, and I'm going to say right off - he's exactly right about the whole thing, top to bottom.
Best coffee I ever had in my life was that Kenya AA that got put through Pizza Pit's filthy 12-cup drip coffee-maker - because we followed the master-brewer's secret.
Less water.
Remove grounds.
Go. Read. Learn. Try it yourself. Report back.
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Damn, the Navy musta sucked for you java-wise, then, eh? Coulda been worse, i suppose. I mean, you could have joined the Coast Guard.
:-D
Posted by: tommy at October 15, 2005 07:47 PM (EhwJT)
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Finally, people that take coffee seriously. I refuse to drink coffee at work because they use an automatic coffee service with premeasured pouches that look real fancy but the coffee tastes like crap.
Sorry, but my coffee is even better than what Starbucks serves. However, when I'm busy I do go there to get my java fix.
Thanks for making coffee-lovers like me proud and happy to be your kin!
Posted by: Michele at October 16, 2005 08:41 AM (ht2RK)
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Yep. It works. This coffee I'm drinking is definitely better than what I usually have. Thanks for the tips guys.
Gunlord
"If Howard Dean can win ANY kind of election, then anything is possible if we try." ~Me
Posted by: Gunlord at October 16, 2005 09:30 AM (UJJVs)
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That was a great post--thanks for the pointer!
Posted by: Susie at October 16, 2005 09:42 AM (a0oF7)
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Sorry, but my coffee is even better than what Starbucks serves. However, when I'm busy I do go there to get my java fix.
I knew I forgot to rant about something.
I'll get coffee from a convenience store before I'll get coffee from a coffee house of ANY name. It's overpriced, and not any better than what I used to be able to get at the local convenience stores. Plus, there was one convenience store that kept Kenyan AA in stock, because I drank so much of it...
Posted by: the Humble Devildog at October 16, 2005 10:43 AM (hcTHz)
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grr. Evidentally, I blockquoted incorrectly. The first paragraph is taken from Michele's comment. The rest are my response.
Posted by: the Humble Devildog at October 16, 2005 10:44 AM (hcTHz)
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Tommy - BIG suck. Had a 30-cup percolator down in the engine room where I worked. God help you if you got the bottom of a pot that'd been re-circulating for 4 hours.
Which happened more times than I care to think about :-)
Posted by: Harvey at October 17, 2005 09:07 PM (ubhj8)
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I've always been fond of black coffee, but stopped drinking it when I had to give up caffiene for my migranes.
I've been vaugley searching for a delicious decaf, but I've noticed one (almost) universal truth: decaf sucks.
Anyone happen to know if they make that AA stuff in decaf? I'd like to get into decaf connesiuerism (that's far from a word).
Posted by: Chuck at October 17, 2005 09:17 PM (JXgKx)
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Coffee... eh (shrugs)
Not my thing.
Posted by: graumagus at October 18, 2005 09:38 AM (MTGPe)
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chuck,
There is a Tanzanian Peaberry in decaf, as well as some other good beans.
IF (and that's a HUGE 'if') coffee is like wine, and seasoning the soil is essential for a good coffee bean, then, I would hunt for an Ethiopian decaf, since Ethiopia is where coffee originally comes from....
I seem to remember seeing an Ethiopian decaf in a store, once. Don't think it was AA, because Kenyan is the ONLY AA I've ever seen, but...you're drinking decaf. The only thing worse than drinking decaf coffee is not drinking coffee at all.
Posted by: the Humble Devildog at October 18, 2005 05:11 PM (hcTHz)
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Yrgacheffe rules, if you want to step away from the Kenya AA for a dance or two. I grind as I go and said my long goodbye to drip coffee last year: French press is where I stay from here on out.
So did you do the dash of salt in your Navy coffee? It never appealed to me, but I gather some people love it.
Posted by: Linus at October 18, 2005 07:34 PM (Bf+TD)
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Linus - sounds promising:
http://bluebottlecoffee.net/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BBCC&Product_Code=10&Category_Code=FRWB
although I'm not likely to find it around these parts.
As for the salt... nah... I just grimaced and tossed back the swill as needed to keep me awake. It was strictly for medicinal purposes :-)
Posted by: Harvey at October 18, 2005 07:53 PM (ubhj8)
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