The Truth About Specialty Coffee

This video contains the foundational coffee knowledge that you need to understand and appreciate specialty coffee.

However, because there are so many urban legends when it comes to coffee, you might be rather surprised with some of the information presented here!

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[coffeechronicler]

What made the biggest difference for you, when you first "really" got into coffee?

[abrisi]

Wow binged like 10 videos. This channel should have 250k+ subscribes...wow. Thank you for what you do. Made some coffee with filtered water, 15g dark roast and 225g water...what a different taste....going to order a kettle, a v60 and some filters!

[julianpark]

Started my journey with an 1zpresso JX Pro, a v60, and a Cafelat Robot! The best part of this hobby IMO is that while the end product can be similar / predictable (a cup of coffee), the raw inputs can be so different and you get so much variety.

My only tip for new starters is to just try as many things as possible. It takes a while to know what your preferences are - E.g., if you’re into more chocolate-like flavours vs more fruit-like / acidic flavours.

[DClaville]

Question: what TDS meter to you recommend to buy here in Denmark?
Thanks for the video some good stuff to know even if i knew most of it, Skål in a cup of some Yemen beans

[seeseasaw]

change grinder from porlex to timemore c2 really make difference, make the cup more cleaner, less bitter and also much easy grinding lighter roast

[hobby_coffee]

Thanks for the tips, investing on a good grinder really make a difference for me, since I was rely on pre ground coffee before and it was quite difficult to dial in the preferred cup of coffee that I was looking for.

[aidaneldar]

Such a great video! Right now I have the Lelit Victoria, and I make great espresso with it. I actually want to get into different brewing methods, and wonder if I should go for V60 or AeroPress. Also, 100% a better grinder made my life easier, and my coffee better.

[persianwingman]

Agree a lot with your first comment embracing inconsistency. To me, coffee is a moving target, sometimes the same coffee can be great other times it’s OK and that’s fine as long as you’re in the right ball park.

Also (and you touched on it) try different coffees. Blends, micro lots, expensive, not so expensive, dark, light - give them all a go.

[nternalPractice]

Hilarious that you mention the anal obsessiveness of audiophiles (which I used to be). I noticed the parallels with the coffee world right away.

[rogelioespinosa]

I'm thankfull for living in Mexico, I live in Mx City were you have good quality and cheap coffe (1kg for around 15 dlls) to speciality coffe also not too expensive. Saddly I belive the coffe here it's more appreciated by foreigners than by nationals. Either way nice video 😀

[PJisoke]

Why is pourover better bang for you buck than the aeropress?

[tesha]

I also see similarities in specialty coffee and audiophile (: 5:50

[rdu]

I think there is a perception by the common people (drinks coffee but just about it, they will not go deep in the coffee spectrum) in regards to coffee in layman's term:
Instant Coffee - They see it as good, quick and in your face when they want a quick fix of coffee
Classic Brewed Coffee - They will say taste is "flat and shallow" compared to instant coffee, and the feeling is not that rewarding as oppose to the effort and time it will take to brew.

I cant blame these people, but thankfully I get to appreciate the flavor and process of making brewed coffee when I tried arabic coffee (very spice and cardamon heavy) while working in the Middle East, like coffee is not just simply color black and not just "commercial" one dimensional flavor

[davidcross]

Also... coffee also doesn't need to be a hugely time-consuming habit. If you've got school-age kids and faff about with a hand grinder, and 1 cup V60 on a weekday morning - you might find your hobby becomes unpopular. A set up like a Moccamaster and Baratza grinder isn't cheap but does mean everyone can enjoy your coffee hobby.

[lucask]

I think the biggest difference for me was upgrading from a hario mill to a comandante. The brews before were fine but with the better grinder i had better and more consistent brews :)