coffee_brewing_methods hsg http://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/ i want a chemex_coffeemaker! or at_least it looks cool. currently_style: using the same permanent starbuck's_coffee_filter since 2001. 100423 ... unhinged ever tried a french press? 100423 ... Ouroboros there's a cafe in lost angeles that uses these and it looks like a mad chemistry project behind the counter 100423 ... Ouroboros drinking coffee at a hip coffee shop in sf- they do drip in a filter, one cup at a time. 100423 ... unhinged my favorite roaster here will do french press service of any of their coffee anytime for a stupidly higher cost or they brew one kind strong and one kind mild everyday i tried the french press service one day; even though it yielded a few cups full the cost didn't seem worth it somehow 100423 ... oren French press is certainly my_favorite method. 100424 ... unhinged i like really strong, borderline espresso, coffee. maybe i just didn't let my french press steep long enough. maybe i should give it another try, this_time_with_patience 100424 ... hsg Yeah've done the French presser thingy. Still my preffered method is to heat water, pour freshly ground beans into my sterilized gallon_sized pickle jar... add_hot_water (not boiling) and let sit 4aYL. Sunflower_Market ha s upplied a bitter amount of coffee to my mornings. Fairtrade_organic el_Salvador or Peruvian, roast_light (more_caffeine) 6.99_lb depending on how much of a warrior I'm feeling like I'll use my fine filter, my course_meshed round drain catcher (used only for foodstuffs) or I'll go sans_filter 100424 ... h|s|g super finely_ground sprinkle over my green_tea gonna_be_a_long_day 100904 ... Ouroboros best coffee I've made for myself yet- in the little cone with a cloth filter, medium/finely ground, and just poured the water in. it filtered through in 10 seconds, and tasted perfect. who knew? i'll be putting away my french-press now. 110206 ... h|s|g i attribute it to the filter 110206 ... falling_alone my coffee usually tastes like soap residue, when i make it. i'm still unsure as to whether this is due to actual soap. my last coffee maker was ruined when plaster of paris dust got into the system. i learned not to store the appliance in rooms where i was doing construction. i tried cleaning it out with baking soda... let's just say i threw that coffee maker out. it's not that fun waking up with a hangover, craving a cup o'joe and drinking something akin to laundry detergent. once, i made the perfect cup...but i think in reality it was my boyfriend who did that... 110206 ... z grind when ready to brew, use cold, pure water, use non-paper filter, drink immediately. 110207 ... HealthySugGestion ^ my_preferred_method although r_e_c_e_n_t_l_y i_read coffee_filters_paper remove a substance responsible foraising cholesterolevels 110207 ... z i'm gsay. 110710 ... Ouroboros At the local Asian supermarket I bought one of those tiny metal brewer/filters that sit on top of the cup-- makes pretty good/strong coffee, but only small portions (like 4oz?), leaving it the perfect brewing method for the stronger/darker roasts. So I stick to my small french press. Most days I boil the water, grind the 2.5 T of (local/organic/family run/yummy) coffee beans, and while it's brewing for 3.5-4 minutes in the french press I heat up the (soy or raw cow's) milk in the saucepan, add cinnamon/cardamom/clove/tumeric, add a t of coconut oil if using soy milk, add maple syrup. Pour into mug, press coffee and pour into mug. And my day begins. 110711 ... perfectly_chaotic Mmmmm. Sounds delicioso. I shall have to try that with my French press. 110711 ... unhinged downgraded to nonlocal beans since the price of coffee keeps going up and up 110711 ... h|s|g yeah... what_the_fuck I've been mixing green_tea and other herbs with coffee to use less coffee. 110712 ... unhinged something about droughts in south america and crops not yielding what they expected plus the rising cost of oil blah blah blah but i realized $11/lb is still cheaper or about that same than $9/12oz duh 110713 ... Ouroboros inverted aeropress method- brew for 1 min then press. then place coffee in pot with coconut oil, grass fed butter, local honey, ground vanilla, cinnamon, and blend with immersion blender. 131107 what's it to you? who go blather from