+1 on home roasting! I have been doing this for the last year or so now and can't/won't go back to buying roasted beans. I'm currently in the garage roasting a few lbs for the upcoming week.
For brewing, I have been pretty dedicated to the aeropress lately. It seems no matter how long I leave it due to the distraction of my 4 children, the product is always good enough. Whereas a pour over takes so much more concentration which I seem to lack. I did my first bike packing race/event this year and brought instant so fully agree with what Jay mentioned. My last coffee ride I did cowboy coffee as I forgot filters for my pour over brewer. Turns out, it was still great. While on this topic of coffee and bikes, has anyone tried the Wacaco Nanopress? Been looking at this contraption for camping/bikepacking espresso and would like to hear someone's experience. Thanks. Matt Cook Spanish Fort, AL On Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 8:33:08 AM UTC-6 Garth wrote: > I remember when we used to have such discussions, so as I was making soome > this morning I was wondering just that. "What do Riv riders enjoy by way of > coffee ?" > > I'm a tinker-er, I'm always trying various combinations of things. Coffee > lends itself to that wonderfully ! > > This AM I made some using a classic aluminum Bialetti Moka pot and > preheated water. Bustello Espresso ground coffee, the one in the bright > yellow brick-like bags. Currently, I'm enjoying it with hot frothy milk. I > prepare the coffee, then in a pan I pour some whole milk and a heaping > spoonful of whole milk powder. Heat it gently while whisking it into a > frothy delight. When the coffee is done and settled a bit, I pour the > coffee into the milk as I whisk away. O M G ..... such sensory delight ! > You can't buy such goodness. (Sometimes I add a touch of honey, but not > always.) > > I've tried this half&half and pure cream but frankly I like whole milk > plus whole milk powder better. I enjoy many other coffees also, anything of > a dark roast. I prefer whole beans, but Bustello rather changed my mind > about pre-ground coffee as I seal it after each use with a locking > belt/strap. It tastes fine down to the bottom of the 10oz. bag, unlike some > whole bean coffee which do not(12-16oz. bags). I use an Orphan Espresso > Lido grinder, a most unexpected gift ! > > I saw Aldi sells another brand(El-something) with similar themed packaging > as Bustello, and it's just as great. > > What do you enjoy for coffee ? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/17d8a09a-b218-4944-9d0d-c66129b0dcd3n%40googlegroups.com.
