Posted on 08/02/2022 12:25:50 AM PDT by LibWhacker
Pure 100% Kona is rather expensive, though.
So a Kona BLEND is a reasonably priced option.
I like Don Francisco - good, reasonably priced and available:
(This isn't a commercial - it's just what I drink.)
Now I’m confused. When did coffee beans turn into coffee cherries?
I also drink Kona, but 100% pure Kona Volcanic Estate, at $79/lb. There’s also Jamaican Blue Mountain at $92/lb, which is mild compared to Kona. I have both but drink Kona 95% of the time.
Me too (coffee aficionado). I'm not quite as far out on the scale as you, though. I have experimented with all kinds of specialty coffees. I always buy medium roast whole beans and grind them as needed. I usually buy a 10-day supply and keep the beans in an airtight container. My water pot heats to about 200 degrees, and I use a pour-over. My 2+ daily cups go into a handheld thermos for heat freshness. This all works great for me. The coffee taste is preserved and is excellent.
By the way, this is done every day and takes about 5 minutes. One of my few splurges and worth every bit of the effort!
Now, the beans. My current favorite is Brazil. There are many regions of Arabica coffee production in Brazil, but this coffee is from Minas Gerais. I do change beans from time to time as beans come and go, but this one is one of the best. Another favorite is Yukon Gold, but it is a little more difficult to find.
Good luck to those who take this route -- and even to those who pop a k-cup house brew into a Keurig machine.:-)
“Study shows top ‘ingredient’ to good-tasting coffee”
Hot water?
I use Chock full O’ Liberals (sorry, Nuts) Coffee.. I have some in my Thermos cup... Keep it hot for 8 hours...
My nephew recommended it a couple of years ago, and now it's the only thing my wife and I drink.
In younger days, we like Bokar Columbian. They don't make it any more.
Starbucks is pure puke. Avoid like the plague!
CA....
I only am able to drink decaf.
there is a roaster that not only has decaf, but has several different decafs. Not decaf flavors but decaf beans. Swift River Roasters
Very nice coffee, reasonably priced
I buy the beans grind them and use a French press, believe it or not, the old Mr. coffee French press works for me. 12 dollars each
I’m with you here. I built my own coffee roaster using a modified flour sifter and heat gun from Harbor Freight. I used Ecuadorian coffee beans when I lived there but now use Costa Rica and Colombian. I take my roast about 30 Seconds into second pop. I only roast seven days worth of beans and use an espresso machine to make my Americano.
After many years of trying many different ways to master coffee brewing (percolator coffee pots are the best), I finally got to a point where I can’t drink much of it anymore without feeling jittery, on edge. Just thankful I’m not a wine expert!
What really improved our coffee was starting with a better filter for our water.
There’s some store brands tho’ that melt-water from Himalayan glaciers won’t save. I think those beans are picked under ripe and sold cheap.
I’m with you guys. I’ve learned (as you have, too) that such a headline is usually a tease and I quickly skim the article to see if the true “secret” is revealed. It almost never is.
I like the McDonalds sludge.
My brother in-law has a coffee roasting business and he gets his beans from all over the world. Each country has it's own flavor. Coffee from New Guinea I like the best for flavor. If I want coffee with a rich flavor with some "kick" I drink Ethiopian.
Pay less and try the blue beaned Sidamo from Ethiopia. It is hard to find because it is very popular in Europe.
The MOST expensive coffee I’ve ever drank was called Kopi something and it wasn’t any better than the discount Dollar General Maxwell house I drink every morning… it actually had an extra aftertaste I didn’t care for.
That is also good stuff - I have had it several times.
A lower cost 'almost' approximation is 'Jamaican Me Crazy' from Wolfgang Puck.
I can close my eyes, drink it, and pretend it's Blue Mountain.
I read somewhere that the half-life of caffeine is around 5 hours. If you are letting 5 or more hours elapse after your last cup it should not keep you awake. 5-Hour energy drinks have about the same caffeine as coffee, hence the name.
Starbucks is made from over-roasted, burnt beans.
Yes, it is gross.
It's like the coffee you get at a gas station that's been sitting on the warmer for 8 hours.
Stale, bitter, oxidized, undrinkable.
I was a coffee technician in the Folger Products Research Group in 1967-1968. Folgers bought almost all of the Ethiopian coffee production and was preferred in blind testing to all other brands.
I think Black Silk is a remnant of the legacy blend from Folger’s past.
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