Kona coffee

[JulesMaximus]

A friend of mine just came back from a week in Maui and brought me a bag of 100% Kona coffee beans. Man, this stuff is good!

Anyone know where to buy a good Kona coffee online?

 

[dr150]

Best coffee I ever had in my life was at Alan Wongs in Honolulu.

Ever since then, I've been trying to duplicate that experience...with little result.

Still, Kona coffee and Ethiopian coffee are the best for me (that rich volcanic soil).

 

[iamwiz82]

buy it directly from the farms if you want the freshest.

http://www.greenwellfarms.com/

 

[lxskllr]

I had Kona a couple times, but was unimpressed. I quit trying it because the cost was too high for more gambling.

 

[OutHouse]

Kona and Ethiopian as re my favs as well.

 

[NutBucket]

Jules, just head to your local Peet's. Lots of choices including Kona. You can also check out this guy: http://www.westcoastroasting.com/ He's a local roaster and roasts to order, so to speak. The two keys to great beans; not over-roasted and freshness. Last I was aware of, the beans that Peet's has are replenished weekly.

 

[BoomerD]

Pay attention to the actual ingredients. Lots of "Kona Coffee" sold is actually only about 10% Kona...

buy it directly from the farms if you want the freshest.

http://www.greenwellfarms.com/

To a point, I agree with this...IF you know the farm and roasters. Not all Kona coffee is the same.

http://www.konacoffee.com/

I usually hit one of these stores at least once while I'm on the islands:
http://www.badasscoffeestore.com/home.php?cat=254

Here's a good list of coffee growers that sell to the public:

http://www.konacoffeefarmers.org/buy-kona-coffee-direct-from-the-farmer/

 

[Markbnj]

Pay attention to the actual ingredients. Lots of "Kona Coffee" sold is actually only about 10% Kona...



To a point, I agree with this...IF you know the farm and roasters. Not all Kona coffee is the same.

http://www.konacoffee.com/

I usually hit one of these stores at least once while I'm on the islands:
http://www.badasscoffeestore.com/home.php?cat=254

Here's a good list of coffee growers that sell to the public:

http://www.konacoffeefarmers.org/buy-kona-coffee-direct-from-the-farmer/

Here in NJ pure Kona from a boutique roaster is about $25/lb. It's pretty much my favorite coffee, but we rarely have it other than on special occasions. A pound of my other favorite, pure Jamaican Blue Mountain, is around $45 from the same roaster.

I mention this because, as BoomerD pointed out, a lot of what is labeled Kona isn't. If you're getting a pound of "Kona" at Target for $10 then guess what? It ain't Kona.

 

[ManBearPig]

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[Tweak155]

Jamaica Blue Mountain is the best I've had from a home brew.

 

[Matthew Simpson]

Congrats on getting started on kona coffee! It started with me in 2008 and it's pretty much all I drink now.
Try personal blog link deleted it's a good resource for people just starting out with kona coffee. There's over 200 farms in the kona coffee belt, so it can be difficult to separate the good from great coffee over there.

 

[Lavarock7]

Aloha! I am one of the Kona Coffee Farmers.

I would be happy to send you Kona Coffee, but I am out. I can either go out and pick, or play on the computer and watch TV The best place is to go to the farmers website http://KonaCoffeefarmers.Org and investigate the many farms listed there. The KCFA seal is only allowed on coffee which is 100% Kona.

Those farmers all sell 100% Kona.

Like wines, each Kona coffee farms coffee will taste a bit different. Maybe we should get together with other farmers and offer a sampler

Be careful if buying online from Ebay, etc because many people are selling a blend. A blend generally has 10% Kona or none and what coffee is in there is usually from overseas somewhere and not specified. And yes, China is now growing coffee.

 

[davmat787]

Jamaica Blue Mountain is the best I've had from a home brew.

This. Jamaican Blue Mountain is the elixir of the gods. But I don't think I have ever tried freshly roasted and ground 100% Kona.

 

[Ksyder]

If you are a coffee roaster you can get it here, rather expensive for green coffee!

Link

 

[NutBucket]

This. Jamaican Blue Mountain is the elixir of the gods.

You know, it is damned smooth but am I crazy for thinking the flavor is a little boring?

 

[Ayrahvon]

I'd buy pure kona, but then I see the price and decide not to. Anyone sell it under $20 a pound?

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I love Kona. Never tried Ethiopian. How does it compare?

When I don't have Kona my go-to is Sumatra.

 

[Mixolydian]

i know you used to be able to get kona coffee at trader joes, im assuming they still carry it.

 

[highland145]

Anyone know if the kona from costco is any good?

 

[IGBT]

from time to time costco will get a few pallets of it. Needles to say it's all sold out in a day or two.

 

[NutBucket]

I love Kona. Never tried Ethiopian. How does it compare?

When I don't have Kona my go-to is Sumatra.

I would say the two are pretty much opposite. Kona is very smooth whereas Ethiopian is earthy. My wife's opinion on earthy coffee is if she that she'd rather drink tea.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

I would say the two are pretty much opposite. Kona is very smooth whereas Ethiopian is earthy. My wife's opinion on earthy coffee is if she that she'd rather drink tea.

Ah, I see. I love the smoothness of Kona. It's a very easy to drink coffee. No hint of harshness at all, at least how I prepare it, but it doesn't taste watered down either.

Any good substitutes to Kona? I hate acidic coffee BTW.

 

[Rakehellion]

This stuff is excellent.

 

[NutBucket]

*barf*

Just throw some dirt into hot water. Same effect.

 

[lxskllr]

I got Walmart dark roast coffee once. Every so often, I like to see if there's tolerable bargain basement coffee. Most aren't worth drinking, but I've found a couple. Anyway, the Walmart coffee had the unique property of tasting much better cold than hot. It was barely drinkable when hot, but was pleasant when cold. I liked it enough to consider buying it solely to use cold, but it wasn't that great, especially for the price.