The Great Geekhack Coffee Exchange

[TheGreatAntlers]

Hi

i've back from a trip with some coffee from Vietnam, anyone want to exchange some special kind of coffee ?

I would!

Please sent me a PM with your address sir,
I have about 2-4 kg  so anyone ( CONUS ) want to try, sent me a PM, we can share

BUMP this, vietnamese coffee is baaaalller

Yup, baller status confirmed.

[smarmar]

Hi

i've back from a trip with some coffee from Vietnam, anyone want to exchange some special kind of coffee ?

I would!

Please sent me a PM with your address sir,
I have about 2-4 kg  so anyone ( CONUS ) want to try, sent me a PM, we can share

BUMP this, vietnamese coffee is baaaalller

Yup, baller status confirmed.

I don't drink nearly enough Vietnam Baller as I'd like. It seems to have a negative effect on my wallet.
Heedpantsnow, if you want the best cà phê sữa đá in town go to http://saigonnoodleandgrill.com/ on Goldenrod, near Lake Underhill. They import their beans from their own private crop in Vietnam.

[strafe]

Coffee from my local roaster today.. Had some Wonosobo today and it's awesome!  If anyone in Australia wants some, shoot me a PM.

[Binge]

Slick rick sent these to me media rate xD

[moemoe666]

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Slick rick sent these to me media rate xD

lol what is that +))))))))))))
anw, enjoy it :))
The cake is made from greanbean and suger, great with tea :D

@samyer: Thanks, I got the pakage, the smell is addicted <3

[Binge]

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Slick rick sent these to me media rate xD

lol what is that +))))))))))))
anw, enjoy it :))
The cake is made from greanbean and suger, great with tea :D

@samyer: Thanks, I got the pakage, the smell is addicted <3

The sugar/bean also goes well lightly into coffee.  Makes it taste like a sugar-biscuit (wafer)

[moemoe666]

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Slick rick sent these to me media rate xD

lol what is that +))))))))))))
anw, enjoy it :))
The cake is made from greanbean and suger, great with tea :D

@samyer: Thanks, I got the pakage, the smell is addicted <3

The sugar/bean also goes well lightly into coffee.  Makes it taste like a sugar-biscuit (wafer)

That's the cake we often serve with hot green tea in my country.
Ya, enjoy.

[smarmar]

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Slick rick sent these to me media rate xD

lol what is that +))))))))))))
anw, enjoy it :))
The cake is made from greanbean and suger, great with tea :D

@samyer: Thanks, I got the pakage, the smell is addicted <3

The sugar/bean also goes well lightly into coffee.  Makes it taste like a sugar-biscuit (wafer)

That's the cake we often serve with hot green tea in my country.
Ya, enjoy.

Are those mung bean cakes? I can only eat those with hot tea, otherwise I don't like the taste. Red bean mochi pairs well with hot green tea.  :thumb:
moemoe666, are you Vietnamese?

[moemoe666]

Are those mung bean cakes? I can only eat those with hot tea, otherwise I don't like the taste. Red bean mochi pairs well with hot green tea. 
moemoe666, are you Vietnamese?

Yes I am Vietnamese, still living in the US for my study :-ss

[CPTBadAss]

I love that green bean cake so much...and the coffee. Tastes like my childhood! And delicious coffee. Moemoe666 with that good bean hookup

[moemoe666]

I love that green bean cake so much...and the coffee. Tastes like my childhood! And delicious coffee. Moemoe666 with that good bean hookup

Should I sell those bean cake for some keycaps lol
still have alot in here but I cant eat them all

[heedpantsnow]

Had a great time with Smarmar this morning at Vespr.  He's a cool dude.  You guys should hang with him if you get the chance!

[CPTBadAss]

I love that green bean cake so much...and the coffee. Tastes like my childhood! And delicious coffee. Moemoe666 with that good bean hookup

Should I sell those bean cake for some keycaps lol
still have alot in here but I cant eat them all

LOL that's one idea.

