The search for better coffee

I second the french roast or the black silk for a nice inexpensive coffee. there is a site called coffeebeandirect.com that sells coffee beans in small or large quantities. I've tried the breakfast blend and think it is excellent. I think that they have sampler packs that you can try also. Not cheap , Not overly expensive, but very good.

 

Run water through it once or twice after the vinegar/water.

 

Kind of off topic, but last fall I made a batch of coffee liqueur using this recipe.
http://www.cooks.com/recipe/3b9zi451/best-homemade-kahlua.html
You're supposed to let it age for like a month or something, but the wife kept bugging me to try it, so I did and she was like yuck.
After a month I said: Ok now try it. She did and was like, OMG, that's the best coffee liqueur I've ever had and I have to agree.
It tastes really good and has a good coffee flavor, but you can't drink too much of it. It does have everclear in it after all.
We made 3-750ml bottles and we're now on the last bottle. Meanwhile her peach liqueur from last summer is sitting down in the root cellar.
I guess she's "aging" it.

 

Any coffee tastes better percolated!

 

Try a cup through a french press. This is a relaxing way to make a nice cup of coffee. The second video is better.

 

Used to drink gevaillia(sic?) but now not important,like maxwell med roast but lately been buying shur saving brand,is ok.But out here every grocery store has expensive blends right in the coffee section,large selections.Also there are some local roasters,but I am too much of a cheapskate.

 

Dark roast (French or espresso) from the local roaster, whole bean, ground right before brewing, in a French press or in a drip like jeff_t posted.

 

Drip coffee is for drips

 

Especially off a campfire.

 

90% of the coffee we brew at home is




We do have a couple small bags of specialty blends and flavored coffee for the occasional change of pace.

 

HEY I still have a kwik drip!!

 

Black silk in the french press.
And remember fellas: there no such thing as strong coffee, just weak men.
Edit: strong!

 

String or strong?

 

I prefer a light or medium roast in the A.M. as it hasn't had the kick roasted out.
Dark roast in the eve with desert ( although I don't have coffee late much any more )

When we were in Costa Rica we went to http://dokaestate.com/product_info.php?cPath=31&products_id=75, toured the plantation and taste tested all the different roasts and bean blends. I brought 6 (12 ounce) bags of whole beans home, mostly the peaberry.

Price was a little less there.

 

Thanks unicorn!

 

2nd that, I enjoy it. we start bean and grind.

 

Also I have been told, and found to be true is, rotate brands flavors.

 

I like dark roasts made strong, my wife prefers light roasts made weak, so we compromise on a medium roast whole bean. We get Kroger's Private Selection Kona blend coffee, but I know not all area's of the country have Kroger grocery stores. It also helps that I work for their corporate offices and get a discount on our branded foods. Other than that, I used to get Caribou Coffee whole bean, but I forget which blend.

A few years ago I picked up the below coffee maker when it I found it for $150, and it's one of the best appliances we have. My wife puts her coffee mug in, sets the strength she likes and the time the coffee steeps and hit's "start", and it grinds the coffee and brews it exactly how she likes. Then I put my mug in, bump up the strength and the steep time and get my perfect cup in a few minutes. It's expensive, but highly worth it for someone wanting something a little better than Folgers.

http://www.amazon.com/Breville-BDC6...263&sr=1-12&keywords=coffee+maker+and+grinder

 

Agreed. If I brew a second pot in a day, which is frequent, it's usually different.

I should add Trader Joe's coffees to my recommendation. Reasonably priced, decent selection. I like bright, acidic, medium to medium-dark roasted coffees. I really like Joe's Ethiopian.