r/Coffee

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!

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?

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!

(title was supposed to be "Why so few")

My kid will be going off to college this fall, so I thought I'd look up recommendations for good options for the dorm. I was already thinking aeropress (I really should try that sometime) but I was wondering about a French Press. When I searched, I got a lot of suggestions for Keurig and Nespresso (even after saying pods and cups are more expensive), some drip machines, even pour over, in addition to the aeropress. But no French Press. Why?

Note: this is not a as request for advice. I'm just curious why French Press isn't making the cut

Update: thanks, everyone. I didn't think about cleanup and that seems to be the major issue. For the record, the dorm will have a microwave, so heating water won't be a problem. I'm thinking aeropress will likely be the best bet, maybe a small drip machine.

In Nepal for a quick work trip and am astounded at the burgeoning coffee culture and the quality of the beans. I had assumed it might be hard to find good coffee given the prevalence of tea, but I was wrong. There are coffee shops on seemingly every street corner in Kathmandu with an astounding number of barista training centers. Many baristas at even the smallest coffee shops are trained in a variety of methods.

Usually when traveling or working in lower-income countries, I've come to expect low quality coffee because all of the high-quality beans are exported-- this does not seem to be the case here. All of the coffee shops I have been to have high quality local beans, which in turn seems to have encouraged the local cafe scene.

The beans themselves are delicious, comparable to high-quality Ethiopian beans in taste. It seems that many producers are also experimenting with anaerobic production, yielding a really delicious, fruity coffee.

I recently purchased 2 lbs of white espresso from a retailer on Amazon since my local source was out. I use a moka pot to brew my espresso and it has worked in the past with the white espresso I buy locally. This white espresso was much lighter in color than the grounds I normally get. I have brewed this new white espresso the same way I have others in the past but every time I get a brew that tastes like frozen pea or green bean water. Is there something I can do to my brew method to make it better or is this just what this brand of white espresso tastes like?

The coffee I purchased was Poverty Bay Coffee CO’s White Tornado. The reviews say it tastes nutty like normal white espresso does so I’m not sure if I just need to change my brew method or give up on the remainder of my 2 lb bag.

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!

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!

Hi, I've done some research and I'm seeing that coffee can taste fruity, floral, caramel like etc. is this true? Apparently the coffee I've had my whole life, is just low quality beans that roasted to a high degree to mask their flaws. It's just weird to conceptualize coffee seeds or beans can have so many diverse flavours. Also does this only apply to light roasted beans/seeds, or are they medium and high roasted beans/seeds that still have some fruity, floral, nuanced flavours etc?

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!

This is a thread for the enthusiasts of /r/Coffee to connect with the industry insiders who post in this sub!

Do you want to know what it's like to work in the industry? How different companies source beans? About any other aspects of running or working for a coffee business? Well, ask your questions here! Think of this as an AUA directed at the back room of the coffee industry.

Industry folk, feel free to answer any questions that you feel pertain to you! However, please let others ask questions; do not comment just to post "I am _______, AMA!” Also, please make sure you have your industry flair before posting here. If you do not yet have it, contact the mods.

While you're encouraged to tie your business to whatever smart or charming things you say here, this isn't an advertising thread. Replies that place more effort toward promotion than answering the question will be removed.

Please keep this thread limited to industry-focused questions. While it seems tempting to ask general coffee questions here to get extra special advice from "the experts," that is not the purpose of this thread, and you won't necessarily get superior advice here. For more general coffee questions, e.g. brew methods, gear recommendations for home brewing, etc, please ask in the daily Question Thread.

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 went down a rabbit hole reading old threads here about low-acid coffee and I know the general consensus is that it's mostly marketing, that pH variation between coffees is tiny, and that "acidity" in coffee is really more of a taste/flavor thing than a stomach thing.

If acidity is such a fundamental part of what makes coffee taste like coffee, what happens when you strip it out? Does it taste flat? Weirdly smooth? Just… sad?

I don't have stomach issues or anything, just spotted a low-acid coffee on sale on iherb and now I'm tempted to try it purely out of curiosity. Before I pull the trigger, has anyone here actually tried one? How was it? Is it worth it (even with the discount!)?

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!