[moemoe666]

I love that green bean cake so much...and the coffee. Tastes like my childhood! And delicious coffee. Moemoe666 with that good bean hookup

Should I sell those bean cake for some keycaps lol
still have alot in here but I cant eat them all

LOL that's one idea.

1 pack for a CC or brobot could be great )))))))))))))))))))

[smarmar]

Had a great time with Smarmar this morning at Vespr.  He's a cool dude.  You guys should hang with him if you get the chance!

It was really cool to meet the one known as Heedpantsnow and finally put a face to the thumbnail photo. I got a sneak peak at his board he's making. I can't wait to beta test that sweet-lookin' rig! 

If any of you others happen to be in Florida, hit us up 

[The_Beast]

Got a Brazen Plus today. I know what you're going to say "it's just an auto drip". Yes and no, you can set the temp of the water hitting the grounds, something only this coffee maker does. Also adjusts for altitude, has a pre-infuse setting, wake and brew and a manual release if you want to do V60/french press/chemex/need hot water. And the shower head is HUGE, so it should saturate the grounds evenly.

So far, I'm pretty impressed, and that's with only one pot made so far. Also got the 20oz Zojirushi, which I like more than the 16oz due to the smaller and I think improved top cap.

[Halverson]

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Got a Brazen Plus today. I know what you're going to say "it's just an auto drip". Yes and no, you can set the temp of the water hitting the grounds, something only this coffee maker does. Also adjusts for altitude, has a pre-infuse setting, wake and brew and a manual release if you want to do V60/french press/chemex/need hot water. And the shower head is HUGE, so it should saturate the grounds evenly.

So far, I'm pretty impressed, and that's with only one pot made so far. Also got the 20oz Zojirushi, which I like more than the 16oz due to the smaller and I think improved top cap.

Can I come over for a cuppa?

[heedpantsnow]

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Got a Brazen Plus today. I know what you're going to say "it's just an auto drip". Yes and no, you can set the temp of the water hitting the grounds, something only this coffee maker does. Also adjusts for altitude, has a pre-infuse setting, wake and brew and a manual release if you want to do V60/french press/chemex/need hot water. And the shower head is HUGE, so it should saturate the grounds evenly.

So far, I'm pretty impressed, and that's with only one pot made so far. Also got the 20oz Zojirushi, which I like more than the 16oz due to the smaller and I think improved top cap.

Niiice dude. I wish I had gotten that but I got the Bodum auto pour over at a steal that I couldn't pass up. How tall is the Brazen?  Might not fit under my counter if I ever did get one ???

Also, good to see you around here.

[The_Beast]

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Got a Brazen Plus today. I know what you're going to say "it's just an auto drip". Yes and no, you can set the temp of the water hitting the grounds, something only this coffee maker does. Also adjusts for altitude, has a pre-infuse setting, wake and brew and a manual release if you want to do V60/french press/chemex/need hot water. And the shower head is HUGE, so it should saturate the grounds evenly.

So far, I'm pretty impressed, and that's with only one pot made so far. Also got the 20oz Zojirushi, which I like more than the 16oz due to the smaller and I think improved top cap.

Niiice dude. I wish I had gotten that but I got the Bodum auto pour over at a steal that I couldn't pass up. How tall is the Brazen?  Might not fit under my counter if I ever did get one ???

Also, good to see you around here.

It's 16" tall. Counter top to cabinet bottom is 19.5" so it isn't much room for filling the top reservoir. So I put it next the the sink where there is just a smaller top cabinet allowing filling via the pot, but it's a little bit slow. Otherwise I'll more than likely use the spray thingy that most sinks have to fill this.

Thanks. Just started a new job, so I've been busy writing classroom curriculum. Plus the side job doing 3d drafting has left very little time for keyboards (plus, I've been losing interest anyways)

[Lanx]

i've been doing cold brew the whole summer, (along w/ still brewing) it's nice to have iced coffee w/o water dilution (i used to make coffee ice cubes but that go annoying). I'm at the point now where i just drink the coffee straight 1:1 w/o any water, talk about a jolt cola hit.

