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I'd say I have a fairly medium-grade routine.

I hand grind whole beans. Not even super-special premium beans, most likely just the huge bag of Kirkland whole beans. Maybe not even ground same-day, quite possibly ground and then put into a ball jar ahead of time. They are hand-ground, though, with a grinder that is adjusted to a high level of coarseness.

The grounds are measured into a French press. I use a digital kitchen scale so that it's always the same amount. I use a kettle to get the water to 200F. Pour over the grounds until they're soaked. Slosh them around a bit for thirty seconds. Pour in the rest of the water up to the fill line on the French press. Set a timer for four minutes. Press down the plunger and pour into a mug, plus a glass bottle for the excess. That's it. Yes, it's particular, but I am pretty sure it's not an ultra-premium process. I've had better coffee in a decent hotel. The main thing is exactly measuring what I'm doing, so I get consistent results.

I had my mom and sister over and they complimented my coffee. I didn't make a big deal about it and thanked them.

The next morning, my sister is up before me. I come out to the dining room and she's pouring coffee from the press. Suddenly she goes "Oooh! This coffee is strong! Too strong! I'll have to water it down!"

I ask, "Well how much grounds did you use?"

"Oh, I don't know, I just eyeballed it."

"How long did you let it brew?"

"Oh, I don't know. It's been a while. It's still in the press."

Well, yes, that would possibly result in an unpredictable result. This is why I have a hard time vacationing with my family.

40 minute steep in an insulated French press for me.

I picked up an all metal French press from aldi about 2 years back. I've had 4 or 5 french presses in my life and they always end up broken, this badboy would dent the sink if I drop it. It's got that two layer, hollow form thing that good travel mugs use so the coffee is hot for hours and the outside never gets too warm to handle. My only complaint is it's bougey minimalist design. I haven't figured out how to decorate it in a way that won't wear off during washing.

I love the taste of coffee, and people think it's crazy but if the coffee tastes good hot, I also typically like the taste of it after it's cooled to room temp. My coffee snobbery begins and ends at "use good beans which were freshly ground". If you've done that you can make a brewing mistake and mess it up (I'll still drink it) otherwise it will taste good. Some beans are better than others obviously, but I'm not too picky.

I started using a Chemex recently and it's probably less involved than my previous method (a single cup pour-over device called a Clever Dripper™) but it turns out even better coffee. Bonus points, the Chemex makes multiple cups at once!

I like french press. Simple and tastes better than drip coffee. Haven't felt the need to do anything more complex at home

c/espressocirclejerk

Drip coffee. Easy. Coffee is a utility.

Yeah, I've seen some devices on YouTube that, I swear to God, were invented only to make coffee more complicated and I don't believe it makes any difference.

Vinacafe 3 in 1 is my favorite coffee and it's instant.

I know it's blasphemous to say you like instant. But trust me.

I actually really like this brand of instant coffee so much that I got rid of my coffee making contraptions.

It's Cheap too. I get at Asian markets but sometimes even places like Walmart will sell it in their Asian section.

I swear it really is better than fancy cafe coffee shop coffees.

The taste is pretty close to a latte.
Better than anything ive ever brewed.

something something wild cat coffee

Brewville design philosophy

I do cold brew because it doesn't seem to give me coffee anxiety but I don't remember what beans I used before, they have been discontinued, or they have become worse. I can't seem to find the flavour profile I had when I started.

It's true!

But it's not science, it's psychology.