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Copper Vein posted:What's the correct way to bloom my grounds in a clever coffee dripper? I pour in about 75-100ml in and let it absorb into the grounds and swirl the ccd around a bit to ensure all of it gets soaked. No spoon.
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BraveUlysses posted:I pour in about 75-100ml in and let it absorb into the grounds and swirl the ccd around a bit to ensure all of it gets soaked. No spoon. Yup. And honestly, only really recently roasted coffee needs a bloom in the CCD.
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Jan 29, 2015 07:22
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Man, I finally have my V60 rig and I'm so glad. As someone who prefers brightness and flavor clarity in my cup, my CCD wasn't doing it enough for me. I'm drinking a Cup of Excellence Guatemala from Portland Roasting right now -- I think I accidentally poured an extra 10g of water and I'm still getting the pouring motion fluidity right, but it's delicious. I used Intelligentsia's recommendation of 26g coffee to a final weight of 415g in water. Quick question -- what's the best tool to stir with? I've been using spoons for a while but find that after using them, it picks up some grinds out of the filter. But I suppose that's inevitable? Am I better off using something like a stir stick?
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Jan 29, 2015 18:33
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Bamboo skewers, halved.
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Jan 29, 2015 20:11
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Brodeurs Nanny posted:Man, I finally have my V60 rig and I'm so glad. As someone who prefers brightness and flavor clarity in my cup, my CCD wasn't doing it enough for me. Why are you stirring in a V60? You really only need to stir in immersion brewing methods.
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Jan 29, 2015 20:11
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rockcity posted:Why are you stirring in a V60? You really only need to stir in immersion brewing methods. Various videos I've seen online by premier roasters say to stir the bloom. If I don't need to stir, that's even better.
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Jan 29, 2015 20:53
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Brodeurs Nanny posted:Various videos I've seen online by premier roasters say to stir the bloom. If I don't need to stir, that's even better. Yeah, I've never stirred and I've never actually seen a video where they say to. Just slowly pour enough water to soak the top of the grounds and it will filter down through them and let that sit for 30 seconds. Then just continue on with your pourover.
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Jan 29, 2015 21:06
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rockcity posted:Yeah, I've never stirred and I've never actually seen a video where they say to. Just slowly pour enough water to soak the top of the grounds and it will filter down through them and let that sit for 30 seconds. Then just continue on with your pourover. Awesome.
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Jan 29, 2015 21:48
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I don't stir my v60 either. Sometimes I'll scrape the grounds off the side of the filter because I pulse pour.
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Jan 29, 2015 23:14
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I've found that I prefer the flavor when I stir but it's very possible that that's entirely placebo.
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Jan 30, 2015 01:27
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Any agitation with a v60 should come from the pour and the ridges on the side, I don't think I've ever seen anyone else saying to stir
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Jan 30, 2015 11:31
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Andre Le Fuckface posted:Any agitation with a v60 should come from the pour and the ridges on the side, I don't think I've ever seen anyone else saying to stir  I've seen at least three or four different folks recommending a stir during the bloom. If you google "v60 stir" you'll find plenty of examples.
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Jan 30, 2015 19:22
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dik-dik posted:
Yeah. Intelligentsia's video says to "stir the bloom like a bandit."
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Jan 30, 2015 20:24
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That's a trick - bandits are known for never stirring  I may try stirring mine this weekend
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Jan 30, 2015 20:56
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Yeah, ultimately with something as subjective as the flavor of your cup of coffee, you should do what produces, for you, the best cup of coffee. If you find stirring makes you enjoy your cup more, then stir! If it doesn't, then don't! Beyond the basics like: using fresh, properly roasted coffee, using a good grinder, etc, you really have a lot of freedom and flexibility to try out different methods.
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"Coffee" needs to be larger font. i was trying to figure out if this stuff tasted like licking a pilot, a geisha, or a mercedes benz.
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Feb 1, 2015 03:28
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hi guys, I just recently got an aeropress and find that it makes coffee much better than my drip machine or my french press using the same grounds in all three - only difference is coarseness of the grind has someone in the past 182 pages posited on the reason for aeropress being such a baller in the coffee world? seriously, just making an americano with it is some of the best coffee I've ever had at home
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Synathaesia posted:hi guys, I just recently got an aeropress and find that it makes coffee much better than my drip machine or my french press First thing I think is that it's filtered better so it's a cleaner cup. Also the temperature control / brew time is better and shorter in my aeropress than my rubbish old drip machine as well so you don't end up with weirdly extracted rubbish E: keep in mind I'm very new to trying to brew decent coffee so my first impression/thought doesn't carry as much weight as many posters in this thread Jon Von Anchovi fucked around with this message at 00:12 on Feb 2, 2015 |
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Feb 2, 2015 00:08
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Synathaesia posted:hi guys, I just recently got an aeropress and find that it makes coffee much better than my drip machine or my french press loving magic, thats why. Really tho you should try a fine grind for the aeropress not a coarse grind. It gets better.
