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You need to buy better coffee. I love Peet’s, and buy it in bulk at my grocery store when it’s on sale. Then use an Italian stovetop coffee maker, like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001J1L59E/r ... NMH6XPQ2PROrangutan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:00 am I own a single serve drip machine but I find myself walking to the corner Starbucks and paying $2.65 or so for a grande Pike Place roast. The Starbucks coffee has 330mg of caffeine and gives me a nice productivity boost/buzz. I use Folgers at home but it’s not the same and I can’t seem to replicate the Starbucks caffeine strength. Solutions for a strong coffee at home?
Sorry just saw this comment. Grinder works great for small amount of beans. My wife only drinks 8 oz of coffee and likes it lighter, so I grind 0.4 ounces of beans for her. Not a problem at all with the Baratza Encore.Samosa22 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 22, 2021 3:26 pmExcellent detailed comment. I have decided to buy the equipment and have a question regarding Baratza encore grinder: Does the grinder work well for small amounts of beans per grind? I would be grinding just enough beans to make 1 or may be 2 coups of coffee.NS_Bane wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:32 am Equipment:
Burr grinder - Baratza Encore ($130)
Kettle - Cuisinart electric kettle CPK-17 ($99)
Brewer: Aeropress ($30)
Use freshly ground beans. Starbucks uses medium to dark roasts. Even their blonde roasts are on the darker side. When you buy your beans, get light roasts. Lightly roasted beans retain more caffeine, and will not have any bitterness. If you use the aero press to brew your coffee and light roast beans, you won't need any cream or sugar.
There are tons of YouTube videos which are just a couple minutes long and show you how to use an aeropress to brew coffee. I use the electric kettle at 200f when brewing.
I use 1 oz of beans to make 16 oz of coffee. If that's not enough, you can up the amount of beans you grind until you find the right buzz.
With this equipment it takes me 4-5 minutes to make 16 oz of coffee in the morning.
I'll add to this that if you do grind beans, once you do so store them in an airtight container, preferably one that forces all the air out of the container/vacuum seals it. I'm fond of the Airscape coffee storage canister (sold on Amazon; they also make one for marijuana if that is legal in your area and something you enjoy) -- we used to store ground coffee in a ziploc in the fridge, and it's SOOOOO much better out of the Airscape.
Hi. A grande at Starbucks is 16oz. I'm not sure how many oz your single serve machine will brew at a time but you will most likely have to play with the coffee to water ratio to get something equivalent, and then brew 2 8oz cups to get to the total of a grande. You could start with a ratio 15:1 (water to coffee) and adjust up or down from there. But if it's not a good machine then the extraction could be too weak for your taste.Orangutan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:00 am I own a single serve drip machine but I find myself walking to the corner Starbucks and paying $2.65 or so for a grande Pike Place roast. The Starbucks coffee has 330mg of caffeine and gives me a nice productivity boost/buzz. I use Folgers at home but it’s not the same and I can’t seem to replicate the Starbucks caffeine strength. Solutions for a strong coffee at home?
I second the pour over recommendation. It's cheap and fairly easy when you get the hang of it to make really good coffee. Pour over seems to be very similar to auto drip with the added benefit that you can actually see what's going on with the brewing process and therefore control many of the variables better.jabberwockOG wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 8:22 am Ditch the Folgers, it's not worth drinking. Starbucks is not much better.
Get a decent burr grinder for approx $100.
Buy good quality whole bean coffee - (Peets, Kirkland, Mayorga, Ruta Maya, etc.). Costco has fantastic prices on 2-3 lb bags of whole bean coffee.
Get a $12 pour-over Melita cone and filter set.
Grind your beans every morning as the water is coming to a boil. Use enough beans to give you exactly the flavor and kick that you desire. Done deal.
