Comments on: How to brew a good cup of coffee http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 13:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: gumbowing http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683264 gumbowing Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683264 Haw haw haw! I personally only drink coffee made from beans that have passed through the digestive systems of giant pandas. Haw haw haw!
I personally only drink coffee made from beans that have passed through the digestive systems of giant pandas.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683276 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683276 @1:52 a real barista would'nt dare make coffee with a filter and a Chemex ESPRESSO!!! The body needs caffeine not murky water @1:52 a real barista would’nt dare make coffee with a filter and a Chemex
ESPRESSO!!! The body needs caffeine not murky water

]]> By: Doran http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683279 Doran Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683279 It's always April First somewhere in the Universe. It’s always April First somewhere in the Universe.

]]> By: Chocodile http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-684817 Chocodile Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-684817 This is definitely the way to brew coffee, but their pour is a bit off. I have found that squatting naked over the cup and streaming the hot brew down my genitals and off of my taint creates an aerating shower that gracefully fills the cup and enhances the flavor tenfold. If you truly are serious about coffee, this is the only way to pour it. This is definitely the way to brew coffee, but their pour is a bit off. I have found that squatting naked over the cup and streaming the hot brew down my genitals and off of my taint creates an aerating shower that gracefully fills the cup and enhances the flavor tenfold. If you truly are serious about coffee, this is the only way to pour it.

]]> By: wfletch http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683542 wfletch Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683542 If I spent that much time making coffee I sure as hell wouldn't spill any of it... If I spent that much time making coffee I sure as hell wouldn’t spill any of it…

]]> By: machinelf http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683799 machinelf Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683799 Well played, Xeni. Well played, Xeni.

]]> By: swag http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-684567 swag Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-684567 Damn. You people will believe anything. And that's precisely what this video producer exploited. Damn. You people will believe anything.

And that’s precisely what this video producer exploited.

]]> By: Rukasu http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683544 Rukasu Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683544 After having Finca Mauritania made in a Clover today, this gave me the lolz After having Finca Mauritania made in a Clover today, this gave me the lolz

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683547 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683547 Those pretentious jackoffs don't know anything 'bout brewing up a decent cup of java... Those pretentious jackoffs don’t know anything ’bout brewing up a decent cup of java…

]]> By: jerwin http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683549 jerwin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683549 Every step is wrong. It starts with the sorting of the beans into the good stuff (green beans, charred beans) and the boring stuff (properly roasted coffee). http://boingboing.net/2009/08/18/chemex-coffee-brewin.html is apparently how it's really done. Every step is wrong. It starts with the sorting of the beans into the good stuff (green beans, charred beans) and the boring stuff (properly roasted coffee).

http://boingboing.net/2009/08/18/chemex-coffee-brewin.html

is apparently how it’s really done.

]]> By: Decay http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683297 Decay Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683297 I was totally going to leave a furious bee-spitting comment about coffee wankery but then realised it -might- be a joke :P Now tea-making, THAT's a serious business. I was totally going to leave a furious bee-spitting comment about coffee wankery but then realised it -might- be a joke :P

Now tea-making, THAT’s a serious business.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683298 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683298 Obviously a fake. Everybody knows that coffee dissolves instantly if you put hot water on it. Obviously a fake. Everybody knows that coffee dissolves instantly if you put hot water on it.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683299 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683299 I have a coffee fiend friend like that. Seriously. The mold would strike him as an interesting idea. I have a coffee fiend friend like that. Seriously. The mold would strike him as an interesting idea.

]]> By: VICTOR JIMENEZ http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683301 VICTOR JIMENEZ Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683301 Wow, thats an insane (retarded) amount of work and time for just a pair of coffee cups (and one poured into the table). I have to agree with other commenters: This is a joke, right? ...It was April´s fool day past December 28th in Spain (Día de los Inocentes). Wow, thats an insane (retarded) amount of work and time for just a pair of coffee cups (and one poured into the table).
I have to agree with other commenters: This is a joke, right?
…It was April´s fool day past December 28th in Spain (Día de los Inocentes).

]]> By: MattF http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683304 MattF Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683304 If you don't use silver cables tipped with gold and sealed with yttrium-platinum amalgam, then it's all a waste of time. If you don’t use silver cables tipped with gold and sealed with yttrium-platinum amalgam, then it’s all a waste of time.

