Looking for a good coffee!!!

k4200

I love coffee Flavor. But I don’t like the butter taste of dark roasted coffee, however I do like the punch. I am a straight up black coffee guy. Any recommendations?

WholeFoods4Lyfe

I buy my coffee from a local roaster. Have you tried searching near you for any Farmers or Artisan Markets?

mariluny

WholeFoods4Lyfe wrote: »

I buy my coffee from a local roaster. Have you tried searching near you for any Farmers or Artisan Markets?

I agree, that's were I find the best non bitter coffee as well.
My grocery store also sell whole bean coffee with an instore grinder. I bought a small amount of every dark and medium roasted and tried them all until I found one that was good for me. That's my everyday blend now and I buy coffee bean from small coffee house for my weekend coffee.

Also, I have now converted to french press coffee, which seriously makes such a difference, I would 100% advise to convert.

livingleanlivingclean

Add salt.

elsie6hickman

Nothing like a local roaster coffee.

NorthCascades

k4200 wrote: »

I love coffee Flavor. But I don’t like the butter taste of dark roasted coffee, however I do like the punch. I am a straight up black coffee guy. Any recommendations?

Get a latte from the Mazama store, in Mazama Washington. You'll know you're in the right place because it's the only store in town. Right next to the stop sign.

But wait a few months because the whole place is on fire now and the air is dark like my phone.

jemhh

My favorite:

mmapags

WholeFoods4Lyfe wrote: »

I buy my coffee from a local roaster. Have you tried searching near you for any Farmers or Artisan Markets?

This. And get a medium roast if you don't like the flavor of dark.

Foodfavor

I enjoy Kicking Horse coffee. i don't drinking my coffee black but I am enjoying their Three Sisters blend.

k4200

I definitely want to look into the French press could you tell me more about it

GrumpyHeadmistress

Have you tried black cold brew? All the punch of full caffeine black coffee but much less bitter.

k4200

I actually talked with a cousin about cold brew. I need to try it out.

RollTideHusker

Black Rifle Coffee Company. I’ve tried CAF and Beyond Black so far. Both are really smooth.

lynn_glenmont

How do you brew your coffee? How often do you clean (with vinegar or a special product for cleaning coffee pots, etc.) the equipment you use to brew your coffee?

Do you buy whole beans, in small amounts (so you go through it pretty quickly), that you grind right before you brew?

For the most part, fresh beans, freshly ground, and really clean equipment, make more of a difference than which coffee you buy. And to the extent that the coffee matters, it's going to depend on individual tastes.

I like Starbuck's espresso roast, Black Cat Diablo, and several varieties from a local roaster. But I like dark roasts.

mmapags

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

How do you brew your coffee? How often do you clean (with vinegar or a special product for cleaning coffee pots, etc.) the equipment you use to brew your coffee?

Do you buy whole beans, in small amounts (so you go through it pretty quickly), that you grind right before you brew?

For the most part, fresh beans, freshly ground, and really clean equipment, make more of a difference than which coffee you buy. And to the extent that the coffee matters, it's going to depend on individual tastes.

I like Starbuck's espresso roast, Black Cat Diablo, and several varieties from a local roaster. But I like dark roasts.

For clarification, I have been an amatuer coffee roaster for about 10 years. I have moved to Oaxaca mexico and there are multiple great roasters within a few block of my home. So I have taken to buying beans as my roaster died and it is harder to get green beans here.

I buy 1 lb at a time of freshly roasted, Organic, Fair Trade beans that were grown on small plantations here in Oaxaca. This is both for quality and philosophical reasons. Traditionally, coffee farmers have been economically exploited.

Bean freshness and clean equipment matters. Beans are at their peak at about 48 hours after roasting. They then go downhill very, very gradually depending on how airtight they are stored.

I clean my pot about once per month. My grinder less often. Possibly it would make a small difference if I cleaned them more often.

The coffee I buy locally is nothing short of amazing. And at prices that are hard to believe!

lynn_glenmont

mmapags wrote: »

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

How do you brew your coffee? How often do you clean (with vinegar or a special product for cleaning coffee pots, etc.) the equipment you use to brew your coffee?

Do you buy whole beans, in small amounts (so you go through it pretty quickly), that you grind right before you brew?

For the most part, fresh beans, freshly ground, and really clean equipment, make more of a difference than which coffee you buy. And to the extent that the coffee matters, it's going to depend on individual tastes.

I like Starbuck's espresso roast, Black Cat Diablo, and several varieties from a local roaster. But I like dark roasts.

For clarification, I have been an amatuer coffee roaster for about 10 years. I have moved to Oaxaca mexico and there are multiple great roasters within a few block of my home. So I have taken to buying beans as my roaster died and it is harder to get green beans here.

I buy 1 lb at a time of freshly roasted, Organic, Fair Trade beans that were grown on small plantations here in Oaxaca. This is both for quality and philosophical reasons. Traditionally, coffee farmers have been economically exploited.

Bean freshness and clean equipment matters. Beans are at their peak at about 48 hours after roasting. They then go downhill very, very gradually depending on how airtight they are stored.

I clean my pot about once per month. My grinder less often. Possibly it would make a small difference if I cleaned them more often.

The coffee I buy locally is nothing short of amazing. And at prices that are hard to believe!

I'm sorry I didn't bother quoting the OP in my post. I thought it was generally understood that questions in a post without quoting some third-party poster are directed to the OP.

@k4200:
How do you brew your coffee? How often do you clean (with vinegar or a special product for cleaning coffee pots, etc.) the equipment you use to brew your coffee?

Do you buy whole beans, in small amounts (so you go through it pretty quickly), that you grind right before you brew?

For the most part, fresh beans, freshly ground, and really clean equipment, make more of a difference than which coffee you buy. And to the extent that the coffee matters, it's going to depend on individual tastes.

bioklutz

GrumpyHeadmistress wrote: »

Have you tried black cold brew? All the punch of full caffeine black coffee but much less bitter.

I love cold brew. It is so easy to make - and it is very smooth. I use dark roast coffee and let it "brew" in the fridge for 24 hours. You can make a large batch and store it for about a week in a sealed container in the fridge. I rarely drink it cold - I just microwave a cup of coffee and it tastes fantastic!

DeniseMayree

I'm old fashioned...I'm a Foldgers gal...lol

Lynnara

New England coffee on Amazon. Not expensive and does not burn the beans. The blueberry cobbler is to die for!

strongerbytheday

Everyone’s taste is different, you won’t know what you like until you taste. My favorite coffee is Cafe Bustelo, with it, I make lattes.