Is there any coffee that can even compare to 100% Kona?

[TastesLikeChicken]

Originally posted by: dakels
I love real Kona but its expensive and I prefer it green so I can roast myself. I don't roast my own beans anymore though. I am drinking a celebes coffee lately which is very good. Lightly aged, bright, and acidic yet still has a bit of rich nuttiness. Believe it or not I have also been drinking a decent organic colombian coffee. Med roasted.

My gf wants to get me one of those Kuerig coffee makers. While very convenient, I have to admit it tastes like crap. Every coffee I tried in there tastes like garbage. I simply use a french press. It's messy but it's the best imo. Any opinions about those Keurig's?

Try an Aeropress. I just picked one up recently based on comments made by a couple of AT members. I used to be firmly in the french press camp but the Aeropress kicks the living crap out of it. Clean tasting, no dregs, no bitterness; nothing but pure coffee goodness.

 

[randay]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog

Originally posted by: randay
whats that one they dig out of cat poops?

Kopi Luwak, I believe.

yeah, thats the good shit right thurr.

 

[dainthomas]

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: dakels
I love real Kona but its expensive and I prefer it green so I can roast myself. I don't roast my own beans anymore though. I am drinking a celebes coffee lately which is very good. Lightly aged, bright, and acidic yet still has a bit of rich nuttiness. Believe it or not I have also been drinking a decent organic colombian coffee. Med roasted.

My gf wants to get me one of those Kuerig coffee makers. While very convenient, I have to admit it tastes like crap. Every coffee I tried in there tastes like garbage. I simply use a french press. It's messy but it's the best imo. Any opinions about those Keurig's?

One of my clients has a couple of Keurigs in their office. My good friend ended up buying one for his wife. He does both tea and coffee in it.

For someone that is a little obsessive about their coffee like me, it's not a good option. For the vast majority of people though, the person that just wants that nice cup of coffee in the morning before they get to work, it's a really great option.

I find the coffees vary very little in flavor. It's either light roast to dark roast, with only the roast flavors really shining through. I forget which capsule it was, but there was a Peaberry (I think) that actually had hints of a really good cup of coffee.

The quality of coffee in the US has been increased by orders of magnitude by these pod/capsule machines. If you're willing to mess with a press pot though, it's probably not for you.

I have a reusable filter for my Keurig. It's probably nowhere near good enough for some coffee elitists, but still light years ahead of those prepackaged pods. I actually brewed some Kona beans I brought back from Hawaii in there up until I ran out, and it was really good. The wife has now picked up some mocha java crap beans from Winco and it's not nearly as good. Time to make another trip I guess!

 

[dakels]

I use a french press so its:

boil water 10m
grind beans
pour in water let stand 30-60 seconds.
Press
Drink
Clean press 1m.

very annoying so I only do it on weekends. I guess a Keurig might be nice for weekday morning. I just wish the coffee was better. I think I had some bad samples though. I tried a bunch but they were all dark roast which tasted burnt and acidic. I just ordered a Keurig for my parents. I might have to play with it. I have to admit, the thing is so incredibly convenient. Coffee in 60 seconds, no mess to clean.