Old Gold Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 We recently upgraded to Nescafe Gold. Progress. If I had to make a guess, I'd say we're on the Mellow Bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 If I had to make a guess, I'd say we're on the Mellow Bird. Do you work for Talisman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Do you work for Talisman?Nope. It's been a long time since I was on one of their jobs. Can't remember much about their shite coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I love the first comment starting with "Technique?" and then everyone chucking along with some actual technique. I was sure there must have been some good ways to get the best out of it. I got told the thing about putting some hot water in it before actually making the coffee, apparently heats up the container and rinses out old granules to get as fresh a taste out of your brew. Sounds legit. A warm cafetiere means that the coffee doesn't go cold whilst it's brewing. Makes a big difference. Do you grind your own bean, or buy ground? I like to grind my own. Pre-ground is very fine, and a fine ground can clog up your press pretty quickly. I give a few quick pulses in the grinder, so it's coarse and scruffy. Probably some bits of half-bean in there amongst the ground. Much friendlier on the filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hey coffee wankers, stop filling the Quick Questions thread with your coffee shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 That's not a question. Ban him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 If you look in a mirror and say Frosty Jack's name three times he'll appear and delete it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 A warm cafetiere means that the coffee doesn't go cold whilst it's brewing. Makes a big difference. Do you grind your own bean, or buy ground? I like to grind my own. Pre-ground is very fine, and a fine ground can clog up your press pretty quickly. I give a few quick pulses in the grinder, so it's coarse and scruffy. Probably some bits of half-bean in there amongst the ground. Much friendlier on the filter. I haven't bought coffee back home for a while so maybe it's the same now but over here it's popular to grind your own in the coffee aisle of the supermarket. They have a bunch of big grinders set up and you can blast away till your heart's content. I like a fine grind that acts like sand when it comes into contact with water - I like my coffee like my orange juice... with bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 That's definitely not a thing here. Especially as the instant coffee section is often bigger than the bean/coffee ground section in supermarkets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 The missus and I have this for our coffee needs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Nope. It's been a long time since I was on one of their jobs. Can't remember much about their shite coffee. You obviously remember enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 There are a few things that Britain needs to sort out r.e. coffee - Get rid of the idea that instant coffee is anything but a 'last resort'. Every household should have some but it should only be used when you've ran out of real coffee (or if you're going camping or something). i.e. used like powdered milk. - Introduce drip coffee as a replacement. Newsagents, corner shops, bakers and other snacky places could just set up a little corner with a drip coffee pot, changed regularly, and customers just help themselves and pay a quid on their way out. Sometimes you don't want to spend 3 quid on a fancy espresso drink but it seems like in britain you don't really have an alternative. People talk about coffee having this wanky culture around it, and to an extent that's true with all the half-caff, grande, soy machiattochino type stuff, but in actual fact there's a middle ground between the espresso bar world and the moo and two nescafe gold blend world, and that is just drinking decent drip/cafetiere coffee and not getting worked up about it. I think the US really nails it in that respect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lemonade Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Moved to new thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I remember a Stripey-heavy coffee thread in the past. Poor modding. Please de-dupe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I prefer the term Coffee Cunts. Make it so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I remember a Stripey-heavy coffee thread in the past. Poor modding. Please de-dupe I did not remember this. However a quick search brings up 2 threads, both of which I posted in. Do you want me to merge them into a giant Coffee thread or shall we start a fresh pot? http://www.aberdeen-music.com/topic/40173-coffee/?hl=%2Bcoffeehttp://www.aberdeen-music.com/topic/34953-the-perfect-cup-of-coffee/?hl=%2Bcoffee Also this one.... which isn't so good. http://www.aberdeen-music.com/topic/9155-coffee/?hl=%2Bcoffee Actually the second link is kind of old. Actually they're both really old. Fuck that. Offer withdrawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 http://www.aberdeen-music.com/topic/9155-coffee/?hl=%2Bcoffee Why are there hippy dickheads clogging up that coffee thread by talking about tea?! Perhaps I'll wade into the Hip Hop thread and start harping on about Andy Williams, and maybe a bit of Django Reinhardt. Fannies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Tea cunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I got a coffee at Costa (?) in union square last week while killing some time. Made the mistake of choosing a medium, it was fucking huge. Struggled to finish it, I can't get my head round the amount of coffee some people drink every day. I like coffee but I probably only have one every two weeks on average. Never at home, always when I'm out somewhere. Somewhere that basically just offers this this or Nice and small and I don't need to use 15 words to order one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 The ambiguity of asking for a white coffee these days really boils my piss. Yeah, a black coffee with cold milk, inside the coffee please, Cunt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Really want this. I'd be turbo charged all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Imagine rounding up a romantic evening by squeezing a couple of espressos out of that contraption. You wouldn't even have to take your own trousers off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Do you work for Talisman? I work in Talisman house and their coffee machines are shite. Filter coffee ftw. I guess they'd need a few, mind, as there's about 150-200 people per floor. My technique is simple. Free pour coffee into the pot, no need for spoons. however much ends up in the caffetiere is the right amount. Instead of stirring, push and pull the press up and down around three times - no need for spoons - and then leave to brew with the filter just under the coffee line, so a decent creme accumulates. Pour into a huge mug. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I get my coffee from a vending machine. To be fair though, it does say "fresh brew" on it! xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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