I’ve bought the espresso blend by Kirkland and I don’t hate it. Just wanted other’s thoughts on whole beans from Costco? If you have a preference. submitted by /u/runningiswhatido [link] [comments]
How to fit coffee into your budget
How to fit coffee into your budget
How to fit coffee into your budget
How to fit coffee into your budget
How to fit coffee into your budget
How to fit coffee into your budget
Budget espresso setup
I finally made the plunge this weekend! How did I do? Got these for a total of $500 on Facebook marketplace, and they threw in a set of springs for the gaggia and the bottemless filter. Grinder is ascaso I-mini, it’s a perfect size because of the limited space in my...
Ukraine’s Soloway Coffee Opens First US Shop in Chicago
A specialty coffee roasting company based in western Ukraine called Soloway Coffee (Instagram link) this week opened its first location in the United States. Beans…
Ukraine’s Soloway Coffee Opens First US Shop in Chicago
A specialty coffee roasting company based in western Ukraine called Soloway Coffee (Instagram link) this week opened its first location in the United States. Beans roasted in Ternopil, Ukraine, using...
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When International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) Executive Director began her job years ago at the Guatemalan coffee association Anacafé, she knew next to nothing about coffee. “I just pretended that...
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Welcome to Design Details, an ongoing editorial feature in Daily Coffee News focused on individual examples of coffee shop architecture, interior design, packaging design or branding. If you are a coffee...
Is there a way to decrease the goat/cow smell of unwashed coffee?
My wife and I have a subscription to a local coffee roaster who we trust. They send a variety of beans and including some unwashed and sun dried coffees. The flavor is interesting but we have a hard time with the smell. I spent some time on a farm in my youth and I...
Budget handgrinders: 1zespresso Vs timemore vs K6
Hi guys so I’ve narrowed my choice down to Timemore C2 Timemore C3 1zespresso Q2 S KINGrinder K6 Which one of these is the best? My requirements are that it needs to be able to take 32g of coffee and can produce consistent grind sizes from espresso down to pour...
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About a year ago we compared a Mignon and a Niche for espresso. As we clearly preferred the flat burrs for espresso we recently bought a Fellow Ode Gen 2 to compare to the Comandante C40, which we exclusively used for the last few years for pourovers. Compared to...
Is there a recognised hierarchy of taste?
Like in terms of the flavour of the coffee is there a hierarchy of say, varietal, growing location, process, roast level? If I were to really like a particular coffee, should I aim to find other Ethiopian beans or other natural process first? submitted by...
Inexplicably haunted by Sour Coffee
For the past year I have been attempting to fix a constant weird sourness in my cup. I have tried different brewers (French Press, Moka Pot, Espresso machine [cheap]), each producing sour, over acidic coffee. I have tried different beans and roasts. Whole bean and pre...
Coffee Shop to buy or not to buy
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Convention Booth questions
I have an opportunity to have a booth at a local coffee festival! We are extremely excited about this, because we are small business and we could really use the visibility. This being my first time running a booth I’m a little nervous. So I’m wondering has anyone ever...
Cafe Culture Around the World
I recently read somewhere that much of the cafes in Seoul are very much style over substance (meaning they invest more in interior aesthetics than the quality of their brews) as opposed to somewhere like Berlin where I have heard mostly positive things from both...
Drying out Coffee overnight, worth it?
Every time my mother gets a new bag of coffee beans, the first thing she does is get some paper towels and lay out all the beans between 2 large sets of paper towels overnight. Next morning, there's clearly oil absorbed by the beans and they look less oily....
macchiato confusion
Hello! My apologies if this question is dumb. So I was under the impression that a macchiato was a shot of espresso “marked” with a dollop of milk: thus very small in a little espresso cup. Have people changed the meaning of this beverage? I keep seeing people showing...
YouTube’s Best Tiramisu (James Hoffman Tiramisu Series Ep #2)
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I tried the underextracted/overextracted side-to-side pourover comparison
In a very recent thread, someone asked "what is bitter and what is sour?". In that thread, someone suggests brewing 10g of coffee in 200g water (overextracted, bitter), then 10g coffee in 100g of water and topping up/diluting to 200g (underextracted, sour),...
Why is Robusta C. canephora "Pierre ex A. Froehner"?
Does anyone know why Robusta's binomial name usually has "Pierre ex A. Froehner" added onto the end? I've tried googling to find out the origins of the taxonomy but no luck. Anyone have a good source? submitted by /u/051190 [link]...
