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About 2-3 years ago my coffee make took a crap and I never replaced it. I brew with a Chemex every day. Grind my own beans the night before and have a teapot that has a timer so the water is ready in the AM. When I was in Austria the hotel had a Nepresso. It was amazing. I bought one when I got home. I had a pile of Target gift certificates. After settling in and accepting the micro plastics and all the other shit in the pods I got an email from them telling me they're opting out of "Mother's Day" because of-----2024. I Used all my pods and haven't ordered anymore. I prefer my coffee without politics so I just chemex. I used to Starbucks 2 times a day then I decided it was so not worth it and the coffee is GMO trash anyway. Long story short, I love some coffee and the chemex is fantastic.
 
levi r said:
Seems like chemex is the most well regarded means for extracting the beans amon the coffee elites in my area.
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Been a expresso and submersion guy for a long time but in the last couple of years I have fallen in love with a good pour over. I can't really put my finger on it but there is something so earthy and vibrant about a well done pour over. Hario V60 or chemex both deliver the goods for me...
 
Update of Post # 264:
"I have a Technivorm machine (w/ Virtuoso grinder); a Francis Francis espresso machine (now part of ILLY); & a Hario V-60 manual setup.
I also have a couple Bialletti type (s.s.) Moka Express stovetop espresso makers. One I found at a flee market for $1; but don't use them any more."

I recently bought several "CAPSULONE refillable coffee capsules fit for Illy" & use with Illy Espresso Intenso ground coffee.
This makes the iper capsule espresso machine much more affordable.
I currently have 3 each morning to JUMP start the day !
 
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Can anybody recommend an affordable and reliable grinder. Even with cleaning, I end up haveing to grind 3 times to get the volume of grinds I got when it was new. I'm sure its the oil in the beans but the chute appears clear. The really good ones are outside my price range.
 
Steve Connally said:
Can anybody recommend an affordable and reliable grinder. Even with cleaning, I end up haveing to grind 3 times to get the volume of grinds I got when it was new. I'm sure its the oil in the beans but the chute appears clear. The really good ones are outside my price range.
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How do you feel about a hand crank?
 
I have a nice one that I got until I had the dough for a really nice one. I had lived with a rich kid who I sold on the idea of getting a really nice grinder many years. When I got my own place, I lasted about 14 months before I broke down and bought my Virtuoso. The handcrank I had was nice quality, and not too bad to get adjusted, as long as you weren't trying to change grind sizes regularly.
 
I worked in upscale coffee for years in Manhattan. They call it ‘third wave’ coffee. That was a decade ago. It spoiled me for coffee, but I brew extremely low tech at home.

The grinder was a few bucks at a thrift store. It’s all about grinding it fresh. I’m either grinding it inside of a down jacket to keep from waking the family, or if they are awake, my toddler insists on pressing the button.

I do a pour over using a ceramic cone and a reusable metal filter from a drip coffee maker of yore.

The lighter the roast, the more caffeine and the more flavors you’re getting from the coffee itself. Natural sun dried adds a fruitiness that I really enjoy. The beans are where I spend the money.

Caffeine is a naturally occurring pesticide.. technically we are poisoning ourselves!! Bottoms up :)
 
Steve Connally said:
Can anybody recommend an affordable and reliable grinder. Even with cleaning, I end up haveing to grind 3 times to get the volume of grinds I got when it was new. I'm sure its the oil in the beans but the chute appears clear. The really good ones are outside my price range.
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I think affordability is difficult to achieve alongside good grinding unless you're willing to grind by hand like I currently do with a Porlex mini. My grinder is great for backpacking and general travel.

I enjoy Chemex coffee - nothing like it. To me, it excels with light roasts and does everything else extremely well. I just have not run into a device and method that does as well with light roasts.
 
Steve Connally said:
All I have is the one with the Aeropress. Unless I was going to make a meditation session out of it IDK. If I have a big one the size of an industrial apple masher then I'd be good. With the little one I think it would be too much of a time sink.
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Did that for years and it sucks! Good to keep in the back of the cabinet for emergencies but not worth it imho.
 
Steve Connally said:
All I have is the one with the Aeropress. Unless I was going to make a meditation session out of it IDK. If I have a big one the size of an industrial apple masher then I'd be good. With the little one I think it would be too much of a time sink.
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I had a Hero grinder for over a year, and I don't think it takes much longer than an electric one.
 
levi r said:
Any of you serious coffee drinkers ever quit the bean juice? Blasphemy, I know. I'm off it for a week now and am blown away by how hard the withdrawal is.

I was drinking 4-8 shots of espresso daily. Switched to a French press at home fir a bit before deciding to call it quits.
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Now that I've thrown angry face, discuss... :D

I drink coffee for the taste more often than for the buzz, but I use the buzz once or twice a week. I have no disposition towards addiction. Sorry I'm not helpful.
 
I quit for about seven months some years back. I weaned for a month or so and then quit. I was hoping as the months went by that I wouldn't keep feeling like I didn't really miss it. I am enchanted by the flavor, but I'm definitely addicted to caffeine, and after seven months and still having a hard time not really feeling like I would rather be having it than not, I went back. I was then at, and am now back to, almost exclusively before lunch only coffee, but I got into afternoon coffee steady again for a period of time. I still lean hard on it when I need to do a lot of work at my place done at the end of an already hard work day; often enough.

I will note that I started drink coffee at age 5, and have had a deep love of it since.
 
I defintely have a lot more when I have had to do customer service work. More than for an energetic kick, I think I use it just as a patience potion. Physically, I can work 12+ hours, but to have the patience to do it, and engage meaningfully with other people, I struggle hard without that crutch. If I had to quit, I showed myself that I could do it, but I don't *have to* technically, and I prefer to have it, though in much more moderation.
I have a similar relationship now with weed, which I started really trying to use with greater modesty, and also similarly, all the many forms of alcohol I do so enjoy.
 
levi r said:
7 months is a long break! Interesting how the drugs effect everyone different. Caffeine makes me extremely impatient! Which types of alcohol do you enjoy, Matias?
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It felt like 2 years :ROFLMAO:

I most enjoy beer, which is most of what I have. I don't drink wine like I used to, though I always enjoy it when I am offered. My wife likes red wines, so I partake with her occasionaly, but I really love hops. I am growing hops now, and will hopefully start brewing as soon as the house is built. I have 95% ethanol made from OG cane sugar, and I use that to make cocktails occasionaly, but for a sipping liquor, I do enjoy the hell out of some whiskey. I appreciate Scotch and Bourbon, though I don't like any of the Canadian whiskeys that I have tried, though it's been a long time. I do love me some bitter herbal drinks like Chartreuse, Fernet-Branca, Jager to a lesser degree, but others in that vein. I love me some good reposado tequila, and the margherita is still my favorite cocktail to make with St. Germaine; the only reason I buy it. I even made my own herbal tincture that I started sipping like a fine liquer.
 
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