/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>15957945
based

I still don't know how to make good cuppa' coffee with a moka pot. I read hours about different methods, tried everything, from the amount of coffee, to grinding my own fresh coffee (tried coarse and fine ground), different extracting speeds, nothing helped. Then one day, after having used one for a few months already, I stopped lying to myself and finally admitted that it tastes like SHIT. Are these things a meme pushed by wannabe Italians?

>>15957909
I'm about to fire up the Kurig and put in a Black Rifle Coffee pod that I drink black. Fuck your fancy ass New York coffee makers

>go to grocery store
>they have Bialetti moka pots in the clearance bin
>get a 3 cup and a 6 cup for less than 10 dollars each
based

tea is better

Daily reminder to stop burning your beans.

>>15957909
>plastic

Reposting from old thread

Used a french press for nearly a decade but my girlfriend converted me to pour over. I've been expirimenting with a phin filter lately too. I've been using a gravity phin, but after I'm done with the bloom pour, the grounds always tip the top piece over. I can't really tell if this is a bad thing or not, or if there's any way to prevent it without using a screw-on phin. Have any others experienced in vietnamese coffee had this happen?

>>15958022
I think it's designed to taste like shit. I only use moka pots if I'm trying to make a poor-man's cappuccino or another type of espresso drink. A moka will get you close-to-espresso without all the expensive bulky machines.

It's a Saturday morning and I'm having a great cup of coffee and in no particular hurry to do anything. Name a better feeling.

I have been drinking this pinon coffee for years, black. I love the cocoa notes the pinon makes.

I love brand coffee but hate making it at home with grounds, was thinking of getting a machine I can put some beans and milk in and get a cappuccino out of for no more than $500?
Can't drink my coffee without milk and a sugar

>>15958022
moka pots are for larpers who pretend like theyre drinking espresso. aside from cost, theres no reason not to buy a 9barista

>>15959252
>aside from cost
that's a pretty big "aside" for three times the cost of a flair

Moka pot meme copypastas aside, is it true that cooking in aluminum gives you Alzheimer's?

>>15959541
Yes. Also builds up in your pineal gland making you more of a dumb dumb.

Lol @ hoffmeme spraying coffee everywhere trying to get more than half a bar out of the spergopress.

>>15959547
>google
>Sources that come up:
>"dr" northrup the "alternative" medicine quack
>Glyphosate, Aluminum, Fluoride and 5G - effects on the Brain on taichi4you
This is why I stick to my glass French press and guaranteed cafestol health effects before vigorously scraping the sides of my aluminum mug with metal utensils and not giving a shit as I open a BPA lined canned for breakfast. Deboonked.
>>15959541
Most of the studies are for people mining the shit and exposed to dust or other industrial processes or complicated with kidney disease/dialysis/pharmaceutical use. Just replace the shit if it starts pitting or is worn. Plenty of other shit to fear in your life.

>>15959541
If you use a lathe to turn it into powder and snort it.

>>15959650
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24513181/

>Just replace the shit if it starts pitting or is worn.

Thats the issue. They don't replace it. They think a flaking "patina" is a sign that they've used it correctly. Meanwhile they're drinking pic related.

>>15959541
you know you can get stainless right?

>>15959541
it's 2021, why in god's name is anyone still brewing with aluminum
just get a steel moka pot and actually be able to clean with soap

>>15959674
man i went through moka pots like fucking crazy when i used to do this

>>15958022
Mate, you still don't know how to brew with it then. The best coffee I ever had was from a moka pot in a hotel in Milan.
Do you really think nearly a hundred years people have been using this machine only you so perfect were the one with the tastebuds to realise it was terrible coffee? Stop being a bitch and learn.

Hey anons, what's the best Guatemalan coffee in the market? I want to compare some of the international brands with the local ones

>>15959699
That's mineral deposits retard, just get some vinegar

>>15959933
You see that pitting around the rings? Vinegar is just going to accelerate that degradation retard. Take a chem class, thats basic shit. Now what happens when you take brittle aluminum and subject it to acidic coffee and direct heat? Get. Stainless. If they're not willing to tell you the grade of stainless they use, you don't want it.

>>15959997
Did you even read that study you linked? Aluminum is even injected into children's muscles through vaccines all the time. As discussed further up the thread and in your link, it's inhaling aluminum dust on a daily basis that is linked to alzheimer's

>>15957909
Can someone ID the induction stove ? It doesn't looks like Hario EDI-1-B. Why would those stupid fucks don't promote their own products.

>>15960054
>hario meme plastics brewers
>hario meme plastic grinders
surprised they don't push for platic carafes and kettles

>>15960054
Idk maybe the metal finish version is coming out soon.

>>15960014
>Did you even read that study you linked?

Sure fucking did.

>Aluminum is even injected into children's muscles through vaccines

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318414/

>We previously showed that poorly biodegradable aluminum-coated particles injected into muscle are promptly phagocytosed in muscle and the draining lymph nodes, and can disseminate within phagocytic cells throughout the body and slowly accumulate in brain. This strongly suggests that long-term adjuvant biopersistence within phagocytic cells is a prerequisite for slow brain translocation and delayed neurotoxicity. The understanding of basic mechanisms of particle biopersistence and brain translocation represents a major health challenge, since it could help to define susceptibility factors to develop chronic neurotoxic damage.

You don't want to be ingesting inhaling or injecting aluminum.

>>15959640
Getting real tired of his vegan, vegetarian, homosexual bullshit

>>15959640
surprissed he doesn't have b cups from using that shit

>>15959541
It has been months since I blew up my moka pot by overfilling it. Feels bad man

>>15958022
Compact your coffee but not too much. Prefer to use a gas stove instead of an induction based one for more gradual and controllable heating. After brewing, the leftover grounds should smell like Earth, and shouldn't have any smell of coffee left over

>>15957909
>tfw had to cut down on the coffee because it was making my feet feel cold, my cheeks hot, and giving me jitters
I'm always waiting for my next cup. Maybe tomorrow

>>15960397
Imagine being so retarded that you actually manage to destroy your moka pot, and then also feeling qualified to tell anyone else how to use it.
>since I blew up my moka pot by overfilling it.
No, you didn't clean it, you clogged the pressure relief valve, and you don't even know how to use it.
>Compact your coffee
No.
>gradual heating
This is undesirable.

got my 9barista in the mail yesterday and just pulled my first drinkable shot today

>>15961122
it's great btw
can't wait to dial in the grind just right
getting around a 60-75 second extraction time (down from 2+ minutes for my first shot, totally undrinkable) right now, so i think i gotta keep going coarser until i hit the 30 second extraction

>>15958696
Should have looked for a brikka. Brikka is more espresso-like.

