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Does anyone have any recommendations for a bean that gives an authentic Greek coffee taste.?
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El carajillo said:
My problem Patrick is that I find the light roast,thin ,watery, fruity, acidic brews "dire";)
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Use a very low heat, don't be in a rush, you can get thick, Turkish/Greek style coffee with medium roasts. Avoid coffees with fruity descriptors & naturals.

"Watery" & "acidic" sound like a dosing/underextraction issue?

100g brew water Ibriks take me about 9 minutes, after starting with preboiled water (about 80C when it goes on the low hob, if you use gas it may be better to start with cold brew water).
 
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I can send stuff if anybody needs although the freight will be as much as the coffee or even more.

We have these main types of coffee:

1) Greek (which is in fact turkish and I am guessing it is what is asked about here)

2) Fredo or Fredo cappucino (espresso based)

3) Frappe ("specialized" nescafe but somehow it is nice)

P.s. I am in cyprus not Greece but the same applies
 
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Funnily enough I was fruitlessly looking into the same thing recently. My first foray into coffee as a child was with greek bravo and dark loumidis made in a briki - with a ton of sugar.

I'd be very interested in finding out what sort of coffee bean could be used to make greek style coffee.

The cuban coffee I used to get in Miami was great as well. Very strong with a ton of milk and sugar.
 
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PreCoffeeCantankerousness said:
Funnily enough I was fruitlessly looking into the same thing recently. My first foray into coffee as a child was with greek bravo and dark loumidis made in a briki - with a ton of sugar.

I'd be very interested in finding out what sort of coffee bean could be used to make greek style coffee.

The cuban coffee I used to get in Miami was great as well. Very strong with a ton of milk and sugar.
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http://www.thecoffeehopper.com/product/416/especial-cuban-altoserra.htm

Cuban for you
 
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Wow. Those yanks should butt out. It's not like Cuba is an oppressive regime, just too far left for Uncle Sam's liking. Maybe we should boycott PayPal for being in contravention of free trade in geographic areas that are outside their remit.

In other news, I tried frappe on holiday in Cyprus and Santorini. Who knew Nescafe could be nice? Hits the spot when you're over there somehow though!
 
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From my experience in the Middle East, anything that is roasted very dark and then ground to a powder will work. As previously mentioned anything labelled specifically for Turkish or Greek is likely to be fairly nasty with a very high robusta component, if not completely robusta.

My first experience with Turkish as a 26 year old who had just left podunk nowhere in Canada and landed in Saudi Arabia. Being a polite Canadian I drained the cup of Turkish coffee I was given. No one told me to leave the grounds in the cup :)
 
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