[heedpantsnow]

Modified a La Marzocco portafilter today to fit in my Rancilio Silvia. Sooo much bigger than the Rancilio one, and can take a triple basket.

Old on right, new on left:


It has a nice angled handle too:


All I had to do was grind down the "ears" and the lip a bit...it's tough keeping it all consistent so it seals properly though:


Now I need new cups, as my old ones won't fit under the new portafilter haha.

Edit: don't mind the Keurig, it's for the wife

[nubbinator]

Anyone got a good recommendation for a pour over?  Or should I go for a French press? 

[heedpantsnow]

Anyone got a good recommendation for a pour over?  Or should I go for a French press?

Hario V60 is the go-to for pour overs.

[heedpantsnow]

Anyone got a good recommendation for a pour over?  Or should I go for a French press?

Hario V60 is the go-to for pour overs.

Have you tasted both methods?  FP keeps more oils and sediment than a paper filter in pour over would.

[nubbinator]

I'm fine with sediment, but never had a side by side of the two.

[heedpantsnow]

I'm fine with sediment, but never had a side by side of the two.

You can get a cheap plastic pour over and a cheap FP and compare them. More expensive (ceramic) pour overs just keep the heat better than plastic ones and it's a bit better brewing experience. A cheap FP might not be as smooth or pretty as a Bodum but again the quality of the coffee doesn't change that much.

With both of these methods though your own process in heating water and timing extraction greatly affects the quality so make sure you follow one of the online guides.

[Binge]

Love my pourover- french press has its place, but I love getting just the right clean clean pourover.

[HoffmanMyster]

I've been drinking coffee on and off for a few years now, and actually ditched my coffee maker because I was just drinking the free crap at work.  Decided to change that this week.  I ordered an AeroPress and grinder, and bought some quality beans from a local roaster/shop.

Teach me your ways, oh great coffee drinkers. 

[Lanx]

I've been drinking coffee on and off for a few years now, and actually ditched my coffee maker because I was just drinking the free crap at work.  Decided to change that this week.  I ordered an AeroPress and grinder, and bought some quality beans from a local roaster/shop.

Teach me your ways, oh great coffee drinkers. 

i'm only going to work w/ what you got, which is an aeropress.

beginner level:
1.always use filtered/bottled water, NEVER use distilled water. 99% of coffee is water so you want your water tasting good. you don't use distilled water b/c there are no minerals in it (it's pure h20) and minerals help w/ like flavor and stuff, just don't use distilled.

2.boil water - BUT wait 10 to 20s before you pour it into the aeropress, you DO NOT want to use boiling water on coffee grounds, the accepted good temp is 195 to 205f.

advanced:
use a thermal gun
thermal gun

3.grind up the beans in a cheap blade grinder, 30s RIGHT BEFORE you brew

advanced:
get an adjustable burr grinder, it DOESN'T have to be espresso good, but it should have more settings than just on/off, this way you can adjust how much flavor profile you're extracting from the beans, as the smaller the grind the more surface area you'll have.


4. pour the coffee grounds in the aero press, and press.

advanced:
use the inverted method to "seep" the coffee a bit more and bring out more "stuff"


5. store your beans in a mason jar, away from sunlight, preferably in a cabinet sunlight/uv destroys beans

advanced:
use this better coffee container

it is a 1 way container built for coffee, coffee always "breathes" out co2, co2 can mess up beans. this container lets co2 get out but does not let o2 (oxygen) get in

beans last fresher, longer

OPTIONAL/PREF

if you would like more "solids"/"oils" and stuff that the paper filter, filters out, use a metal filter
metal filter

[heedpantsnow]

I've been drinking coffee on and off for a few years now, and actually ditched my coffee maker because I was just drinking the free crap at work.  Decided to change that this week.  I ordered an AeroPress and grinder, and bought some quality beans from a local roaster/shop.