>>15959708
You can clean aluminum with soap, and you should.
"seasoning" a moka pot is a false myth. It will not impart metallic taste without seasoning, AND seasoning does not make it taste better either.
Leaving old coffee buildup in your moka will just make your brew taste worse. Clean your moka with soap EVERY TIME.

>>15961150
It's just got a nozzle to make it foam the coffee.
Brikka is toddler-tier.

>>15961122
Now this is pod racing.

i am in handgrinder hell
>1 month ago decide to upgrade handgrinder to a proper one
>no stock locally
>use amazon to get a c2
>one week later gets stolen after claring customs (these chink retards packing everything like it is a cellphone)
>two weeks later, refund
>aliexpress time, buy xeoleo
>estimated delivery 13 july
>yesterday local c2 re stock
such is the life in the 3rd world

What's the best milk for coffee?

>>15961628
For me it goes:
>top tier
full cream cow (either with lactose or non-lactose), sweetened condensed or evaporated (which is unsweetened condensed), coconut cream
>good tier
chocolate/vanilla/sweetened almond, oat
>okay
regular almond
>bad
coconut milk, soy, skim/light cow, rice

I've been going down the rabbit hole researching espresso machines and I want to die. Every time I start out looking at the Gaggia Classic, but then I think
>maybe I should spend a little more
>Rancilio has a PID, maybe that
>should I go double boiler?
>Rotary pump or vibration pump?
>Thermostat? Heat exchanger?
Now I'm looking at fucking $2,800 prosumers when I've never used an espresso machine in my life. At what price point do diminishing returns begin? Should I just get the Gaggia and upgrade later if I feel the need?

Based Hoffmann dabbing on invertedcucks

>>15961132
Why does your cup look like a toilet bowl?

>>15961781
>>15957909
It's up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBXm8fCWdo8&ab_channel=JamesHoffmann
>Inverted method is bullshit
>Pre heating is bullshit
>Pre rinsing the paper filter is bullshit
>Blooming phase is bullshit
>Stopping before the hiss is bullshit
Holy shit he can't keep getting away with this, btfo'ing the pseudoscience of "barista champions"

Long shot but anyone in Vancouver, BC know of any good roasters that ship?
>>15961777
Just buy a gag classic or regular Silvia and add an aftermarket PID for the entry-level. The basic models are good for modding but the pro is overpiced. At $2800 there are better machines.

>>15961777
just get a lever machine or a 9barista you retard

>>15961789
you must be g*rman

>>15961812
I'm glad inverted doesn't matter, I always hated doing that.

>>15961812
No wonder he took so long. This is going to piss everyone off. I've moved on from aeropress anyway since I don't want to keep drinking plastic. It's pourover for now

>>15957909
should I get a Moka pot, currently have a french press and a V60

>>15962160
Moka pot makes fauxpresso. Great if you're planning on never forking out the cash for a real espresso machine.

>>15961812
So the only bits Adler got it wrong are about dilution and plunger vacuuming.

>>15962160
>>15962633
Moka pots are good if you like milk drinks but don't have an espresso machine.
They're also good to switch it up while camping if you're into that sort of thing

>>15963130
I know he's been pro-diluting to make the coffee into a pseudo-long black/americano, when has he been against vacuuming?

Who /phinfilter/ here???

It's >>15958981 again, and I'm proud to say I didn't tip the gravity press. The only thing I think I did differently was used a shallower bloom pour. Delicious!

>>15964061
Here's the cup.

>>15961122
What beans are you using? Have you kept the heat constant, or do you adjust it when coffee appears?

>>15963369
I don't know if he's specifically against it. But his recipe has such a short infusion that vacuuming is not used.
Furthermore, the manual has comments about water dripping out during infusion. It just says that the dripping is not a problem, and doesn't offer the idea of making a vacuum seal.

He may not be against it, but he specifically neglects to recommend it when talking about the problem it solves.

>>15959252
>just look at those unenlightened larpers. I know they’re all secretly jealous of me.

>>15959997
>Take a chem class, thats basic shit
Even a remedial chem student who actually does lab assignments would know that using vinegar as a cleaning agent to remove water solids isn’t going to burn holes in aluminum in the few seconds you rub and rinse it.
You’re too schizo to have realistic perspective.

>>15964311
>Now what happens when you take brittle aluminum and subject it to acidic coffee and direct heat?

Again, these are compounding issues moron. The ~8% acetic acid in distilled white vinegar will absolutely eat through aluminum. When the aluminum is already weak and pitting(as MOST mokapots in the world are), it will take less and less exposure to an acidic solution to degrade it further. You're not fucking sandblasting it smooth every time. Get stainless.

>>15964223
i'm using medium roast beans from my local roaster/cafe
right now i'm keeping the heat on high until the brew is totally extracted, then i take it off the heat
i just got my first ~35 second shot today so i'll start experimenting more now that i've dialed the grind size in more-or-less

>>15964503
Thanks, how long does it take for the coffee to start appearing from when you first put the machine on the hob?

Where do you anons get all your coffee knowledge from?

Currently clueless- I use a cheap 13 dollar grinder to steep coldbrew at home. From what Im reading I want to try a better grinder and learn about pour over coffee.

I'm from Miami so I own a "moka pot"- though Cubans call it something else; this is the first time I've head it called that lol.

Any advice would be cool

>>15964663
about 5 minutes

>>15965053
we call it a "cafetera" which literally just means "coffee maker"

>>15965094
Sweet

>>15965053
>Where do you anons get all your coffee knowledge from?
You can learn a great deal from James Hoffman's coffee channel on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMb0O2CdPBNi-QqPk5T3gsQ
He has a deep interest in flavor, so watch a few episodes and product reviews.
Miami has some good coffee places, but weirdly less than you'd think a major city would have because the cuban culture just adds enough sugar to kill any flavors that would be undesirable. Your moka pot is good enough, just buy some fresh roasts;, or the supremo bustelo. I cheat some mornings with instant bustelo and hot microwaved milk.
I have tried all the cold brews available at Publix and Stok lightly sweet is their best, followed up by starbucks dark or blonde. They are most like home coldbrew, smooth. Ignore the rest, from chameleon to colombe, don't even bother.
If you want to do some restaurant style pourover, the thai or vietnamese devices are great with new orleans chicory coffee.

>>15957909
What's an espresso capable grinder I should get that is actually attainable in the US? I want a Phoenix but it seems to be perpetually sold out. Is a baratza encore with a burr upgrade a worthwhile thing to do? Should I just get a virtuoso?

