Study shows top 'ingredient' to good-tasting coffee

Phys.org ^ | 8/1/2022 | Susan V. Fisk

[NautiNurse]

Good point about a thermos. We use a double-walled stainless steel thermos. While coffee is steeping, the thermos is pre-warmed with hot water. Keeps the coffee hot into the afternoon.

Coffee is too delicate to leave on a burner for any length of time.

[GOPJ]

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COSTCO Columbian...

[NautiNurse]

Your coffee roaster is clever! Years ago, read about an amazing variety of ingenious homemade coffee roasters. One that caught my eye was a drum roaster on a BBQ rotisserie spit.

Costa Rica and Columbia have great coffees.

[NautiNurse]

The coffee cherry (fruit) contains the coffee bean (seed).

[NautiNurse]

Fascinating info!

[HartleyMBaldwin]

I’d heard about the coffee where the beans are picked out of civet cat poop. We only have regular cats, but it makes a very distinctive cup. The hardest part is forcing the cats to eat enough coffee beans to make several cups every day. Note to self: restock band-aid supply soon.

[NautiNurse]

Have been eyeing the Hottop for years. If the Gene ever punks out, will seriously consider the investment in a Hottop.

Sweet Maria's used to be the go-to for green beans. The last few times I checked the website, there weren't nearly the vast selections and stories of yore.

Absolutely--bring coffee kit for travel.

[Magnatron]

…will seriously consider the investment in a Hottop.

After about fifteen years and running, the Hottop has definitely lived up to its price tag (although when we bought it, it was probably $400 less than it is now). My wife and I joke it’s got to give up the ghost sometime, but it just keeps on going. One trick is to disassemble it from time to time for cleaning. That chaff gets into the strangest places. When it does decide to up and die, though, I will buy another in a heartbeat.

[Carriage Hill]

I get my coffee at:

http://www.coffeefool.com/default.asp
&
https://www.coffeeam.com/

I don’t see either brands at those sites.

[NautiNurse]

Good info about cleaning the innards. Don’t know if/when the Gene will fail. If it does, replacement parts are available for older models, and very reasonably priced.

[anton]

The truest ground coffee preparation is using distilled water in a stainless steel electric percolator. I’m sure the factory flavor panels still use that method. It was heavily tested 50 years ago.

[dfwgator]

Mmmm! Go_____, Jimmie! This is some serious gourmet s___! Usually, me and Vince would be happy with some freeze-dried Taster's Choice right, but he springs this serious GOURMET s___ on us! What flavor is this?

[Larry Lucido]

Mmmmn! Coffee cherry pie! :-)

[icclearly]

We use a double-walled stainless steel thermos.

We agree again. Can't leave the coffee on a warmer! I'm the only coffee drinker in our house so the 20oz carry around works great for me. I am through with coffee by 10:30 AM or so.

On a related note, all the small steps you and I described is what it takes to make a great cup of coffee. I hate to say this, but for years I was a Starbucks fan (for brewed coffee only). I hated (and still hate) their politics, but they made a decent brewed coffee. I experimented and experimented with learning to duplicate their flavor. After some effort, I succeeded. What I described did the trick -- and I don't have to be smacked in the face with their nutcase ideology and purple-haired servers/baristas just to get a great cup of coffee.

Enjoyed your post.

[Migraine]

Yes; that is Sam’s Club’s notable straight-up coffee label. Great stuff for the connoisseur of just good ol’ coffee.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

I’ve got some store brand decaf my mom had for years before she died a decade ago. Still good! Just keep reheating in the micro couple times a day. Or I get sheetz decaf and reheat it over a couple days. The milk doesn’t go bad suprisingly.

[TexasGator]

“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.”

Depends on the person. My wife drinks coffee into the night and sleeps.

One cup for me after noon and it is the opposite.

[The Great RJ]

Good beans are a must, but how those beans are roasted, ground and brewed make a huge difference too. My wife and I fussy about our coffee and take great care making our morning cup of Joe. First we have found a small coffee roaster blender in my hometown in South Dakota (www.cherrybean.net) They use only organic fair traded beans and meticulously roast them. We order our beans in quantities we will use relatively quickly so our beans stay fresh. We semi coarse bur grind our beans immediately before making our coffee, use reverse osmosis purified water heated to 190 degrees and brew in a French press for exactly 3 and a half minutes. We prefer Guatemalan coffee but periodically change up to Mexican coffee

[Flaming Conservative]

I just use an inexpensive electric drip machine. I used to use a French press, but it doesn’t make enough coffee.

[Flaming Conservative]

Cool!