What’s on your coffee bench?

[froze]

How big is your cup? I use a standard size cup and can fill it almost to the top using the AeroPress.

[fmradio516]

Originally Posted by froze

How big is your cup? I use a standard size cup and can fill it almost to the top using the AeroPress.

I use a "standard-sized" mug, nothing too big or anything. I havent done it in a while, but i remember it only being filled about halfway. maybe i was doing something wrong. I do know i was doing the inverted aeropresses because right side up, it would leak like crazy(as others mentioned here) but i probably should try again and make my grind size finer.

[benb]

I'm lactose intolerant and it took forever to figure it out.. I even tested negative on the "breath test" at the hospital... (that test is terrible though, it has like a 20% false negative rate).

In any case.. once you get rid of the lactose (and the pills work fine for me for the amount of milk I'd put in a drip coffee or even a latte) some coffee will still make me sick.

I won't go near drop coffee from Starbucks other than the Veranda blend.. most of their dark stuff is heavily overroasted and then they overextract the coffee AFAICT. It will always make me sick even without milk. Their espresso drinks seems fine though, it doesn't make me sick.

I would just make sure you are brewing carefully.. stuff like a well done V60 or the Aeropress or even well made espresso drank straight doesn't really even make my stomach rumble.

I do find the Aeropress somehow unsatisfying as it makes such a small cup.. it does hold up pretty well to adding hot water though. My favorite mug is ~360ml. Aeropress it feels like you're really stretching to get 300ml.

[tctyres]

Originally Posted by benb

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In any case.. once you get rid of the lactose (and the pills work fine for me for the amount of milk I'd put in a drip coffee or even a latte) some coffee will still make me sick.

I won't go near drop coffee from Starbucks other than the Veranda blend.. most of their dark stuff is heavily overroasted and then they overextract the coffee AFAICT. It will always make me sick even without milk. Their espresso drinks seems fine though, it doesn't make me sick.
...

I'm lactose tolerant (is that a thing?), and every now and again, I'll have a cup of coffee go through me acting like a feral cat wrapped in a towel -- fighting the whole way through.

The best thing about Starbucks is that every now and again James Hoffman mentions it on his youtube channel. It's always deadpan and dead-on.

[benb]

Originally Posted by tctyres

I'm lactose tolerant (is that a thing?), and every now and again, I'll have a cup of coffee go through me acting like a feral cat wrapped in a towel -- fighting the whole way through.

Yah realistically the thing is lactase persistence.. the vast majority of humans cannot digest lactose past childhood so that is "normal" and being able to is the oddball thing. Our culture just assumes not being able to is a "condition" due to assuming Northern European genetics are normal/superior.

There's just bad coffee too!

[pncguy]

Originally Posted by benb

I'm lactose intolerant and it took forever to figure it out.. I even tested negative on the "breath test" at the hospital... (that test is terrible though, it has like a 20% false negative rate).

In any case.. once you get rid of the lactose (and the pills work fine for me for the amount of milk I'd put in a drip coffee or even a latte) some coffee will still make me sick.

What does lactose intolerance have to do with coffee? Do you put milk in your coffee? Or does straight coffee have lactose in it?

[jpritchet74]

Originally Posted by pncguy

What does lactose intolerance have to do with coffee? Do you put milk in your coffee? Or does straight coffee have lactose in it?

lactose is in milk, not coffee

[jkbrwn]

Have been drinking some great stuff recently.

Unincorporated Coffee's Quiet Prophet has quickly become my go to espresso.



https://unincorporated.coffee/produc...rious-regions/

And I was gifted a bag of very expensive filter from my favourite roaster:



https://shop.artisanroast.co.uk/products/coe-3

Really fantastic stuff. Though it is 21GBP for 250 grams. I used to have an Artisan subscription when I still lived in the U.K. I'm yet to find a roaster I like as much over here in the U.S....

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by benb

I'm lactose intolerant and it took forever to figure it out.. I even tested negative on the "breath test" at the hospital... (that test is terrible though, it has like a 20% false negative rate).

In any case.. once you get rid of the lactose (and the pills work fine for me for the amount of milk I'd put in a drip coffee or even a latte) some coffee will still make me sick.

I won't go near drop coffee from Starbucks other than the Veranda blend.. most of their dark stuff is heavily overroasted and then they overextract the coffee AFAICT. It will always make me sick even without milk. Their espresso drinks seems fine though, it doesn't make me sick.

I would just make sure you are brewing carefully.. stuff like a well done V60 or the Aeropress or even well made espresso drank straight doesn't really even make my stomach rumble.

I do find the Aeropress somehow unsatisfying as it makes such a small cup.. it does hold up pretty well to adding hot water though. My favorite mug is ~360ml. Aeropress it feels like you're really stretching to get 300ml.

Have you tried a lactose free milk like Lactaid? It tastes the same as regular milk.

[benb]

Originally Posted by MikeD

Have you tried a lactose free milk like Lactaid? It tastes the same as regular milk.

Yes for years now. It works fine for coffee, including steaming.

Funny it's never available at Cafes.. and at least one near me has not one but 3-4 different vegan milk options. It's rarely available but Cashew is the best one I've tried for espresso drinks.

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by benb

Yes for years now. It works fine for coffee, including steaming.



Funny it's never available at Cafes.. and at least one near me has not one but 3-4 different vegan milk options. It's rarely available but Cashew is the best one I've tried for espresso drinks.

Yeah, that's unfortunate. I wind up getting soy milk, which I like, but they (over)charge a lot for that! Never tried or heard of cashew milk. I hate almond milk.

[robertbb]

Originally Posted by MikeD

Yeah, that's unfortunate. I wind up getting soy milk, which I like, but they (over)charge a lot for that! Never tried or heard of cashew milk. I hate almond milk.

Be careful with too much Soy. Not good for testosterone...

[crankles]

Originally Posted by MikeD

Yeah, that's unfortunate. I wind up getting soy milk, which I like, but they (over)charge a lot for that! Never tried or heard of cashew milk. I hate almond milk.

Have you tried oat milk? I've grown quite fond of it as my wife is lactose intolerant and I'm sometime too lazy to steam two kinds of milk.

We've tried about 4-5 different oat milks and though pricier, Oatly is my recommendation (the costco stuff is cheap but almost undrinkable in comparison).

We use the Barista version that comes in shelf stable tetrapack , or make our own when we can get the regular Half Gallon at a grocery store (it's much cheaper). Just add a scant tablespoon of Canola oil to the half gallon and viola...Barista Version.

[pncguy]

I have moved entirely to pour-over because of the simplicity and ease of clean up. I use a Melitta cone and filter. But I am also wondering about the Hario V60, Chemex, and Kalita Wave methods.

Anyone have opinions about these four pour-over methods?

[fmradio516]

Originally Posted by pncguy

I have moved entirely to pour-over because of the simplicity and ease of clean up. I use a Melitta cone and filter. But I am also wondering about the Hario V60, Chemex, and Kalita Wave methods.

Anyone have opinions about these four pour-over methods?

Ive had one of these for a few years and i love it. Only thinking of going Chemex because those papers filter more crap than the v60 ones, but not in any rush..