>>15965179
>You can learn a great deal from James Hoffman's coffee channel on youtube.
Yeah, how to suck dick while pulling shots

>>15961132
Go back to fucking Reddit and stay there

>>15965670
>stop contributing to the discussion
Make some OC or eat shit and die
>>15961122
>>15961132
Very cool. If money weren't an object I'd get one but for now I like my flair

Made an avocado today

Looking to make my morning cuppa. Should I use the siphon or the aeropress?

>>15966046
siphon if you like cock, aeropress if you want to cut off your cock.

>>15966082
but what if I want both?

>>15966093
plastic v60

>>15965053
Just keep a curious mind and everytime you have a question put some effort into googling the answer from various sources

Anyone still use the Aeropress regularly? After I tried a bunch of other methods I tend to never use it anymore.
Been doing V60 pourover for years now and I think I'm too comfortable, have the itch to expand. What method do you use?

>>15958022
moka is pretend espresso
just put some frothed milk and chocolate power in it and have fun

>>15964061
Hey there phin anon I just got my phin about two week ago, the same exact model. I kinda wish I got the screw on but oh well I make it work. I got it because I didnt have any single cuppas in my house. I use the same grind I use for my French press and I find myself having good results. I don’t press or compact anything and also do a super shallow bloom wait one minute then fill to top. My coffee is usually done brewing in about 3-4 mins, I know it’s supposed to finish at about the 5 min mark but whatever it’s still delicious. I’m going to buy more coffee at the store this week, all I’ve been using is dark roast.

does anyone here make nitro cold brew at home?

I just got this as a present for my birthday. It's a dutch/kyoto cold dripper with a nylon mesh filter that can also work as a pourover.
Anyone ever brew with something similar? How's the cleanup on nylon? Apparently you put ice water on top and let it drip for 2 hours till it's done.

>>15965486
If you want an electric grinder, you're looking at $400 minimum. Something like a Sette 270 or a Rocky.

>>15965486
the encore with the burr is legit had it for years and never a problem. the difference in size for grinding is good to a certain extent depending on the type of been but does make a difference if you need something specfic but I just do a pour over

>>15966608
Encore's great for pourover, but it's not great for espresso.

>>15966679
oh see I had no idea, thanks for pointing it out.
anyone ever use a super automatic regularly? for like 5-10 cups per day I just dont think it would be worth it, but if is actually that much faster and supposedly convenient without sacrificing flavor then itd be worth it. Right now Im using frother, grinder, and pour over coffee maker all separately

>>15966105
Yes, I still use an aeropress regularly.
My coffee keeps coming out astringent. I've been going mad trying to stop it. My blame is turning to my old Encore. There's tiny bits of damage to the burrs, and if I run it with a magnet under the chute, I see filings accumulate. I think something is wrong with it, and it might be producing too many fines.
I don't want to send it in for repair, I would rather just get a new unit than worry about any potential problems not being fixed in the repair process. Although, I can't think of anything I'd rather have right now than just another encore.

I also used to use Moka pot, but that's been going wrong recently too. The brew is bubbling and spurting the whole way through, instead of just at the end. And this always results in the brew tasting horrible when it happens.
It's like air is escaping out of the reservoir and into the brew basket... but that doesn't make sense, then how would any water get forced up? I've kept it clean and the seal looks fine. I've just shelved the thing instead of trying a replacement gasket, because I don't think it will work.

>>15965670
>knowing that was on reddit
go back and stay, honey

>>15966786
>verifying that that guy knew the other guy was from reddit
Holy shit this place is infested now.

is there a 'how not to be a coffee retard' basic page somewhere
don't want to keep watching youtube e-celeb or reading websites filled to the brim with adspace and meaningless drivel

The place near me only does free shipping for the price of 2 bags. It takes me 10 days to finish a 340g bag. How shit are whole beans 20 days after roasting if stored unopened in a dark cupboard at room temp?

>>15966046
Update, used the aeropress and was well-satisfied.

>>15967314
you can freeze 5 days after roast date, with no quality loss.

>>15967248
Yeah. Buy freshly roasted whole beans. You're probably going to want to buy a grinder for those beans, so get ready to spend ~150+. Hand grinders are based. After that, you're able to fuck with cold brew, french press, pourover, and moka. If you think you're going to be interested in espresso at all, don't shoot yourself in the foot, just spring for a nicer grinder up front unless you're planning on gifting the first one away when you're done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn9OuRl1F3k

>>15967314
Really not that bad. A little degassing for a week or so doesn't hurt.

>finally bit the bullet on a JX-pro
This is the part you all turn on it and tell me I fucked up.

>>15966786
its one thing to watch and laugh at retarded faggots, its another thing to actually be a retarded faggot

>>15967314
>20 days after roasting
some argue light roasted coffees can peak 2-4 weeks after roasting, if not longer. never tried it myself, so I have no fucking clue.

>>15964061
>>15964066
I got like 3 new ones for $5, a year ago. I still gotta gift the other 2

>>15967574
I've never read anything saying those suck.

>>15967625
I have tried this myself. Light roasts peak 1-5 days after roasting. After 5 days the flavor starts to poop out.

Any coffee subscriptions worth a shit with free shipping to Canada? Bottomless looks good with their smart scale gimmick but I don't think they ship here at all and Angel's Cup is expensive paid shipping so not worth it to use their heuristics gimmick.

>>15967780
https://enjoylunacoffee.com/fresh-is-best-not-always-we-come-bearing-good-news-we-can-all-relax-a-little/

https://www.lacabra.dk/blogs/news/we-should-be-resting-our-coffee

Personally, from what I can remember I’d agree with you, but I tend to buy freshly roasted and drink it all within a week or two. Can’t remember the last time I had a coffee that was a month old. Interesting to read though.

>>15968105
lmao
This is such bullshit. I think they're trying to train customers to accept old shit so they save some money on slower shipping rates, or they have poor batch logistics or something. My light roasts literally start to taste less and less vibrant and good after day 7. Watch it become the next thing all the gooberblogs and youtube dorks parrot.

>>15968127
For real. I generally don’t even touch my coffee after it’s a week old. It doesn’t taste BAD, per se, but all of the unique qualities like fruity sweetness have vanished.

>>15968303
No, it's not bad. It's just not as good. All of the delicate flavors of really unique, sweeter coffees start to fade. Like the fruitiness, the florals, the honeys. It's very noticeable for those coffees. Even if the science of it looks reasonable on the surface, it just isn't so. There's no reason why they shouldn't be trying to get coffee to customers in under a week after roasting.

