coffee & tea

  1. cybrus

    Coffee + Internet + Late Night TV

    Watching the opening of Conan O'Brien with my laptop on the table, the cat sleeping in my lap, the dog on my feet and a hot cup of Kenya AA cooling at my side. Can't complain!
  2. rmrdaddy

    Was there a fire?

    and everyone ran away? another sleepy forum......COME ON FOLKS! I am a coffee newbie, I need the info from you grizzled vets. Where's the cup of the day, suggestions, new grinders, roasters, fire trucks, clowns, cotton candy, motorcycles, guns.... :2guns:
  3. cybrus

    Coffee Pass Numero Tres

    Alright ladies and gentleman (and I use that term loosely) - it's time to see if anyone is interested in another coffee/cigar pass! For those wishing to participate, the process is as follows: I will randomly assign four people to each person in the pass. You will send that person at least...
  4. B

    French Roast, really cheap?

    About 15 - 18 years ago I worked at a grocery warehouse that supplied the Bay Area eating establishments, with just about everything they needed to run their businesses. This company roasted a lot of tonnage of coffee beans from around the world, those sacks were quite heavy, about 150 lbs...
  5. cybrus

    Tasty Combo

    Brewed up a pot of half Tanzanian Peaberry and half Bolivian Organic (thanks coffee pass guys!) - this is a very tasty combo!
  6. B

    Buying a Coffe Maker

    I would like to buy a new coffe maker, I would like to have a digital start in the morning. I was looking at a cusinark (?sp) that is a grind a brew, for about 100 bucks, what are some ideas, shoul I be lookng at something else
  7. B

    Were to buy?

    I read that alot of people like to drink Coffee with there cigars . That sounds great to me but were i am I can not get good coffee beans. I have no desire to roast my own, I just want to grind and put it in the press. were can I go online to find what i am looking for?
  8. B

    Stickman, don't forget to keep checking . . .

    those replies at Cigar Syndicate and Cigar Wise, regarding your JBM question. I know it may be confusing to keep switching back and forth between the two of them, and I believe there has been some trouble in paradise lately, but there's activity on both sites, and good answers come in to all...
  9. S

    This deal on JBM sound to good?

    founf this coffee site on ebay anybody ever bought coffee from this lina coffee company?.....they have awefully good prices Stick
  10. S

    coffe I just purchased

    1 x Tanzania Peaberry Roasted Coffee Beans (1#rstTanz) = $10.26 Choose Grind Whole Bean Choose bag size. Two 8 oz bags 1 x Ethiopia Yergacheffe Roasted Coffee Beans (1#rstYerg) = $11.58 Choose bag size. Two 8 oz bags Choose Grind Whole Bean
  11. vince

    100% Estate Kona CHEEP!!!!!

    I dont know if the price was mis marked but I got great Kona today $14.66 a pound ! not a blend 100% Estate Kona, @ Costco . Last time I got 100% Kona at the local coffee roaster it was over 22 bucks a pound & I get it wholesale for my catering business , it is 29.95 over the counter , Jamican...
  12. R

    Stash Tea B&B coupons

    My wife and I drink Stash Tea by the gallon and they have a dynamite offer: Send in three UPC symbols off Stash tea boxes and $3.95 and they send you a coupon good for a free night at a B&B. They have hundreds of B&Bs listed all over the United States, Canada, Australia, etc. When we went to...
  13. U

    Vacuum brewers

    Anyone got any experience with vacuum brewing? I've been reading about it for a while now, and was curious about the relative quality of coffee brewed this way as opposed to the Freedom (tm Bloof) Press approach. I'll probably buy a vacuum brewer anyway, but I CAN be talked out of it by...
  14. Spider66

    burr grinders?

    I am looking to get an electric burr grinder, but do not want to spend a fortune on one.... Does anyone have any experience with Capresso or Krups burr grinders? They both go for about $60. I am open to suggestions for other brands that you have had good luck with. Thanks ~S
  15. C

    Coffee Box Pass?

    I just got off the phone with Macallan, and I had a sudden Idea. What if we were to have a coffee box pass? We could each buy a pound of coffee, divide it up according to how many people are in, and we each take a different blend when it get to us. Just a thought, I wanted to bring some life...
  16. F

    Espresso or Capuccino?

    Anyone a Espresso or Capuccino nut like me? Have you tried Bristot? Very simular to Illy, but a little nuttier.
  17. U

    Didn't know this forum existed!

    Wow! A new forum that I didn't even know was here. I guess Syntax ran everybody off of the cigar forum, when he was still on. Is it possible that someone can give you a headache from behind a computer screen?? I was wondering where everybody ran off to!! Glad to see some friends here...
  18. B

    Fairtrade Coffee

    I only buy Fairtrade coffee and I try to patronize coffee shops that offer Fairtrade coffee. Fairtrade is a program to help ensure that farmers get a fair price for their crops. It can be tough on farmers the way that prices go up and down. Sometimes farmers can only sell below cost. Check...
  19. C

    Copied post from Cigar forum Re: Coffee strength

    I posted this in the cigar forum to answer a question. Since I am fairly new to coffee, I hope I have all of my information correct. Most people that think coffee is too strong, usually it isn't. Most of the time, people don't add ENOUGH coffee to the pot, thus extracting too much from...
  20. C

    Sumatran Mandeling

    Been hooked on this particular bean for nearly a year now. Anyone else? ?