Coffee. Wats your favourite poison?

beerman · Post by **beerman** » 04 Aug 2008, 16:29

Pup ... by evil you mean crap!?

rustypup · Post by **rustypup** » 04 Aug 2008, 17:08

beerman wrote:by evil you mean crap!?

hell, no! addictive...

i'm being rationed

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beerman · Post by **beerman** » 04 Aug 2008, 18:38

They gave me a sample of that the other day .. I'll admit it was decent but by no means as good as I expected ...

What's your favourite coffee shop?

Post by **Monty** » 04 Aug 2008, 18:42

Ron2K wrote:Nescafe Gold when it's available, Nescafe Classic otherwise.

+1

also fresh ground beans

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 04 Aug 2008, 18:44

DAE_JA_VOO wrote:Ricoffee. There's nothing better

Bleh! thats not coffee!

Koko_Lion · Post by **Koko_Lion** » 04 Aug 2008, 20:37

Nescafe Classic

MrAnarchy · Post by **MrAnarchy** » 04 Aug 2008, 21:52

Bravissimo Superiore

Xiphan · Post by **Xiphan** » 05 Aug 2008, 01:51

Before I stopped drinking coffee I was addicted to Ciro Blue Label. Not sure if that's the classic one or not?

Samaya · Post by **Samaya** » 05 Aug 2008, 07:50

Ciro Platinum is very nice but very expensive too.

rustypup · Post by **rustypup** » 05 Aug 2008, 08:05

beerman wrote:What's your favourite coffee shop?

none. home roasted beans... i wish

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i did some research on using a pocorn maker only to be informed that, given how i was preparing to import green beans to roast, i have a problem and need to quit while i'm ahead...

there are sources of good beans, if you know where to look... best if used within 3 days of roasting... and without a doubt the best coffee you will ever taste.

Ark · Post by **Ark** » 05 Aug 2008, 09:29

Koko_Lion wrote:Nescafe Classic

Same here

Twiggs · Post by **Twiggs** » 05 Aug 2008, 09:48

the one that wakes me up when I get to the office which I do believe is Nescafe Classic

gifs · Post by **gifs** » 05 Aug 2008, 09:55

Jacobs Chronat Gold

Anyone else notice how expensive coffee has become very recently?

A big bottle of Jacobs used to cost about R50, now it cost more than R70 8O
Even Ricoffee used to be R25-30, now R40

Hman · Post by **Hman** » 05 Aug 2008, 10:20

I have this coffee that comes from the Lowveld. I remember we bought it from a family who lives on a farm somewhere there about 10 years ago. It am delishus.

I use it sparingly though, don't have much left.

When I don't drink that I drink Koffiehuis.

beerman · Post by **beerman** » 05 Aug 2008, 12:08

Pup ....

Mind giving me a quick run down of what is needed to take coffee beans from being just that .. beans ... to being an awesome cup of coffee?

Rish_zn · Post by **Rish_zn** » 05 Aug 2008, 16:15

I like this coffee that i buy from a hotel nearby called Lavazza. I dont know whether they sell these in the shops though.

At home i drink ricoffy or frisco.

Sojourn · Post by **Sojourn** » 05 Aug 2008, 17:11

I love the Gloria Jean range of beans.

beerman wrote:Pup ....

Mind giving me a quick run down of what is needed to take coffee beans from being just that .. beans ... to being an awesome cup of coffee?

what did your last slave die from ?

beerman · Post by **beerman** » 05 Aug 2008, 18:03

Rish_ZN ...

You need to Lavazza coffee machine for it, but they do sell those Lavazza coffee pods at the @Home stores ...

Scorp1on · Post by **Scorp1on** » 05 Aug 2008, 18:10

If it's got caffiene it's for meeeeeeeeeee!!!

YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH !!!!!!!

Come on who's next !!!! COME ON COME COME ON !!!

rustypup · Post by **rustypup** » 05 Aug 2008, 18:33

beerman wrote:what is needed to take coffee beans from being just that .. beans ... to being an awesome cup of coffee?

depending on the bean, between 3 and 4 hours slow roasting up to around 400/420 degrees, (bean will have caramelized and lost a degree of bitterness)

grind and process while the bean is still warm...

best... coffee... ever... (i'm not an addict!)

beerman · Post by **beerman** » 05 Aug 2008, 23:00

Pup .. excuse the ignorance (I'm a specialist in everything BUT coffee)

roasting in a normal household oven?
special grinding and processing equipment required?

What coffee machine do you use to filter it, or are you still old school on that?

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 05 Aug 2008, 23:19

i think we should have this thread changed to Coffee, Name your poison

anybody else reckon that the taste of the coffee also depends on how you brew it?

rustypup · Post by **rustypup** » 06 Aug 2008, 07:34

@beerman: i'm far from being an expert anything to do with coffee... most of my knowledge has to do with a passing acquaintance with a roaster in pretoria

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check out talk about coffee for some in-depth info...

Prime wrote:anybody else reckon that the taste of the coffee also depends on how you brew it?

yes... grinds brewed over 190 degrees tend to turn bitter very quickly.. (airline coffee has got to be one of the worst offenders in this regard...)

Prime · Post by **Prime** » 06 Aug 2008, 10:02

Er, how do you brew coffee at 190C? Water boils at between 96 and 100C. You are talking celsius?

gifs · Post by **gifs** » 06 Aug 2008, 10:52

Prime wrote:Er, how do you brew coffee at 190C? Water boils at between 96 and 100C. You are talking celsius?

If you pressurise water you would increase its boiling point.