>>15966360
Haven't worked with this, but have worked with slow-extraction cold drip. The really slow immersion brew gives it a gorgeous, thick texture. Haven't used nylon filters though so it may be different. Either way, so long as your grind size is fine it should be an insanely even, balanced extraction

>>15968439
Wait really? I have ONLY had bad results with coffees less than 5 days old. Ridiculously huge crema, full of gas, unbalanced. After they age a week or so I find them to be much easier to dial in. This is espresso though so dunno if you're brewing with something else. That's super interesting that you've found such a drop in complexity so quickly

>>15959252
>>15959541
I have an espresso machine at home but I bought a stainless steel moka pot to go camping with. Still beats the hell out of instant or percolator coffee but other than that I don't use it when the espresso machine is perfectly available.

>>15968489
What ratio do you go for? From what i've been reading it's around 10:1. Do you put a wet paper filter on top of the grounds to distribute water/reduce channeling? Cold bloom I suppose? Recommended flow rate is 1-1.5 drip/s, how many hours is ideal brew time? How fine grind are we talking? Most jap videos recommend a coarse grind but I wanna do this with specialty light roast so I imagine around pour over or finer.

>>15968439
>>15968498
There's a difference between slow coffee and espresso, you aren't squeezing the coffee with 9 bars of pressure so it's much harder to get proper extraction. I find pour over needs a day of rest and espresso at least 5 days.

For pourover imo it peaks within a week/ a week and a half after roasting, then it's still good for another week. After that it all starts to fade.

My filters never sit right in my v60. They always crease up or angle. I'm using both Hario V60 dripper and hario filters too.

The sizes match, so i'm not sure why.

>>15968498
>>15968616
Percolating a thought that espresso was invented to make old coffee taste better.

>>15966782
A replacement gasket is so cheap it's worth trying even if you think it won't work. Did you inspect the basket itself for pitting/cracking?

>>15961628
>>15961654
Full-cream cow milk all the way.

>>15961628
Heavy cream.
Also works wonder as your milk replacement for cereal.

I recently got into aeropress and found out that I can't do the non-inverted method without coffee dripping down into the cup while waiting for it to steep. Am I not sealing it right?

>>15969025
You have to put on the bottom filter cap then (before inverting) slowly push on plunger until the coffee water level is almost at the filter cap to reduce the water sloshing and splashing when you invert.

>>15969025
put a cup on top then flip

The difference between old coffee and fresh coffee is so great. My local roaster set up this covid prevention system where they don't let you inside so they pick the bags for you. The last time I went, they gave me a bag that was two weeks old and the coffee tasted bland. Got a batch that was freshly roasted the other day so today's cup was way better. I really should have asked for a different bag the first time but I didn't want to bother.

>>15969035
>>15969076
He said non-inverted

To make a seal you need to insert the plunger at and angle and then straighten it, such that a seal is made slightly lower than the top. Then you lift it slightly without breaking the seal to create a vacuum. That will stop water dripping out.

Some water will still get out before you make that seal, but it has negligble effect on the brew. It doesn't matter.

>>15959650
>glass French press and guaranteed cafestol health effects
Whats this? the oily french press coffee results in fucked up ldl or something. Nu here. (knew about aluminum, teflon, bpa tho)

>>15969768
Think he left after getting beat over the head by ncbi.

>>15967091
>having knowledge that he verified that that guy knew the other guy was from reddit
you might say the cancer is "amogus"

>>15967620
i'm gonna be completely honest with you: your post is really fucking sad

>>15970067
He wants to belong so bad. Bet he's white.

>>15958696
>in the clearance bin
they belong in the trash bin

>>15970067
>>15970145
bet you're both retarded faggots

>>15970067
>>15970145
Take your meds and have sex, retarded faggots.

>>15970162
>>15970178

Same lonely samefrog. Stay out of tea threads. They don't want you either.

>>15970203
>Same lonely samefrog

Just like I thought. Too predictable.

Fucking with retarded faggots on 4chan is pure sex.

>>15970210
We're blind to our blindness. We have very little idea of how little we know. We're not designed to know how little we know.

Keep swimming. You may just get through this life.

>>15970203
try again. multiple people here realize you're being retarded faggots. tea thread? yeah, sounds right up your alley, stay there instead

>>15970236
>t. retarded redditor
nice larp tho, FAGGOT

>>15970268
>tea thread? yeah, sounds right up your alley, stay there instead
I shit up that thread too. It's way too easy because they are all lonely sons of bitches, so they fell for any bait.

>>15970268
You're already committed to wasting your time. Literally two taps to hop off wifi and reset your (yous).

>>15970307
wow. don't you mean I have a phone and a pc so I can talk to myself for like, as much as I want? fucking with retarded faggots like you on 4chan is worth it tho. don't you get it?

Anyone have any recommendations for espresso machines in the $1.5-2k range? I've had my eye on the BZ10 for a bit so that's the top choice right now. It won't be an immediate purchase but I'd like to know as much as possible before I buy.

>>15970328
Shitposting on a monday. Assumed you were unemployed. peecee's aren't cheap these days, but you might have been able to budget out a stimmy chromebook.

>>15970362
>monday
kek. this is why you are one of those retarded faggots. stay here. fuck reddit

>>15970402
I envy you.

Need a new grinder to do my flair justice, what do ya'll suggest?
I'm currently leaning towards a Comadante C40 grinder, but I'm not sure yet.

>>15970926
c40 is outdated, by a lot, top of line timemore or 1zpresso (only by virtue of being in stock)

I need a grinder recommendation.

I have a Delonghi Dedica. I got an actual portafilter for it to replace the pressurized basket. The Dedica is capable of making acceptable espresso with the right grind, which I have confirmed with a cheap hand grinder. However, my Bodum Bistro is not capable of grinding fine enough. And there's no way in hell I am going to daily use, and especially dial it in, with how long the hand grinder takes.

Long winded back story out of the way, what cheaper electric burr grinder will grind fine enough for my $200 machine? Perhaps a Baratza Virtuoso+?

>>15970926
>>15971097

Kinu m47p. For both of you. Mine takes ~40 seconds for an 18g dose. You're not able to boil water quicker than that, so what the fuck does the time matter? You'll be sitting there waiting regardless.

maybe im late to the party but it seems like amazon is a shit place to buy decent coffee. All the brands I've enjoyed from there seem to get worse over time. What are some better sites to buy coffee from? I would buy from local places but they want like 30 bucks for a pound of coffee.

>>15957909
Man I wish I could drink coffee again
Love from the tea general ;_;

>>15971234
Drinktrade to figure out what you like, then order directly from the roaster.

>>15971234
learn how to roast, these (((roasters))) believe that a 20 minute procees is 3/4 of the value of coffee.

>>15971291

wheres a good place to buy raw beans then?

>>15971311
Happymug

>>15971311
greencoffeecoop. They've got two brazilians right now at ~$3/lb. I picked up 5 of each last distro. Bretty good.