Teach me your ways, oh great coffee drinkers. 

Youtube Aeropress championship and you'll find several different FTW (literally) methods to use the Aeropress

[smarmar]

Thanks, Lanx, for the great tips 
I need to start upping my game a bit in the coffee-prep dept. I absolutely love my moka pot and Vietnamese coffee filter but my methods lack in freshness. I lightly researched the Tightvac and one reviewer suggested the BeanSafe (which looks a bit better imo) for bean storage. I normally use the cheap Latin pre-ground espresso-in-a-vacuum-bag or pre-ground French coffee-in-a-tin but I'd like to start using whole beans with fresh storage to taste the difference!
I'm glad that I stumbled upon this geekhack thing 

[Lanx]

as long as you keep your beans safe from
air
moisture
heat
light

and i mean beans, preground... bleh!, you'll taste the difference immediately.

[TheGreatAntlers]

I've been drinking coffee on and off for a few years now, and actually ditched my coffee maker because I was just drinking the free crap at work.  Decided to change that this week.  I ordered an AeroPress and grinder, and bought some quality beans from a local roaster/shop.

Teach me your ways, oh great coffee drinkers. 

What grinder?

[Kerpadge]

I've been drinking coffee on and off for a few years now, and actually ditched my coffee maker because I was just drinking the free crap at work.  Decided to change that this week.  I ordered an AeroPress and grinder, and bought some quality beans from a local roaster/shop.

Teach me your ways, oh great coffee drinkers. 

i'm only going to work w/ what you got, which is an aeropress.

beginner level:
1.always use filtered/bottled water, NEVER use distilled water. 99% of coffee is water so you want your water tasting good. you don't use distilled water b/c there are no minerals in it (it's pure h20) and minerals help w/ like flavor and stuff, just don't use distilled.

2.boil water - BUT wait 10 to 20s before you pour it into the aeropress, you DO NOT want to use boiling water on coffee grounds, the accepted good temp is 195 to 205f.

advanced:
use a thermal gun
thermal gun

3.grind up the beans in a cheap blade grinder, 30s RIGHT BEFORE you brew

advanced:
get an adjustable burr grinder, it DOESN'T have to be espresso good, but it should have more settings than just on/off, this way you can adjust how much flavor profile you're extracting from the beans, as the smaller the grind the more surface area you'll have.


4. pour the coffee grounds in the aero press, and press.

advanced:
use the inverted method to "seep" the coffee a bit more and bring out more "stuff"

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5. store your beans in a mason jar, away from sunlight, preferably in a cabinet sunlight/uv destroys beans

advanced:
use this better coffee container

it is a 1 way container built for coffee, coffee always "breathes" out co2, co2 can mess up beans. this container lets co2 get out but does not let o2 (oxygen) get in

beans last fresher, longer

OPTIONAL/PREF

if you would like more "solids"/"oils" and stuff that the paper filter, filters out, use a metal filter
metal filter

This method with the Aeropress really does make some amazing coffee. I use an electric kettle with different temp settings to keep the water from getting too hot. I also like to add some steamed milk, but the coffee you get from the Aeropress doesn't need anything if you're not into cream and sugar.

[Jema]

Hi ya'll,

I can't drink coffee myself due to medical reasons, but Blue Bottle Coffee isn't too far and I guess it's supposed to be amazing. If someone's interested I can send a bag.
I filled out the form to be official, but no need for me to receive anything

Thanks!

[THSdrummer]

Hi ya'll,

I can't drink coffee myself due to medical reasons, but Blue Bottle Coffee isn't too far and I guess it's supposed to be amazing. If someone's interested I can send a bag.
I filled out the form to be official, but no need for me to receive anything

Thanks!

I'm interested. I'm running low on my current bag. What's the deal with this then? Pay shipping? Pay shipping + bag?

