Everything to do with Coffee

[BrickHaus]

Heres one for ya Brian. Since you like it cold.

I take my french presses. And I put 80 grams of coffee in each. Brew with room temp water for 24 hours. french press. Then I pour through my aeropress with stainless filter to strain any sediment that gets by the french press plunger.

Makes a bitchin batch of cold press coffee.


Then I cut that with a little water.


I prefer to use french or dark roasts for this as cold pressing doesn't pull the tannins out of the coffee. Lighter roasts end up lacking the boldflavor I enjoy.

Garuntee it will cure constipation.

[BrickHaus]

Sounds like a good cup.

[BLachance75]

I primarily drink iced coffee so I've been messing around with the aeropress to get it how I like it. Here is what I came up with as my preferred daily coffee.

Using the inverted method
22gr of coffee ground med/fine
I fill the aeropress about half way with boiling water and let it bloom for 30 seconds then stir it for 30 seconds
Fill the aeropress to the top and let it steep for 3 more minutes. So a total of 4 minutes of steeping
Press it into a cup. It usually takes me 30-45 sec to press it. I press it all the way until I can't press it anymore
Pour the coffee over a 16 oz glass full of ice

A few notes
I don't actually weigh the coffee daily. I know about where 22gr of beans fill my grinder so I eyeball it
I primarily drink dark roast coffee
I like a strong coffee
Enough ice melts to dilute the coffee to a level that I enjoy
I've tried it with paper filters and a metal filter. I prefer using a paper filter

[BLachance75]

I definitely fell down the coffee grinder rabbit hole. From my research it seems like there is quite a few quality grinders on n the $100-150 range.

[Menso]

I appreciate the responses guys. I know I said I didn’t want to break the bank, but after looking through some of what you guys posted and going down the rabbit hole of coffee grinders… I’m leaning towards breaking the bank LOL

[Jonnydread]

I have a Hario hand crank that was $35 and works great.

[RedLeaderSB]

Baratza Encore for home, timemore C2 for work/travel.

edit: have had some of those cheap hand grinders in the video above, and the timemore C2 is heads and shoulders above due to Stainless burrs and aluminum construction.
I think I got it for 50$ which after using it feels like I stole it.

[Mr.Rush]

I personally love my Option-O Remi but it isn't what I would call inexpensive.

James Hoffmann did a video a little while ago on the truly cheap options you can find on amazon. Some of them seemed to be decent.

[BLachance75]

I watched a lot of videos on hand grinders and read a lot of reviews. I had no clue how expensive they can be. In the end I ended up getting a Normcore V2. Every review I saw placed it just below the high end grinders. It is probably better than I need but I figure I can spend $90 today or buy a cheaper one then end up buying a better one later. The old buy once cry once mentality.

[Menso]

Can anyone recommend a hand grinder that’s quality but won’t break the bank? Our electric grinder is straight booty and it’s time for a change.

[BrickHaus]

Get an ALTRA stainless filter to start.

I make mine like a heathen.

Inverted aero press, 2x scoops of the good chit. 16 ounce cup. Get water to 195 in an electric kettle. Fill the press 2/3 full, stir grounds, put the filter and cap on. Let step for a min or so.

Flip and press. Now here is where Im a heathen.

I press only to the "2" on the tube. Then I cock the plunger and pull it out, and repress. I repeat this until the tube is empty. I re fill the tube with more water and keep repeating this until Im out of water.

Eventually you have pressed the whole cup of joe through the grounds, and you have a delightful, oily, black cup of soul.

[bellicose]

My grinder is also crap. Sometimes have a whole bean in there. I do inverted on my aeropress. I forget to press often, and let it brew while I shower. Honestly, I can't tell the difference between that and being meticulous.

[Jonnydread]

Inverted aeropress is my favorite. I’ll try and find the recipe I used to use.

[BLachance75]

Anyone have a favorite aeropress recipe they’d like to share. I got one the other day and have been messing around with it the past few days trying new recipes.

I quickly realized how bad my cheapo electric grinder was. I never paid attention to the grinds before. The settings on it didn’t change the grind size at all. I always ended up with a mix of all different grind sizes from powder to large chunks no matter what I set it at. I don’t drink a ton of coffee so I ended up buying a hand grinder and the difference is night and day.

[Siress]

IMO, go glass or food-grade stainless - or stick with the aeropress...