Coffee Appreciation

[FoundationStepper]

otto looks awesome

my friend had an old one much the same

BTW for all interesting in buying a home espresso machine, the weekend australian magazine has what looks to be a good article with machine reccomendatoins

[bonsai]

Appetite on Errol St, Nth Melbourne, consistently excellent coffee.. they make their own blend, two beans from Sth America and one from Indonesia, ground and prepared locally. I go there every day without fail.. they alsohave options for Fairtrade coffee beans, which I think is also excellent..

[Kaiproject]

what are some tasty brands for decaf?

yeah i know its not real coffee but ive had some that taste almost the same, even lavaza but im sure there are tastier out there

handy to have some in the cupboard for when you get that craving but don't want to be up all night and cactus at work the next morning....

edit: maybe i shuld try some twin peaks style decaf, straight from the diner?:
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&search- ... c%20Coffee

[FoundationStepper]

i think eureka (whos coffee on the main is decent) do a decaf. they are on st georges. but i imagine the decaf isn't a version of their best coffee

is there a genovese decaf?

[witty_pseudonym]

Thought I'd give soy a bash the other day. No good. Sweetness was all wrong.

Had a coffee made by the Victorian barrista champion yesterday, it was good, but not amazing. Could have had something to do with the vic market borek and doughtnut combo though -> ill. Would, however, do again.

[FoundationStepper]

Thought I'd give soy a bash the other day. No good. Sweetness was all wrong.

Which soy?

[witty_pseudonym]

i think it was vitasoy...which apparently the crap one?

[FoundationStepper]

dont drink soy myself but bonsoy is the one to get

[deviant]

my friend ryan has a coffee blog.....

http://www.ryanoncoffee.com/

I read it

[apophenian]

Just bought the 2008 model of the Rancilio Silvia!

[FoundationStepper]

so went to seven seeds today. had a dbl ristretto of their standard espresso roast - i think the same used at Brother Baba Budan I think - is it the same as the St Ali used elsewhere, like at jungle juice? I dont know... but i think it might be? It OK but for some reason im not enamoured with it

also had another coffee made on the clover machine - was interesting, quite refined and open way to taste the coffee

its an OK space, however, wasn't that fussed with the place overall. food looks ok though

in other news the fixie virus seems to have taken over melbourne's bicycle population

[FoundationStepper]

oh yeah i thought to go this morning due to the following article on melbourne coffee wank

http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertain ... ntentSwap1

seemed like by 10.30-11am everyone else had done the same

[apophenian]

so went to seven seeds today. had a dbl ristretto of their standard espresso roast - i think the same used at Brother Baba Budan I think - is it the same as the St Ali used elsewhere, like at jungle juice? I dont know... but i think it might be? It OK but for some reason im not enamoured with it

Went there yesterday, very nice, and they have bike stands inside!

Apparently Coffee Supreme has an open cupping session every friday at 2pm at their roastery in Richmond - might have to check it out!

[FoundationStepper]

have to say the staff were lovely as well, and the bikestands and space were a good touch

Im fond of the supreme south above others at the moment. but the organic is nice as well. the standard supreme i find boring as hell for an espresso

[Blaxter]

lol -

"coffee geek". It's a term that comes up again and again to describe the growing culture of coffee connoisseurs who make their consumption a point of difference. They engage in vociferous online debates on internet forums, blog-damn their bad experiences and form cults around their favourite cafes.

[deviant]

bought one of these,,,, on the recommendation of "coffee geek" friend

http://www.aerobie.com/Products/aeropress.htm

should arrive soon, will post report

[ADD_Boy]

been hitting cumulous coffee lately.. mad.

[Amick]

bought one of these,,,, on the recommendation of "coffee geek" friend

http://www.aerobie.com/Products/aeropress.htm

should arrive soon, will post report

the grounded up coffee in the picture looks like a big pile of pubes. weird.

[gnat]

there's a freshie in brunny called choukette or something like that- french joint, on syd rd near pet shop

they make a cracking coffee and the cherry danishes are win

7 seeds do make great coffee. unimpressed with their menu though- pretty limited options..

[Blaxter]

After all this coffee talk I've had to deal with getting a burnt cup of crap fro my loca (and I know they're not the best even when they are at their best).

I've been hitting Atomica again in Brunny, due to being nearby for recording my mates band and got some chocolately goodnes the frist 2 times, slight FA1L the 3rd visit,

[apophenian]

Wowsa, a friend who works at Supreme just dropped off 1kg of beans and said 'try to use them in a week if you can'

[JAMESSSS]

After all this coffee talk I've had to deal with getting a burnt cup of crap fro my loca (and I know they're not the best even when they are at their best).

I've been hitting Atomica again in Brunny, due to being nearby for recording my mates band and got some chocolately goodnes the frist 2 times, slight FA1L the 3rd visit,

Did you forget to slap hands?

[deviant]

Wowsa, a friend who works at Supreme just dropped off 1kg of beans and said 'try to use them in a week if you can'

make some chocolate coated beans with the surplus

[Kaiproject]

mmm beans

atomica good.

babka the best ive had lately
usually make it well

that age article was interesting if a little wanky itself.
st ali sounds like its worth checking out tho as does seven seeds

[FoundationStepper]

i suspect the author has friends involved in the establishments

[deviant]

mmm beans

atomica good.

babka the best ive had lately
usually make it well

that age article was interesting if a little wanky itself.
st ali sounds like its worth checking out tho as does seven seeds

I wanna go to St Ali just to check out this... http://www.slayerespresso.com/ very interesting concept

[deviant]

aeropress = wow

amazing...

First go wasn't so good as I didn't stir the grounds properly, and the grind was too coarse (it should be ultra fine, like filter coffee), I just finished my second ever cup and I have to say that I'm VERY impressed with what this thing can do. No more $3.50 potential failures or plunger coffee for me... YAY

[apophenian]

mmm beans

atomica good.

babka the best ive had lately
usually make it well

that age article was interesting if a little wanky itself.
st ali sounds like its worth checking out tho as does seven seeds

I wanna go to St Ali just to check out this... http://www.slayerespresso.com/ very interesting concept

Apparently they had managed to break it within the first week of having it running. Its back in action now tho I think.

[deviant]

I can't over how good this aeropress thing is... I can't wait 'til the next one tbh