Souce's Coffee Discussion Thread

[volfanbill]

Also, if you are using coffee as a caffeine delivery system only, a lighter roast will give you a lighter flavor and higher caffeine content.

Very good information to know. I’m really just looking for the energy boost

 

[Souce]

I rarely drink coffee, but I've started drinking more to give me a boost to get my exercising in. I have been slowly going through SB House and SB French Roast at home. Not a coffee aficionado like you all, but I like them ok. I don't do anything to them, just straight black.

I was at my parents over the long weekend and needed coffee Monday to get a bike ride in. All my mom drinks is instant Folgers and that might have been the nastiest drink I've ever had in my life. I was blown away by the difference in taste.

Any suggestions for a maybe 2-3 cup a week a drinker to enjoy proper coffee on the cheap?

Some of the Kroger Private Selection branded coffee is pretty good if you're looking to be more frugal.

 

[theFallGuy]

eh, I don't have a problem with it and I don't know what Bill's tastes are. I think we can agree it's better than Folgers

 

[82_VOL_83]

Very good information to know. I’m really just looking for the energy boost

Five Hour Energy does the same for me without the shakes. You do have to eat beforehand though. Don't drink on an empty stomach.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Bill, pour over coffee cone. This is what I have been using for twenty years. You can also get a reusable filter so you do not have to use paper filters. One cup at a time, though they do make larger ones.

 

[82_VOL_83]

eh, I don't have a problem with it and I don't know what Bill's tastes are. I think we can agree it's better than Folgers

No, I am forced to drink El Folgero daily. Community Coffee is gut rot as a comparison.....at least to me.



I know people that claim Yeungling is good beer too.

 

[Souce]

Yeah, single life in the pandemic made the bike purchase possible. I like the two SB roasts I have, but my method is from the dark ages to get a cup. I need some sort of individual cup machine to make this easier.

See post #16 in this thread. If you're thinking about going the Keurig route, those kcups are pretty cheap and taste pretty dang good.

 

[Souce]

eh, I don't have a problem with it and I don't know what Bill's tastes are. I think we can agree it's better than Folgers

Not much better...

 

[volfanbill]

Bill, pour over coffee cone. This is what I have been using for twenty years. You can also get a reusable filter so you do not have to use paper filters. One cup at a time, though they do make larger ones.

What is this? This seems like my answer

 

[volfanbill]

I don't know what my tastes are either. I've had Dunkin before (don't know which one exactly and it was ok), I feel like I like the SB French Roast the best from what little I've had. SB House and Pike's Place are pretty good too. I was just going into our leasing office and getting a cup for free through their machine, but it's not been usable since the pandemic. (It was a SB machine)

 

[Behr]

Yeah, single life in the pandemic made the bike purchase possible. I like the two SB roasts I have, but my method is from the dark ages to get a cup. I need some sort of individual cup machine to make this easier.

I bought a Faberware k cup machine and Starbucks Dark Italian k cups. It was awesome, when it worked right. It was like $30 bucks. But those little cups were $1 each. I can make a pot of coffee, pour 1 cup and dump the rest for .55.

Points are...if you buy one of those don't buy the Faberware.

$1 a cup versus .11 cents a cup is still more whether it's a cup every day or 2-3 cups a week.

Math is hard.

 

[NorCalVol67]

What is this? This seems like my answer

Heat the water and pour directly over the grounds. You can get really nerdy with the process, or just simply heat and pour.

 

[volfanbill]

Heat the water and pour directly over the grounds. You can get really nerdy with the process, or just simply heat and pour.

you know I'm a nerd right?

This is an advance on what I've been doing. I have been heating the water, then using a small strainer with a filter. I'm going to buy this. Thanks.

 

[Souce]

 

[theFallGuy]

The airBnb I stayed at in Colorado had one of those CHemex devices. I hated it

 

[theFallGuy]

took about 4 weeks to make a cup of coffee

 

[Souce]

I don't know what my tastes are either. I've had Dunkin before (don't know which one exactly and it was ok), I feel like I like the SB French Roast the best from what little I've had. SB House and Pike's Place are pretty good too. I was just going into our leasing office and getting a cup for free through their machine, but it's not been usable since the pandemic. (It was a SB machine)

Dang noőgă...now I know how you can afford steak every night. U been swiping coffee from yer landlords!!!

 

[PEPPERJAX]

I rarely drink coffee, but I've started drinking more to give me a boost to get my exercising in. I have been slowly going through SB House and SB French Roast at home. Not a coffee aficionado like you all, but I like them ok. I don't do anything to them, just straight black.

I was at my parents over the long weekend and needed coffee Monday to get a bike ride in. All my mom drinks is instant Folgers and that might have been the nastiest drink I've ever had in my life. I was blown away by the difference in taste.

Any suggestions for a maybe 2-3 cup a week a drinker to enjoy proper coffee on the cheap?

This one is decent.

 

[NorCalVol67]

you know I'm a nerd right?

This is an advance on what I've been doing. I have been heating the water, then using a small strainer with a filter. I'm going to buy this. Thanks.

Get nerdy. This was my favorite coffee until Nestle bought them.

Pour Over Coffee Drip Brewing Guide - How to Make Pour Over Coffee

 

[82_VOL_83]

Get nerdy. This was my favorite coffee until Nestle bought them.

Pour Over Coffee Drip Brewing Guide - How to Make Pour Over Coffee

I don't have time to meditate over each cup I brew nor do I expect the experience to be zen like. Coffee snob, I'm not. Not there yet.

On a lighter note, I just noticed in those pictures I took the other night, they have the Mitcher's Rye. Was the one you were talking about the 10 year?

 

[NorCalVol67]

I don't have time to meditate over each cup I brew nor do I expect the experience to be zen like. Coffee snob, I'm not. Not there yet.

On a lighter note, I just noticed in those pictures I took the other night, they have the Mitcher's Rye. Was the one you were talking about the 10 year?

I was talking about the regular. Haven't had the 10 year, would like to, but I don't think it is easy to find.

 

[82_VOL_83]

I was talking about the regular. Haven't had the 10 year, would like to, but I don't think it is easy to find.

This place has it but it ain't cheap. I will report back. Going to have just one tonight.

 

[Behr]

Heat the water and pour directly over the grounds. You can get really nerdy with the process, or just simply heat and pour.

So you put a filter in it, put the grounds in, heat water I assume in the microwave and pour it over the grounds?

 

[NorCalVol67]

So you put a filter in it, put the grounds in, heat water I assume in the microwave and pour it over the grounds?

Yes. Usually use a teakettle to boil the water, though sometimes I will put water in aluminum foil and put it in the microwave.

 

[Behr]

In theory it's pretty much like using a Coffee maker. I could just remove the filter holder from my machine, put a filter and the coffee in it, set it on top of my cup and pour hot water over it?