What kind of coffee do you drink?

[Frank MetaMusil]

A shameless plug for my friend Wade's coffee. Stacks up well to the kicking horse beans mentioned above, imo. Give it a shot if you are looking to try something new.

Big Mountain Coffee Roasters

http://www.communitynaturalfoods.com...ffee-roasters/

[Baxter Renegade]

I utilize my trusty Tassimo and brew Edwards West Coast Blend for the most part. Occasionally, Ill pop in a Nabob Swiss Hazlenut or French Vanilla. When Im drinking coffee on the go, I really like McDonalds brews.

[Mr.Coffee]

I will drink it all. Decaf is less interesting, however.

[Deviaant]

I dont want to derail anything here, so I will say my coffee of choice would be a Full Kona or a dark roast Kicking Horse.

I will say that given I drink alot of coffee I have played with various methods of brewing. My favorite right now would be to use my siphon. I had first seen it at the Kicking Horse Factory in Invermere. Its pretty darn neat. I would add a youtube video of one in use but I have no clue how to do so. So just youtube coffee siphon or coffee bong. It brews a pretty mean cup of coffee plus you get a neat show.

I also like a good french press brew.

Short of the standard Tim Hortons or Starbucks any good places to buy good fresh coffee beans? Please note in no way shape or form am I saying Timmies is good coffee im just saying it seems to be a popular place to buy coffee for home.

[JohnnyB]

Originally Posted by Deviaant

I dont want to derail anything here, so I will say my coffee of choice would be a Full Kona or a dark roast Kicking Horse.

I will say that given I drink alot of coffee I have played with various methods of brewing. My favorite right now would be to use my siphon. I had first seen it at the Kicking Horse Factory in Invermere. Its pretty darn neat. I would add a youtube video of one in use but I have no clue how to do so. So just youtube coffee siphon or coffee bong. It brews a pretty mean cup of coffee plus you get a neat show.

I also like a good french press brew.

Short of the standard Tim Hortons or Starbucks any good places to buy good fresh coffee beans? Please note in no way shape or form am I saying Timmies is good coffee im just saying it seems to be a popular place to buy coffee for home.

I used to have my coffee siphon for Sunday mornings, but it ultimately just couldn't replace the simple French press. That's all I use now.

[You Need a Thneed]

The nonexistant kind of coffe is what I drink.

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by troutman

What does Javier think about Penelope drinking coffee in the flat of that handsome young man?

I don't know, but every time I watch that commercial, I try to imagine what it would have been like if they had cast Bardem with an Anton Chigurh haircut instead of the young man.

[Kybosh]

I'm not picky but there is nothing sweeter than finishing off a pot of office coffee while you watch your coworkers rage about who didn't make a fresh one.

[PsYcNeT]

Originally Posted by Deviaant

Short of the standard Tim Hortons or Starbucks any good places to buy good fresh coffee beans? Please note in no way shape or form am I saying Timmies is good coffee im just saying it seems to be a popular place to buy coffee for home.

Talk to Kenny at the Bean Stop in Eau Claire. Has some real rare beans that I usually have to order online, has great recommendations, and is a master at custom blends.

[jofillips]

the weakness of coffee is the main reason I rarely buy it pre-made anymore...
driving across Canada the one constant seems to be the dish water Timmies sells - I need to add 2 shots of expresso to make it taste and work like it should...

the best commercial brand to me is lavazza though I only use the Italian style coffee perculator - for a budget the 'compliments' range of expresso coffee surprisingly holds up well.

oh and I found it a culture shock the amount people user creamers, it makes sense when the coffee is awful cos you sure don't taste coffee with international delight!!

[skins]

Originally Posted by Deviaant

Short of the standard Tim Hortons or Starbucks any good places to buy good fresh coffee beans? Please note in no way shape or form am I saying Timmies is good coffee im just saying it seems to be a popular place to buy coffee for home.

If you really want fresh coffee, have you considered roasting your own? I've been doing it for a year and am getting fantastic results. You can get started with a good drum roaster for a couple hundred bucks, so if you drink a lot of coffee, it can pay itself off pretty quick since green beans are roughly 1/3 the cost of roasted beans. Air/Stove Top roasters are even cheaper.

I consider myself to be a full on coffee snob and have learned that fresh beans make a huge difference. Most reputable snobs will tell you that coffee should be ground only right before brewing and that it should ideally be used within 1.5 weeks of roasting, but no longer than 1 month after. I do occasionally buy roasted beans, but never anything that has a "Best Before" date instead of a "Roasted On" date. Places like Cafe Rosso, DeVille and Phil&Sabastien are some good ones that I've found.