]]> By: Pete Hoffman http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683310 Pete Hoffman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683310 Ya know, I've always said life is too short for Folgers myself...but even as a true-blue coffee snob I don't think I could take up a method as elaborate as this, forget the fact that every step here is hilariously wrong (hand picking out the under-roasted beans and calling em the "good stuff" was my favorite, although the mold part made me "wtf" out loud). Of course, I understand the point..making fun of us coffee snobs. For what it's worth, my snobbery method doesn't involve anything more than a French Press, a burr grinder, a kettle and the timer on my microwave. Oh and of course...some decent beans. Ya know, I’ve always said life is too short for Folgers myself…but even as a true-blue coffee snob I don’t think I could take up a method as elaborate as this, forget the fact that every step here is hilariously wrong (hand picking out the under-roasted beans and calling em the “good stuff” was my favorite, although the mold part made me “wtf” out loud). Of course, I understand the point..making fun of us coffee snobs.

For what it’s worth, my snobbery method doesn’t involve anything more than a French Press, a burr grinder, a kettle and the timer on my microwave. Oh and of course…some decent beans.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683567 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683567 The real joke is that they're going to all this effort to make FILTERED coffee. It goes: Instant coffee < boiled shit < filter coffee < espresso. The real joke is that they’re going to all this effort to make FILTERED coffee. It goes:
Instant coffee < boiled shit < filter coffee < espresso.

]]> By: SamSam http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683825 SamSam Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683825 If that's what you really believe, dangermandownunder, then you are simply missing out on so much. Really, try this method for six months and then report back. Try and tell us that the coffee wasn't 300% better. If that’s what you really believe, dangermandownunder, then you are simply missing out on so much. Really, try this method for six months and then report back. Try and tell us that the coffee wasn’t 300% better.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683316 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683316 #23 The problem for most of us with home growing is that controlling Oxygen and CO2 levels really isn't sufficient. After all, coffee grows at altitude. What you really need is a decent hypobaric chamber where one can lower the amtospheric to replicate that at altitude. #23 The problem for most of us with home growing is that controlling Oxygen and CO2 levels really isn’t sufficient. After all, coffee grows at altitude. What you really need is a decent hypobaric chamber where one can lower the amtospheric to replicate that at altitude.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683573 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683573 Haha! Love it! Just give me my $35 Black & Decker burr grinder, $20 WalMart press and a bag of nice Arabica beans. Mmmmmm. A nice cup o' Joe. Haha!
Love it!
Just give me my $35 Black & Decker burr grinder, $20 WalMart press and a bag of nice Arabica beans.
Mmmmmm.
A nice cup o’ Joe.

]]> By: Equalizer http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-684600 Equalizer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-684600 Folgers Crystals. You put them in your kitchen cabinet and forget about them. Folgers Crystals. You put them in your kitchen cabinet and forget about them.

]]> By: styrofoam http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683834 styrofoam Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683834 the mock outrage is pretty funny, but the actual outrage here... astounds me. You people need to ease up on your "I saw it on the internet so it must be true" quotient. Holy crap. I've got a couple friends that need help transferring large sums of money, if anybody's interested. the mock outrage is pretty funny, but the actual outrage here… astounds me. You people need to ease up on your “I saw it on the internet so it must be true” quotient. Holy crap.

I’ve got a couple friends that need help transferring large sums of money, if anybody’s interested.

]]> By: BdgBill http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683325 BdgBill Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683325 How to make great coffee at home: 1) Buy an Aeropress 2) Buy any burr grinder. 3) Buy decent whole bean coffee roasted in the town you live in. Equipment cost is under $100.00. I have owned several very expensive coffee and espresso machines. I have never made better coffee than what I'm making now with this setup. How to make great coffee at home:

1) Buy an Aeropress
2) Buy any burr grinder.
3) Buy decent whole bean coffee roasted in the town you live in.

Equipment cost is under $100.00. I have owned several very expensive coffee and espresso machines. I have never made better coffee than what I’m making now with this setup.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683327 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683327 Or you could just run to Dunkin' Donuts Or you could just run to Dunkin’ Donuts

]]> By: El_Cid http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683329 El_Cid Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683329 If you're not using <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AKDL1-Dedicated-Link-Cable/product-reviews/B000I1X6PM/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt_sr_5?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&filterBy=addFiveStar">Denon's AK-DL1 premium audiophile Cat5 cable to hook up your digital thermometer</a>, you might as well throw all this out and just drink boiled dirt. If you’re not using Denon’s AK-DL1 premium audiophile Cat5 cable to hook up your digital thermometer, you might as well throw all this out and just drink boiled dirt.