I'm surprised it took this much thread to mention cold brew. I received a Toddy rig for Christmas 2 years ago that cold brews about 6-8 cups. It's a large plastic funnel with a fabric filter under the reservoir and a rubber cork in the drain hole. Before that I used a mason jar. I buy Sam's Choice French Roast and put a cup of that coffee into the funnel and pour in water from the glass carafe it sits on. That's my ratio. Then I stir it well to wet the grounds. It often sits on my counter for 2 days before I pull the plug and it filters into the carafe so it gets very strong. I can keep it in the fridge for 2 weeks. You can mix the brewed coffee concentrate 50/50 with water or milk and heat it in the microwave. You can make it exactly as strong as you want. It is astonishingly smooth coffee, not at all bitter. The best thing about this rig is the filter. And that I always have a pitcher of very strong coffee available. I have used Starbucks and my own home ground dark roast and it comes out so smooth with cold brew that I am fine with cheaper coffees.investingdad wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:55 am Has anyone mentioned cold brewing?
Cold brew caffeine extract is quite high. It also gives a very flavorful and easy drinking cuppa coffee.
Twelve hours in a French press in the fridge will do nicely.
I roast on a cutting board I set top of my stove, and the range hood helpfully routes the smoke outside for me.
praxis wrote: ↑Thu Apr 01, 2021 5:15 pmI'm surprised it took this much thread to mention cold brew. I received a Toddy rig for Christmas 2 years ago that cold brews about 6-8 cups. It's a large plastic funnel with a fabric filter under the reservoir and a rubber cork in the drain hole. Before that I used a mason jar. I buy Sam's Choice French Roast and put a cup of that coffee into the funnel and pour in water from the glass carafe it sits on. That's my ratio. Then I stir it well to wet the grounds. It often sits on my counter for 2 days before I pull the plug and it filters into the carafe so it gets very strong. I can keep it in the fridge for 2 weeks. You can mix the brewed coffee concentrate 50/50 with water or milk and heat it in the microwave. You can make it exactly as strong as you want. It is astonishingly smooth coffee, not at all bitter. The best thing about this rig is the filter. And that I always have a pitcher of very strong coffee available. I have used Starbucks and my own home ground dark roast and it comes out so smooth with cold brew that I am fine with cheaper coffees.investingdad wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 11:55 am Has anyone mentioned cold brewing?
Cold brew caffeine extract is quite high. It also gives a very flavorful and easy drinking cuppa coffee.
Twelve hours in a French press in the fridge will do nicely.
Now I love good rich coffee. I stopped roasting at home because I like dark roast and it smokes too much so (every morning) it's Ruta Maya (costco) dark roast whole beans through a burr grinder and into our French Press with just-boiling water for a 4-7 minutes steep.
If you are like me, you are skeptical of cold brew. Try it yourself in any jar. It doesn't need a top. Figure out a filter method. Use a French Press like the above or just strain it and pour it back into your jar. The longer it steeps, the stronger it gets.
The last straw was an early morning runner on our street seeing the smoke billowing off our front porch from my attempt to roast outside calling the fire department whose loud truck raced down our street at 6AM and squealed to a stop out front. The firefighter was not happy with me and I stored away my roaster.
i roast on my grill using a roasting drum and a rotisserie skewer. I have modified my drum so that it is open at one end and I can measure the bean temps that way. Excellent results and the neighborhood smells of roasting coffeepraxis wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:59 amThe last straw was an early morning runner on our street seeing the smoke billowing off our front porch from my attempt to roast outside calling the fire department whose loud truck raced down our street at 6AM and squealed to a stop out front. The firefighter was not happy with me and I stored away my roaster.
I agree with the Moka, and welcome to the forum!Madvillain wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 1:54 pm If you just want strong coffee, get an stovetop Italian espresso maker (Moka pot). Some of the best $30 I've spent in my life. The coffee is much stronger than conventional American-style drop coffee, but not as strong as "real" espresso:
https://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-06800-s ... B000CNY6UK
There's always the old standby, the Bialetti Moka Express.zlandar wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 6:53 pm Krups used to sell a Moka brewer:
https://www.krupsusa.com/faq/BREAKFAST- ... 8000035468
Makes strong tasting coffee and it's very hot. Unfortunately they stopped selling them a couple years ago.
