I love coffee. Who doesn't? I've seen postings of people talking about what type and kind of coffee they were drinking and loving it. Where do you get your coffee? Do you roast your own? What type of coffee is better for your palate?

http://www.wkjoe.com/index.php  The "Round Midnight" is strong but smooth, and not bitter.

Starbucks Kimodo Dragon!

Caribou Coffee - Caribou Blend

I also enjoy roasting my own beans too when time permits.

PNG (Paupa New Guinea, Kimmel Plantation), Organic Galapogos Island Estate, Rwanda Masaka 'Seven Lakes', Sumatra Iskandar Triple-Pick '04 ... just to name a few off the top of my head.

I roast my own ...

340 degrees for 2 min.

390 degrees for 3 minutes

450 degrees for 4 or 5 minutes (depending on origin)

Chip :drinking some Caribou right now,good stuff!

Slim, I think my I-roast runs hot. I use

320 -2mins

365 -3mins

385 -10mins

140g batches

Anything over 385 in the last stage ends up with a dark roast in 6-7 minutes. With this profile, I can stretch the roast to 8-9 minutes and achieve the roast level I like. I put 10 mins in the last stage and stop it where I like it. This prevents the fan from cycling into low RPM mode, which causes the roast to again progress too quickly. Perhaps my apartment complex has a higher voltage in the outlets... I noticed roasts going too quickly in my poppers of the old days.

As far as my favorite origins:

Papa New Guinea

Kenya AA

Sumatra Mandy

Etheopian Yerg

don't care for starbucks

caribou - java mocha and kenya AA

I use coffeeam a lot along with a dose of killerbeans

alto grande from puerto rico.

and because i am a wimp, i use decaf.

would anyone like to see what kind of posts i would start if i drank my normal gallon of coffee a day and it was not decaf. i wouldn't.

I roast my own. No machines for me. Stainless steel mixing bowl and a heat gun (no joke). I gotta see the beans roasting. I think it is the cheapest and most effective roasting method I've tried so far. If you're a beginner and want to try your hand at roasting, it is a good entry point.

Some favorites are Ethopian Yirgacheffe, Kenya AA, most Sumatrans, etc. I just picked up a pound of Indian Monsooned green beans the other day. For a green bean, these things already look roasted. Cant wait to roast some and try it out.

Monkey Blend, green beans from S. Marias. Roast for 7 minutes in my handy dandy Weaver Popomatic.

folgers. I put in 2-3 times what I'm supposed to and drink it black from an old thermos! MMMM

mostly Kona, unless some of my pal's sendz me's somez.

Hey Thom,

There is a local coffee company here in the Tri-Cities. I work with the owner. She has some pretty good blends. I will try and hook you up with some.

Que

What Tri-Cities?

Jay;

I love Caribou Coffee. The reason I like to fly on vacation is that we get to stop at the Caribou in the Minneapolis airport. We usually have Columia from them at home (because it is a lighter blend and that is what Tiff likes).

J

Jayme...

Next time I come up to Minot I will bring some Caribou with (Sam's Club carries it) (c:

fidalgo bay - gold

intel -

I like that blend as well. My favorites from Sweet Marias so far have been Indian Pearl Mountain Estate, Most of the Kenyans, Sumatrans and One from El Salvador. Try their samplers.

I used to roast in a popcorn popper but had problems geting towards the second crack (god I hope that doesn't get censored). Turns out it was a voltage issue in my basement, but in the mean time I got a freshroast machine. Simple and good.

T

I am not a Starbucks fan either. There is a small family owned coffee shop I go to, Shoemaker & Hardt

They have about 4 stores or so and have their own blend that is MUCH BETTER than starbucks.

So if you are ever in the Plano Texas area, look em up.