Journey to Coffee Mecca: Munchies Presents LA Coffee
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Date: 2020-05-17
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I learned a lot from this video, a lot more than I knew and I got a round a bean in my life ( bean there done that, but my main problem with this, and maybe I'm just too squeamish, however it truly bothers me about the ladies involved at the start and the end of the video working with coffee with their hair bouncing back and forth above it. The last thing I want to find in my cup of joe is someone's hair particles. Humans shed skin and hair all day long, it's invisible, but I really don't want to consume someone else's. Naturally, it bothers me with all the food videos online as well. Sad. Wish that would change. At the very least chicks how about a pony tail?
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I learned a lot from this video, a lot more than I knew and I got a round a bean in my life ( bean there done that, but my main problem with this, and maybe I'm just too squeamish, however it truly bothers me about the ladies involved at the start and the end of the video working with coffee with their hair bouncing back and forth above it. The last thing I want to find in my cup of joe is someone's hair particles. Humans shed skin and hair all day long, it's invisible, but I really don't want to consume someone else's. Naturally, it bothers me with all the food videos online as well. Sad. Wish that would change. At the very least chicks how about a pony tail?
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Amanda
This is not even close to the norm of coffee farms. It's a cash crop that relies heavily on slave labour and exploiting the global south. They're put on a global treadmill and combined with big corporations, subsidies, and comparative advantage, they are unable to grow staples and must rely on food imports for their staple food instead of growing it themselves. While the people in this video seem to be buying from ethical farms, and obviously their coffee will be much more expensive than your average cup, but that just reflects the true cost. Wish they would've discussed why they chose to buy from these farms ethically.
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This is not even close to the norm of coffee farms. It's a cash crop that relies heavily on slave labour and exploiting the global south. They're put on a global treadmill and combined with big corporations, subsidies, and comparative advantage, they are unable to grow staples and must rely on food imports for their staple food instead of growing it themselves. While the people in this video seem to be buying from ethical farms, and obviously their coffee will be much more expensive than your average cup, but that just reflects the true cost. Wish they would've discussed why they chose to buy from these farms ethically.
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PalJoey1957
Weighing the water! Light bulb goes on. Like many people I was judging water by volume, and while I am trying to be as exact as possible with roasting beans, weighing, and grinding, I still get varying results. Like 99% of people, at 7 am who is exacting enough to eyeball a measuring cup for a pour-over brew? But using the same electronic readout scale shown here, it'll be much easier. Weigh the water, weigh the coffee grounds, take notes on what clicks and what doesn't. Obvious, but never thought of.
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Weighing the water! Light bulb goes on. Like many people I was judging water by volume, and while I am trying to be as exact as possible with roasting beans, weighing, and grinding, I still get varying results. Like 99% of people, at 7 am who is exacting enough to eyeball a measuring cup for a pour-over brew? But using the same electronic readout scale shown here, it'll be much easier. Weigh the water, weigh the coffee grounds, take notes on what clicks and what doesn't. Obvious, but never thought of.
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Michael
For home brewing, I really believe in the pressurized coffee extraction methods by using things like the AeroPress to get all the value and flavor out of the coffee beans. 10: 52 That translucent brown water on the top and the much darker layer on the bottom tells me they haven't extracted much out of the coffee bean and they are mostly drinking hot water with powdery coffee grounds. Of course, nothing beats a proper espresso machine.
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For home brewing, I really believe in the pressurized coffee extraction methods by using things like the AeroPress to get all the value and flavor out of the coffee beans. 10: 52 That translucent brown water on the top and the much darker layer on the bottom tells me they haven't extracted much out of the coffee bean and they are mostly drinking hot water with powdery coffee grounds. Of course, nothing beats a proper espresso machine.
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Pragmatik
Hahahah, even I was feeling my pretentiometer running a bit high with this one - and I've been into speciality coffee for 3-4 years now. But, this is a culture that attracts a lot of interesting people, and at the end of the day you'll get some really good cups of coffee. I'll adjust my grinder for my next cup, make sure to agitate and go get myself a new thermometer. Just gotta find that wooden paddle tho.
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Hahahah, even I was feeling my pretentiometer running a bit high with this one - and I've been into speciality coffee for 3-4 years now. But, this is a culture that attracts a lot of interesting people, and at the end of the day you'll get some really good cups of coffee. I'll adjust my grinder for my next cup, make sure to agitate and go get myself a new thermometer. Just gotta find that wooden paddle tho.
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BenRangel
Before you try becoming a coffee geek - try if you actually tell the difference. -My friend got a Hario kits, spent 5 minutes slowly pouring his coffee and saying how much better it tasted. -I challenged him by doing a second cup where I just put all the water and coffee and once in a bucket, let it sit and extract for a while, then poured it through a filter. He couldn't tell the difference.
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Before you try becoming a coffee geek - try if you actually tell the difference. -My friend got a Hario kits, spent 5 minutes slowly pouring his coffee and saying how much better it tasted. -I challenged him by doing a second cup where I just put all the water and coffee and once in a bucket, let it sit and extract for a while, then poured it through a filter. He couldn't tell the difference.
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Kevin
I really like Folger's in a pour-over. I leave it out on the counter after I grind it for a few days. It really helps balance the CO2 and extract evenly. Also, I use water from my shower as I find the taste of the minerals helps the coffee extraction. I do use a thermometer, as well as my pinky finger, to measure the water temperature after I heat it in the oven before brewing.
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I really like Folger's in a pour-over. I leave it out on the counter after I grind it for a few days. It really helps balance the CO2 and extract evenly. Also, I use water from my shower as I find the taste of the minerals helps the coffee extraction. I do use a thermometer, as well as my pinky finger, to measure the water temperature after I heat it in the oven before brewing.
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TheBlackIndy
Theres a reason why people passionate about coffee make they're own, its cause coffee tastes bloody great if its done right, me personally I love lattes, the lattes in Aus are of the best quality as far as I can see. I love coffee so much I invested in a machine, grinder etc. Its fun and adaptable just like art. P. S I must be the only barista without tats; )
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Theres a reason why people passionate about coffee make they're own, its cause coffee tastes bloody great if its done right, me personally I love lattes, the lattes in Aus are of the best quality as far as I can see. I love coffee so much I invested in a machine, grinder etc. Its fun and adaptable just like art. P. S I must be the only barista without tats; )
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Kaoskadosk
I don't get the whole smelling part. In the end it's the taste that matters, as long as it doesn't smell like shit. But who knows, maybe there are those who buy coffee just to sit and -absorb the aromas-. And the way they taste it doesn't even reflect how you drink it, it's just pointless. I wouldn't be surprised if they were snorting it too.
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I don't get the whole smelling part. In the end it's the taste that matters, as long as it doesn't smell like shit. But who knows, maybe there are those who buy coffee just to sit and -absorb the aromas-. And the way they taste it doesn't even reflect how you drink it, it's just pointless. I wouldn't be surprised if they were snorting it too.
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Reymundo
I hate the Hipster Coffee thing, Go watch Hipsters drink coffee. Predominantly they're drinking Cold Brew or any of the Cold Brew variants. The people who I see at coffee shops who are legitimately serious about Coffee aren't the hipsters. The hipsters are there for the instagram pictures and their ready-made coffee.
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I hate the Hipster Coffee thing, Go watch Hipsters drink coffee. Predominantly they're drinking Cold Brew or any of the Cold Brew variants. The people who I see at coffee shops who are legitimately serious about Coffee aren't the hipsters. The hipsters are there for the instagram pictures and their ready-made coffee.
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