EDIT: Just joined the ledger. While my college town offers plenty of options for coffee, none of it is specialty or roasted around here. I could exchange with someone after Thanksgiving or Winter break when I'm home and can visit the local roasters. Admittingly, I haven't picked up too many bags of local small-batch stuff. I'd be happy to pick something up and exchange it with someone else! I enjoy new brews.

[Jema]

Hi ya'll,

I can't drink coffee myself due to medical reasons, but Blue Bottle Coffee isn't too far and I guess it's supposed to be amazing. If someone's interested I can send a bag.
I filled out the form to be official, but no need for me to receive anything

Thanks!

I'm interested. I'm running low on my current bag. What's the deal with this then? Pay shipping? Pay shipping + bag?

EDIT: Just joined the ledger. While my college town offers plenty of options for coffee, none of it is specialty or roasted around here. I could exchange with someone after Thanksgiving or Winter break when I'm home and can visit the local roasters. Admittingly, I haven't picked up too many bags of local small-batch stuff. I'd be happy to pick something up and exchange it with someone else! I enjoy new brews.

Nah you're good, think of it as an early xmas pres. PM me infoz and what kind of bag you like. Just uh, let me know what you thought of it when it arrives! 

[THSdrummer]

Hi ya'll,

I can't drink coffee myself due to medical reasons, but Blue Bottle Coffee isn't too far and I guess it's supposed to be amazing. If someone's interested I can send a bag.
I filled out the form to be official, but no need for me to receive anything

Thanks!

I'm interested. I'm running low on my current bag. What's the deal with this then? Pay shipping? Pay shipping + bag?

EDIT: Just joined the ledger. While my college town offers plenty of options for coffee, none of it is specialty or roasted around here. I could exchange with someone after Thanksgiving or Winter break when I'm home and can visit the local roasters. Admittingly, I haven't picked up too many bags of local small-batch stuff. I'd be happy to pick something up and exchange it with someone else! I enjoy new brews.

Nah you're good, think of it as an early xmas pres. PM me infoz and what kind of bag you like. Just uh, let me know what you thought of it when it arrives! 

YAY. I'll be out of coffee in my college town in about 6 days. Hopefully it arrives before then! Haha, but no rush either way. I appreciate it. I'll send you a PM.

[heedpantsnow]

Hi ya'll,

I can't drink coffee myself due to medical reasons, but Blue Bottle Coffee isn't too far and I guess it's supposed to be amazing. If someone's interested I can send a bag.
I filled out the form to be official, but no need for me to receive anything

Thanks!

I've heard amazing things about their espresso.  Have you tried it?

[Jema]

Hi ya'll,

I can't drink coffee myself due to medical reasons, but Blue Bottle Coffee isn't too far and I guess it's supposed to be amazing. If someone's interested I can send a bag.
I filled out the form to be official, but no need for me to receive anything

Thanks!

I've heard amazing things about their espresso.  Have you tried it?

I haven't, but I know someone who's worked there that's really into the coffee scene who would strongly recommend. Do you have an espresso machine at home?
I'm more into tea myself, specifically white tea since it has the least amount of caffeine in it. Hoping to get a fancy schmancy kettle for Christmas 

[heedpantsnow]

Hi ya'll,

I can't drink coffee myself due to medical reasons, but Blue Bottle Coffee isn't too far and I guess it's supposed to be amazing. If someone's interested I can send a bag.
I filled out the form to be official, but no need for me to receive anything

Thanks!

I've heard amazing things about their espresso.  Have you tried it?

I haven't, but I know someone who's worked there that's really into the coffee scene who would strongly recommend. Do you have an espresso machine at home?
I'm more into tea myself, specifically white tea since it has the least amount of caffeine in it. Hoping to get a fancy schmancy kettle for Christmas 

I am fortunate to have a decent espresso machine, a Rancilio Silvia.  I'm about to upgrade the internals to a PID from mecoffee.nl ; I'm so excited!