Can you change the ratio with Tetsu’s 4:6 method from 1:15? Or is it designed only for that ratio?
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Can I boil coffee in a stainless steel carafe safely?
In the interest of not spending a lot of money on a new coffee maker or espresso machine, I'm curious if I can use my existing thermal carafe to boil my grounds on an electric coil stove top. Lid off, about 5 cups, for no longer than 4 minutes, maybe. I'd...
Pourover substitutes when traveling overseas
I'll be traveling to the UK soon but need my daily fix. I do pourovers every morning with high quality beans to start my day but need a travel/airplane carry on-friendly solution when I get to the UK from the states. I've tried a few instant options like...
What attributes do you track or care about while you are experimenting with various blends and brewing methods?
I am embarking on a specialty coffee journey and want to be better at tracking various parameters in my brews. What do you guys track usually 1) for the blends you buy/roast 2) for the brews you make? submitted by /u/ketodnepr [link] [comments]
Why do some roasts just taste like… coffee?
I recently got a washed Kenya and honey Ethiopia from the same roaster, both pretty lightly roasted and both were bland and tasted like.. coffee. However I’ve had darker naturals from South America that were absolutely vibrant and lively (albeit not my preferred...
How to fit coffee into your budget
Is Making Coffee at Home Cheaper?
Let’s just get it out there: Most office coffee is weak and terrible. How are you supposed to actually survive a day with your coworkers when your coffee is watered down, burnt—or even worse—decaf? You can’t. So what do you do instead? Wake up, get dressed, drive-thru, repeat.
Throwing a few bucks at your drive-thru barista might not seem like a big deal at the time, but that habit is a costly one. With a cup of coffee averaging anywhere from $2 to $5, you could be spending at least $20 on coffee alone per week—and that’s not even including specialty drinks. In fact, more than one in three Americans spent more on coffee last year than they invested. Think about it: If you’re spending $20 a week on coffee, that’s more than $1,000 a year.
So how can you supplement your caffeine addiction without dipping into your savings? Make it at home. You might be thinking “But I can never make good coffee at home!” WRONG.
All you have to do is wake up a few minutes earlier to prep your coffee. Trust me, that extra five minutes in the morning makes a huge difference to your bank account. Here’s how you’ll save money by making coffee at home and why you should do it.
1. Investing in a coffee maker will save you in the long run
Okay, so my first step is telling you to spend money — but bear with me. If you invest in a coffee maker now, it’ll likely last you for years. You can find a basic coffee pot for as low as $20 — AKA, skip the drive-thru line for a WEEK and you’ll have enough for your basic coffee maker.
There are tons of different brewing methods you could choose from — including Keurig brewers, french press, aero press, and the pour-over method. Each come with their own tastes and price points, but are sill cheaper than buying coffee every day. And remember — clean equipment is crucial to delicious coffee.
2. A pound of coffee goes a long way
A pound of your average coffee can give you anywhere from 34 to 48 8-ounce cups of coffee. If you use K-Cups, you’re spending, on average, about 66 cents per cup. That’s hella cheap.
At Death Wish, one pound of coffee goes even further. According to our brewing recommendations using a high coffee to water ratio, one pound of Death Wish Coffee gives you about 72 servings of coffee per pound — meaning, our $19.99 bag of coffee yielding 72 servings means you’ll spend about 25 cents a cup. And, depending on how much coffee you drink, that bag can last you up to two weeks.
3. Your brewing ratio is everything
Messing up your brewing ratio will essentially mean you’re dumping gross coffee — and money — down the drain. Most at-home brewing mistakes are made here because we don’t use enough coffee relative to the amount of water (this is why your office coffee sucks). Mike Brown, our owner, uses almost twice the “recommended” amount that is printed on most bags. For Death Wish Coffee, use 2.5 TBL for ever 6 ounces of water you use.
4. Filtered water makes your coffee taste better
Filtered or bottled water should honestly be a requirement for brewing coffee at home. It makes your coffee tastes better and leaves out the chlorine and other minerals found in tap water, which affects the taste of your coffee and could cause build-up on your coffee maker, too — add it to the list of reasons why you should make sure you clean your coffee maker. It’ll keep you from having to replace it.
5. Save those specialty drinks for special occasions
Your large caramel macchiato with an additional shot of espresso and extra whipped cream could cost you over $5 — save that for an occasional treat. It’ll save you money and calories — one of these bad boys has more than 300 calories. Black coffee has two.
So instead of putting your money toward coffee every single day, put it toward investments or a savings account instead.
Related: 5 Tips for Strong Coffee