Coffee Drinkers? (or other hot beverages)

[Grahame]

39 minutes ago, naamanf said:

I think I want a super automatic for the store. Thinking a Jura J8. What say y'all?

 

If  you want to go down the 'Merican route

(Note the dB levels in the "Noise Levels" section - testing with a sound level meter - 3:45 - 4:50)

via: 

The folks on reddit suggest getting a demo of your candidate machines to aid the decision process.

"Have you gone to a William Sonoma or a Sur La Tab to sample and talk with them about the various options?"

via:

But that may be easier said than done in Little Rock, AR

 

 

Edited May 8 by Grahame

[naamanf]

4 minutes ago, Grahame said:

If  you want to go down the 'Merican route

(Note the dB levels in the "Noise Levels" section - testing with a sound level meter - 3:45 - 4:50)

via: 

The folks on reddit suggest getting a demo of your candidate machines to aid the decision process.

"Have you gone to a William Sonoma or a Sur La Tab to sample and talk with them about the various options?"

via:

But that may be easier said than done in Little Rock, AR

 

 

I’ll just buy at Best Buy and return the loser 🤷‍♂️

[swt61]

What, no "bucha" bar?

That is way gnarly dude. So Arkansas 1992 dude.

[HemiSam]

I felt obligated to post this.  

Drinking Onyx Coffee Lab's Columbia Jairo Arcila Lychee.  No....just no.

I literally just wrote Onyx.  First time in over two decades of making coffee that I very much felt the need to provide the feedback.

I believe they added actual lychees during the fermentation process and the result is I will likely toss the remaining beans in the bin.  WTH?!?

Save yourselves....LOL.

HS

[Grahame]

One of our neighbors has a Columbian wife, and has started a coffee company using her family's farm.

https://www.orchideacoffee.com/

So we said put us down for a bag when you get started.

This week one was hand delivered to our door.

Joanne said we should reserve it as a weekend treat.

Not too shabby.

[HiWire]

James Hoffmann bought one of David Lynch's old coffee makers (an Italian Velox Ferrara Minibar design from the 1960s and 70s):
 

 

[HemiSam]

That was fun.  I was belly laughing at one point.

HS

[HiWire]

Peter Weller talks coffee:
 

 

Also, he wrote his first book on a book on Italian painting from before 1435:

https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/leon-battista-alberti-in-exile/CA506C81F7296D3DB63B1EDC7A136E9E

Edited September 13 by HiWire

[robm321]

That is a brilliant video. 

[HemiSam]

I have owned my Chemex a long while.  The quality of the filters finally has me considering other options...they just don't drain like they did years ago and I'm tired of messing with it.

I'm considering a couple of drip machines.  We have relatively low counters in our old house so a Technivorm, as an example, isn't a good option.

Looking at the Wilfa Performance and the Ration Six Series 2.  Any thoughts or recommendations before I jump in?

Thanks...

HS

[luvdunhill]

I have used the Aiden since it was released. I like it, seems to be a bit dependent on the right sized filters to not mess with the shower head. It makes good morning coffee and oddly exceptional “cold brew” 

[HemiSam]

16 hours ago, luvdunhill said:

I have used the Aiden since it was released. I like it, seems to be a bit dependent on the right sized filters to not mess with the shower head. It makes good morning coffee and oddly exceptional “cold brew” 

Ordered an Aiden and a couple of different sized filters.  

I tend to make coffee for myself and occasionally the lady that helps us with the house, unless we have a gathering.  I think the Aiden will be well suited to my needs and counter space...it will displace the Chemex and sit next to my Niche Zero.

Any filters that have worked well for you, luvdunhill?

Thanks!

Sam