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Your Favorite/Best Coffee Beans
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:12 am
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:12 am
Spinoff from the Blue Mountain thread. What is your favorite coffee bean/beans right now and why? What method do you use for brewing?
Currently, been drinking Congregation Coffee out of Algiers on the Westbank. First had it at Peche and loved it, so i now try to go there once a month or so, whenever visiting the in laws, and pick me up some. I get the Gallop Blend.
I use this in my Aeropress on the weekends. Really can't find anything like it. I'm a big fan of deep rich coffee almost chocolatey flavors in my coffee with some smoothness to it, not to acidic. This stuff has been my go to.
Currently, been drinking Congregation Coffee out of Algiers on the Westbank. First had it at Peche and loved it, so i now try to go there once a month or so, whenever visiting the in laws, and pick me up some. I get the Gallop Blend.
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• 70% finca el pireo, El Slavador
• 30% kinyovu, Burundi
THIS COFFEE IS BUILT AS AN ESPRESSO BLEND WITH A NICE SWEET-FRUIT BALANCE. ALSO GREAT FOR POUR OVER AND MACHINE BREWING WHEN A SWEET FINISH AND A TOUCH OF FRUIT IS DESIRED.
COCOA NIB · APRICOT · VANILLA
I use this in my Aeropress on the weekends. Really can't find anything like it. I'm a big fan of deep rich coffee almost chocolatey flavors in my coffee with some smoothness to it, not to acidic. This stuff has been my go to.
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Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:27 am to BugAC
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:28 am to BugAC
Freshness is key above all else. The oils in roasted coffee start to become rancid after a few weeks. The darker the roast the more volatile these oils can be as they are drawn to the surface.
I'm a big believer in roasting my own. It costs very little to get started and ensures a never-ending supply of fresh beans. I enjoy the selection from Sweet Maria's, and tend to default to the Espresso sampler packs of green beans. I like trying the different origins and alternating the darkness of the roast to switch it up.
The best beans I've ever bought were actually from Redbud Coffee Roasters in San Marcos TX. I picked up a 5lb bag of green Costa Rican beans. The crema was off the chart, and the flavor had a nice fruity finish...almost like blueberries mixed in with smooth chocolate.
Roasting your own takes about 8 minutes + cool down time and you can start with a $20 hot air popcorn popper.
I'm a big believer in roasting my own. It costs very little to get started and ensures a never-ending supply of fresh beans. I enjoy the selection from Sweet Maria's, and tend to default to the Espresso sampler packs of green beans. I like trying the different origins and alternating the darkness of the roast to switch it up.
The best beans I've ever bought were actually from Redbud Coffee Roasters in San Marcos TX. I picked up a 5lb bag of green Costa Rican beans. The crema was off the chart, and the flavor had a nice fruity finish...almost like blueberries mixed in with smooth chocolate.
Roasting your own takes about 8 minutes + cool down time and you can start with a $20 hot air popcorn popper.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:35 am to BugAC
I have a bag of Kopi Luwak that I brought home from my honeymoon in Bali. Trying to make it last as long as possible because I doubt I'll ever get the chance to have it again.
I wouldn't recommend looking up how it's made.
I wouldn't recommend looking up how it's made.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:42 am to AbitaFan08
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:48 am to AbitaFan08
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I have a bag of Kopi Luwak that I brought home from my honeymoon in Bali. Trying to make it last as long as possible because I doubt I'll ever get the chance to have it again.
I wouldn't recommend looking up how it's made.
Had a beer made with this, or so it said. Beer Geek Brunch - Weasel.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:49 am to RaginCajunz
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Roasting your own takes about 8 minutes + cool down time and you can start with a $20 hot air popcorn popper.
While i agree and would love to do this, with my beer brewing hobby, my Kamado Joe, grinding my own coffee beans, Aeropressing my coffee, and all my other cooking related tools/toys/hobbies, etc... my wife may shoot me if i buy a coffee bean roaster.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 8:59 am to t00f
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This isn't it?
Likely not. There are a lot of knock offs that aren't the real thing out there.
LINK
The price for just a cup of it in the US and Europe ranges from roughly $35-$100.
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Around 70% of kopi luwak coffee or civet coffee available at coffee stores and the Internet is NOT 100% pure kopi luwak and sometimes it does not contain anything of the genuine coffee. Mark Prince of the popular industry forum Coffee Geek has stated, “There is probably 5,000 percent more kopi luwak sold each year than there is actually produced; production of the legit stuff runs less than 5,000 pounds per year. Why? Because there’s lots of snake oil salesmen packaging up plain Jane inferior commodity grade Indonesian coffees under this banner and trying to get $300 per pound for it.”
This post was edited on 7/18/17 at 9:00 am
Posted on 7/18/17 at 11:57 am to BugAC
I drink mostly Cafeciteaux's stuff. It is quality single-origin and I can find it freshly on shelves in BR (sometimes with 24 hours of roasting) or local pickup (usually roasted the night before). Freshness is key. I usually prefer their Ethiopian and other African stuff, but also like the South/Central American stuff as well.
I think the favorite I've ever had though is either the Madcap Mammoth Collab or the Counterculture Idido, both Ethiopian coffees. I definitely recommend going to Mammoth and trying their Madcap collab.
I think the favorite I've ever had though is either the Madcap Mammoth Collab or the Counterculture Idido, both Ethiopian coffees. I definitely recommend going to Mammoth and trying their Madcap collab.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 12:12 pm to BugAC
Daz Bog White Nights Espresso
It's made in Denver so of the coffee you can get in the grocery store, it's probably among the freshest. I have tried espresso blends from local roasters and haven't liked them enough to dial in my grinder for them.
It's made in Denver so of the coffee you can get in the grocery store, it's probably among the freshest. I have tried espresso blends from local roasters and haven't liked them enough to dial in my grinder for them.
Posted on 7/18/17 at 2:19 pm to BugAC
I usually buy the community private reserve collection whole beans and grind them myself at home then put it in my french press. Makes a fine cup of coffee.
I recently moved into the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas though and Oak Cliff coffee is roasted and sold just minutes from my front door. I'm going to give the local guys a shot once I finish this bag off.
I recently moved into the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas though and Oak Cliff coffee is roasted and sold just minutes from my front door. I'm going to give the local guys a shot once I finish this bag off.
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