Adam Easy Wishes Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 I know, I'm using IE at work and it's horrific. Cheers min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 We have a hot water tap at work meant for making tea and coffee so you don't have to wait for a kettle to boil, the difference I notice between using that to make my coffee and using boiling water from the kettle is night and day. Using the hot water it tastes muddy and dull, its like you need boiling water to unlock all the delicious zesty flavours. I never realised this was a thing. I also went back to my old drip machine this week having been used to the French press for so long. Same coffee, completely different taste. Not as strong as the press, but bursting with flavour. Coffee eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Wouldn't recommend using completely boiling water as it'll burn the grounds. Best to let the kettle settle for a minute or two. Unless you prefer the burnt taste, in which case, fire on. Coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Wouldn't recommend using completely boiling water as it'll burn the grounds. Best to let the kettle settle for a minute or two. Unless you prefer the burnt taste, in which case, fire on. Coffee.Yeah maybe. I don't know how hot that hot tap is but it's nowhere near boiling. You can almost stick your finger in it. Somewhere between that and boiling would be the optimum. Yup. Coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Apparently it's ideally about 88C, although for hardcore wankers it varies on grind and all that. Coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 If you heat water to 88C in a DeLorean going 88mph and use that to make coffee, your tastebuds will ejaculate. Coffee. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I've moved on to decaf. Fuck the lot of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I've moved on to decaf. Fuck the lot of youYou'll be back. They always come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I've moved on to decaf. Fuck the lot of you Boooooooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 (edited) My girlfriend's mother tried to give me decaf recently so I punched her right in the mouth. Edited May 8, 2014 by Moose 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 You forgot to say Coffee at the end. How are we meant to know what you're talking about? Coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 My girlfriend's mother tried to give me decaf recently so I knocked her on the floor and shit in her mouth through a coffee filter.COFFEE!!!!!That's more like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I'm going to start writing coffee at the end of all my posts, in every thread. Coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 Coiffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted May 12, 2014 Report Share Posted May 12, 2014 You'll be back. They always come back. To be fair, it's mostly just when I'm offshore. Drinking roughly 10 cups of coffee in a 12 hour period was doing funny things to my head and my anus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 My percolator shit the bed and I'm replacing it with either a decent espresso machine or a Chemex. I'm not sure a Chemex isn't just a £60 glass jug. What's so good about them? Coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 I mostly use a cafetiere these days. I have one at work and one at home so I use it most days. Heat the cafetiere first with boiling water, empty out, 2 dessert spoons of coffee to the hot cafetiere, add hot water (not boiling), little stir, put the plunger in, depress about an inch, let it sit for 5 minutes, plunge the rest of the way. Pour, add cold milk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Moka pot all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 With age I got lazier and wealthier so just use a Nespresso now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 I've tried a few different contraptions in the last few years, and I still find just a regular cafetiere the best brew. Grind as you use. Always. The difference between freshly ground and pre-packed coffee grounds that have probably been ground for weeks before you use it is CRAZY. I've moved 500 miles south, but I still buy my beans mailorder from MacBeans. That place is the bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 I was thinking of buying a grinder. I bought a reasonably pricy bag of ground coffee today in Tesco and I thought, I wonder how long it's been since that was ground? Even though it's sealed, it can't be that fresh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Lemonade said: I was thinking of buying a grinder. I bought a reasonably pricy bag of ground coffee today in Tesco and I thought, I wonder how long it's been since that was ground? Even though it's sealed, it can't be that fresh. Ground coffee dries out super fast, even when air-tight. I hear about people putting coffee grounds in the freezer, to keep the moisture within the grounds. I've never done it before so I can't comments on how successful it is. Supermarket bought coffee grounds are already dried out, guaranteed. I grind with this, got it recently:https://www.johnlewis.com/krups-gvx2-expert-coffee-grinder/p230843325?sku=230843325&s_kwcid=2dx92700016967765382&tmad=c&tmcampid=2&gclid=CKfA6emnrNMCFUwq0wodtjIGbw&gclsrc=aw.ds It's great. Loud as fuck though, but I like being able to adjust the coarseness settings, then just press go. I can fill the kettle and clean out the cafetiere whilst it grinds. Before I got that, I used this for years:http://www.argos.co.uk/product/9349755?cmpid=GS001&_$ja=tsid:59157|cid:199888833|agid:17470845513|tid:aud-158518126633:pla-92280430713|crid:74692318713|nw:g|rnd:2564490505197945361|dvc:c|adp:1o1&gclid=CPmXsYiorNMCFQmdGwodK90H-w Half the price, but you can't adjust the grind. You just grind for longer if you want it finer. The compartment was pretty much the perfect amount for a cafetiere to make two large mugs of coffee though. Built like a tank, and much quieter, but you have to stand and hold the button down. Stop thinking and start grinding. Edited April 17, 2017 by Soda Jerk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Im all about the moka pot. I should probably invest in a grinder though. Coincidentally, I was looking at that Krups one earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Daft question, but beans presumably stay fresh for a decent length of time until ground - yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted April 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 19 hours ago, Adam Easy Wishes said: With age I got lazier and wealthier so just use a Nespresso now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I have a Tassimo I use on weekday mornings. It doesn't taste great but the lure of 30 second coffee at 7.30 in the morning when I'm rushing around wins out, and I make a decent brew when I get to work anyway. Tbf some of the Americano and Espresso pods are OK (Jacobs and Costa are drinkable at least) although the various lattes and cappuccinos all with UHT milk pods are uniformly dreadful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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