]]> By: Red Leatherman http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683333 Red Leatherman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683333 Basically the same process I use but first I drink copious amounts of Kopi Luwak, after a 3.5 second flow purge I take the following sample of urine to use in place of the h2o. If your planning on sharing a cup then I suggest each person supply their own Kopi Luwak urine for a more personal experience. Basically the same process I use but first I drink copious amounts of Kopi Luwak, after a 3.5 second flow purge I take the following sample of urine to use in place of the h2o.
If your planning on sharing a cup then I suggest each person supply their own Kopi Luwak urine for a more personal experience.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683342 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683342 he failed to use the highest heat setting on the stove. it's very important to do this so that the teflon seasons the grind. he failed to use the highest heat setting on the stove.
it’s very important to do this so that the teflon seasons the grind.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-684622 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-684622 well ... this certainly was a decent video ... to those who want to make a decent (i.e. strong and decent) cup of coffee, here are a few tips (assuming that you are cheap/have not time like me so are fine with the crap your coffee machine spews out) You will need coffee machine. some pre-ground coffee(i use Folgers classical roast). water. electrical outlet Steps. a) Make sure coffee machine is plugged in b) Bring Folgers near coffee machine (Note this assumes hat you use ~3 tbsp of folgers / 500 mg of water) c) Pour ~500mg of water where the water is supposed to go 1/2 a tbsp of coffee where the cofffe is supposed to go d) Turn on the coffee machine and do whatever you do normally e) Once it is done, pour the "coffee" that the machine gave you (should have a SLIGHT yellowish colour) into a cup (to avoid the stupid machines that start pouring once the water is hot enough.) f) add the desired ammount of coffee to the place where coffee is supposed to go (i guess you can clean it up frist, but i'm too lazy) g) Pour the "coffee" back into the machine and then turn it on again. h) Grab all the wussy stuff you drink with your coffee (coffee should only be taken BLACK with no SUGAR) i) once the coffee is done, pretend you arent a wuss and add your stuff. j) Enjoy. * Extra step for bonus points, keep a thermosfull of coffee on you at all times in order to throw it at the faces of people who ask for decaf at any coffee store you go to(cause lets face it, you might think your coffee is good, but we both know its not, so why dont you just spend the extra $1.79 for a good cup of Starbucks coffee huh??) .. anyway .. back on topic. Decaf drinkers deserve to be stranded on an island surrounded by extremely caffeinated coffee. well … this certainly was a decent video …

to those who want to make a decent (i.e. strong and decent) cup of coffee, here are a few tips (assuming that you are cheap/have not time like me so are fine with the crap your coffee machine spews out)

You will need
coffee machine.
some pre-ground coffee(i use Folgers classical roast).
water.
electrical outlet

Steps.
a) Make sure coffee machine is plugged in
b) Bring Folgers near coffee machine
(Note this assumes hat you use ~3 tbsp of folgers / 500 mg of water)
c) Pour ~500mg of water where the water is supposed to go 1/2 a tbsp of coffee where the cofffe is supposed to go
d) Turn on the coffee machine and do whatever you do normally
e) Once it is done, pour the “coffee” that the machine gave you (should have a SLIGHT yellowish colour) into a cup (to avoid the stupid machines that start pouring once the water is hot enough.)
f) add the desired ammount of coffee to the place where coffee is supposed to go (i guess you can clean it up frist, but i’m too lazy)
g) Pour the “coffee” back into the machine and then turn it on again.
h) Grab all the wussy stuff you drink with your coffee (coffee should only be taken BLACK with no SUGAR)
i) once the coffee is done, pretend you arent a wuss and add your stuff.
j) Enjoy.

* Extra step for bonus points, keep a thermosfull of coffee on you at all times in order to throw it at the faces of people who ask for decaf at any coffee store you go to(cause lets face it, you might think your coffee is good, but we both know its not, so why dont you just spend the extra $1.79 for a good cup of Starbucks coffee huh??) .. anyway .. back on topic. Decaf drinkers deserve to be stranded on an island surrounded by extremely caffeinated coffee.

]]> By: lego7 http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683344 lego7 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683344 I'm looking forward to the Guide for Properly Taking a Nap. I’m looking forward to the Guide for Properly Taking a Nap.

]]> By: Gryffinator63 http://boingboing.net/2010/01/09/how-to-brew-a-good-c.html#comment-683347 Gryffinator63 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-683347 I'm gonna go feed coffee beans to my ferrets now, thank you very much. I’m gonna go feed coffee beans to my ferrets now, thank you very much.

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