I’m a pour over die hard. I started home roasting many years ago and strongly suggest anyone give it a try. The Original Poppery from Westbend can’t be beat. They have a 1500 watt motor and work better than other hot air popcorn poppers with 1200 watt motors. You can learn the basics in 5 minutes and spend years trying different beans and different roasting profiles. The above mentioned machine can be found on eBay or other avenues.
I also own a small commercial machine but still use a hot air popper from time to time. Ray On Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 6:53:29 AM UTC-8 Josh C wrote: > You guys have a kiler coffee outside setup, well established, and well > kept, it seems. I enjoyed seeing Russ' video from Path Less Pedaled years > back, where he showed the Portland COS. That's what initially got me > interested in it. I do think COS incorporates a lot of what Riv-people do > on bikes; carrying stuff, casual rides, meeting up with friends, community, > and being outside. The plethora of roasters also spoils you guys! There are > some nice roasters here in Indy, but come on, the Rose City coffee scene, > fugheddaboudit. The wife and I have been out to PDX a few times, what a > cool town; we nearly moved out there from Denver about 5-6 years ago but > missed the humidity and mosquitos here in Indiana too much to pass up an > opportunity to move back to the midwest. > > On Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 9:59:30 PM UTC-5 velomann wrote: > >> Like Shawn G, I've been part of PDX Coffee Outside for years. Even during >> the height of the Covid lockdown, a few of us were still participating via >> Zoom on Saturday mornings at 9:00. Most would tune in from their kitchen or >> - because Coffee Outside - back patio. But I always tried to tune in from a >> local park. I remember one memorable winter morning riding up Powell Butte >> and having to clear a couple inches of snow off the table to get set up. >> >> My usual setup is a Snowpeak collapsible pour-over brewer, Beans ground >> with a Porlex grinder, water boiled with a Snowpeak Gigapower stove, brewed >> into a Fellow Carter thermos/mug. But as the ritual is part of the Coffee >> Outside juju, I'll mix it up with an alcohol stove sometimes, or MSR >> Windburner stove (fastest boil by far), a Helix filter holder or MiiR >> Pouragami holder. Recently I've been experimenting with the Hario Switch >> immersion dripper and I'm really happy with the cup it brews. >> >> I own a couple Aeropresses, and that's my preferred single-cup method at >> home (inverted, steep one minute, flip and plunge), and while a lot of >> folks at Coffee Outside use them, the cleanup is more hassle than I want to >> deal with outdoors. And I've seen so many spills... >> >> I find Moka pots fun, and I'll bust mine out occasionally, but find other >> methods match my taste better. >> >> At home, my first shot of caffeine nearly every day is an espresso brewed >> in my Rok manual espresso maker - the best freepile score I've ever made. >> https://us.rok.coffee/products/espressogc-classic-plus >> I pull a shot and add just enough heavy whipping cream to smooth it out. >> The ritual of using this thing is part of what I love about it, but it >> makes a good, honest espresso. >> >> When I want to brew more than a single cup, it's always pour-over in a >> Chemex. Always. The Chemex magic is a real thing. >> >> For beans, we're pretty spoiled here in Portland with a wealth of >> world-class roasters. I like Coava Coffee Roasters, either Ethiopian or >> Kenyan. But Roseline, Heart, and Upper Left also join the rotation. For >> Christmas my spouse gifted me some Ethiopian from Manhattan Roasters (based >> in Rotterdam) and oh my was that good! >> >> I used to grind the beans for at-home coffee with a Zassenhaus hand >> grinder. But with three particular coffee drinkers in the house, and at >> least three regular methods requiring different grinds (espresso, >> aeropress, pour-over), I invested in a Fellow Opus grinder. Maybe the best >> coffee investment ever. >> >> Mike M >> >> >> >> On Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 6:33:08 AM UTC-8 Garth wrote: >> >>> I remember when we used to have such discussions, so as I was making >>> soome this morning I was wondering just that. "What do Riv riders enjoy by >>> way of coffee ?" >>> >>> I'm a tinker-er, I'm always trying various combinations of things. >>> Coffee lends itself to that wonderfully ! >>> >>> This AM I made some using a classic aluminum Bialetti Moka pot and >>> preheated water. Bustello Espresso ground coffee, the one in the bright >>> yellow brick-like bags. Currently, I'm enjoying it with hot frothy milk. I >>> prepare the coffee, then in a pan I pour some whole milk and a heaping >>> spoonful of whole milk powder. Heat it gently while whisking it into a >>> frothy delight. When the coffee is done and settled a bit, I pour the >>> coffee into the milk as I whisk away. O M G ..... such sensory delight ! >>> You can't buy such goodness. (Sometimes I add a touch of honey, but not >>> always.) >>> >>> I've tried this half&half and pure cream but frankly I like whole milk >>> plus whole milk powder better. I enjoy many other coffees also, anything of >>> a dark roast. I prefer whole beans, but Bustello rather changed my mind >>> about pre-ground coffee as I seal it after each use with a locking >>> belt/strap. It tastes fine down to the bottom of the 10oz. bag, unlike some >>> whole bean coffee which do not(12-16oz. bags). I use an Orphan Espresso >>> Lido grinder, a most unexpected gift ! >>> >>> I saw Aldi sells another brand(El-something) with similar themed >>> packaging as Bustello, and it's just as great. >>> >>> What do you enjoy for coffee ? >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f0d48068-6c6a-4321-98a5-28f45ac7b6can%40googlegroups.com.