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Feb 2, 2015 06:37
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Also the aeropress makes strong coffee, not espresso, despite what the box says 
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Mr. Glass posted:Also the aeropress makes strong coffee, not espresso, despite what the box says I mean, in theory if you found a way to get 9 psi of pressure on that thing you could probably make something close to espresso but that sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. Please, someone try this.
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dik-dik posted:I mean, in theory if you found a way to get 9 psi of pressure on that thing you could probably make something close to espresso but that sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. What you're describing is basically the Rok Presso, which IIRC someone in this thread has and likes.
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I have a ROK but it's the only device I have for making espresso and I have not put a lot of time into it. The few people I have tested the ROK on said it tasted good. When I get a good tamper and an RO system in my house to clean up my horrible tap water I plan on putting some time into learning how to use it properly.
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Clark Nova posted:What you're describing is basically the Rok Presso, which IIRC someone in this thread has and likes. Yeah, from what I've heard, the Rok is a pretty great manual espresso machine. What I meant is, actually putting 9 psi of pressure on the (plastic) AeroPress itself sounds like a bad idea.
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dik-dik posted:I mean, in theory if you found a way to get 9 psi of pressure on that thing you could probably make something close to espresso but that sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. dik-dik posted:Yeah, from what I've heard, the Rok is a pretty great manual espresso machine. What I meant is, actually putting 9 psi of pressure on the (plastic) AeroPress itself sounds like a bad idea. Steve Yun fucked around with this message at 19:21 on Feb 3, 2015 |
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Feb 3, 2015 19:19
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I know this is the coffee thread, but has anyone tried loose leaf teas in their CCD?
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Cage posted:I know this is the coffee thread, but has anyone tried loose leaf teas in their CCD? It should work fine. There is an almost identical device called the Ingenuitea. Not sure how the filter might affect the tea though.
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The CCD valve/drain might clog and get stuck open if you tried to run loose leaf tea without any sort of filter, preventing re-steeping. It should work just fine the first time, though.
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So using a paper filter isnt recommended with tea? Sorry for all the dumb questions I guess I should try do some tea research on my own.
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Steve Yun posted:If 9 whole pounds of pressure per square inch would shatter it, I'd hate to see what 130 psi would do to it! Eugh eugh eugh I meant bar not PSI. Please don't tell my undergrad chem professors they would cry.
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Cage posted:So using a paper filter isnt recommended with tea? Sorry for all the dumb questions I guess I should try do some tea research on my own. Nah it's probably ok. Just rinse it good first.
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Cage posted:So using a paper filter isnt recommended with tea? Sorry for all the dumb questions I guess I should try do some tea research on my own. I know some hardcore tea spergs and they would frown on you for this, yeah. Unless you want to start camping out hand-made clay teaware stamped with the approval of one of the King Tea Spergs though just do w/e. i actually have such a cup, it was a gift tho so at least i didn't blow $50 on a single clay cup
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Got any links to tea sperglords going at it? I once saw a decent argument going on over at /r/coffee over whether you should discard the loving bloom water before continuing with the rest of the pour, which is pretty much scraping the bottom of the barrel for coffee spergery outside of espresso fanatics.
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I own three Ingenuiteas, and have for like 7 years. They rule. Just get one.
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Cage posted:So using a paper filter isnt recommended with tea? Sorry for all the dumb questions I guess I should try do some tea research on my own. There's a very similar device to the CCD for tea which has a built in filter. It looks like this. Disclaimer: I know nothing about tea.
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Tea only needs something like a strainer because the chunks of stuff floating around in it are usually a lot bigger than the chunks of stuff floating around in coffee. Using a paper filter for tea is overkill, but I think the only drawback is that any potential papery flavor coming from the filter will be more noticeable in tea (especially more delicately-flavored teas) than in coffee. If your paper-filtered tea tastes ok to you and you are ok with throwing away filters for every cup of tea (instead of a one-time purchase of a tea-specific device) then go for it.
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HappyHippo posted:There's a very similar device to the CCD for tea which has a built in filter. It looks like this. Disclaimer: I know nothing about tea. Alleric posted:I own three Ingenuiteas, and have for like 7 years. They rule. Just get one.
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Feb 5, 2015 20:30
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Is there such a thing as a decent value bean? Safeway? Costco?
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IIRC Costco has roasters in most of their stores and the freshness counts for a lot. I haven't had a member ship in years, though, so I've never tried it in my V60, only in drip and syphon.
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