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Ambulance Chaser

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Intriguing. Sounds too good to be true. Any thoughts from the coffee experts in this thread?

 

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Intriguing. Sounds too good to be true. Any thoughts from the coffee experts in this thread?

Auto drip is not inherently bad. Moccamaster, for example. And any good barista using a very good Fetco or Bunn can make a drip that outshines most people's pour-overs. I've had plenty.
 

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Opened a bag from Hydrangea Coffee. It smelled like Big League Chew in a good way. Still convinced they added something to the beans.
 
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Opened a bag from Hydrangea Coffee. It smelled like Big League Chew in a good way. Still convinced they added something to the beans.
I had a bag from Barrington years ago that advertising tasting like bergamot. The flavor note was so over the top (the beans even smelled strongly of bergamot) that I'm reasonably convinced they just added bergamot oil to it.

It was extremely tasty so I'm not complaining on that front, but seems like something you should be honest about. There's a difference between "notes of bergamot" and "Earl Grey coffee."
 

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I had a bag from Barrington years ago that advertising tasting like bergamot. The flavor note was so over the top (the beans even smelled strongly of bergamot) that I'm reasonably convinced they just added bergamot oil to it.

It was extremely tasty so I'm not complaining on that front, but seems like something you should be honest about. There's a difference between "notes of bergamot" and "Earl Grey coffee."
Yeah I mean, in the cup it was watermelon, peach, blueberry, florally fruity and delicious. It's kind of all I like in a modern-style cup.
 
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Auto drip is not inherently bad. Moccamaster, for example. And any good barista using a very good Fetco or Bunn can make a drip that outshines most people's pour-overs. I've had plenty.
I agree. I like pourover when I want one or two cups. It was my routine when I was a bachelor. These days, we use the Moccamaster for a full pot at home and I don’t miss anything, flavor wise.
 

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I agree that a large volume commercial drip machine will make better coffee than most pourovers: it minimizes all the issues one has with single-serving brews because the volume of water and coffee is so much bigger.

Also with Fellow, I'd avoid their version 1 stuff: their V2 stuff tends to be better if there is one. If the V1 sticks around for a while without too many complaints, they probably got it right, but you need to wait a while to see that.
 

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Auto drip is not inherently bad. Moccamaster, for example. And any good barista using a very good Fetco or Bunn can make a drip that outshines most people's pour-overs. I've had plenty.
the drip coffee maker that i use makes great coffee. what i make at home is better than what my neighbor gave me from his fancy delonghi machine on which he made me a single serving.
 

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