You have a roaster you recommend? I've seen some that aren't practical for me, my counters are just too cluttered as it is.
The Behmor roaster is the size of a large toaster oven, and is the best home roaster available, in my experience.
IMHO chemex is the only way to go for drip. I've never tried roasting my own - mainly because I've been spoiled with intelligentsia coffee. Family friend works there, he gets to travel to all of their farms and "check" on the beans, lucky bastard.I use a Chemex for my drip coffee and prefer the results.
Is there something I can look for at a store that tells me if they brew good coffee.
Is there something I can look for at a store that tells me if they brew good coffee.
there's a place local here that only serves french press, you order a coffee and press it yourself at the table.
Ask if they roast their own coffee or get it from a local roaster. Coffee is getting past its prime about a week after roasting. If the menu has a selection of single-origin coffees, it is an indication they take it more seriously (or take themselves too seriously).
That said, coffee has a variety of flavors based on origin and the roast. I like coffee a lot, but that doesn't mean i automatically enjoy every product no matter how exotic or expensive.
The Aeropress makes coffee concentrate, I use it to make iced coffee drinks. I use a Chemex for my drip coffee and prefer the results.
I'm not sure I like that setup, though it's obviously better than most places. Do they pour the water for you? If so, do they do it at the table? I would worry that they pour the water then let it sit for an unknown amount of time before it gets to you, so you don't know how long to steep for. For similar reasons, I'm not much of a fan of French Press' in general. I prefer to have my coffee and tea removed from the liquid entirely.
funny i thought it jsut made a nice strong cup
i use 2 scoops of grounds fill the press to the top swish the mix let settle out and then press i do top off the cup cause its not all the way full
love the cup of coffee it makes (tho no one lieks to drink coffee like this at the house sept for me )
They roast their own beans daily, and they pour each order immediately when you ask for it and your handed your mug and the french press to go to your table..
http://www.drinkcoffeedogood.com/ <--- this place
it's funny because the building their in used to be a luthier's shop that my dad would take his '64 Martin to for tune up work, they had a beautiful assortment of very very nice guitars. I'd been going there since I was a young teenager. so it's a weird memory lane type thing for me to go there.
Jim,
Do you like your Technivorm? I've been toying with the idea of getting one for my wife, who's a total coffee nut.
I grind my beans with a cheap grinder, and a mortar and pestal before that. I put the ground up beans in a saucepan of 200F water, let it sit, stir it, let it sit, and strain it into a cup.