I recently quit coffee because I would get huge caffeine headaches on weekend (since I drank no coffee on weekends). After months of cold turkey, I'd like to find a way to get back into it. Is there any decaf out there worth a damn that someone could recommend?
Much appreciated! I'm going to buy and test some out. I'm confused on grind types though. Google didn't help me a ton. What kind do I go with if I just want to brew with a regular coffee maker?I'm an avid decaf drinking at I live by Colectivo's Dream Harder. Absolutely love the stuff, as does my wife.
I personally stay away from drinking a lot of caffeinated coffee because of some heart issues I had when I was younger, but I love coffee. I have some with caffeine once in a while, but live on decaf, so usually I don't hang around a lot of coffee threads where decaf is hated so much, but glad if I could help someone else find something tasty.
Anyone else think their grinders are loud as hell? Maybe it's just because I have kids now but my Breville grinder seems to shake the house.
Just got my Dream Harder in the mail today. Damn, the bag looks and feels and smells nice. How do I get this inside me....I'm an avid decaf drinking at I live by Colectivo's Dream Harder. Absolutely love the stuff, as does my wife.
I personally stay away from drinking a lot of caffeinated coffee because of some heart issues I had when I was younger, but I love coffee. I have some with caffeine once in a while, but live on decaf, so usually I don't hang around a lot of coffee threads where decaf is hated so much, but glad if I could help someone else find something tasty.
Just got my Dream Harder in the mail today. Damn, the bag looks and feels and smells nice. How do I get this inside me....
Ok. Tried first cup. This is pretty darn good!
i love my hand grindersYeah, I just brace myself and cringe for a few seconds. And I live alone!
Anything from Heart, Onyx, Madcap, Ritual.I have a Bonavita 1900ts and Oxo ON grinder ---- looking for some recommendations on the BEST (price not an issue, but reasonable price preferred, of course) whole coffee beans to buy online. Open to all styles --- looking for the best of the best!
Is there a taste difference between decaf and non decaf? RDreamer Vincent Alexander
Yeah, I just brace myself and cringe for a few seconds. And I live alone!
I use a Sette 270 and it's pretty loud, but with how fast it is I don't notice it (usually grinding 18-20g in 5s depending on my alterations for espresso).
We took our coffee hobby up and notch and started home roasting recently. Finally got the new setup going earlier this week:
So hows it going?!?
I actually just tried my first home roasting in an air pop popper that I modified this weekend. We did a light, medium, and dark roast of Kenya beans as our first trial.
Yeah. It's definitely not nearly as strong tasting, but I also have a crap coffee pot here at work, and the water runs through the grounds so quick it doesn't even have time to get flavor on regular coffee either. I need a method to brew it stronger.Is there a taste difference between decaf and non decaf? RDreamer Vincent Alexander
I've been trying this 4:6 recipe made famous by World Brewers Cup 2016 winner Tetsu Kasuya over the past few days with quite good results. I like my coffee 'Norwegian' for a lack of better words, some may call it tea-like or even weak but I just appreciate sweet and acidic tones and cleanness, so I use a light roast Ethiopian or Kenyan coffee and only 300 grams of (really) coarse ground coffee instead of 320.
Please let me know if it worked for you.
I went from one of these:
To one of these (or similar) thanks to my birthday:
And it is like night and day. About half as quiet and so, so consistent. Makes sense when you open up the Cuisinart one and it has more in common with a blender than a burr grinder.
Some of the best coffee in my life has been in a hotel room drip or hospital room vending machine, because usually those are precisely the times when you NEED a cup of coffee, so it doesn't even matter that it tastes like sewage.I'm currently drinking hotel coffee from one of those little 4 cup machines.
Boiling hot, somehow both bitter and bland at the same time, with the consistency of water.
Enough of it gives you heart palpitation but none of it ever feels like it wakes you up. And your GI gets rocked.
But still, shit coffee is better than no coffee.
I'm getting married, and am throwing my first espresso machine on the registry.
Hit me with the recommendations!
Breville. Barista or the one without grinder and ask for a capresso grinder on your registry too lol
Is the one without the grinder under a different name?
Also, is the grinder a burr grinder?
I have one and I think It's fine but I don't think it's worth the price tbh... It is quite easy to clean up but you also aren't making a lot of coffee so it kind of depends on your needs.Any of you guys or gals try the American Press? I like how it seems to be a much easier clean up than a French press. Not cheap though, so I am looking for some insight.
This is what I picked up after tax day. Breville Barista Express. Got 20% off at BB&B so it was only $480I'm getting married, and am throwing my first espresso machine on the registry.
Hit me with the recommendations!
This is what I picked up after tax day. Breville Barista Express. Got 20% off at BB&B so it was only $480
I'm pretty happy with it, honestly. It took me a bit of time (and a lot of wasted coffee) to fine-tune the dose side. I only have two real complaints:
- The water catcher at the bottom fills up fairly quickly. It seems to release some water every time I turn the thing on, as well as after I use the steam wand.
- The steam wand knob is a little... cheap. It doesn't click nicely into place in one direction, so there's been 2 or 3 times where I THINK it's spitting steam into my milk, but because it hasn't clicked all the way over, it's just spitting hot water out of the wand. If you turn the knob the other way, hot water comes out of a different spout (for an Americano or whatever else).
But overall, I love it. It's nice to finally have something that makes an espresso shot as good as most coffee shops. I just hope the thing holds up. I use it almost daily.
I know what you mean. I'm fine with it doing that, it just fills up the bottom fast. :)The water filling up is the automatic purge for maintaining the right temp. Trust me it's way better than a machine where you manually have to pump water to cool down the boiler.
Yep, that's what it does the majority of the time. It's just when I turn the knob and it's maybe a millimeter away from actually being all the way turned, where it will pump water out but not steam. It's just a matter of making sure I give it a little extra push when I turn it, but I wonder... is it supposed to "click" in place? Mine doesn't feel like it clicks. What I usually do is, turn the knob all the way, wait for the water to purge and steam comes, then I turn it off really quick and put the milk jug in place, then turn the knob again to get the steam going. I guess I could just avoid the off-and-on part and just stick the milk jug up there as soon as the steam starts coming? Hmm... something to think about.The steam wand thing seems like a problem. Mine doesn't do that. If I set it to steam, it does push out left over water before steaming but it never only pumps water.
Where can I get a cold foam maker like they have at Starbucks? That foam is legit and this is coming from a person who puts nothing in coffee. It makes for a nice texture and seems ideal for summer.
I've been trying this 4:6 recipe made famous by World Brewers Cup 2016 winner Tetsu Kasuya over the past few days with quite good results. I like my coffee 'Norwegian' for a lack of better words, some may call it tea-like or even weak but I just appreciate sweet and acidic tones and cleanness, so I use a light roast Ethiopian or Kenyan coffee and only 300 grams of (really) coarse ground coffee instead of 320.
Where can I get a cold foam maker like they have at Starbucks? That foam is legit and this is coming from a person who puts nothing in coffee. It makes for a nice texture and seems ideal for summer.