coffee & tea

A quiet and thoughtful "wow" on this one. Where do I begin? There is something about Ethiopian coffees, a common thread if you will, that in my experience, tends toward "earthy," "winey" and "lemony." Certainly not all Ethiopian coffees will have that entire flavor profile, but a good and...

"San Pablo." It was time to finally choose one of the four remaining bags of Uncle Beanz coffee in the freezer. I chose this one yesterday, and lined up the jars with a pots worth in each one. I noted that the roast was a relatively light one compared to what so many Americans have become used...

VIVA PUERTO RICO!!! Listen here, I got a good tip for you, and NOOOO, it's not Still Running in the Fifth at Belmont. Okay, here we are, seated around the campfire singing koo----, . . . oops, no, wrong story. Uncle Beanz Jayuya Peaberry And you need to remember that. I won't even mention...

I want to get my wife some different types of coffee...maybe a sampler. Does anyone have suggestions? I'm not a coffee drinker so I won't be able to answer too many questions. I know she likes french Vanilla flavor.

Home Roasting Coffee Using a Poppery Popcorn Popper I guess the question is WHY would someone want to roast their own coffee? Some answers are it is cheaper in the long run, you have more control over what you drink but the overwhelming answer would be a truly better brew than anything you can...

The latest Nespresso Varietal was released, and it's pretty good. It is from Papua New Guinea, very fruity, smooth and with a great crema.

Hey guys, i guess it was only time until i started getting into coffee but i am going to start out getting into coffee now and I was wondering what some of your guys' favorite blends/roasts are and also, if i don't have a local gourmet coffee bean dealer, where would i buy from?

Anyone interested in some sort of coffee pass, adding cigars to the mix?

Funny you should ask. I roasted my first batch yesterday. I am enjoying it right now. Columbia Antioquia Spremo. You are correct, it is not very difficult, however, there does seem to be a timing issue. My coffee is extremely good. Wow! What a nice surprise. I will try to roast my next...

Or as true coffee people call it Charbucks! Why you ask??? - because they burn there roasts :shock: I'll tell you why I think they burn their coffee. There are 2 kinds of beans: Arabica & Robusto The Arabica beans are what you drinking if you drinking fine coffee. Robusto...

Wondering how many people here home roast? My HCF friend (oedipus1) tuened me on to home roasting many years ago. I have not been roasting since the fire (not roasting related). I lost my green beans & roaster in the blaze. But - I have to say there is no finer coffee than that you roast...

I have just thrown out 4 travel mugs because of poor design. They were the ones with stainless outsides and plastic liners. Some I bought, some were the promotional type. I got to thinking how the gap between the stainless and plastic would be just a huge bacteria trap and couldn't deal with...

I just got a Senseo coffee maker. This is the kind that uses pods to make one cup at a time. I just have a few questions: 1.) Can anyone recommend good pods for this thing? 2.) I seem to remember seeing stuff where you could make your own pods for this. I can't find any (only checked a...

Hello friends, I am 20 years old and live in North Carolina. Well I am interested in nutrition, dietetics, naturopathy, homeopathy, and would like to know more about Chinese medicine. Anyways, I think I would like to become a N.D someday, and wouldn't mind having a huge knowledge in nutrition...

Does anybody belong to or know of any good coffee of the month clubs?

I was lucky enough to have lived during the period when many US cities were still a bundle of ethnic neighborhoods and coffee houses were THE place. In the Turkish neighborhood you found coffee so thick and sweet you ladled it, instead of pouring it. In the Italian neighborhood you found ornate...

If you have ever wanted to try Single Serve Pod Coffees, the Share Senseo program may be just the thing for you. For a $15.00 shipping fee and the time it takes to fill out a survey they will send you the brewer and some of their other stuff. I will tell you right up front that the Senseo...

Hi gang, missed you good folk. So I was wondering is anyone else uses the new Single Serve coffee and Espresso machines? If so, what machines and what are your favorite single serve coffees?

I just noticed the Cigar.com is selling this coffee has anyone tried it?

There's a place in Austin called Andersons. They roast 2 or 3 times a week. Maybe so at Andersons They'll ship, but I make a run to Austin 4 or 5 times a year, and there's nothing like the smell of a pound bag of Red Sea Blend, or Celebes Kalosse sitting in the floorboard of your truck when...