I'll get back to you on this. I just realized that the profit from a subscription would be reduced considerably when factoring in the cost of shipping coffee across the US LOL.
Tell me more. What brand? Where does the coffee come from? How do you brew it? I thought people in the UK drank tea exclusively, that's a cliche isn't it?
Organic, fair trade, grown in Peru. That's all I know! 🤷♀️ And yes, the British tea drinking habit is a cliche, but it was far more common 50 years ago. Now we have coffee shops on every corner and drink less tea. Though I do drink Yorkshire Tea on occasion.
I've never actually read an Ian Fleming novel but one time I was skimming the Wikipedia entry about James Bond and apparently the character is particular about being a coffee-drinker in contrast with most of his tea-liking countrymen. That detail lodged in my mind.
My favorite single-origin has to be Burundi. When I first tried it a few years ago I thought it was the most unique cup I’d had with fruity yet floral notes. Made via pour-over, it was delicious.
Overall, I typically prefer the dark roasts. I’ll take a dark Sumatra any day.
I drink it BLACK. No time for cream or sugar. But it didn’t start this way. My mother enjoyed her coffee the way your family does, loaded with cream and sugar. Usually even flavored sweetened creamer at that. But I was at church once with my dolled up coffee when my best friend’s dad asked what I was drinking. When I told him it was coffee, he looked at my cup, soured his face and said “son, that ain’t coffee” and handed me some of his black coffee. I really never went back.
These days, having two very young children, our coffee is brewed with the standard home drip machine. However, my preferred methods are Aeropress (inverted method) and French Press while at home. While I would love an espresso machine, I can’t justify the cost right now. Maybe when we’re not constantly buying diapers and formula…but I do love an Americano and the occasional latte while out and about.
I would love to upgrade to paid and try the Châtelet Cantú blend but I’m watching every penny these days so I have to stay free for now. I would love for that to change.
One of my very good friends owns a few coffee shops now in the town where I went to college so I’ve been blessed to try many different coffees of various origins and washes and brew methods. I could see me getting into roasting my own beans in the future. Great writing once again, Walther.
Walther, you really caffeinated this one! I'm in love with the dark brown brew for sure. And you do roasting!!! Next level wow. Didn't know there were home set ups for this.
We used to stop in at a roasters after our four year old daughter's swim lesson, for a brew and biscotti for her. The air was laden with that aroma.
Most, if not all of the posts in this publication have been written under the influence of caffeine.
RE: Home roasting, yeah, I had no idea until my friend showed me his roaster and then I went and got the same one. If you have the time, it is a good investment. I did the math and it is more cost effective to roast your own coffee with the bonus that it will be way fresher than what you could get at the grocery store.
I've thought about getting a bigger capacity roaster so I could turn it into a business but the margin in roasted coffee in kind of slim. Every once in a while I roast coffee for friends and family, around Christmas and such.
I am the coffee brewer at work and a Keurig has found it's way in. (no offense to Keurig!) But am old school and just drip brew. I would enjoy the home roaster for sure but love the camraderie around coffee at work! Really enjoyed your post.
This is great! I'm super glad that something I worked on gave you a little nudge, too.
I'm visiting my folks this week, and I left my Cuisinart coffee brewer at home (not super fancy, but nice enough for me). My folks have a 4 cup cheapo glass one, but it works! I'm just kind of calibrating how many beans to grind for this maker, etc.
but enjoying good, black coffee, as is my preferred style, as I type this.
5. Yes
I'll get back to you on this. I just realized that the profit from a subscription would be reduced considerably when factoring in the cost of shipping coffee across the US LOL.
Haha I did not take you seriously but would’ve done it. I’d rather my children drink your coffee than HEB’s
I had to come here and check that you’d already said this bc same 😂😂
Wow, I had no idea about any of this! I just have a favourite ground coffee I buy every week.
Tell me more. What brand? Where does the coffee come from? How do you brew it? I thought people in the UK drank tea exclusively, that's a cliche isn't it?
