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What's in your cup this week? (startrek.website)

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I'm doing a blend of Kona from a local store and whole food Kenya. It's a 70/30 of Kenya to Kona and taste great. The Kona alone I got taste and looks like really dark soil after a brew, so I picked a lite roast to see how it would go and I'm happy.

I haven't had too many Kenya coffees, but if you have a whole foods nearby this one tastes good to me.

Single Origin Kenya

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (9 children)

My local Walmart has given up on Aeropress, so I picked one up today in the clearance shelves for USD$15. The price label says it normally sells for $34.98.

I'll give a report after I figure out how it's best for me to use it.

For my daily driver french press, it's back to working on that bag of Mexican organic dark roast whole beans that I got at Grocery Outlet months ago.

For a dark roast, it's smooth and sweet.

Being able to grind a week's worth of brews at a time is helping the beans retain their flavor longer, I hope.

I picked up a bag of Four Sisters ~~dark roast~~ donut shop blend grounds, again from Grocery Outlet, so I'll be trying that out in the next week or two.

Again looking at what's in Grocery Outlet, I just can't bring myself to buy a bag of Dunkin Donuts beans/grounds with less than a month to their best by date, when there are better options.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (8 children)

I use the winning recipe from the world championship, from the second one (2009). You like brew the coffee for 15 seconds and then done. I only use 14g max, but it's basically instant coffee that tastes like great coffee.

Ahh I found it:

Coffee: 19.5–20g Grind: Slightly coarser than filter grind Water: 200ml @ 75°C Brewer: Inverted Filter: Paper, soaked

Directions:

Stir 4 times
Stop stirring, secure the filter and turn at around 10 seconds (total contact time around 15 sec.)
Press and serve

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

2nd attempt: It worked! Preheating the mug, half-filling the aeropress with water and grounds, stirring to wet all the grounds, blooming the grounds for 15 seconds, then filling the rest of the volume with fresh hot water just before pressing resulted in a nice hot cuppa!

The taste was about the same as last time: Strong, but without the oily aftertaste of french drip.

Things I am not liking about the aeropress: Fiddling with the paper filters before I've had coffee - They are sticking together. I'm looking into the stainless mesh filters both OEM and third party, Plastic - Although it feels well made and durable, a mostly glass or stainless steel version would be welcome for environmental purposes, and microplastics anyone? Although I suppose the silicone plunger is unavoidable, The brewing process feels bit fiddly - I'm not used to it and haven't optimized my process yet.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Sweet deal. Yeah you'll figure out what works for your flow. It's fun to play with.

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