>>15970338
lelit elizabeth or rancilio silvia pro
>>15970926
>>15971097
meme chinese flat burr reddit grinder
>>15971311
ethiopia

>>15971372
i'll be purchasing their roasted beans once my espresso machine comes in, i'll be burning through beans and they're priced affordably. do you know if their roasting is any good?

>>15971404
>meme chinese flat burr reddit grinder
still waiting on mine to get shipped. reviews have been great so far.

>>15971638
The general opinion here is that their roasts are good. I don't have enough experience to say if they're better than others, but I like them a lot. Right now I'm drinking their burundi single origin. I've got their java mokka blend in the freezer for when I finish the burundi

>looking at dual boiler Lelit Elizabeth PL92T
>boiler outputs are listed as 1200w brew+1000W
steam
So if the average North American service panel breaker is rated for ~1500w does that just mean those boilers can pull that in isolation? if you heat both it should be split around ~600W each with an internal limiter of somekind to prevent over drawing? Does the PID just rotate what element receives the full wattage at any given time and alternative between them?

>>15957909
Pic is failed attempted of a café au lat, cause there isn't supposed to be foam. The next day I made a more ""authentic"" version. French press coffee with french market meduim dark roast with chicory, 3 grams of sugar, and brewed with ceylon cinnamon. The foamed one had a stronger cocoa powder taste and maybe a smidge sweeter and silky. The true version had less pronounced cocoa powder notes, and was more bold, but rich and smooth. Can frothing heated milk with an electric wisk really change up the coffees flavor?

What brewing gear should I buy next (only have a French Press right now). I usually prefer to drink around 34g/500ml out of the press so something that can provide similar caffeination. Espresso is out of my range for now so gonna save for something good and skip manuals. Looking at filter focused stuff and have narrowed it down a bit:

>V60-02
Everyone seems to use it. Modestly priced filters.
Technique sounds finicky and might require practice (I am a beginner). Will have to get a goose neck too...

>Aeropress
Need to brew twice a day due to shit 250ml capacity but the filters are dirt cheap and apparently pretty easy to brew in technique wise. Everyone seems to use it and it looks like it is in some weird immersion/percolation middle ground that provides more concentrated coffee than the press and probably a more different taste profile than the V60? Not sure if I wanna deal with twice the potential work for more xenoestrogens though.

>>15972560
V60 or Kalita Wave

>>15972560
Origami or hario switch.

>>15972604
Gonna get the V60-02. Fuck it.
Should I get glass, porcelain, or just stop being a pussy about the plastic?
Also a cheap variable temp gooseneck looks to be Bonavita BV382510V which has okay reviews but looks to be chang shit with a modest failure rate. Also looking at the COSORI CO108-NK that only does 195f or 205f but doesn't seem plagued with failures. If anyone has any other recommendations under $80~100 let me know.

>*Gets into your grinder*
>"Heh heh, nothin' personnel kid"

>>15972971
Don't get plastic, that stuff about microplastics leaching into your food and drink is real

Any good tps on what do do with a french press?

Got one from my family, been using the dry stuff and got some decent coffee beans,

How long do you have them in the press, it gets a bitter taste for me while lacking alot of the smell of the beans. I dont finely grind, usually go a bit courser.

>>15974040
Yeah throw it in the trash and get a v60

>>15974040
inmersion is more forgiving about time take your pick between 2 to 8 minutes but try to use the same time always.
now about bitterness either your grind is too fine for your brew time or you are getting too many superfines on account of your grinder being shit.

>>15974040
I would measure the amount of coffee I put in, and then time the brew. Thinking about putting up a tutorial on youtube.

>>15974340
It's up
https://youtu.be/st571DYYTR8

>>15974367
Guy ripped off my concept.

How do you guys find beans you like? I still dont know what flavor profile i prefer. I bought a floral profile one once but i prefer cream and sugar and it came out kind of bland and unappealing. The only coffee ive ever enjoyed without cream was some turkish espresso.

>>15972454
based and in my experience it does change the flavour.

Do you like Mexican coffee?

>>15957909
Today I had a Starbucks blonde roast espresso with milk and Nesquik strawberry syrup mixed in

>>15971125
Possible to buy for non-Jew prices in the US? They all get bought immediately and flipped and I might as well get a nice electric for low 400s if I’m already ponying up $325 for a fucking hand grinder.

>>15975604
read this>>15971069

and no there are no nice electrics near 400 for espresso, on most cases you get shit burrs with a really loud engine.

>>15957909
Made a café au lat again. This time with cardamon and rose water; though I needs less cardamon. I should try making the same thing, but not heating the milk to see if it changes anything.
>>15974789
Maybe cause more of the milk fat isn't mixed in with the coffee?
>>15974925
Sounds good. I'd try it.
>>15975574
>Nestle product
Haram.

>>15975762
Yeah I'd say so. Based haram chad.

>>15975604
Just preorder one and wait. Don't think you have to put money down.

https://www.kinugrinders.com/index.php?page=m_home_page.public.home_page&Block=HOME&Language=none#

>>15975636
So should I just get like a 1zpresso JE plus or something? I’m only gonna use it for espresso. Or get on the waitlist for the Kinu like the other anon said?

Does seasoning a new grinder even do anything? my Jx-pro just came today and the roaster sent a pack of green beans to use on it by the looks of it. Says it's drinkable but they don't want you to expect much... do I drink it for shits and giggles? Also zero fucking videos on how to properly use the adjustments.
Say I wanna set it for 42 (french press). Zero would be turning it all the way clockwise until I can't anymore. Then turning it counter-clock wise 4 full revolutions + 2 more clicks counter-clock wise again?

>>15976310
>green beans
you would need to roast them first. don't try to grind green coffee, it's too hard.

>>15965053
Here's my advice as someone who drinks lots of coffee but isn't extremely into the 'artistry' of it.
Get a decent grinder (don't go crazy), and for learning about coffee/trying different types, just get any fucking pour over set up. I have a ~$18 Bodum and it serves me well enough. I was shocked to find how much of a difference could be made just by taking my time pouring the water. I used to just flood the grounds, then I learned about 'blooming' and shit. I don't get crazy with it, I just give a gentle circular pour, let it drip till the grounds settle. Then another, and then for the third use up the rest of the water. It even makes a significant difference with the cheapest of coffees. Maybe I'm placeboing myself hard, but even Maxwell House tastes mellower and smoother when I do it like described above vs put through a Mr Coffee or whatever.

>>15976307
or the timemore chestnut x, don't get on waitlists those are full of scalpers.

>>15976858
>don't get on waitlists those are full of scalpers.

Yes, getting on a no deposit waitlist from the us warehouse is going to jack up the price. What other dumb ideas have you had lately?

>>15977132
>is going to jack up the price.
didn't type that, you retard. but you wont be getting espresso grounds anytime soon.

