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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I've just bought a cafetiere and picked up some ground coffee to put in it.

No trade names but the coffee is BLOODY AWFUL.

Can anybody recommend a good ground coffee to use in a cafetiere, good caffeine hit and not too bitter.

Ta.

P.S. Its main use will be for breakfast on the terrace while on our hols, so if there is such a thing as a morning coffee, thats what I'm after

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Coffee is the devils piss

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can’t comment because I don’t like coffee. Sorry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Aldi one in the red packet is amazing.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

My favourite bean is Yirgacheffe, I think it's Ethiopian. The beans are available from loads of suppliers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

oooh good question, I'll be interested in the suggestions too.

I'm the same with coffee and red wine - love them, but I don't really have a clue. Coffee I usually just look for it saying French and wine, Chilean.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Isn't it quite personal tho?

I drink lavazza and aldi italian no. 4

Oh but they are beans.. You can get an electric bean /spice grinder quite cheaply, but adds another layer of faff that not everyone likes

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire

James Hoffmann on YouTube, he has great hair

Also a great channel for coffee lovers or anyone wanting to know more about the stuff and gadgets around it

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By * Lexi xWoman
over a year ago

stockport

I’m craving a Starbucks now....

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

To reduce bitterness in coffee, buy as fresh as possible, both roast and ground, and eliminate exposure to air and moisture for both beans and grounds (but especially grounds). Ideally grind your own.

I believe lighter roast typically gives more caffeine, although most people associate the taste of dark roast coffee with "strong".

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"James Hoffmann on YouTube, he has great hair

Also a great channel for coffee lovers or anyone wanting to know more about the stuff and gadgets around it "

James Hoffman yesssss

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Oh. and never ever ever use boiling water. You'll burn it

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

You could ask at coffee shops to tell you what beans they use, such as Arabica and which country produced them. Matching the beans type and roast level that fits your tastes should help you to find a similar taste in stores, with cheaper beans. Some coffee shops set their blends but they could be dearer than supermarket equivalents.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"You could ask at coffee shops to tell you what beans they use, such as Arabica and which country produced them. Matching the beans type and roast level that fits your tastes should help you to find a similar taste in stores, with cheaper beans. Some coffee shops set their blends but they could be dearer than supermarket equivalents. "

Always buy Arabica. The only alternative is Robusta. That's not a good time

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By *ensualMan
over a year ago

Sutton

My go to ground coffee is Lidl gold. But since lockdown it has been Lavazza Rossi that is good. I think both Sainsbury's and Taylors do an all day ground coffee that are nice.

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By *alldarksurreyMan
over a year ago

surrey

Jamaican blue mountain coffee

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By *ursecretsshh13Couple
over a year ago

Nr Crewe

Redber Coffee. Guilford.

Not a brand Name, but a great supplier of real fresh coffee.

Trust me.

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By *G LanaTV/TS
over a year ago

Gosport

The choice of type of bean probably has the most direct effect on bitterness and caffeine content. Robusta tends to have significantly higher caffeine content then arabica but at the expense of a much more bitter flavour but also a loss of the pleasing complexity of arabica beans.

The next thing to consider is the darkness of roast. Darker roast coffees will be more bitter so for a sweeter coffee look at lighter roast such as cafe roasts.

Water temperature and contact time with the grinds will also have an effect. Boil water and extended brewing times increase both the bitterness and the amount of caffiene extracted.

Other things like the altitude the beans were grown at and therefore the rippening time and the method of extracting the bean from the coffee cherry can affect the sweetness/acidity balance a lot. Generally coffee grown at high altitude is described as more fruit or floral. Mid altitude coffee has more chocolate or nutty notes and low altitude coffee tending to be earthy.

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

Don't underestimate Morrisons own brand, their French No.5 is lovely but in the end, its personal taste.

I cant stand Starbucks, tolerate Costas but love Neros and I discovered its coffee of Ethiopian origin that is my least favourite.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"The choice of type of bean probably has the most direct effect on bitterness and caffeine content. Robusta tends to have significantly higher caffeine content then arabica but at the expense of a much more bitter flavour but also a loss of the pleasing complexity of arabica beans.

The next thing to consider is the darkness of roast. Darker roast coffees will be more bitter so for a sweeter coffee look at lighter roast such as cafe roasts.

Water temperature and contact time with the grinds will also have an effect. Boil water and extended brewing times increase both the bitterness and the amount of caffiene extracted.

Other things like the altitude the beans were grown at and therefore the rippening time and the method of extracting the bean from the coffee cherry can affect the sweetness/acidity balance a lot. Generally coffee grown at high altitude is described as more fruit or floral. Mid altitude coffee has more chocolate or nutty notes and low altitude coffee tending to be earthy."

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"The choice of type of bean probably has the most direct effect on bitterness and caffeine content. Robusta tends to have significantly higher caffeine content then arabica but at the expense of a much more bitter flavour but also a loss of the pleasing complexity of arabica beans.

The next thing to consider is the darkness of roast. Darker roast coffees will be more bitter so for a sweeter coffee look at lighter roast such as cafe roasts.

Water temperature and contact time with the grinds will also have an effect. Boil water and extended brewing times increase both the bitterness and the amount of caffiene extracted.

Other things like the altitude the beans were grown at and therefore the rippening time and the method of extracting the bean from the coffee cherry can affect the sweetness/acidity balance a lot. Generally coffee grown at high altitude is described as more fruit or floral. Mid altitude coffee has more chocolate or nutty notes and low altitude coffee tending to be earthy.

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Wow, bet you'd be demon at tuning pumped multi carb'd motors.

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By *tephTV67TV/TS
over a year ago

Cheshire


"James Hoffmann on YouTube, he has great hair

Also a great channel for coffee lovers or anyone wanting to know more about the stuff and gadgets around it

James Hoffman yesssss "

He is a great presenter isn’t he, manages to get a point across (in a posh voice) without ever sounding patronising. His knowledge on the subject absolutely sublime.

Did you seen his Darren Brown video ?

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By *hav02Man
over a year ago

Glasgow/London

I tend to use lavazza, but in my barista machine, so i get a nice espresso shot.

I've also used in my cafetiere in London, seems to brew alright.

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

My ground coffee of choice at the moment is darkside by divine coffe.

I first had it in their coffee shop in York but now order off the internet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've just bought a cafetiere and picked up some ground coffee to put in it.

No trade names but the coffee is BLOODY AWFUL.

Can anybody recommend a good ground coffee to use in a cafetiere, good caffeine hit and not too bitter.

Ta.

P.S. Its main use will be for breakfast on the terrace while on our hols, so if there is such a thing as a morning coffee, thats what I'm after"

Have a google for Jaunty Goat, lovely....

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By *latinumkittenWoman
over a year ago

from Home Counties to Middle Earth

Water has an amazing difference on the taste of coffee. What you like at home, may be awful on holiday.

I've used the same coffee, in the same machine, with water from different parts (travelling around) and equally found coffees I like abroad and ditched them for being vile when I got home.

This doesn't help you, I appreciate

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