Coffee

[Snowy]

It'll be 1 of 3, depending on who/what works best. Hoping for White Horse Coffee, they have consistently amazing filters, fallback Sample Coffee, also consistently amazing more boutique tho, double fallbacks either Mecca or St.Ali/5Senses (this will come down to freshness). Dare I say a fellow Sydney IH-er?

[superfuzz]

@mclaincausey:

I like cold press.  The recipe I posted a few messages up is an iced cold press, made doing a 24-hour refrigerated soak in a Toddy.

What's the ratio of grounds to water? Do you just use a french press to strain the grounds?

[mclaincausey]

Actually, you can use a French press, though I use this US$30-40 gadget: http://toddycafe.com/

12oz coffee grounds : 7 cups of water makes a concentrate that can be cut down by as much as half (cold milk or water, or boiling water for a hot cup of joe).  They say 12-18 hours, I just stick it in the fridge overnight, so close to that… Never more than 24 hours though IMO.

It's kind of a hassle, but you have a big jug of concentrate that lasts at least a week, two if you don't drink much coffee.  So hassle yes, but less frequent hassle, so I think you come out ahead, if you like the flavor of cold press.

[superfuzz]

Thanks Mc, I've been spending so much on iced coffee lately and I have a burr grinder so I figured I should find a recipe for iced! I going to try it in the french press and then pouring it through a filter to see how that works. Thanks for the info!

[mclaincausey]

My pleasure!  Should work quite well, pleasr share your thoughts here.

[andersos]

@Snowy:

Dare I say a fellow Sydney IH-er?

What me? No I live in Finland.

[Snowy]

FYI The coffee order was placed over the weekend, I spoke to the owner of the roastery in person and he confirmed we're all good to go.

[superfuzz]

So I've been using a french press for iced coffee: about one cup of coarsely ground beans cold soaked over night then strained through my Hario V60 to get the extra sludge out into a large ball jar. Makes a pretty good cup of iced coffee without having to buy any new gadgets.

[tigerpac]

I hate to admit it, but the Clover machine at Starbucks is the sh*t.  Any type of bean I've had with it has been fantastic.

http://www.starbucks.com/coffee/learn/clover

[Snowy]

^Nothing wrong with admitting that @ all. They're extremely good @ what they do. I was surprised Starbucks bought them out a few years ago.

[Snowy]

(And they look awesome from a mechanical aesthetic)

[Snowy]

Roastery's confirmed a fresh batch of filter coffee is being roasted Monday and the ordered will ship out with this batch. They didn't want to send out coffee that was already a few days old, bless them.

[Snowy]

I watched a very interesting V60 video last night from the '12 world pourover champion. Put it into practice today and it's really made some great changes to the taste.

[Snowy]

@Snowy:

Roastery's confirmed a fresh batch of filter coffee is being roasted Monday and the ordered will ship out with this batch. They didn't want to send out coffee that was already a few days old, bless them.

It has shipped, Likely landing for you both sometime next week.

[veloaudio]

Excellent news!

[veloaudio]

Beans have landed. Thanks Snowy!

[mclaincausey]

Sydneysiders don't feck around when it comes to coffee

[Snowy]

Woohoo! Thanks for letting me know it arrived and the photos. Some great beans there, I've been drinking at least a few of those bags myself. We probably have beans roasted on the same day, now going on both sides of the world; awesome! Enjoy

[urbanwoodsman]

Any Aeropress tips/techniques?

I don't have a thermometer/digital electric kettle or scale yet.

[joesaintjohn]

One of the best investments I made to improve the quality of my coffee was an accurate digital scale. Having the exact measurement by weight versus scoop really makes a difference. It's something I picked up from my wife and it's a neat little trick. If you have a scale and don't believe me, weigh the normal scoop/s size you use and see how far your margin of error is. Really helps you to brew a consistent cup.