I'm planning on buying pic related. What beans can I buy off amazon to make good press coffee? I tend to prefer lighter roasts at cafe's.
I'm planning on buying pic related. What beans can I buy off amazon to make good press coffee...
Joshua Brown
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Alexander Adams
you have to roast the beans yourself. i've heard of people using air pop popcorn machines for this
Carson Rogers
>he uses a grinder with blades
wew laddy
Alexander Murphy
Get a burr grinder instead of that blade grinder. I used that same thing for years and the burr grinder was a huge leap towards an actually great cup of coffee. Use the blade for spices or whatever.
If you get a good grinder you can adjust the grind settings and really perfect your brew. I've got the Baratza Virtuoso and it's pretty great, easy to change between my clever dripper, press, and drip. They also make a cheaper version called the Encore that's pretty well recommended, and you can upgrade the burr set to equal out to the Virtuoso. Or go for a hand grinder if you want to go even cheaper.
Also look at getting a simple gram scale to measure out the coffee and water. Volumetric measurements are for assholes. American Weigh Scales SC-2kg is like twenty bucks and it's fantastic.
>air popper
This is a thing. You might want to wait to get into roasting the beans yourself though. Do you have a local coffee place you can check out?
Cooper Anderson
>burr grinders start at 120 CAD
I like coffee but I don't know if I like coffee that much. Are any of the sub $25 hand grinders here any good?
>Do you have a local coffee place you can check out?
Yeah I might see what they have as far as beans go.
Jaxon Sanchez
The cheap hand grinders are pretty awful. The burrs are usually a cheap plastic on a thin post that bends as the beans pass through. Its almost impossible to get a consistant grind with them.
Eli Cook
So then what is my best option if I have $30 to spend?
Joshua Sanchez
the hario mini mill
Angel Wright
I have that same exact grinder, OP. I wouldn't recommend getting it, it's not very good.
Xavier Wilson
look up Colombian coffee, user. rated as one of the smoothest and most fragrant coffees in existence, if not *the* smoothest and best. so far it is my favorite and i look forward to it every morning. i grind my beans right before they hit the hot water. seriously, just do a quick jewgle search now.
there's a reason why Colombia is the #1 producer of cocaine, their climate is perfect for growing these types of stimulant-rich plants.
Nicholas James
I do because some of my very light roasts break burr grinders. I originally got my blade grinder for flax. It works well for that.
Oliver Clark
The Hario one is decent. The burr is ceramic on a stainless steel post.
Only drawback is that it's pretty small.
Luis Harris
>Porlex mini
>$99 CAD
Holy shit, why? The point of that grinder is it's supposed to be like $25-$30.
Henry Ramirez
Those are for grinding spices only, not coffee.
If you don't want to invest much, get a ceramic burr hand grinder. If you end up like me and need 2 cups of high quality coffee every morning, and maybe your roomate or spouse does too, you'll want a decent electric burr grinder.
The best value electric steel burr grinder I've found is the Baratza Encore. It cannot really make espresso grinds, but is fantastic for aeropress, french press, pour overs, and moka pots.
Jackson Moore
Not to mention hand grinding takes a while.
Ryan Scott
Get it ground at the roaster and save up for a decent grinder.
Gavin Anderson
>not automating your coffee grinder yourself
what are you an woman study major?
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Jonathan Jones
>coffee beans inside the grinder in the picture
>"these aren't for grinding coffee"
Henry Phillips
They're sold for it, but no good at it
Brody Johnson
Hario Skerton any good? I'm sick of my plastic burr grinder
Jose Barnes
No. Get an Aergrind.
Caleb Hill
the other drawback is that it's shit
t. got rid of my hario and got a grownup grinder last year
Aaron Torres
>their climate is perfect for growing these types of stimulant-rich plants.
coffee grows faster at low altitude in nutrient-rich soil and the caffeine content is much higher. the coffee that colombia is famous for is high altitude, low-yield coffee with smaller berries and a lower caffeine content.
tl;dr ur dum u dumdum
Robert Morris
I dunno about this. My issue with the Encore is that it's adjustments aren't fine enough, not grind consistency issues or time to grind problems. I don't think it'll help to upgrade the burrs.
Kayden Davis
Mine just broke today.
Got about a year out of it, piece of garbage.