Thanks! Long time lurker, just decided to join recently.familythriftmd wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 10:31 amI agree with the Moka, and welcome to the forum!Madvillain wrote: ↑Sun Mar 21, 2021 1:54 pm If you just want strong coffee, get an stovetop Italian espresso maker (Moka pot). Some of the best $30 I've spent in my life. The coffee is much stronger than conventional American-style drop coffee, but not as strong as "real" espresso:
https://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-06800-s ... B000CNY6UK
Not sure what BH you visit, but I see a lot more "Should I transfer to a new brokerage for a fund that offers 0.01% lower ER?" , "My dividends posted a penny short, so I spent an hour on hold with Vanguard to ask why", "I have $8MM in savings, can I afford a Camry or should I stick with Corolla" or "anyone who spends over $200/mo on groceries for a family of six is crazy" posts than the ones you mention.
Yep. It sure seems like a bifurcated distribution at times. I seem to be the only poster not at one extreme or the otherdukeblue219 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 5:36 amNot sure what BH you visit, but I see a lot more "Should I transfer to a new brokerage for a fund that offers 0.01% lower ER?" , "My dividends posted a penny short, so I spent an hour on hold with Vanguard to ask why", "I have $8MM in savings, can I afford a Camry or should I stick with Corolla" or "anyone who spends over $200/mo on groceries for a family of six is crazy" posts than the ones you mention.
Quite the group here
Bean Box? We just started two months ago and have enjoyed the small portions on weekends. It's $15/mo I think, and quite a good variety.Doom&Gloom wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:28 amThis past Christmas DS gifted me a coffee subscription that sends coffee from various roasters periodically. After that subscription expired, I renewed it on my own dime. I'm still enjoying the variety even though I occasionally get a dud. It's a little pricey, so I guess I'm going to have to find something extremely frugal to counterbalance it so that I can maintain my middle-ground BH status.
Folgers is like time traveling back to the previous century.
Trade Coffee. Price varies by roaster; I think all of mine have been $16-19 so far.dukeblue219 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:43 amBean Box? We just started two months ago and have enjoyed the small portions on weekends. It's $15/mo I think, and quite a good variety.Doom&Gloom wrote: ↑Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:28 amThis past Christmas DS gifted me a coffee subscription that sends coffee from various roasters periodically. After that subscription expired, I renewed it on my own dime. I'm still enjoying the variety even though I occasionally get a dud. It's a little pricey, so I guess I'm going to have to find something extremely frugal to counterbalance it so that I can maintain my middle-ground BH status.
I just wanted to thank you. I got an Airspace for coffee from their ebay store, as it was cheaper than Amazon.Chadnudj wrote: ↑Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:52 pmI'll add to this that if you do grind beans, once you do so store them in an airtight container, preferably one that forces all the air out of the container/vacuum seals it. I'm fond of the Airscape coffee storage canister (sold on Amazon; they also make one for marijuana if that is legal in your area and something you enjoy) -- we used to store ground coffee in a ziploc in the fridge, and it's SOOOOO much better out of the Airscape.
(Or you could grind what you need every day, but that's a PITA if you ask me)
I love Starbucks Quad Mochas, and when making them at home, I used to use Costco organic dark roast + burr grinder + french press. But I didn't want to spend 10 minutes in the AM waiting for my coffee.
Remember the percolator? Cold brew tastes exactly like that!csmath wrote: ↑Thu Nov 11, 2021 5:31 pm I only quickly skimmed about a third of the posts but didn't see this mentioned in that brief scan... cold brew. Cold brewing coffee for 18 - 24 hours creates a cold-brew concentrate that is recommended to be diluted. It has a higher caffeine content by volume. Just don't dilute it and add whatever you would normally add to it for tweaking flavor. You can even heat it up after brewing if you want something warm.
I definitely still recommend fresh ground beans but there are also two pretty substantial side benefits.
- You can brew several days worth all at once and refrigerate it.
- It is a lot less acidic due to the lack of heat in the brewing process.