Vigano stainless steel Moka pot...
There's a red Bialetti bubbling away on my stove right now, come on over
The Holy Cow version:
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I like coffee but there is a point when it becomes too strong for me. If I can't taste my breakfast after the first sip of coffee it's too strong.
I ordered Coffee at a sidewalk cafe in Siagon.
They brought me a stainless pitcher with 1/2 cup thick syrup and a one liter side of hot water
After i mixed it together I had a pot of very strong coffee.
Was very good........
Dave,
Try cold brew sometime. You just steep the coffee in cold water overnight. Makes great coffee with very little acid. Really smooth and strong. You can heat it when you serve it or serve it cold.
that I will have to try, thanks
It tastes better, is easier on your stomach, and doesn't stain your teeth. What's not to like?
My Mother-in-Law gave me a vintage Chemex brewer for Christmas along with the round papers. Carefully following the instructions, it makes very good, acid free coffee. My only complaint is I like coffee hot, by the time the pour over is finished the coffee is slightly less hot than I like. 15 seconds microwave zap resolves that issue.
Another Way to make strong coffee
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vern, post: 345344, member: 3436 wrote: I like coffee but there is a point when it becomes too strong for me. If I can't taste my breakfast after the first sip of coffee it's too strong.
You need to pepper your breakfast with cayenne. Don't sacrifice good coffee for a flavorless breakfast.
1man Surveyor, post: 352092, member: 4792 wrote: Another Way to make strong coffee
Moonshine makers found that to be a good way to die from lead poisoning.
Dave Karoly, post: 352052, member: 94 wrote: My Mother-in-Law gave me a vintage Chemex brewer for Christmas along with the round papers. Carefully following the instructions, it makes very good, acid free coffee. My only complaint is I like coffee hot, by the time the pour over is finished the coffee is slightly less hot than I like. 15 seconds microwave zap resolves that issue.
Dave,
I've used a Chemex for over 30 years. With the right bean (e.g. Kenya Big Elephant AA) I never get a bad cup. A couple of tips on keeping it hot. Place the Chemex on a towel or pot holder. Rinse the carafe with boiling water (it also does a fair job of cleaning any residue from the last brew) then make your two pours. I also fill my cup with hot water to warm it up. Nice and hot!!
Good coffee should never see the inside of a microwave oven. 😀
Gene Kooper, post: 352975, member: 9850 wrote: Dave,
I've used a Chemex for over 30 years. With the right bean (e.g. Kenya Big Elephant AA) I never get a bad cup. A couple of tips on keeping it hot. Place the Chemex on a towel or pot holder. Rinse the carafe with boiling water (it also does a fair job of cleaning any residue from the last brew) then make your two pours. I also fill my cup with hot water to warm it up. Nice and hot!!
Good coffee should never see the inside of a microwave oven. 😀
Some suggest rinsing the filter in hot water so I do that with 20 oz.s of boiling water which also heats up the carafe. I also put it on a pot pad thing last time which helped.
I haven't had coffee since Saturday morning. The norovirus has made the rounds here...Tash got it first...then Jameson & Kelly...then Bonnie and it finally got me Saturday night (every two days). It sent Kelly to the ER for 3000ml of IV fluids and anti-nausea meds. Nasty shtuff. I tried to go to work today, lasted one hour and came home exhausted. I think I'm okay now though.
I think I can return to coffee tomorrow 🙂
The original, early 1960s instructions say to never add water above the level of the original grounds but that is too painstaking. I do the bloom, then some with lower pour over then I get tired after a while and fill it up to near the top. The new instructions say you can fill it to near the top after the bloom. The old way probably slows down the brew to extract more flavor from the canned grounds they had. We have better bean choices now.
Okay I think the worlds gone crazy. I just bought a coffee maker for $8.74 at wally world. Reading Dave's coffee posts and dreaming of that old stove top percolator, knowing it's probably impossible to run that into the ground, and now is likely more expensive than the el-cheapo automatic coffee maker I just bought.
I carry my stove and press with me in the field.....
And when I climb in the lazy man stand....
