the brikka has a slight learning curve compared to a moka pot (when i first got one, the first handful of brews ended up all over the stove) but i love it. i never find cleaning a french press to be that bad but i’ve definitely broken a couple lol
re: the french press fines, i mean more the liquid itself. so with a v60 / paper filter, as long as you don’t grind too finely, you won’t end up with silt in your cup. with a french press, there’s always always some very small particulates (fines) at the bottom of the press. some people don’t care, but i don’t like chewing the end of my cup… some people like french press because it retains more of the oils from the coffee. but i like a clean bright cup. fruit forward, light roasted, black coffee.
A couple places that come to mind are Euphoria in Chelmsford and Odd Meter in Salem. I happen to work like 10-15 minutes from Euphoria, which is how I found it, and they have excellent coffee. They do pour overs, and they also have a crazy siphon coffee maker.
oh word. little wolf in ipswich is a good one if you’re in that area. i think they have a boston proper location but i haven’t been there.
I’ve been to Sandpiper in Ipswich but not Little Wolf. I’ll check it out the next time I’m in the area.
Deep into my home brewing phase again. Got a ton of Nordic roaster beans at the house (Dak, Coffee Collective, Morgon) and man it’s been a treat
Coffee in the store has gotten so much more expensive lately. Everyone talks about all the grocery prices going up, though I do not see it anywhere.. Except for coffee
Everything from Hydrangea Coffee from Berkeley, CA has been blowing me away lately. Insanely experimental lots and some of the best cups I’ve ever brewed (and yes, prices are 100% up)
RE: grocery prices its actually pretty bad... I used to spend like $200 total on groceries between a few stores per trip, its now shot up to a $300+ total the last few trips on the same stuff on a coffee related note I bought an Encore and that mf rocks. Been loving it for getting a nice coarse grind on my cold brew batches. Way easier/faster to filter without all the fine particles I get in pre-ground beans. Also was given a little 1 cup Bialetti moka pot and I've been loving it in the morning with some cafe bustelo and oat milk.
I just discovered recently that one of my favorite local coffee shops sells their beans. I need to get me some
I'm not familiar with Hydrangea Coffee but looking at their offerings, I'm definitely going to order some. I've never seen a roaster offer rested beans either. I've always considered brewing 4-5 days after roast to be optimal but I may need to experiment with that more.
As someone who loves bright, acidic cups, 4 weeks seems nuts to me but I'd be willing to give it a shot.
as someone who's been a professional roaster for years, i'd say 3-4 weeks is the sweet spot for light roasted coffees!
has anybody fucked with thermal shock coffee in here? I just watched a James Hoffman video about cold brew and he mentioned it. Seems intense lol
yes! Got a bag recently from a local roaster here in FL. Really unique and definitely fermentation forward.
ty! Just now seeing this. Seems they don’t have their experimental stuff online. Have a Gesha from them too that’s decent. Nothing compared to the Hydrangea coffees (Un Attimo roasts a tad more medium)