Coffee in the coach

[Golfer Guy]

Rocket Apartamento...Barratza Sette Grinder... YUMMY!!!View attachment 69

Ditto on the Rocket espresso, that's the way to travel. I have used one for years. Life is to short for anything less than a great cup of coffee.

 

[sheridany]

Here is a recipe I follow if you like Pour Over or French Press.


Fresh beans are always, always better with coffee. So grab your scale and tare it out. Then measure out 48 grams of beans, and grind them to medium-coarseness.



Pour #1: Using a zig-zag motion, pour water over the grounds until they are completely wet (and the scale measures approximately 80 grams). Wait 30-45 seconds for the grounds to puff up and “bloom”, which allows the gasses to release from the coffee grounds.

Pour #2: Then starting from the center and moving outward in slow concentric circles, continue pouring water in a steady stream to rewet the grounds, careful not to pour directly along the edges of the filter. Pour until the scale measures 300 grams, then wait for the water to mostly drain.

Pour #3: Pour another round of water over the grounds in concentric circles until the scale measures 600 grams, then wait for the water to mostly drain.

Pour #4: Then pour a final round of water over the grounds in concentric circles until the scale measures 750 grams.

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

Here is a recipe I follow if you like Pour Over or French Press.


Fresh beans are always, always better with coffee. So grab your scale and tare it out. Then measure out 48 grams of beans, and grind them to medium-coarseness.



Pour #1: Using a zig-zag motion, pour water over the grounds until they are completely wet (and the scale measures approximately 80 grams). Wait 30-45 seconds for the grounds to puff up and “bloom”, which allows the gasses to release from the coffee grounds.

Pour #2: Then starting from the center and moving outward in slow concentric circles, continue pouring water in a steady stream to rewet the grounds, careful not to pour directly along the edges of the filter. Pour until the scale measures 300 grams, then wait for the water to mostly drain.

Pour #3: Pour another round of water over the grounds in concentric circles until the scale measures 600 grams, then wait for the water to mostly drain.

Pour #4: Then pour a final round of water over the grounds in concentric circles until the scale measures 750 grams.

I humbly bow to the wisdom and experience of a true coffee afficianado! Capulus in sempiternum!

TJ

 

[sheridany]

I don't know TJ but that machine you and @Chuggs have sure looks like the "luxury line" of makers...I want one...why bother with measuring weighing grinding when you can push a button or two.

 

[MrsOlney]

I don't know TJ but that machine you and @Chuggs have sure looks like the "luxury line" of makers...I want one...why bother with measuring weighing grinding when you can push a button or two.

That’s what I’M talking about! Lol! First thing in the morning, the last thing I want to do is measure, grind, pour x4 (no offense lol). I’m not that well put together first thing in the morning, and can’t imagine performing that many steps prior to coffee. ??? if I can just push a button, I’m all set

 

[Neal]

I've been loving these coffees I got on Amazon. So much better taste and smoother than the Starbucks k-cup pods. I will grind the beans and use either in a french press, Moccamaster Technivorm drip brewer, or my keurig using a reusable filter I can put the grounds in.

Any other suggestions for coffee similar in flavor, creaminess, etc. I should try? So far I'm glad to have found this Arabica stuff, what a difference in my small world of coffee.

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[TJ&LadyDi]

Coffee blends are fine, but we have found them to be inconsistent in flavor and richness from batch to batch. Have you tried any single-source Arabica coffees? "Single-source" meaning not a blend of different type beans.

I don't know what Amazon offers in single-source coffees (haven't checked) but there are quite a few good roasteries that sell directly online. We have been using Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC - Free Shipping Over $35 for some time and are quite satisfied with their products, prices and on-time shipping. (Disclosure; we have no financial interest in FRC or any other coffee roaster.)

Our favorite is Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, but there are quite a few nice single-source coffees out there and we try others from time-to-time just for variety.

TJ

 

[Neal]

Have you tried any single-source Arabica coffees? "Single-source" meaning not a blend of different type beans.

Never heard of it, I'll see what I can find. Not smart on coffee obviously.

 

[Neal]

Coffee blends are fine, but we have found them to be inconsistent in flavor and richness from batch to batch. Have you tried any single-source Arabica coffees? "Single-source" meaning not a blend of different type beans.

I don't know what Amazon offers in single-source coffees (haven't checked) but there are quite a few good roasteries that sell directly online. We have been using Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC - Free Shipping Over $35 for some time and are quite satisfied with their products, prices and on-time shipping. (Disclosure; we have no financial interest in FRC or any other coffee roaster.)

Our favorite is Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, but there are quite a few nice single-source coffees out there and we try others from time-to-time just for variety.

TJ

I went to the link you provided and added your favorite to my cart. Do you see Arabica on their site?

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

Do you see Arabica on their site?

Yirgacheffe is an "Arabica" coffee. Most of the single-source coffees on FRC are Arabica.

Maybe a little background would help. There are three main types of coffee beans; Arabica, Robusta and Liberica. Liberica is as not as commonly found as the other two. These are bean "types," not varieties. Here's a link to a good tutorial in coffee beans.

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TJ

 

[Neal]

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[Buly]

I just ask DW and she makes the coffee. I can not work the Keurig. No kidding?

 

[TJ&LadyDi]

When you are flying solo, you don't have that option.

TJ

 

[VTPete]

Popular thread! I own the cheapest drip coffee maker I can buy, but put some of the best coffee in it, only Starbucks Verona for me-extra strong. When the decanter breaks or wears out I don’t feel so bad just buying another machine. Have you ever tried to find a replacement decanter?

 

[oldguy49]

Me, personally, I use the most high end ingredients you can get. My coleman stove, water and Folgers instant. I have never been one to try a lot of different things so I stick to what I know.

 

[AbdRahim]

Keurig. If at a truck stop overnight, I will go in and buy theirs.

 

[Ernie]

I'm lazy I guess, so learning to live with my limitations it's the Keurig single cup brewer. Small footprint and fits under the overhead cabinets

 

[Jim]

For me, coffee's only function is to pull me out of darkness that threatens to keep me from functioning like a normal person. (Even then it's not a certainty ) So I keep it as simple as possible.

I found this handy, 1 cup brewer on Amazon and it's been doing the job admirably now for the last year or so.

 

[Tjdave]

Coffee is like air. Gottahavitt. The darker, the better. Usually Seattle's Best Coffee.

Cheapo drip coffee maker. I think this one is a Krups.

 

[Neal]

Happy my week supply of coffee arrived today!