served from a drip machine. Maybe it was too coarse so it under extracted then the drip added too much water and also charred it?
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Sep 4, 2013 05:03
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If you order online, they tell me you can get coffee very near its roast date anywhere in the states. You might want to order a bag and see for yourself. Maybe the beans people have tried in this thread were just way past the roasting date or something because even the shittiest gimmie-coffee-using shop in Ithaca (The Shop) still makes great tasting coffee (aside from the fact that there is always sludge on the bottom for some reason).
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Doh004 posted:I've had 8 lbs of green coffee for the past month that I've been meaning to roast and I've been too lazy. Instead, I buy lovely $2 deli coffee on my way in to work. Help me coffee spergs Are you still using a Poppery and making two 1/2 cup batches? I had to stop using my popcorn popper because it sucked for making large batches. Time for you to get a heat gun and a deep dog bowl.
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Casull posted:Are you still using a Poppery and making two 1/2 cup batches? I had to stop using my popcorn popper because it sucked for making large batches. Yeah that was my plan, I hope it's still good 
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JDM3 posted:You can't stir it with the plunger on, and watery semi-brewed coffee leaks through until you put the lid on, which you really only do when you're ready to plunge. Have you tried 1/4 filling it and stirring, leaving for 30 seconds then filling it up? That gets, overall, the same effect as the thicker sludge doesn't have the requisite force behind it to push it through the filter. You get a bit of seepage, but not much. Came from what used to be my local shop - http://vimeo.com/63530954 I swear by it - much less loving about with rotating the aeropress and stuff.
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Doh004 posted:Yeah that was my plan, I hope it's still good Green coffee keeps for about a year or more, you're fine.
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You guys think this thing actually works alright? http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/uniterra-nomad/nomadtm-the-go-everywhere-espresso-machinetm Could be a fun little toy. Google Butt fucked around with this message at 18:48 on Sep 5, 2013 |
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Sep 5, 2013 18:44
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What happened with the other Kickstarter espresso machine? The electric one with a pid?
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o muerte posted:Heat gun question here. I know a lot of you guys are roasting with 1200W guns, are any of you using something like this? It's a ~1700W Wagner with a blower function and high/low heat via the louvers on the side. I bought it thinking that the blower function would be great for cooling the beans at the end of the roast. I can only speak in general ways relative to the roasting process in general with the gun: If you're scorching, increase the distance of the gun from the beans, stir more. As for the whisk versus spoon... When I'm agitating with the spoon, I am really not focused on stirring the entire mass, but shoveling beans past the gun's exhaust. I'm concerned that by using the whisk, you're actually leaving some beans in front of the gun exhaust too much without noticing it (hard to keep track of several hundred small objects individually and all that). With the spoon, the whole mass gets agitated as just a natural function of moving things past the gun. It's the time away from the gun, mixing around with other beans in the bowl that evens out the heat distribution. I'll throw this in again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1woJAtCWmrc Note that it's not so much a stir that I'm doing and more of just rotating, passing the beans past the gun's exhaust. A whisk is going to leave beans behind too much I think. Alleric fucked around with this message at 19:53 on Sep 5, 2013 |
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I'm asking this on behalf of my wife, as I don't drink coffee. We're trying to figure out which coffee maker to get her. Originally, I was just going to say a Kuerig but I guess that's a bad idea from reading the OP. She loves coffee. She has gotten to the point where every day she gets a mocha or latte from Starbucks. We have a cheap $20 drip coffee pot at home but she says it's not strong enough for her and she prefers the boost from espresso. Another reason she loves Starbucks is just the convenience of it. She doesn't want something that takes a ton of time to make. We were looking to spend $100-$200 on a coffee solution for her. Anyone have any suggestions? Sorry this is so vague, I really know very little about coffee drinks.
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Mordiceius posted:I'm asking this on behalf of my wife, as I don't drink coffee. The lowest effort DIY thing is a $125 grinder and $20 clever dripper, and mail-order beans if you don't have a local solution. You are talking like 5 minutes of effort a day. However, if she likes milk and sugar, and if you're not around to help her, let's get real. You'll save yourself the trouble and get her a Keurig to make bad coffee--ignorance can be bliss.
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Sort of a sidetrack: Uh, does espresso really have more caffeine than other kinds of coffee, as it's portrayed in popular culture? I know paper drip coffee must filter out some of the caffeine, but what about french press? I assume a shot of espresso is going to have a similar amount of caffeine as a regular cup of non-espresso coffee. As for your wife: If she likes Starbucks milk bombs and convenience... Well, yeah, a keurig is going to be hassle-free on your end and hers. Maybe get one of those Nespresso machines, but I think the ones that make milk drinks as well are over your price limit.
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Archer2338 posted:Sort of a sidetrack: Uh, does espresso really have more caffeine than other kinds of coffee, as it's portrayed in popular culture? I know paper drip coffee must filter out some of the caffeine, but what about french press? I assume a shot of espresso is going to have a similar amount of caffeine as a regular cup of non-espresso coffee. Actually, drip coffee has the highest caffeine content - I'm not sure of the exact amounts, but espresso has perhaps 50% as much, but then lots of people have double shots...
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Agreed with everyone else recommending a keurig for her. My wife adds a gallon of loving creamer to a cup of coffee, and when I started to get spergy about coffee, she ate it up and I bought better beans for her for a bit but then I got curious. So one week I used some really old beans, the next week I used some crappy pre ground stuff we had lying around. Guess what? She couldn't taste the difference because she adds too much creamer. So now I have a reusable k-cup that I fill up with coffee and I buy her whatever flavor creamer she wants. The money I save on buying she xx coffee, I use to spend on the good stuff for me. 
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