r/Coffee

I've been a coffee lover for about 13 years, and over that time I've tried all kinds of coffees—different origins, processing methods, you name it. I always thought I had developed a pretty clear idea of what I liked.

But over the last year or two, something seems to have changed. I just don't get the same enjoyment anymore from those fancy, heavily processed or infused coffees that I used to find exciting. Instead, I've found myself gravitating toward simpler, more straightforward coffees—classic Brazilians, Colombians, and so on.

I'm curious if I'm the only one experiencing this. Are there others here who used to enjoy trying all sorts of experimental coffees but lately find themselves going back to more traditional, straightforward beans like Brazil or Colombia?

I'm also wondering whether this is simply a change in my own palate, or if the overall quality of these more experimental coffees has actually gone down compared to a few years ago.

I'd love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

I’ve been ordering iced cortados recently for the first time and love the ratio but wish it was bigger. So I asked a barista, what should I get if I want even parts of milk and espresso but just a bigger size? And they told me an iced flat white.

Then I order an iced flat white at a different cafe, they tell me it doesn’t exist and that I actually want an iced cappuccino. Then I hear on Tik Tok that an iced cappuccino doesn’t exist because a cappuccino has steamed milk.

So, I come to you all to ask, what the hell should I be ordering?

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

Update. Nope. A bad idea. I am saving it to post jokingly on April 1. It was not good.

I am pretty far along in my pour over coffee knowledge of techniques and methods. And I mineralize my distilled water for coffee extraction. As a fallback, we, here in Houston, can also do a 50/50 distilled water/filtered Houston tap water to produce acceptable water for coffee extraction. As I was draining spaghetti today, thinking about how useful the spaghetti water with its remaining starch is, culinary-wise, I started ruminating about extracting coffee with pasta water and what the starch content would do to the final extraction. I wanted to throw this out there to hear if anyone has played around with starchy water for coffee. What do you say?

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

I’m turning 30 in a few months, and just like any other level headed adult, I embraced my transition into coffee snobbery. That is to say, I’ve never really used anything better than a cheap supermarket drip coffee maker (bless my Black and Decker that has served me for the last 5 years), and now suddenly I am interested in getting a high quality plastic-free pour-over experience, price no matter.

However, it seems like I’m late to the party. Ratio has downgraded from metal/glass to plastic across their Eight Series 1 and 2. Same story with the XBloom Studio. The Fellow Aiden never had no-plastic build to begin with. Are there any remaining good all metal-glass coffee makers available?

I've been making my coffee at home for the last several years, for all the usual reasons. But a few times recently, I've had occasion to be out and have seen coffee places and thought I'd stop and have myself a brew(ed) coffee. Places like Dutch Brothers, 151 Coffee, or local coffee bars in office buildings, malls, colleges, etc. And I find they usually have extensive menus of eapresso-based drinks, hot and cold. But no coffee. No regular old brewed coffee. No offense to espresso beverages, but it's not the same. The best they can do has been an "Americano", a drink that is a poor substitute for coffee, being mostly just watered down espresso. Not the same thing. When did this happen? The fundamental item of coffee cafes, coffee bars, and coffee shops was, wait for it. Coffee! Not watered down espresso, or flavored sugared milk with a dollop of espresso.

I was surprised. And not in a good way.

Welcome to the /r/Coffee deal and promotional thread! In this weekly thread, industry folk can post upcoming deals or other promotions their companies are holding, or promote new products to /r/Coffee subscribers! Regular users can also post deals they come across. Come check out some of the roasters and other coffee-related businesses that Redditors work for!

This also serves as a megathread for coffee deals on the internet. If you see a good deal, post it here! However, note that there will be zero tolerance for shady behavior. If you're found to be acting dishonestly here, your posting will be removed and we will consider banning you on the spot. If you yourself are affiliated with a business, please be transparent about it.

There are a few rules for businesses posting promotional material:

• You need to be active in /r/Coffee in a non-self-promotional context to participate in this thread. If it seems you are only here to promote your business in this thread, your submissions will be removed. Build up some /r/Coffee karma first. The Daily Question Thread would be a good place to start, and check out what is on the Front Page and jump in on some discussions. Please maintain a high ratio of general /r/Coffee participation to posts in this thread.

• If you are posting in this thread representing a business, please make sure to request your industry flair from the mods before posting.

• Don't just drop a link, say something worthwhile! Start a discussion! Say something about your roasting process or the exciting new batch of beans you linked to!

• Promotions in this thread must be actual deals/specials or new products. Please don't promote the same online store with the same products week after week; there should be something interesting going on. Having generally “good prices” does not constitute a deal.

• No crowdfunding campaigns (Kickstarter, Indiegogo, etc). Do not promote a business or product that does not exist yet. Do not bait people to ask about your campaign. Do not use this thread to survey /r/Coffee members or gauge interest in a business idea you have.

• Please do not promote affiliate/referral programs here, and do not post referral links in this thread.

• This thread is not a place for private parties to sell gear. /r/coffeeswap is the place for private party gear transactions.

• Top-level comments in this thread must be listings of deals. Please do not comment asking for deals in your area or the like.

• More rules may be added as needed. If you're not sure whether or not whatever you're posting is acceptable, message the mods and ask! And please, ask for permission first rather than forgiveness later.

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

Does anyone know where I can get 1-2 pounds of coffee on the cheap side?
I bought a fresh Roast sr800 and want to try it but not paying a fortune for beans

Hey everyone!

Welcome back to the weekly /r/Coffee thread where you can share what you are brewing or ask for bean recommendations. This is a place to share and talk about your favorite coffee roasters or beans.

How was that new coffee you just picked up? Are you looking for a particular coffee or just want a recommendation for something new to try?

Feel free to provide links for buying online. Also please add a little taste description and what gear you are brewing with. Please note that this thread is for peer-to-peer bean recommendations only. Please do not use this thread to promote a business you have a vested interest in.

So what have you been brewing this week?

Hello, I am curious if there is really a difference between store bought whole bean coffee and specialty coffee shop beans? For example I usually buy Juan Valdez at a pretty decent price but I just attended a local event with local roasters, where the price was at least twice per kilogram.

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

So, I'm not sure if this is just a me problem or not, but when I buy really nice coffee with nice, fruity and chocolatey notes, the first day I brew with it it always tastes amazing, and then every day after that the flavor always steadily declines. The fruity and chocolatey notes disappear, and it just sort of becomes muddled caramel almost. I've tried many different brands across 3 continents, and every storage system under the sun from in the bag I got it in, ziplocs, freezing, and airscape tubes. It's also consistent across brew methods.

Is this just something everyone deals with? Is there something else I could do to fix it? Are my tastebuds just extra sensitive?

Let's see your battle-stations or new purchases! Tell us what it is you have, post pictures if you want, let us know what you think and how you use it all to make your daily Cup of Joe.

Feel free to discuss gear here as well - recommendations, reviews, etc.

Feel free to post links to where people can get the gear but please no sketchy deal sites and none of those Amazon (or other site) links where you get a percentage if people buy it, they will be removed. Also, if you want battle-stations every day of the week, check out /r/coffeestations!

Please keep coffee station pictures limited to this thread. Any such pictures posted as their own thread will be removed.

Thanks!