estricklin
Well-Known Member
While on a west Caribbean cruise this past week, I sourced myself some coffee from different places in Honduras, and some cacao beans from Belize to boot, but nevermind the chocolate right now.
Like many others on this forum, I not only love a well made brew but a nice hot cup of java too. My problem is, I'm a complete idiot when it comes to coffee. I love good coffee but only treat myself to it every once in a while, maybe some millstone or I've even ordered coffee online. For the most part, I just buy Foldgers 100% Colombian, which I'm sure is the "bud light" of coffee. In the past when I've got my hands on some decent coffee I've went at brewing it pretty haphazardly, and I don't want to do that to my mere 2 lbs of Honduran coffee.
I bought a new coffee grinder today as all my old ones always gave up after a year or so due to grinding so many spices in them I guess. It's just a 17 dollar Mr. Coffee with 3 grind settings I think. My coffee maker is a Bunn Thermofresh. I also have a REALLY old percolator in the cabinet that I use when camping or even sometimes on the stove top on rare occasion. As you can see, I do not have any fancy coffee equipment.
Maybe someone could give me an idea of the best way to go about this, maybe a starting point for how much coffee I should use and what kind of a grind I'm looking for? What about the quality of the coffee I bought, is it even as good as I think it's going to be?? I know that it was picked in the mountains of Honduras by a bunch of small families, and they dried it and sold it to a roaster in Santa Rosa de Copan I think?? I bought 1 lb each from 2 different sources and one of the packages has a little English on it, but the other is a very plain tow sack type bag.
Also if someone could recommend a good book on coffee, preferably that's available on the Kindle. I'm sure what I'm asking is probably a little too much for a thread on a beer forum, but I thought if I could at least get started, reading a book about coffee would be a lot more enjoyable while drinking some good coffee!!
Thanks in advance for the help!
Like many others on this forum, I not only love a well made brew but a nice hot cup of java too. My problem is, I'm a complete idiot when it comes to coffee. I love good coffee but only treat myself to it every once in a while, maybe some millstone or I've even ordered coffee online. For the most part, I just buy Foldgers 100% Colombian, which I'm sure is the "bud light" of coffee. In the past when I've got my hands on some decent coffee I've went at brewing it pretty haphazardly, and I don't want to do that to my mere 2 lbs of Honduran coffee.
I bought a new coffee grinder today as all my old ones always gave up after a year or so due to grinding so many spices in them I guess. It's just a 17 dollar Mr. Coffee with 3 grind settings I think. My coffee maker is a Bunn Thermofresh. I also have a REALLY old percolator in the cabinet that I use when camping or even sometimes on the stove top on rare occasion. As you can see, I do not have any fancy coffee equipment.
Maybe someone could give me an idea of the best way to go about this, maybe a starting point for how much coffee I should use and what kind of a grind I'm looking for? What about the quality of the coffee I bought, is it even as good as I think it's going to be?? I know that it was picked in the mountains of Honduras by a bunch of small families, and they dried it and sold it to a roaster in Santa Rosa de Copan I think?? I bought 1 lb each from 2 different sources and one of the packages has a little English on it, but the other is a very plain tow sack type bag.
Also if someone could recommend a good book on coffee, preferably that's available on the Kindle. I'm sure what I'm asking is probably a little too much for a thread on a beer forum, but I thought if I could at least get started, reading a book about coffee would be a lot more enjoyable while drinking some good coffee!!
Thanks in advance for the help!