Organic, fair trade, grown in Peru. That's all I know! 🤷♀️ And yes, the British tea drinking habit is a cliche, but it was far more common 50 years ago. Now we have coffee shops on every corner and drink less tea. Though I do drink Yorkshire Tea on occasion.
I've never actually read an Ian Fleming novel but one time I was skimming the Wikipedia entry about James Bond and apparently the character is particular about being a coffee-drinker in contrast with most of his tea-liking countrymen. That detail lodged in my mind.
My favorite single-origin has to be Burundi. When I first tried it a few years ago I thought it was the most unique cup I’d had with fruity yet floral notes. Made via pour-over, it was delicious.
Overall, I typically prefer the dark roasts. I’ll take a dark Sumatra any day.
I drink it BLACK. No time for cream or sugar. But it didn’t start this way. My mother enjoyed her coffee the way your family does, loaded with cream and sugar. Usually even flavored sweetened creamer at that. But I was at church once with my dolled up coffee when my best friend’s dad asked what I was drinking. When I told him it was coffee, he looked at my cup, soured his face and said “son, that ain’t coffee” and handed me some of his black coffee. I really never went back.
These days, having two very young children, our coffee is brewed with the standard home drip machine. However, my preferred methods are Aeropress (inverted method) and French Press while at home. While I would love an espresso machine, I can’t justify the cost right now. Maybe when we’re not constantly buying diapers and formula…but I do love an Americano and the occasional latte while out and about.
I would love to upgrade to paid and try the Châtelet Cantú blend but I’m watching every penny these days so I have to stay free for now. I would love for that to change.
One of my very good friends owns a few coffee shops now in the town where I went to college so I’ve been blessed to try many different coffees of various origins and washes and brew methods. I could see me getting into roasting my own beans in the future. Great writing once again, Walther.
Burundi is really good! I don't like dark roasts
Thank God for that man that showed you the way.
Aeropress inverted method is my favorite too! Did we just become best friends!?
I THINK SO!!
Walther, you really caffeinated this one! I'm in love with the dark brown brew for sure. And you do roasting!!! Next level wow. Didn't know there were home set ups for this.
We used to stop in at a roasters after our four year old daughter's swim lesson, for a brew and biscotti for her. The air was laden with that aroma.
Most, if not all of the posts in this publication have been written under the influence of caffeine.
RE: Home roasting, yeah, I had no idea until my friend showed me his roaster and then I went and got the same one. If you have the time, it is a good investment. I did the math and it is more cost effective to roast your own coffee with the bonus that it will be way fresher than what you could get at the grocery store.
I've thought about getting a bigger capacity roaster so I could turn it into a business but the margin in roasted coffee in kind of slim. Every once in a while I roast coffee for friends and family, around Christmas and such.
I am the coffee brewer at work and a Keurig has found it's way in. (no offense to Keurig!) But am old school and just drip brew. I would enjoy the home roaster for sure but love the camraderie around coffee at work! Really enjoyed your post.
4. I ask James, hey can you make me a cup of coffee? 😂😅 I’m sure I could figure it out... but he just does it so much better.
That's a good husband, right there. I hand Diana a cup of coffee every morning. She's perfectly capable of making her own but she says the same thing.
He’s a keeper 🥰
This is great! I'm super glad that something I worked on gave you a little nudge, too.
I'm visiting my folks this week, and I left my Cuisinart coffee brewer at home (not super fancy, but nice enough for me). My folks have a 4 cup cheapo glass one, but it works! I'm just kind of calibrating how many beans to grind for this maker, etc.
but enjoying good, black coffee, as is my preferred style, as I type this.
Thank you for reading. It's nice to go down some rabbit holes, especially if you can drink good coffee as a result of it.
For me 1:16 is the magic ratio for how strong I like my coffee, then ground size is key. Cheers!
Wow, I've never calculated my own ratio! I love that folks can nerd out about coffee and have so many different little pockets of knowledge, too.
Let me introduce you to James Hoffmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipB6P1uzNYM
Fantastic! Glad you finished it up!
Thank you! It was enjoyable to geek out about coffee. I had two huge cups of Americano while writing it. It felt right.
I'm drinking my morning cup while reading it so all is right in the world.