>>15977167
Define scalper.

Does coffee really make men more feminine and/or gay? I heard it raises cortisol so that can’t be good.

>>15977198
yes. you'd better stay away

>>15977198
Thats why we have weighted blankets. Reduces autism AND cortisol.

>>15966105
Multiple times daily using the inverted method. I like the v60 and chemex, but I don't have the right kind of kettle for it, and I really can't justify the cost when I still have a perfectly fine way to make good coffee.

The aeropress does travel pretty well and seems nigh indestructible, so I like to take it camping.

>v60 coming in mail
>try out new Jx-pro grey dot at ~3.8 for french press I had laying around, 30s huge bloom + 3m30s steep, no agitation
>La Bendicion by Luz Audeli Villatoro
>like drinking fucking hot chocolate with hazelnut creamer even when black
>took me and my families entire families coffee v-card in 1 cup
I think they smuggled drugs or something in those beans.
>+updoot
Jx-pro getting beans stuck between the adjustment knob and the part where you put the handle into the shaft is FUCKING OBNOXIOUS though. They're nailed in there and need a good pry. Also already seems to have uncalibrated as it's tightest setting is now 9 instead of 0. I grind around 35g of beans which maxes out the hopper, should I avoid filling up to the adjustment dial?

Also, starting setting for V60 should be around 3.4 to start and dialing down to around 2.8 when it comes?

>>15975762
Still cutting down on the biscuits?

>>15961628
Coconut milk

>>15977198
No, it just so happens that the coffee industry is infested with soy boys and champagne socialists. Just find yourself a coffee shop with an autistic barista who is in their 30's or touching 30.

>>15957909
Is light roast shit?
I just got an Oxo conical burr grinder given to me. Ice always just used a blender for grinding. I googled coffee weights and it said 50 grams per 700ml water. I ground it at medium course and it was way too strong.

>>15961132
Is 30 seconds the ideal extraction time for espresso?
Interesting

for me its cloth, the ideal coffee filter material

>>15974925
I’ve got a bag of coffee from Chiapas from a local roaster right now. It tastes like peanut butter (good)

>>15979162
around 15 g per serving

based or cringe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6VlT_jUVPc

>>15979625
>leave the Aeropress to me

>>15979625
idk about based, but he's definitely not cringe. He presents relevant information in a professional manner without being some zany zoomer fodder or a paid shill.

>>15979813
>>15979625
>>15979782
>disregards inversion
>disregards filter rinsing
>disregards hissing
yea, im thinking based

>>15979625
he didn't check if the filter can be used 100 times so cringe and gay

>>15979625
I'd say autism, but the good kind of autism.

>>15979162
no you’re just retarded

>>15979625
basado

>>15979625
mboy is gonna get cancelled over this.

Very close to pulling the trigger on a rocket appartamento, anyone have any experience with the thing? I've seen a few similarly priced machines with PIDs and other features, but I've also read mixed things on the effectiveness of PIDs in heat exchange machines.

>>15980198
How much espresso do you drink in a day?

>>15980231
30

>>15980231
2-3 doubles a day, with a few milk drinks every so often. Other machine I had my eye on was the Profitec 500 but that’s out of stock at the moment at my preferred retailer.

>>15979178
It depends. I wouldn't recommend it as a set recipe for every coffee you use for espresso, but it's not a bad starting point for doing your volumetrics.
>>15979625
>"Aeropress is shit"
>Hoffmeme does a video about it
>"AKSHULLIY"
>>15979824
The manufacturer does say that the filters don't need to be rinsed, but then again, they do say that it can make espresso, so take that for what you will
>>15980290
Grams?
>>15980300
You brewing those at home? What's your weight and yields like?

>>15980357
At home, currently have a Gaggia Classic with bottomless portafilter so my usual dose is 20g at 1:2 coffee/liquid yield.

>>15976858
Fuck it I’m nigga rich from DOGE, what’s a reasonably priced electric that can do espresso?

>>15980357
30 double shots

>>15980198
Haven't used it but seems like bad value for the money and outdated. You can get a dual boiler with pid for the price.

>>15980428
>rich from DOGE
lol what happened to doge day?

>>15980428
DF64/Solo

>>15980477
didnt a few posters here order this already?
to the DF64 bros- what are you thoughts on it, how has it been holding up? any problems with pour over, going back and forth, static, etc?

>>15980464
Well I turned $60 into $6,800 so every day is doge day.
>>15980477
Thanks I’ll look into it.

>>15979824
Shows whiteknuckling it to 140psi doesn't do shit but spray coffee on your counter.

>>15980621
>$6,800
>Rich

My fucking sides.

>>15980511
I like it. Switching between espresso and pour over is easy. The grind 'reference' is a coffee bean - easy enough to see, and you can mark it with white chalk if need be. People have made a 3D-printed marker so it's easier to see what number you're on. I can't speak about burr allignment - the 0 on mine is off, but the coffee tastes very good so I'm not bothered. You will get excess fines on the counter when using the bellows - especially on a coarse setting. It's annoying but not a dealbreaker for me. Generally speaking, bean input matches ground output. I've had no issues with popcorning. Very happy with it overall.

>>15980686
how do you feel about taste so far for espresso and pour over? tried grinding any super light roast or super dark roast?

>>15979162
>Ice always just used a blender for grinding
Is this bait?

>>15980925
Lol no. It was my roommate who made coffee every morning and he just used his bullet blender. it's not too different from other cheap blade grinders I've used in the past

>>15980933
Your idea of "way too strong" is likely the strength it's supposed to be. If you were using a blender to grind coffee, you were almost certainly grinding all your beans waaaaaaay too coarse, which would make your coffee thin and weak, but you didn't realize this and thought that was normal strength

>>15980775
Good for both for me with the stainless steel burrs - no interest for the SSP burrs. Dark roast comes out quite nice for espresso. I'll try to order a light roast for filter in the next week or so.

>>15981015
please keep the threads updated with your thoughts regarding the grinder- I've got one on order and it's not gonna get to me for awhile. I'm using the stock burrs too, good to hear they hold up just fine.

>>15981123
I've had it for a month so far (coming from a Niche). I need to focus on filter coffee more. Light roast for the hell of it, as I've only had medium/dark to date.

>>15981174
I mostly drink light roasts, all for pour over. when my espresso machine gets here I'll most likely start drinking medium for the espresso, but will still want to use the DF64 for light roasts on pour over and also try my best to experiment with light roast on espresso (apparently its very difficult to pull a great shot with light roast).

