[HN Gopher] Coffee for people who don't like coffee
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Coffee for people who don't like coffee
Author : ostwilkens
Score : 9 points
Date : 2025-05-10 13:46 UTC (3 days ago)
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| k310 wrote:
| The article discusses a drip system which I used to use under a
| different name, but went away.
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| It has a cone with a filter mesh and a valve that remains closed
| as long as the cone and its integral base are sitting on a level
| surface, but which opens when you place it on a cup.
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| It's now called "Clever Dripper"
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| The main reason I got one is because it's so easy to empty the
| grinds after use, unlike a French Press, even the one that has a
| built-in scoop below the grinds that you lift via a handle. Of
| course, any filter facilitates this operation, but the
| convenience of "brew 4 minutes and park it over your cup" is
| nice.
| cwegener wrote:
| The Clever Dripper is indeed a really neat invention. One of the
| old school specialty coffee guys in my city did recommend it. I
| have yet to move away from my french press though. I don't mind
| the little bit of extra effort of the french press.
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| since you're in the EU (I assume), check friedhats.com for some
| fancy roasts
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| EDIT: oh, and if you dont mind - what was the cheap grinder you
| got?
| pivo wrote:
| I used a French press for many years and loved it but in the
| past few years I've started to prefer lighter roasts and I
| think the Clever dripper does those a bit better. I also think
| that the Clever is a tiny bit more work than a French press,
| not less. I'm happy to have both options, and also my Hario
| Switch on occasion as well.
| lylejantzi3rd wrote:
| A radiation safety officer from UC Berkeley already invented
| coffee for people who hate coffee. He calls it The Black Blood of
| the Earth.
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| A quarter of the sales are sent to his fixer who looks after the
| babushkas in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
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| https://shop.funraniumlabs.com/
| eximius wrote:
| I drink chai lattes instead of coffee. Never could get on board
| with the bitter, brown bean water.
| brookside wrote:
| Chai from a coffee shop or mix is a sugar drink, which is why
| it is delicious.
| kmm wrote:
| I thought coffee for people who don't like coffee was instant
| coffee? The linked Clever Dripper seems like it's comparatively a
| bit more effort and waste.
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| Apart from the advantage of instant preparation, to my
| undiscerning palate instant coffee has got all the qualities and
| taste of coffee I enjoy, and not being a coffee-connoisseur, I
| can't be disappointed by its apparent blandness or one-
| dimensionality.
| SoftTalker wrote:
| Yeah instant coffee is fine. Not great, but not any worse than
| any drip brewed supermarket coffee.
| karaterobot wrote:
| [delayed]
| nkrisc wrote:
| 1. Good beans. Something not roasted to a charred crisp (looking
| at you, Starbucks). Eat a coffee bean by itself. If it tastes bad
| on its own, it'll probably taste bad in the brew too. I enjoy
| munching a few beans while I make my coffee.
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| 1.5 Buy your beans whole and grind them. It really makes a
| difference.
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| 2. Clean water. If your water tastes bad, so will the coffee. I
| just use filtered water from the fridge.
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| 3. No science here from me, but after some trial and error I
| think 190F is a good temp. Might simply be because it's at a
| drinkable temperature around the time it's ready to drink
| (depending on how you make it).
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| I just make it in a small pot that is essentially a tea infuser.
| I basically just steep coarse grounds for about 5 min at 190F.
| pton_xd wrote:
| > Eat a coffee bean by itself. If it tastes bad on its own,
| it'll probably taste bad in the brew too. I enjoy munching a
| few beans while I make my coffee.
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| This just doesn't make sense to me. There are a great number of
| beans and vegetables that taste bitter or unpleasant "raw" but
| are very delicious with a bit of heat and time.
| simojo wrote:
| > Eat a [roasted] coffee bean by itself.
| pton_xd wrote:
| That was implied but it still doesn't make any sense.
| Eating dry tea leaves tastes nothing like drinking a cup of
| tea.
| dgunay wrote:
| That's pretty much how a french press works, if anyone wants to
| try it. Loads of cheap french presses available everywhere.
| It's very portable too if you need to make coffee and have
| nothing but water, heat, and ground coffee.
| dieselerator wrote:
| > The idea that coffee can have any taste other burnt rubber was
| interesting.
|
| That summarizes the article.
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| This is not a recommendation, but you can buy caffeine pills.
| dgunay wrote:
| The worldwide obsession with dark roast coffee baffles me. I
| guess if you're adding sugar then it doesn't matter that the
| coffee is burnt to a crisp.
| irrational wrote:
| Why not use caffeine pills? You get the caffeine jolt without the
| calories. Plus, they are far cheaper than buying drinks.
| exiguus wrote:
| Its ok to not like coffee. Tee or Mate is also fine.
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