[Jema]

Hi ya'll,

I can't drink coffee myself due to medical reasons, but Blue Bottle Coffee isn't too far and I guess it's supposed to be amazing. If someone's interested I can send a bag.
I filled out the form to be official, but no need for me to receive anything

Thanks!

I've heard amazing things about their espresso.  Have you tried it?

I haven't, but I know someone who's worked there that's really into the coffee scene who would strongly recommend. Do you have an espresso machine at home?
I'm more into tea myself, specifically white tea since it has the least amount of caffeine in it. Hoping to get a fancy schmancy kettle for Christmas 

I am fortunate to have a decent espresso machine, a Rancilio Silvia.  I'm about to upgrade the internals to a PID from mecoffee.nl ; I'm so excited!

Nice! A friend of mine has a La Marzocco GS3 it's pretty insane looking. Fun to watch him work his magic. He used to be into the latte art stuff too

[heedpantsnow]

Hi ya'll,

I can't drink coffee myself due to medical reasons, but Blue Bottle Coffee isn't too far and I guess it's supposed to be amazing. If someone's interested I can send a bag.
I filled out the form to be official, but no need for me to receive anything

Thanks!

I've heard amazing things about their espresso.  Have you tried it?

I haven't, but I know someone who's worked there that's really into the coffee scene who would strongly recommend. Do you have an espresso machine at home?
I'm more into tea myself, specifically white tea since it has the least amount of caffeine in it. Hoping to get a fancy schmancy kettle for Christmas 

I am fortunate to have a decent espresso machine, a Rancilio Silvia.  I'm about to upgrade the internals to a PID from mecoffee.nl ; I'm so excited!

Nice! A friend of mine has a La Marzocco GS3 it's pretty insane looking. Fun to watch him work his magic. He used to be into the latte art stuff too

Oh man yeah the GS3 is pretty amazing; the Speedster is pretty much my dream machine. LM makes some awesome stuff; see my post above about modding a LM portafilter to fit my Rancilio.

[Bartlebum]

If anyone wants to swap some coffee, let me know! I can guarantee you some pretty exotic stuff.

[rayuki]

Might be a long shot since I know most of you guys want just beans, but I got 3 bags of this awesome coffee left from my trip to Melbourne last month. This was roasted mid way thru October and was ground for filter/aeropress. Would love to trade with something exotic /different, i like a dark roast. Hit me up if your interested. Happy to do all 3 to one person or like 1 each if there's enough interest lol

[Binge]

Might be a long shot since I know most of you guys want just beans, but I got 3 bags of this awesome coffee left from my trip to Melbourne last month. This was roasted mid way thru September and was ground for filter/aeropress. Would love to trade with something exotic /different, i like a dark roast. Hit me up if your interested. Happy to do all 3 to one person or like 1 each if there's enough interest lol

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Hopefully you have someone you can exchange with in country.  That stuff won't keep during an international shipment.

[rayuki]

Might be a long shot since I know most of you guys want just beans, but I got 3 bags of this awesome coffee left from my trip to Melbourne last month. This was roasted mid way thru September and was ground for filter/aeropress. Would love to trade with something exotic /different, i like a dark roast. Hit me up if your interested. Happy to do all 3 to one person or like 1 each if there's enough interest lol

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Hopefully you have someone you can exchange with in country.  That stuff won't keep during an international shipment.

Yeah was hoping for someone in aus lol you never know. Edit: just realised I said it was roasted in September but i got my months mixed up thinking we are in October lol. It was only roasted last month mid October. So should be good for awhile longer.

[zombimuncha]

Allpress is badass. Mid Oct + shipping delay is pushing it for freshness tho.

[heedpantsnow]

If I was in Aus I'd be all over it. But shipping to USA is a waste.

[rayuki]

Yeah it would be waste, hope one of the Aussie guys see this otherwise I'll have to somehow manage to drink it myself lol.