Good resource: http://www.sweetmarias.com/index.php

Here's the roaster I have. It's about the size of a small toaster oven. $300.

[sa226]

Has anybody used the Handpresso?

I have had a Mypressi twist for a couple years and it is kind of falling apart, and they don't make them anymore.

Also I kind of want to get this thing. It has good reviews.

http://www.amazon.ca/Aerobie-83R01-A...obie+aeropress

As for the kind of coffee. At home any beans from the store ground. Usually espresso if I have time, or french press.

Other than that, Tim Hortons or Mcdonalds works in a pinch, but I get them to add a shot of espresso to the coffee. Starbucks Americano otherwise.

[NomNomNom]

This thread is way over my head -- coffee flavoured coffee

[zukes]

Originally Posted by NomNomNom

This thread is way over my head -- coffee flavoured coffee

And pull up your pants!

[TheGrimm]

As far as coffee you buy at a cafe? Timmies is garbage, SB's is burnt to hell, McDonalds is okay for a fast food restaurant, but it's a little over roasted for my taste as well. I usually like Good Earth as far as chains go as they have locally roasted coffee (Fratello) and are one of the few places I can go where I can actually taste the coffee as opposed to the roast.

There are some good places to get smaller batch roasts here as well, Analog (Fratello) and DeVille (Intellegentsia and I believe some others), I've never really liked Phil & Sebastian, though admittedly I've only had their coffee three times.

As far as my tastes lean towards tastes that are "nutty, smokey and smooth" and tend to avoid anything described as "rich, fruity or bold". I like a strong coffee, but I don't like a bitter or sour aftertaste that accompanies many of them.

I seem to go in circles for coffee prep techniques... I went through all of your standard techniques and have seemed to settle on two methods for the most part.

Americano - To me, this is ideal as you don't over extract your beans and seeing that delicious crema that tells me my roast is fresh and my grind is perfect.

Hario (or equivalent) VD-02 - A single cup drip is an excellent way to get a fresh cup of coffee at home. It's simple, cheap and works great every time with pretty much zero learning curve.

[calumniate]

Originally Posted by skins

If you really want fresh coffee, have you considered roasting your own? I've been doing it for a year and am getting fantastic results. You can get started with a good drum roaster for a couple hundred bucks, so if you drink a lot of coffee, it can pay itself off pretty quick since green beans are roughly 1/3 the cost of roasted beans. Air/Stove Top roasters are even cheaper.

I consider myself to be a full on coffee snob and have learned that fresh beans make a huge difference. Most reputable snobs will tell you that coffee should be ground only right before brewing and that it should ideally be used within 1.5 weeks of roasting, but no longer than 1 month after. I do occasionally buy roasted beans, but never anything that has a "Best Before" date instead of a "Roasted On" date. Places like Cafe Rosso, DeVille and Phil&Sabastien are some good ones that I've found.

Good resource: http://www.sweetmarias.com/index.php

Here's the roaster I have. It's about the size of a small toaster oven. $300.

Oh my - that's awesome. Would love this but I think my coffee intake is already high enough. You don't seem to need crazy ventilation?

[TheGrimm]

Originally Posted by calumniate

Oh my - that's awesome. Would love this but I think my coffee intake is already high enough. You don't seem to need crazy ventilation?

If you have an old air popper style popcorn maker, you can roast beans in it just fine, it's messy and smokey, but the air moves the beans around and blows the chaf out of the pot so it actually works fairly well for "tiny" batches of coffee.

BTW, if you do roast your own, make sure to allow it a day or two to de-gas before drinking it. SEE: http://coffeefaq.com/site/node/44

[Canehdianman]

I've been having a bulletproof coffee for breakfast for the past 2 months. Gives me great energy and tastes remarkably good.

I just brew a random coffee in our pod brewer, add butter and coconut oil, blend it until its frothy and head off to work.

[TheGrimm]

Originally Posted by Canehdianman

I've been having a bulletproof coffee for breakfast for the past 2 months. Gives me great energy and tastes remarkably good.

I just brew a random coffee in our pod brewer, add butter and coconut oil, blend it until its frothy and head off to work.

I googled that, and it sounds pretty terrible.

[Canehdianman]

Originally Posted by TheGrimm

I googled that, and it sounds pretty terrible.

Yeah, I was fairly apprehensive about it as well. I thought it would be pretty disgusting, but a friend convinced me to try it.

Now I absolutely love it. Gives me more than enough energy to last until lunch and fits in quite nicely in the low-carb diet I'm trying.