What's the longest it's been since you've had a cup from a . . .

[rasqual]

I got back from San Diego after a week (yo, Joe!) and found a [used] French press on my desk. No one's owning up to it. A biggish Starbucks model. So I tried it with a PNG. Hadn't tried a FP in, seriously, three years.

What's the longest it's been since you've tried this or that common brewing method?

When was the last time you had percolated coffee?     

When will you restart the clock by trying that method you've long neglected?

Are you the kind who regularly cycles through various methods, or are you a one hit oneder?   

The Oneders

(the cup was great, using the grind I dialed in for the office Bunn airpot machine)

[John F]

I make pourover coffee every day, espresso every week several times but not every day, and I cycle other preps as the mood strikes or coffee demands.

If a bean really presents to me it might be good as a certain prep I go for it. I typically make the rounds of most preps but reserve vac pot for beans that really call for it (not very often).

Last time I percolated coffee I wrote about on here and it feels like 4 years ago or so...it will likely be the last time I ever do it again.

 

[rasqual]

OK, but which methods have you neglected?

These methods are sad. Shame on you.   

[ScareYourPassenger]

I know I have neglected the aeropress. I had issues getting the beans to shine and the output always made me just want a real espresso.

[BoldJava]

I know I have neglected the aeropress. I had issues getting the beans to shine and the output always made me just want a real espresso.

Switch the verb from "neglected" to "avoided," and aeropress would be mine.


>>>When will you restart the clock by trying that method you've long neglected? avoided? >>>

[Heresy continues]
No need to restart.  Just keep the stop-watch running.  We have assurances of a second-coming and my Aeropress will be a virgin for the event, though I will hand it to Rasqual to celebrate.

[jimec3]

I know I have neglected the aeropress. I had issues getting the beans to shine and the output always made me just want a real espresso.

+1 I found it to be all more of a pain than it was worth 99% of the time

[rasqual]

I'm amazed at lack of success with the Aero. And just when I'm about to debut a new (to me) hack! For shame, people.

[shep]

I use a Kalita or Hario pourover 90% of the time, with an occasional Moka pot, French press or Vac pot thrown in. If I'm feeling really lazy, I will use the Technivorm...or go to a local coffeehouse. I never really used my Aeropress much, but since I moved and could not take my espresso machine, I pulled it out. I have been drinking it as a 6 ounce drink, adding no extra water. Now it makes my pour over taste weak!

Shep

[Tex]

I use a lot of different brewing systems: Espresso, moka pots, vac pots, AP, pour over, and drip at home, FP & espresso at my daughter's house and single serve drip at church. It's all good if the coffee's freshly roasted & ground - some are better, but they're all better than no coffee!!

[blzrfn]

My go to preparation for testing out a coffee is the Aeropress.  15g fine ground coffee/ 225 mL hot water just off boil, inverted fill to top,cap and twirl to agitate.  Flip at 45 sec and let sit another 45 sec before plunging slowly for a 2 min. total brew time.  Makes for a cup that, to me, highlights all that a coffee really has to offer.  I go back and forth between the Disk and paper filters depending on my mood.

I broke my press so haven't used one of those in a few months and haven't tried replacing it since I won the Ava Solo earlier this year. 

My siphon pot gets used a couple times a month but I need to get a different filter for it.  The cloth filters leave a taste that taints everything I brew.  I though I was over-extracting, but I did a dry run without coffee and sure enough the water that passed through the filter only had the off taste that was killing me on the inside. 

[BoldJava]

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My siphon pot gets used a couple times a month but I need to get a different filter for it.  The cloth filters leave a taste that taints everything I brew...

Wonder where a lad could put his hands on one of those?

[blzrfn]

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My siphon pot gets used a couple times a month but I need to get a different filter for it.  The cloth filters leave a taste that taints everything I brew...

Wonder where a lad could put his hands on one of those?

OK Dave, pm me a price for a glass rod for a Yama 8 cup, whichever you feel would work best and we'll get this awkwardness out of the way.   

[milowebailey]

So glad you asked this question.  Looking at my data the methods that I've neglected are:

• Ibrik:  Yeah, I own this, I've neglected this for far to long.  I thought the recent Ibrik traveling roadshow would be a perfect time to break this out, but it didn't happen
• Press pot:  I actually had really good coffee from the stainless steel press pot while camping.  I used to be an AP user while camping, but with coffee for four, this works better
• Phin filter:  I have three Vietnamese coffee filters (and condensed milk) and the Kalita Wave traveling roadshow came with one, but still I resist (except when eating at Pho Nam)
• Nel cloth filter:  I admit, I bought a coffee sock and used it once.  Supposed to work wonders with cold process coffee
• Cold process coffee:  See above
• Macchiato, Cappuccino:  been a while since I made some milk drinks with espresso
• La Peppina:  It's back in the garage for no good reason other than counter space
• Gaggia Factory:  It's on the counter, but it's still been four weeks
• Chemex:  Made some iced coffee last night in the Chemex, but otherwise haven't been using them much
• Siphon:  Been a few weeks
• Clever:  Been more than a few weeks

Update:  Been like forever since I brewed up a pot in the glass percolator that I picked up.  It's a naked percolator, you can see the coffee brewing, it's so hot, but the coffee brews so hot that I just don't use it anymore.  How many of these methods are novelties?

Like so many others, I fall into habits and use the Bunn BTX for morning brew and the AP with the new Fine Disk or the Mypressi Twist for coffee at work.  I did enjoy playing with the Kalita Wave traveling roadshow and could see using that regularly at work.  I'll be relying on press pot again soon for a full week of camping, but I don't know when I'll go back to the Ibrik, the Phin filter, or the coffee sock.

Yakster

I really wish you'd display your brew methods better.    The pie chart just doesn't do it for me.

Maybe a gantt chart with method, dates, times and dependencies of each brew method would help clarify things. 

[rasqual]

Good grief. I nominate that for the best response to a query-oriented OP, ever.