That lady said coffee needs to be heated to 195-205*f...remember that thread where all the liberal ------s cried that McDonald's should be liable for coffee burns?

Also, no French press, no care.

 

If you're telling me that you french press your coffee every morning 365 days a year then bravo, sir. Somehow I doubt it, but who knows, you are hustler.

That McDonalds case reveals the genius/evil of lawyers. They weren't sued b/c their coffee was too hot, they were sued b/c their cup did not inform their customer that it was hot and could cause burns, because most people don't know that.

 

Um, yeah. Fill up the pot, put it on the stove, grind the coffee, dump coffe into press-glass, put on cloths, pour boiling water, pack gym back, snuggle with kitties, prepare oats and fruit, press coffee into mug and car-mug...win at life. Every day.

 

with your dick

 

 

Glad we're all on the same page here with the french press.

We all know what happens when we disagree with hustler.

 

That one is a rickety piece of ****, mine is better.

 

**** that french press nonsense. I like my coffee filtered of sediment.

I almost lost my mind drinking coffee in Bali. They grind the beans in a mortar and pestle and then put them in your cup and fill it with hot water. And you drink it. And then you get to the bottom and it's this overextracted slurry of squirty feces. And no it wasn't Kopi Luwak.

Plus I don't have a proper burr mill to attain ideal grind size.

Anyway... the Brazen I posted above self-calibrates to your altitude to maintain water temp within 1 degree (you can choose brew temp between 190 and 210F). You can also set a pre-soak time to allow the beans to bloom.

plus it has an auto timer and thermal carafe. that means coffee at 650am.

 

Mine was like $8.

 

8.5/10

 

Cold coffee ------ post.

 

My favorite is a Birmingham local, Royal Cup. their coffee is used by a lot of local gas stations and truck stops, but I'm not sure how far out their distribution goes. I'm pretty sure you can buy it online. It's not top end gormet ****, but for a good quick coffee, it beats anything you can buy in your local chain store by leaps and bounds.

 

I get beans delivered by Tonx. Very very happy with the beans, and you can't beat the convenience.

Good beans are useless without proper coffee prep. Burr grinder (I use a Baratza Virtuoso) gives uniform grind so you don't end up under/overextracting. Water temp is key, do not add boiling water, you want it 195-200Fish.

I use a variety of prep -- french press, pourover, aeropress -- but I think the aeropress gives the best results at home. Also, grind size depends on prep style. Coarse for frenchpress & pourover, medium for aero. And don't brew too long. 6 min w/ french press is enough, 4min pourover, 2min with aeropress.

 

true story.

 

I love the New Mexico roast they sell at the local trader joes here.

You've gotta send me some of this, lol.

 

y8s has determined that he prefers africans to south americans.

 

Kenyan Grand Cru, son.

 

If I use a French Press on my favorite Trader Joe's Italian Roast coffee, it tastes tarry to me. What am I doing wrong?

 

Probably overextracted. Do you weigh your water & coffee? Try this -- 14.3:1 by weight, coarse grind (fresh beans of course), 5min brew. Tell us how it works out.

 

Using a blade "grinder" with a french press is probably the most common issue. A burr grinder will get you larger chunks that dont cause problems with the screen and extraction.


Anyone else use an AeroPress ever? I go inverted method. It's solid. Very smooth cup.