Percolated Coffee....

[Quark]

We are living longer due to antibiotics and C-sections. Also longer does not mean healthier.

And you don’t look 77 in your avatar

My wife and I are working hard to get younger instead of older.

 

[MoBookworm1957]

I'm a tad bit grumpy, without coffee.
I have several coffee pots.
I have old campfire pot granite ware I like the best.
I use it out in smoker/grill when I have no electricity.
Nothing like fresh brewed camp fire coffee.
If your coffee is bitter add a pinch of salt.

 

[Muddy Dog]

https://www.itsamericanpress.com/pages/how-it-works


I haven't made a decision yet, but I've been considering it.

 

[Magus]

I don't drink coffee, don't like the taste. I wish I did though, I need more frivolous things to spend my money on.

If I ever made you some of my cold brewed Mocha chocolate spiked with Captain Mo or my minty chocolate ice brew, you'd live on it.

Heart warning/ulcer alert

 

[DrHenley]

I don't drink coffee, don't like the taste. I wish I did though, I need more frivolous things to spend my money on.

There is very little storebought coffee I like, and it seems these days almost none. I used to like Dunkin's coffee when I was traveling but lately it has tasted awful.
So I roast my own. As a bonus, it's significantly less expensive to buy green unroasted coffee beans, and unroasted beans have a very long shelf life.

 

[Magus]

Post a how-to roast?
Do you flavor the beans?

 

[Mountain trapper]

There is very little storebought coffee I like, and it seems these days almost none. I used to like Dunkin's coffee when I was traveling but lately it has tasted awful.
So I roast my own. As a bonus, it's significantly less expensive to buy green unroasted coffee beans, and unroasted beans have a very long shelf life.

Maybe if I ever had a quality coffee I might change my mind.

 

[DrHenley]

Post a how-to roast?
Do you flavor the beans?

Flavored coffee is for hiding defects in cheap coffee, so no.
At first I pan roasted. Some coffees work better with pan roasting than others. Ethiopian is what I started with and most Ethiopian coffees are well suited to pan roasting. Which makes sense because Ethiopians traditionally pan roast coffee at home three times a day.
Good quality raw beans can usually be bought in bulk at Ethiopian shops. Stick with Sidamo and Yirgacheffe.

I was visiting my daughter a few years ago and she told me the Ethiopian shop at the corner has green coffee beans. So we got some Yirgacheffe and started trying it. First batch was underroasted, second batch was overroasted, and the third batch was perfect. She recorded the third batch:

 

[Magus]

I wonder if an old popcorn popper would work? they have variable heat.
some have timers.

 

[DrHenley]

Sweet Maria's Coffee has done a lot of experimenting with using hot air popcorn poppers for roasting. They sell a popcorn popper with an insert to improve the performance.

https://www.sweetmarias.com/roasting/air-roasters/hot-air-poppers.html

 

[DrHenley]

 

[Tim Horton]

American Press.... Interesting evolution of the press technology..
I use a thrift store press that is easy enough to maintain.. You can wrap your grounds in a paper coffee filter with a rubber band to make cleaning a bit easier..

I will watch for this kind of machine at the thrift stores..

 

[GreenAndSwirly]

I have always had a percolator because for many years, our living situation was perilous and in the event of Trent living, I wanted to be able to boil water/coffee. I now have a small, 4 cup electric one that came with the camper that I use, but we'll be switching back to stovetop once we move to the cabin this fall. I can't wait!

 

[DrHenley]

A percolator reboils coffee. Most other ways of making coffee only boil water, not the coffee itself. That drives off the volitile aromatic flavor compounds leaving the coffee tasting flat.

Of course if your coffee has been pre ground and allowed to sit in an unsealed container for any more than a couple of hours, there probably aren't any aromatics left anyhow.

When I roast coffee, I vacuum pack the whole beans in small vacuum bags and keep it in the freezer to preserve the aromatics.