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AI6YR BenPrice of a cup of coffee, in some cases, approaching my cost per pound of green coffee (did not buy coffee, lol...) #coffee #inflation
Pomegranate Pirate 🏳️🌈🏴☠️@ai6yr where are you, roughly?
@Pomegranatepirate That was in Pasadena, California.
@ai6yr wow! Im in the not so cool part of the East BAY, Concord and Benicia. I'm like dying over $6-8 lattes in our area...
Greg@ai6yr true dat. What's your hookup for green beans? I do Sweet Maria's from the bay area as I couldn't find anything down here. On a side note, nothing has taught me that I still need to learn a fricking ton like roasting coffee at home. I do love it though.
@Floppyhat Sweet Maria, also tried Roastmasters, but I tend to get the random sampler from Sweet Maria to see what shows up!
@ai6yr nice. I can't check out for less than a hundred bucks. If it says 'good for espresso' I have to try it
@Floppyhat My roasting consistency/skill is not quite there to know what is good because of the bean vs. my roast, lol. That said, I definitely notice the amount of caffeine vs. one bean versus another, at the same roast level...
@ai6yr huh. I notice the bitterness, smokiness, and sometimes the absence of richness when I forget and let them roast too long. Never though have I been able to distinguish between spicy loam and notes of caramelized pomegranate.
@Floppyhat Oh, THAT I certainly notice now. Commercially roasted beans, esp. dark, are just smoky and no flavor!
@Floppyhat Also, after figuring out how to roast coffee, realize a bunch of coffee beans that the spouse had once bought (clearance), which were horrible, had been under roasted... not even first crack. Which is why they tasted so bad. I could have fixed those beans if I had known that.
KanaMauna@ai6yr SFBA lattes much higher. Glad I taught myself years before the pandemic. If using Peet’s app to order even just half pound of coffee beans at cafe, they load a free beverage. So that is pretty much the only time I have a takeout one. Half pound lasts me 3 1/2 weeks if no company & they grind it for me. Large latte is $7. 1/2 lb organic coffee is $12. So I find it a good deal.
@ai6yr My way of getting the freshest roasted bean for myself and I don’t have a grinder. If the new owner’s of Peet’s start messing with that tho, I am going to have to find an alternative. They are already bringing in a ton of fruity Starbucks type drinks & closing locations.