JVBorella Senior Member Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 488 Location: northeastern CT. Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: LaSpaziale Vivaldi S1V2 Grinder: Mazzer SJ,KA Pro,Zassenhaus... Vac Pot: Press Pots/Finum Filters Drip: No Thanks Roaster: Before Long
Posted Thu Jul 3, 2008, 5:36pm Subject: Re: How to: An inexpensive, easy single cup method
JeffPersson Said:
Tim,
Summit Tea Company sells two filters like the MugMate. This one is described as a Large model measuring 2 5/8" wide and 3 7/8" tall. While their Medium one is 2 3/8" wide and 3" tall. They are described as having a stainless steel mesh, is this the same as the MugMate or does it have a gold mesh?
JeffPersson Senior Member Joined: 11 May 2008 Posts: 119 Location: Goodyear, AZ Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: Bialetti Moka Pot Grinder: LaSanMarco SM-90A Vac Pot: Yama 8-cup Drip: VP17-2 Roaster: Behmor 1600 & Poppery I
Posted Fri Jul 18, 2008, 7:36am Subject: Re: How to: An inexpensive, easy single cup method
I ordered the large one I found on Amazon and I think it works pretty well. I used about 20g of coffee for a 12-14oz mug, filled the mug with water right off the boil and let it sit for 4 minutes. Since the coffee steeps for 4 minutes or so vs a pour over would it need less coffee per ounce?
JVBorella Senior Member Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 488 Location: northeastern CT. Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: LaSpaziale Vivaldi S1V2 Grinder: Mazzer SJ,KA Pro,Zassenhaus... Vac Pot: Press Pots/Finum Filters Drip: No Thanks Roaster: Before Long
Posted Fri Jul 18, 2008, 7:52pm Subject: Re: How to: An inexpensive, easy single cup method
JeffPersson Said:
I ordered the large one I found on Amazon and I think it works pretty well. I used about 20g of coffee for a 12-14oz mug, filled the mug with water right off the boil and let it sit for 4 minutes. Since the coffee steeps for 4 minutes or so vs a pour over would it need less coffee per ounce?
J_Omega Senior Member Joined: 11 Dec 2007 Posts: 1 Location: NoVA Expertise: I like coffee
Espresso: None / Moka Pot Grinder: Baratza Virtuoso Vac Pot: Yama 5cup Drip: Braun 4085, Belgian Sgl Cup,... Roaster: None
Posted Tue Jul 22, 2008, 7:26am Subject: Re: How to: An inexpensive, easy single cup method
Hello everyone, I recently purchased a Finum Medium at a Super Target for $4.99 (NoVA; Leesburg, VA). It was located in the Tea Section. No, I do not work for Target, etc.
JVBorella Senior Member Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 488 Location: northeastern CT. Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: LaSpaziale Vivaldi S1V2 Grinder: Mazzer SJ,KA Pro,Zassenhaus... Vac Pot: Press Pots/Finum Filters Drip: No Thanks Roaster: Before Long
Posted Thu Jul 31, 2008, 3:13pm Subject: Re: How to: An inexpensive, easy single cup method
I've been enjoying the new Esmeralda from Pt's coffee brewed using the Finum filter. I got lazy & went back to grinding on the coarsest setting with the KA Pro, 32g to 16oz of water. No idea why but I get much better flavors & no bitterness brewing this way as opposed to using the french press.
Yea, I bought a Bodum (Young) French Press about 2 weeks ago - and recently tried my manual pour over again... I didn't realize how much better the pour over coffee tasted! My Press sits on the shelf now. I think it has to do with the increased surface area of the beans. No matter what I tried with the Press, it always came out weird tasting... I am using a Capresso Infinity, so it's pretty decent...
Posted Thu Jul 31, 2008, 3:58pm Subject: Re: How to: An inexpensive, easy single cup method
Thanks, John I use the finum exclusively now. I use a small pot I have, on the stove, and brew it at a pretty steady temperature of 200 to 204 for 40 seconds. I then pour it through the finum into my glass mug. I can't seem to get any better temperature control than that. It is the best coffee I've ever made. I've been using Black Cat and really wanted to try the esmerelda this way. But, I didn't want to waste it with my lousy grinder. I guess I wanted you to say you got a near perfect grind without spending $1500 for a ditting. We can all dream.
JVBorella Senior Member Joined: 29 Oct 2007 Posts: 488 Location: northeastern CT. Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: LaSpaziale Vivaldi S1V2 Grinder: Mazzer SJ,KA Pro,Zassenhaus... Vac Pot: Press Pots/Finum Filters Drip: No Thanks Roaster: Before Long
Posted Thu Jul 31, 2008, 6:30pm Subject: Re: How to: An inexpensive, easy single cup method
You could get a nice coarse grind using the Capresso Infinity ($89) or the Zassenhaus Knee Mill($78). Unless you buy used I doubt you'll find a decent grinder for under $80.
sjb Senior Member Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Posts: 18 Location: maine Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: proteo grande Grinder: solis Roaster: fresh roast
Posted Sat Nov 29, 2008, 4:35am Subject: Re: How to: An inexpensive, easy single cup method
how's this for simplicity: basically a derivative of camp coffee, i guess. 2 tablespoons of drip ground coffee + 5 oz water in a cup or glass. 3-4 minutes of steep then pour through a sieve and drink. some fines get through but it gives a reliably good single cup. i have never been happy with single cup french presses, including the ones integrating thermal cup and press. my other method is an aeropress but i like this method because it is most similar to how coffee is brewed for cupping. it is also similar to a friends description of basic coffee brewing in Ethiopia. she watched a women roast green coffee, grind it in a mortar/pestle and then brew in a pot, just decanting off the coffee after a period. the coffee got stronger as sequential cups were poured off. there was no effort to separate out the grounds. brewing a good, single cup well is surprisingly hard.
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