Coffee

[BrookdaleBrew]

Today I'm drinking Starbucks as opposed to the usual Dunkin' Donuts coffee (only reason I drink Dunkin' Donuts is because work provides it for free) and my taste buds are awake and at full attention.

I believe this is their Sumatra but I'm not 100% sure on that. Anyway, the point is I am getting really awesome earthy hop notes from it. Am I crazy here or has anyone else noticed this? I don't think I've ever had Sumatra and if I have, it was before I started drinking my coffee black, so I never picked up on this flavor.

Anyway, I'm really loving this... but not enough to pay for starbucks everyday. But I'll enjoy this cup while it lasts.

 

[artyboy]

Learn to roast your own. You can do it in a cast iron pan or a popcorn popper. There's a guy on ebay who's green coffee beans usually go for about $2 a pound. They work great. That's the best way to drink coffee in my opinion.

 

[DavidP]

In order to get a consistent taste Starbucks tends to over-roast their beans... try a light roast coffee from a local roaster and then you'll really start to pick out interesting flavors.

Check out Sweet Maria's pictorial roasting guide for good info on how coffee flavor changes with the roast.

 

[arturo7]

Find a place that roasts their beans in house. You'll never visit $-bucks again.

 

[Zamial]

I am pretty sure I am going to catch some flak for this but...

For the price of the Starbucks cup of coffee, you can head into a Walmart and buy a bag of Sam's choice Sumatra coffee. I really like it but I tend to make mine REALLY strong (It's ready when the horse shoe floats...) so I mix it with a lighter roast (Still a Sam's choice brand) and it is wonderful.

I also add in a bit of carmel syrup and a lil sugar in the raw and it is perfect. So for 12 dollars I get months supply of coffee and have more loot to spend on beer!

There is a coffee forum here....this topic may be better discussed there!

Link: http://www.coffeeforum.com/forum/

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