7 Simple Tips for Better Coffee

Flavortown has been desolate. So, I figured I'd give you all a fool-proof map to find your way to this lovely place where delicious coffee flows from public fountains as water flows in Rome. Enjoy these 7 tips for better coffee and implement them to really optimize your daily cuppa.

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[LanceHedrick]

What is your go to move when you are in a rut? let me know below! and don't forget to hit that like ;) cheers!

[JMgmkh]

On a taste funny note, I made a 2 cup V60 this afternoon with my new favorite morning coffee, Brazil Santos. The cup was terrible like it was made with a tablespoon of vinegar in the water. Because IT WAS !!! I had earlier put vinegar in my ceramic mug to remove a bottom stain and had forgot to dump it. Took me whole cup to figure what happened. 🤣🤣🤣 New flavor for sure !

[SamsonOng]

0:38 Coffee
1:53 Water
4:31 Ratio/Dosage/Bed depth
5:50 Brew Method
7:32 Filter
9:31 Grinder
10:43 Cleanliness

[jonas]

Appreciate the brief but calm format. Good tips, no nonsense.

[christopherf]

THANK YOU on the #7 recommendation of “cleanliness”. I couldn’t agree more!!! Even with my grinders, I clean the burrs, grind chamber, etc. about once a month and at absolute least, when I’m about to brew a more regarded specialty roaster’s beans. Don’t want to cross the bean streams and it gets grind build up off the burrs that’s probably affecting particle size consistency. Great video!

[masheldon]

I accept your invitation to Flavortown!
I tried slow feeding my ancient Baratza Soli grinder after one of your previous videos, and I think that made a difference! I don't do it every day, but probably 4 days a week. I might try other filters, but I'm mostly using my trusty (also ancient) Moccamaster. Recommendations for those #4 filters are most welcome!

[kitcraft]

The choice of coffee is what got me for a long, long time. I thought I was doing something wrong by not being able to make some of these well-known coffees taste good to me. Turns out I just don't like light roast, no matter how it is prepared. On the whole anyway but there are exceptions to the rule.

I like a very simple 2:1, standard (not high extraction) basket, in about 28-32 seconds. Normally with something on the darker end of medium, in terms of third wave coffee anyway. My go-to coffees are still Eclipse for drinks without milk and Nicoletti Old School for milk-based drinks.

It took a lot of experiment to get there too. I think I have got a bag of everything that Seattle coffee gear sells at some point, lol. Plus, other online retailers and direct.

As always thank you for the video!

[VladVexler]

Thank you Lance! Needed some of these important reminders.

[pimacanyon]

"we are coffee nerds here, we are trying to squeeze the elixir out of this seed..." Good one. Made me laugh. Because it's true!

[aluced]

Your advice on slow feeding in one of your previous video was a game changer for me. I use a DF64 and slow feeding helped a lot. I went way finer on the grinder setting and yet achieved easier flowing shots on my Flair 58 while improving the flavour. Thank you Lance :)

[benjammin]

I used your v60 recipe this morning with a new bag of freshies and MAN! Flavor town!!

[thorkil_]

Hi Lance, great video as always. I really appreaciate that you focus on coffee instead of gear. I did experience being stuck in a rut and mixing up brew helped a lot. So when im done with lattes in the morning i switch to a V60 and vice versa. And so did changing coffees. Luckily me favourite café in Munich Sweetspot regularly buys new coffe from all over the world so we can try new coffees.
Slow feeding did make a huge difference for me as well, alsmost doubled the brew time once but i stopped using this technique on my standard espresso for milk drinks just to make the workflow easier.
Cheers.

[dirkh]

Thanks so much! I think among the best videos you’ve ever made! Few things may be one’s opinion: I think brewers matter but mostly because they allow t tweak grind size vs brew time. But I love the iteration on filters and would like to add that having an additional inconsistent hand grinder maybe beneficial for some coffees. It may be cheating in a way but it can add complexity and acidity to mid- quality beans. Anyway, thx again for the nice vid and sharing you experience

[colossusX]

I have fairly crap city water - putting it through a Brita filter first helps tremendously.

[tommyg]

I am still rather new to this journey down the rabbit hole.. I have been ordering beans from around that world, and honestly, most are just OK, but not stellar.. So, WHAT THE HECK... I ordered some ROBUSTA beans, and honestly, I am enjoying these, definitely different, but liking them.

[theprettydamned]

So glad step 1 was coffee. Different lots can taste different. I stick with reliable blends for espresso and save the single origins for a pourover, where I quickly know whether I'd buy it again! It's much cheaper than expensive gear, too.

[SMspazzle]

Loved the video and topic. Also love the cafec medium filters kept clogging the light ones.

[FaithAndCoffeeBean]

Love this!! Lance is the relationship coach to finding flavor town Bean Experience!!!! ☕️👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽😎 amazing!

[IngaBeretta]

It’s the exact thought I’m having right now. How could you read my mind! 😮

[bazookatier]

Lance, is there any way we may please have chapters that show each tip in the description? Having one for each tip would be great for users to find what they're looking for or just get an idea what topics may he covered.