Lets talk about COFFEE

[patrickBOOTH]



That's the only time I make coffee for myself...

I am usually out and about on the weekends and go to cafe's. At work I make it right on my desk.

 

[scottcw]



I don't get it.

Give it time.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

I ordered espresso at a Michelin Star restaurant last night. They served me Nespresso. Just sayin.

 

[OmniscientCause]

digging stumptowns peru the past few days

 

[NaTionS]

Anyone here using an Espro Press? Is it as good as the description says?

I switched over from fp to aeropress to avoid the sludge but would like something that can make more at a time. 100 bucks is pretty expensive for a fp though... Either that or just get another 1-2 aeropresses.

 

[b1os]



Anyone here using an Espro Press? Is it as good as the description says?

I enjoy it very much. I also use the insulated vessel as an improved Clever Coffee Dripper (Cleverest Coffee Dripper

).

 

[NaTionS]

Thanks. Is it comparable to the aeropress in terms of no sludge?

 

[b1os]



Thanks. Is it comparable to the aeropress in terms of no sludge?

It has far less sludge than a regular Espro Press. Depending on how fine your grind, and on the grinder you use, you can still get some, albeit very little, sludge. Also, of course, due to the nature of the metallic filter, the texture of the coffee is far different to a paper filtered coffee and "micro particle sludge" will be present. I like both and mostly use my Espro Press when I want more than a single AeroPress serving (or when I want some improved CCD).

 

[A Y]

This. http://honeycocoffee.com/blogs/blog/17346909-sour-coffee-limits-the-potential-of-specialty-coffee

This phenomenon has been brought to our attention again and again over the past few years by the increasing number of people we've come across who stay away from specialty coffee altogether, claiming that the coffee is just too sour. More often then not, these are people who express genuine interest in the idea of specialty coffee, but can't get past the tangy taste they associate with our industry. Although there may be numerous contributors, we believe the sour coffee epidemic is primarily the result of the following three things:

1. Coffee professionals taste and experience coffee in different ways than most consumers do. (Cuppers vs. drinkers -- a whole topic in and of itself).

2. The misconception that the lighter you roast, the more varietal characteristic you accentuate.

3. Knowledge of how to roast lightly and still achieve balanced sweetness and acidity.

(My emphasis.)

 

[scottcw]



Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

This. http://honeycocoffee.com/blogs/blog/17346909-sour-coffee-limits-the-potential-of-specialty-coffee

Quote:
This phenomenon has been brought to our attention again and again over the past few years by the increasing number of people we've come across who stay away from specialty coffee altogether, claiming that the coffee is just too sour. More often then not, these are people who express genuine interest in the idea of specialty coffee, but can't get past the tangy taste they associate with our industry. Although there may be numerous contributors, we believe the sour coffee epidemic is primarily the result of the following three things:

1. Coffee professionals taste and experience coffee in different ways than most consumers do. (Cuppers vs. drinkers -- a whole topic in and of itself).

2. The misconception that the lighter you roast, the more varietal characteristic you accentuate.

3. Knowledge of how to roast lightly and still achieve balanced sweetness and acidity.

Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

(My emphasis.)

My emphasis.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

What's your definition of "balanced"?

 

[scottcw]



What's your definition of "balanced"?

When both are present without either one dominating at the expense of the other.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

You can't honestly think that statement is objective...

 

[scottcw]



You can't honestly think that statement is objective...

A good roaster can achieve that balance across a wide variety of subjective palates.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

You can't honestly say that that statement is objective either...