Best non Espresso coffee methods

UNM

on 1315398283:

I know its an acquired taste but I still prefer Greek/Turkish style coffee made in a birco in a workplace/office KK

Never tried it, but it is high on my todo list. Just got to get the requisite hardware. Will my porlex grind fine enough do you think?

Koffee_Kosmo

on 1315438547:

Never tried it, but it is high on my todo list. Just got to get the requisite hardware. Will my porlex grind fine enough do you think?

The best grind for Greek/Turkish style coffee is a consistency like talcum powder KK

mycuppa

on 1315439669:

The best grind for Greek/Turkish style coffee is a consistency like talcum powder KK

Yes - it can be very nice, especially light roasted beans. Folks please be aware that in some cases attempting to grind for Turkish/Greek could cause considerable wear and/or failure to your grinder - just be careful. I receive a lot of requests for this type of grind and even though I own some big grinders, we still managed to kill a grinder a few years ago. For this reason, I no longer provide this type of grind. Turkish/Greek grind is best performed on special-purpose grinders that operate a little differently to your traditional flat burr unit.

beanflying

Just a thought here might be nice to start or even revisit some existing brew threads on the different methods my coffee level isn't high enough to follow this one jumping from one to the next. :o

Brett H

on 1315396973:

http://www.portaspresso.com/ I know the owner/inventor is looking for potential reviewers of these products.

I just saw the associated price also.... it's way out of my price range for a manual method!  I'm sure that it is manufactured to last and uses first class materials however.

beanflying

How little we have progressed in nearly 100 years some of the same myths of coffee still crop up now ::) Have a read of the origional article from 1916 on grinding and brewing http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1918-07-14/ed-1/seq-44/ and a little more on the compilation of early stuff from Mark Prince here http://www.coffeegeek.com/opinions/cafestage/09-07-2011

Muscles

Very interesting how technology changes form but doesn't do a lot to function. The pricing spins me out too. I wonder how many of those 100 year old siphons could be found for sale if any at all...

Koffee_Kosmo

on 1315442288:

Yes - it can be very nice, especially light roasted beans. Folks please be aware that in some cases attempting to grind for Turkish/Greek could cause considerable wear and/or failure to your grinder - just be careful. I receive a lot of requests for this type of grind and even though I own some big grinders, we still managed to kill a grinder a few years ago. For this reason, I no longer provide this type of grind. Turkish/Greek grind is best performed on special-purpose grinders that operate a little differently to your traditional flat burr unit.

I had access to a stone grinder but not any more Now I have to save up and purchase one made for flour & also perfect for Turkish coffee Or one of these KK

UNM

And here's what I used the other day for a long black. It said on the instructions it brews coffee, so obviously I had to go for it. Not the best I have done, but with some tweaking of dose and steep time, definitely capable of making a good brew.

mycuppa

We have one identical in blue used for loose-leaf tea. Makes a great cup of tea.

MoffeeCoff

I don't think there is a "best" method, just different ones, and everyone's taste is different. I would recommend trying the Clever Coffee Dripper (CCD), which is a different way of pour over, and the Aeropresso.  Both are pretty inexpensive, but both can make good cups of coffee, if you have a good grinder and fresh beans. I have an espro press on its way to me now, but have not tried it yet.