>>15980655
>1000+% return
your jealousy is showing, darling

>>15979625
>disregards every meme method to brew, calls them bullshit
>makes straight forwards recipe, just put coffee, brew and adjust to taste

based

>>15981242
>Jealousy
>6800

Gotta keep a steady dollar just to pacify the splurges. Buy a decent too. It'll look great in the studio apt.

>>15981382
So stoned I didn't even post the right picture lel.

Slurp.

>>15981382
>>15981388
i am actually laughing that you're this insecure
please post more

>>15981460
If I was insecure I'd have posted one of my 700k gain days, not ~100x6800 loss porn.

>>15961538
Take a 1Zpresso JX (or JX Pro or K Pro if you make expresso), ships worldwide and it's fast. Got mine in less than a week.

>>15980655
There was a qualifier on the “rich” part homie, go reread

>>15965053
From the comfy CAFICT channel on YouTube (love you Mariko)

>>15966105
I stopped using it when I got my Steepshot.
My usual coffee is made from steepshot or French press, depends on what I want and if on the go which one I want to bring. Both taste great, steepshot requires really hot water though I use 95°C so it needs a bit more time, I usually use 90°C for French press which gives a better taste I find. French press allows me to brew more as well so there's that. Same grind for both, 1:12 for FP 1:14 for steepshot. Trying new beans with hazelnut and cocoa notes.

>>15967574
You did good, it's a great device.

>>15975762
Looks nice, it's great to see your posts. It's written "café au lait" BTW (you missed the 'i').
How is it with rose water? I've used rhum, liquor and hazelnut sirup before but this seems a bit unusual. Also interesting about cardamom, I'm more used to seeing cinnamon used around here so it's good to see people using other spices.

>>15981388
Based r/altstreetbets Chad

just boiled the ol’ coffee sock

Help me out.
I want to upgrade my grinder. I live in the US. I mainly use moka; intend to start experimenting with pour-over.
My previous grinder is an Encore, and I wanted to consider bumping up just a bit to something between $200-$300 dollars. Problem is, I got no idea.
I was interested in the Fellow Ode, but reviews gave me the impression that it cannot go fine enough to brew moka (being that some reviews wished it could go finer in regards to light roast pour-over; I figure moka is out of the question).

So, I'm stumped. I'm gonna keep looking, hope I get some ideas here.

>>15982635
Kinu m47P, 1zpresso jx pro, or timemore chestnut x.

>>15982656
Can I upgrade from an electric to an electric? Is there really nothing to gain in electric grinders with a $150 price increase?

>>15982671
> Is there really nothing to gain in electric grinders with a $150 price increase?
nope, and most of the price pays for the engine and all cheap electrics can really do one grind well anyways, only reasons to get electric are you lack one arm or you really need to grind for more than 2 doses at a time and can't be assed to reload the grinder with beans.

>>15982671
>>15982671
+150 on an electric will net you the same motor, likely the same burrs, and a fancier housing. Manuals are all going to be the same. A cylinder of some sort and the best burrs they can afford at the price point. Not a whole lot of spots chrome colored plastic can go.

>>15982780
>>15982719
Yeah I see that sentiment all over ctg, but I don't see it out in the world.
Is something like the Baratza Sette 30 or Sette 270 really a total non-improvement over the lowly Encore in terms of burrs and grind quality? Most comparisons and reviews proclaim a big difference between these; mostly being the line between entry coffee and entry espresso.

Again, I'm not specifically looking to get into home espresso, but that reference seems to set the example of a sizeable quality difference.

>>15982861
>Most comparisons and reviews proclaim
those are not honest, we live in the era of the well groomed used car salesman

>>15982861
>Most comparisons and reviews proclaim a big difference between these

Most reviews and comparisons are sponsored links trying to drive affiliate sales to high volume products. I've got a kinu m47p(now perpetually out of stock) and the only upgrades I'm considering are $1000 and $3500. Amazon has jx pros in shipping soon now at $169. Take the risk. You can always flip it quick if you don't like it.

https://www.amazon.com/1Zpresso-Grinder-Capacity-Assembly-Stainless/dp/B07YNDX5HW

Grinded a few types of sampler beans so far (Colombian medium roast 1560m, Ethiopian 1950m light? roast, and Guatemalan medium roast from 1950m) in the new Jx-pro and it keeps binding/catching especially on the latter 2. The Ethiopian specifically felt like grinding pebbles and would catch every other rotation with some good resistance the entire time. Is this because they were grown at 1950m and are denser beans, am I just a weak bitch, or is it a grinder problem? It was at 3.8 so I'm not even doing espresso grind.

Only put around 1lb of beans though it so far and only at that grind level. First time brewing an Ethiopian too and while it smelled spicy/herby it brewed to taste vegetal, a bit of a bitter after taste (not horrible), with some earthen flavors. No hints of any of this berry shit the region is apparently known for. I did a 4m steep in a french press as I didn't look at the roast (I was on auto pilot)... pretty sure it was just under extracted but IDK and don't have any more to try.

There are people who would rather buy a new white eagle/black eagle instead of one of these second hand, and throw the €4,000/€5,000 savings into a water filtration system.
>But muh cleaning
>Muh competition bar
>Muh insulated steam wand
I'm sorry you're lacking in wrinclea on your brain to discern that hot metal make fingers go ouchie. Enjoy your yogurt teir espresso.

>>15968603
Yeah that's exactly what I'm talking about. 10-1 ratio. Paper filter on top of the grounds, metal filter at the bottom. Cold bloom. And I've been brewing at 8hrs which is 3-4 drip/s but I've heard apparently 4hrs is a lit better. And yeah I've been doing reasonably fine grounds. somewhere between pour over and mokapot

>>15968616
>>15968828
Oh cool. Didn't know that about espresso. That makes a lotta sense

>>15983456
Does it? A whole culture built around a coffee preparation method that requires older, less flavorful coffee to ironically complete a better, more flavorful extraction under high pressure? It sounds made up. Nothing is real. Coffee is an illusion.

anyone else watch MorganDrinksCoffee? she's so cute it makes me wants to kill myself

>>15984103
cereal milk girl?

>>15984103
that zoomer classless trustfund baby NYC broad? never heard of her

Going to the coffee importers later today. They got a bunch of beans from around the globe in all kinds of light medium or dark roast.
I've been using exclusively dark roast recently and I'm curious about switching over to a light roast for when I make moka pot or Phin coffee, as I feel those two methods sometimes overextract the bitterness from the dark roasts. What do you guys recommend? What roasts do you use?

>>15957909
What if you made cold brew, then boiled it and used it to make a pour over like that?

>>15984114
yeah
>>15984120
i dont think so but it would not make a difference to me

>>15984129
I've only seen the videos posted here. I don't follow people on youtube or whatever. She seems very enthusiastic about coffee shit.

