How do you brew your coffee?

[RonB]

The topic on roasting coffee beans came back up today and got me thinking, (second time this year I have had to think - it didn't hurt too much... ), about brewing coffee. I use an Aeropress to make coffee at home. It makes the best coffee I have had. I don't like bitter coffee and the Aeropress consistently produces non bitter coffee.

One of the nice things about it is that you don't have a pot of coffee on the burner burning. You just have a pot of hot water on the burner so you can brew a fresh cup quickly every time you want one.

So how do you brew your coffee?

[DWCowles]

Mr Coffee 😊

[SlushDeezey]

Bought a Mr. Coffee french press the other day. WAY better than those KCups but I don't care for the cleaning of it.

[Steve R.]

About half the time I just leave it to the pros at an awesome local specialty coffee shop, Vibe Coffee in Elizabethtown. I also buy their coffee beans by the bag and brew my own, especially on the weekends. My 10 year old son runs the Mr. Coffee machine like a champ and enjoys doing it. So I guess the short answer is that I usually don't actually brew coffee much anymore!

[MBMorgan]

Rancilio ... Rocky grinder and Silvia espresso maker.

[DWCowles]

I'm an OJ person, I bet I don't drink over 50 cups of coffee a year. Now the wife, that's a different story.

[FireMan]

I make cowboy coffee, simple, not bitter. I also like it black with no junk in it. My wife has the flavored creamer.
I also like to make Turkish coffee, which is basically the same process, except a finer grind with some sugar. I make it in an Ibrik, the original mr. coffee circa 1550 AD.

[Jerod Broussard]

Some Keurig or something another urinates with obvious nephritis and cystitis into a BIG CUP, I mix in some sugar, top it off with milk.

[Huskee]

I'm a fan of the K-cups "Barista Prima" brand French Roast, it's my poison of choice. Them suckers are strong, best I've found and I think I may have tried nearly all of the strong ones (and there are some great ones out there). My wife prefers the slightly not-as-strong Italian Roast.



I have a French Press too and while we do like it, it's not as nice as these Kcups in my wife & I's opinion. Of course, it's a different coffee too so it will never be the same.

[Shane Rakow]

Percolator on the stove. Make it the night before, and reheat in the am. Hardcore.

[Jerod Broussard]

You use paper tower for a filter? That is all my mom used growing up.

[Shane Rakow]

What is this filter you mention? My old percolator is a 2 piece number..

[Mr. Bones]

Re: paper towel filtration device (PTFD) :-) Have done, in a pinch, in the' backup to my backup', th' Mr.Coffee. works jus' fine!
Excerpt: Murphy's law of Combat:
"If it's stupid but it works, it ain't stupid."

[Mr. Bones]

Percolator on the stove. Make it the night before, and reheat in the am. Hardcore.

Yup. Percolator.
1960's Corningware 10-cup. Electric.
No filter.

Sakura Warren Kimble "Colonial" coffee cup. Given me by my Ma', 4th of July, commemorating my return from th' KTO.
Washington Forge 'Mardis Gras' Cobalt / Navy spoon, fer stirrin' in th' Bailley's, etc.

[Jerod Broussard]

Holy moly that thing looks like it might have asbestos for insulation.

[Mr. Bones]

Jerod Broussard , it might well have, but I've
never noticed lol! I just stir the ACM in with th' grounds... It was my Ma's perc; have my Gma's '50's Corningware equiv as a backup...
Can't imagine the millions of cups these two have made!

[FireMan]

The great thing about that perc is it gets it good & hot!

[Zman23]

In order of preference:
1. Saeco Vienna Plus, automatic espresso
2. French press
3. Kuerig with reusable k-cup that I can use my coffee

[Jerod Broussard]

Are you supposed to get a large amount of granules with French press? A veterinarian supervisor I had years ago was bragging about his French press and gave me some to try, and it looked like I had eaten a handful full of black pepper.

[Zman23]

You do get some grinds in French press coffee, especially the last cup poured. There is a fine mesh screen that is supposed to hold back the grinds but some do get through. Shouldn't be too extreme though.

[Danjohnston949]

I think Mr. Bones stole My Corning Ware Purculator? Normal Procedure is 2 Scoops of Folders "Gourmet Supreme" in the Bunn Filter on the Counter, Pour in 10 Cups of Cold Water, rinse out My Cleanest Dirty Cup and Pour A Cup of Steaming Hot Coffee! 3 Min's Max, Nothing Fancy or Hoighty Toighty for this old Plowboy! It A'int Church Lady Coffee but I don't have to break an egg either?
Eat Well and Prosper! From a Backyard Cremator in Fargo ND, Dan

[BloomHybrid]

I have an electric kettle for boiling the water, then a bodum coffee press. Just add the fresh ground coffee and water and 3 min later good to go

[EdF]

Pretty much the same here. Tip to all: try lighter roasts for less bitterness (though they have more caffeine).

[FireMan]

Like it, the simpler the better!

[Pequod]

Two ways:

1) I start my day with French Press
2) 1-2 espressos or lattes using my PID'd Gaggia Classic with Orphan Espresso Pharos grinder.

[Abom]

I roast my own coffee, and 9 times out of ten I'll brew it in a Moka Pot. My wife doesn't like coffee, so I don't really need to brew 10-12 cups at a time. I sometimes use an Aeropress (way better than a french press as long as you use a metal filter).

Nice thing about the pot is that you get a near-espresso, and if you want coffee, you just add an equal amount of hot water. Or, pour straight from the pot into a mug full of ice and instant iced coffee at the perfect ratio.

<yoda voice>Milk? sugar? A coffee drinker uses not these things.</yoda voice>