First off, this is about home-brewed coffee and not that Timmies swill.

I'm just looking to trade ideas with other coffee fanatics in reference to different blends, types of coffees etc. Presently I have been brewing a mix of French and Kenyan beans for a rather delicious brew. I am looking forward to hearing from any and all coffee drinkers.

   

I'm not much of a flavoured coffee guy. I like a traditional Columbian style that's a little on the stronger side.....no cream or sugar either.

   

I'm with Regina..

Good, dark Columbian roast. 'Cept I do take about 1/4 tsp of sugar...

   

It's not flavoured coffee, just different beans. As far as columbian goes, not bad, just not as flavourful as the Kenyan blend I prefer. Columbian tends to be my after supper choice. At last count I think I have seven or eight different beans at home. Working on trying different blends now, rather than just one type of bean. Trying to find someone in town who can get me some green coffee beans for different look.

   

I'm picky about my coffee but I pretty much just have 2 cups in the morning and that's it. Every once in a while I'll get some beans as a gift and do the grinding thing. Most of the time it's the store bought stuff, which I only prefer Edwards brand.

   

I've tended to become almost obsessed with my quest for the "perfect cup". I actually enjoy the entire ritual of selecting beans, grinding and brewing. I think something that often gets overlooked is water quality. The difference in taste from coffee brewed with tap water and good, quality filtered water is sometimes astronomical.

Maybe I'm drinking too much?

   

I only use filtered water for drinking and cooking. I forget the spec for my filter system but it'll take the Beaver Feaver out of the water if need be.

According to my doctor....you drink too much coffee.

   

[font=Arial]blend that has dark roasts flavors, good body, and an acidy snap to it:

40% Colombian Tuluni - to preserve body
30% Mexican Tres Flechas - for sharp, carbony flavor
30% Kenya Estate roasted - for bright acidy snap[/font]

   

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_Luwak

Kopi Luwak (pronounced [ˈkopi ˈluwak]) or Civet coffee is coffee made from coffee berries which have been eaten by and passed through the digestive tract of the Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)...

Kopi Luwak is the most expensive coffee in the world.

One small cafe, the Heritage Tea Rooms, in the hills outside Townsville in Queensland, Australia has Kopi Luwak coffee on the menu at US$46.00 per cup, and approximately 4 people a week are up for it.
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I've never tried this one... would you?

I brought back some "Cubita Dark Roast" from Cuba last month and I really like this one, especially when I make it in a Bodum.

Nicaragua and Hawaii also produce some very good beans.

   

the most expensive coffee is processed catshit..

so there ya go

I use bottled water for my espressos in the morning, it does make a

difference..

   

I like pretty much any dark, bold blend....Sumatra is pretty good.

   

Nothing wrong with being a coffee snob!

By the way Lily, putting milk in your coffee just ruins it.

   

As I've mentioned in other threads, I'm partial to a Nova Scotian roaster called "Just Us". It was the first Fair Trade coffee roaster in Canada, but the real reason it's so great is because it's tastes so much better. They have over a dozen blends, and even some of their cafes sell their own blends, so there's always something different to try.

Right now we've got some Peruvian coffee that's part of the Cafe Femenino Foundation, which has something to do with women in Peru. It's really good, but a little light for my tastes.

..and yes, Tim's is crap and milk and sugar ruin a good cup of coffee

   

See here Lily, coffee makes those with differing opinions find a common ground!

   

Common coffee grounds?