Brewing Coffee - Whats Cooking - July 18, 2011
Brewing Coffee
Charles Kuralt's "On the Road", a major feature of the CBS Evening News in the 1960's, in his book by the same title said?
"In the USA, the further west I travel, the weaker the coffee becomes!"
Charles Kuralt, really appreciated a properly brewed cup of coffee, and so do I.*
being in the San Francisco area I can not agree with the weak as you go west part. San Francisco bay area has the best coffee I have ever had from the chains like Peets to the small coffee shop. But as you go west until you hit northern California it does seem to have some truth.
So, tell me how to brew a great, not good, pot of coffee!
I would appreciate it!
When you can arrange your affairs to go fishing, forget all the signs, homilies, advice and folklore. JUST GO.
Having grown up in North and South Dakota, not that far removed from Minnesota, I quess I also know what makes a good cup of coffee. Now that I reside in Western Washington, I still know what a good cup of coffee is. I find that as I go East the coffee gets weaker. I hate being able to see the bottom of the cup when freshly brewed black coffee is poured into the cup. What makes a good cup of coffee, in my opinion, is JeffW's coffee roasted to the second crack in his homemade popcorn popper/coffee roaster, ground fine the next day, and put under pressure in a good espresso maker. The result is a sippable concoction that is smooth as silk and rich as can be.
REE
Happiness is wading boots that never have a chance to dry out.
I second that REE
For the home brew breakfast blend before work "good pot o' coffee", regardless of brand, one tablespoon per cup, not mug, but 8 oz, and use COLD water for brewing. It makes a difference! Now i can't disagree with a fine brew of premium/gourmet..that a whole different subject.
Sorry, Steve, but that's one thing that I refuse to drink. I've gone without coffee when Starbuck's was my only choice. VEE, on the other hand, loves the stuff.
REE
Happiness is wading boots that never have a chance to dry out.
There is one big glaring problem with fivebucks; Howard Shultz.Originally Posted by Steve Molcsan
"The reason you have a good vision is you're standing on the shoulders of giants." ~ Andy Batcho
My friends swear by 3 peckered billygoat (http://www.ravensbrew.com/goat.html)
Others foolish with their money go for predigested ($600/lb) beans : http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/foo.../kopi_luak.htm
For me: Starbucks COFFEE isn't right. (Starbucks gets LOTS of my money for their Vanilla bean frappes however)
For best coffee on the west coast: Tullys or Seattles Best provide consistently superior brews.
But the all time winner is still from the east coast: Dunkin Donuts. (The cops got a bad rap about the donuts, it was the coffee they were after)
To me DD is like drinkin Mississippi river water unfiltered.YUk Give me pressed coffee any day.
Oh, it was the donuts..
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