For the Coffee Heads

[ranger]

Lawrence,

I also have crushed my beans in a mortar and pestle, makes a perfect grind for the press, a percolator, and the Japanese method pot.
I went through the roasting my own beans route, in fact I still have some green Costa Rican beans that are awesome, and a roaster that is now a dust collector.
I also have 'almost' every imaginable way of preparing coffee.....

including, but not limited to:

a pot from Japan,

an espresso maker made in Italy (Piccolo)

an inversion pot,

a press,

I even have the old Hispanic way of brewing coffee which is nothing more than a cloth funnel that you hold over the cup...I will also dip the funnel into the cup.

and my second favorite way of having coffee.....an old Wear Ever aluminum percolator.

I have a stainless steel percolator, but the coffee just tastes better with the aluminum pot.
I have others, but that will suffice, I have almost all methods....all except the Turkish method,

I've had Turkish coffee before, but I don't have that small Turkish brewer.
But still after all the ways and means I just like a plain old cup of Nescafe' instant.
But reading these posts reminds me that I do have to get me that Turkish pot....who knows, I may just change my mind about Nescafe'?

 

[pstlpkr]

Surfmac described the method pretty much but didn't call it Türk kahvesi (Turkish coffee).
"Dark as night... Sweet as love"
Here is an image of the Ibrik I have.

 

[ranger]

Dark as Night...Sweet as Love.
Gotta love it.
The old Hispanic way with the sock funnel makes for a dark, and sweet cup of joe also, because sugar is added to the water before pouring over the sock full of strong java.
I think I'm going to go on the bay and get me one of those ibrik's....then the learning curve comes into play.

 

[pstlpkr]

then the learning curve comes into play

Exactly right.
How do you get to Carnegie Hall?

Practice, Practice, Practice.
About 15 minutes = 1 demitasse

 

[ranger]

In fact, I live in South Florida and 3/4 of my neighbors are Hispanic, and a lot of them actually do use a white cotton sock to brew coffee....they will put the very dark espresso into the sock, and then pour the hot sweet water very slowly over the coffee.
The best way to do that is to just very, very slowly dribble the water onto the coffee in the sock...the slower you can dribble the water, the better.
This is where coffee like Bustelo, and Pilon come into play.

 

[ranger]

I misspoke on that one, they actually prefer using a white flannel sock.

 

[surfmac211]

I have the same Ibrik Lawrence. And your right Najjar is a Turkish coffee. What brand do you use?

 

[pstlpkr]

Hey Surf,
I buy the "dark roast" Columbian Supremo beans at Sam's club. I'm so ashamed.
But, to make a good ("relative term" Romeo :D ) Turkish Coffee you have to have your coffee ground to a fine powder, almost like baby powder, I grind mine in a an OTC coffee grinder until it gets hot.."the grinder that is". Takes about me about 5 minutes of grinding to get it close to baby powder.
@Ranger: Check your PM on the right.

 

[romeowood]

But, to make a good ("relative term" Romeo :D )

Hey it's *all* good in the 'hood with me as long as people are enjoying what they're doing! Like I mentioned before, I drink instant generic right alongside the highest high-end coffee. Everything has its moment, IMHO. That being said, I'm all for squeezing every possible last drop out of the taste of life, and offering what little experience I have to further someone else's chances; I hope I never misconstrue my meaning and come off like a snob. If I do, let me know, and I'll kick my own ass. :lol:

 

[stacen]

fantastic thread! too good in fact I am procrastinating! cheers!

 

[pstlpkr]

Romeo, knowledge isn't snobbery in my book.

I will alway defer to "those who know".

I was just teasing with the "relative term" crack.

 

[lordnoble]

I have to admit that I've yet to heat up any cold brew coffee. My wife has done it and really liked the results, but iced coffee is where it's at for me. It takes everything in me to not drink more than 2 small iced coffees when I get home from work. I'll be up all night if I do. Which would be fine if I didn't have to work the next day. Oh well...
-Jason

 

[ranger]

I just made some Greek style coffee, which is the same as Turkish minus the cardamon.
It didn't take me long to grind the coffee to a powder at all using my granite mortar and pestle.

I started out with some Pilon espresso coffee which is very fine to begin with, and in less than a minute I had very fine powder.

With this mortar and pestle I can grind rice to a fine baby powder in a few minutes.
The coffee is black as hell, and as sweet as love.

I must admit I do like it better than Nescafe'.
Thanks Lawrence.

 

[igloo]

The best bar none http://www.cafecopan.com/

 

[juni]

Aww guys, I feel ashamed that I only have a Moccamaster now.
*takes a sip from the nasty brew the machine at work spits out*

 

[pstlpkr]

@ Ranger,

Turkish Coffee doesn't have cardamon.

I think that cardamon makes it Lebanese.
I'm glad you like... careful...

It's addictive and a major time killer.

 

[ranger]

I liked it so much, that I had 4 'cups' last night, and just woke up and made another double shot this morning.
I don't have an ibrik yet, so I used the bottom portion of my french press on top of a wire screen (I have an elec. stove),

and it is working out very nicely.
I did order an ibrik off the bay last night, but seeing as how it is coming in from Egypt, it may take a couple of weeks to arrive, so I'll just keep on using the bottom of the press for now.
I wasn't sure whether or not to go with the brass, or the copper....I went with the brass.

Copper will generate the heat quicker, but I have several brass pitchers etc., and I just like brass better.
I used to have my Nescafe' delivered via Zephyrhills water company...(I have some water, and other items shipped by them Monthly)...but I like this coffee so much better, that I cancelled the coffee portion of the Monthly delivery.
Besides, I have a big bag of Pilon coffee that I didn't care for, and now I have a use for it....and Pilon coffee down here is cheap to boot, as it is a local Hispanic coffee that I can get for only a couple of bucks for a 1 lb. bag...yep, a 1 lb. bag of coffee, you don't see that much anymore...it's always like 12 oz. or so.
Enjoying a bowl of some aged RLP-6 in my 47 Woody with a double shot right now....thanks again.

 

[admin]

@romeowood

are you using the moka pot to brew?

Yes, this is exactly what I use.

 

[romeowood]

Perfect! Viva Bustelo! :wink:

 

[abecox]

We've got a few good coffee places around Cleveland town that I get my beans from. When I was gallivanting about Europe a month ago or so I drank nothing but espresso, and I really want to get one of those Moka pots that Kevin has. Its like freebasing caffeine!