>buy second hand Flair Classic
>receive it, see it's not bottomless
>confused and look up changes of the classic
>model changed in November 2017
>all part available won't fit on mine
>was sold with pressurised basket in older models

FUCK SAKE

>>15961628
Heavy cream although half and half is decent for a cappuccino

>>15983454
Thanks for the reply, took some aeropress filters from a friend and excited to try this when the temperatures get warmer.

>>15984143
KWAB

>>15984123
word to the wise, a bean changes its volume a lot by roast level. so in a moka pot you should expect to up your dose of coffee by about 15% if you go from 2nd crack beans to 1st crack beans, in regular percolation like the phin you can expect shorter brew times from the same dose at the same grind level.
also grinding lighter beans requires more effort, to add to the stale beans espresso conspiracy theory i bet they use darker roasts to extend the life of "profesional" grade burrs.

>>15984334
I always struggle to get my Phin right. A lot of times I get early dripping in the first minute but the brew time still finishes at about 5~ minutes and it tastes bretty good.
The one time I added extra coffee to the ratio to enhance brew time it dripped at about 2 minutes and finished brewing in about 6 but the coffee was so strong and overextracted I had to water it down.

I've never had espresso that isn't mixed with sugar/milk/etc

Does espresso have strong flavor notes that you can taste with other methods like a good pour over?

>>15984143
>bought a second hand flair
>pick it up, guy walks me through how to use it
>came with an extra brew chamber and pressure gauge
>2 bottomless portafilter baskets

sorry for your shitty experience but your really should do your research/ask for pictures before you buy things. Might be possible to make adapters that you need if you have access to a machine shop

Normally just make a batch of black coffee in the morning using an old shitty drip coffee maker but my roommate told me to by my own after I made a mess.
Whats the best tool to make non-pretentious coffee for under $70 using coffe grounds i buy on amazon?

>>15959541

I forget

>>15985023
304 stainless steel french press or vietnamese phin

>>15984899
Feels bad man.
Saw they have a retrofit part, but only in kangaroo land. Shipping is almost a flair on it's own.
Guess I will jew someone mine and get a proper one.
>>15985023
Plastic V60?

>>15985023
Are you making a single cup for yourself now or are you still batch brewing?
If batch, get a nice french press it'll only run you like $30-50 depending on brand.
If single cup, use a phin like me and be super cool. A good phin is only like $10 and makes a really solid single cup of coffee. Best part is that it's all stainless so you don't have to buy any filters or disposable bullshit for it.
You could also go the aeropress route as I hear rave reviews but I personally have zero experience with it.

>>15985418
Won't tons of grounds make it through the phin holes?

>>15985767
No. The phin cylinder is one set of holes set atop the platter which is another set of holes, then you drop the insert. The coffee grinds sit snug at the base of the phin and you bloom them with some hot water before pouring it all in. Once the grinds are wet and hot they expand and become like a sediment at the base of the filter, acting as yet another layer to prevent loose grinds from getting through. I can guarantee you'll have no grinds in your cup if you're doing it right.

>>15984143
Its not a pressurized basket, its just spouted. Dremel off the spout.

>>15984899
Alternatively flip it again, and buy my bottomless signature+pressure gauge when my 58 arrives. I'll toss in an lb of fresh roasted coof.

I moved from using disposable kcups to getting a reusable pod and bags of ground coffee, simple because it seems like it would be cheaper in the long run. I find myself wondering about other, possibly better ways to make coffee. Is there another easy quick method to make a single cup in the morning, or is this good enough?

>>15986371
French press, or better pour-over automated machine

>>15986371
Baratza encore and a french press. Yes, it's worth the $200 buy in for freshly ground third wave beans that are probably cheaper than Kcraps. You can also move onto v60 at some point for a low additional investment.

>>15986371
aeropress

>>15986371
cheaper over time would be green beans (you roast them in a skilet, oven, radiator grill, whatever) + 60 usd chinesse stainless steel burr with 2 ball bearings handgrinder.

as far as brewing vietnamese phin are cheap and the easiest method to clean, that does not brew on plastic.

>>15986456
Aeropress seems good in that it's cheap enough that I can just get it to see if I like it. One question though, why do the instructions say to add more water after using it to make a bigger cup, rather than just having more water in the press in the first place?

>>15986546
The directions are obtuse. The inventor has used the product as a platform to stake his claims against the wider coffee community, insisting that using low temp water and brewing with little water and diluting after are superior.
He's crazy. Find a better technique online.

>>15986616
and there is no way that is just some marketing to keep that shitty product alive.

Is there a general rule of thumb when it comes to standard roasts/flavor profiles per origin? I feel like I don't necessarily understand that part of coffee yet, and I haven't really started trying single-origin coffees yet. I understand that all coffee can essentially be roasted in any way, but are Sumatrans, say, usually dark roasted (and so on)?

>>15987226
I have nothing useful to add except across over 60+ different coffees I've found etheopian coffees are baller as fuck

>>15965940
what flair do you use

>>15969018
>Americans

>>15961812
>>15961781
inverted cucks thought they were so woke

>>15987420
Classic with a bottomless brew head and a pressure gauge works beautifully, I'll post a video soon once I get better with the camera

>>15986723
this, but unironically

>>15978381
Yes and no. I did have a biscotti with it off camera.
>>15981608
That hazelnut rum sounds good. The rosewater and cardamon was from another anon on here mentioning. It's good but different. Good spring drink. Smoother with vanilla extract cream and sugar. I have been putting in ceylon cinnamon too.

>>15987226
There are charts and infographs out there for general flavor profiles of different growing regions.

>>15985767
>>15985819
All coffee has some amount of insoluble material in it. Metal filters will let more through than paper filters. This will just give it a richer, fuller texture though. It will still be very pleasant to drink if done correctly.

>>15986546
I brew inverted and add enough water to almost fill it. I still have to add water in the end because it doesn't contain a full 8oz

>>15980198
protec 300 is the same price and better in literally every way

>>15985023
Coffee Dripper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sw6jCLKrSi0

Poorfag here, I need hand grinder while I'm at work. Should I go with Xeoleo or Timemore C2? Brewing mostly in shitty dripper and aeropress.

>>15981225
Light roast filter beans arrive next week. Well, I assume it's a light roast. Pic is fluffy DF64 grinds.

I dumped my espresso in a tonic with ice.
It's fucking disgusting.

>>15990045
>all those boulders
oh no no no no. we got too cocky redditbros

Had a thin slice of butter with my coffee. Tasted interesting I guess

>>15990927

Kek. This is why you wait for the niche instead of getting chonked.

>>15990927
wdt sorts it.
>>15991167
I had a Niche and it was worse in that respect.

Looking for inexpensive but good espresso maker, I’d the flair espresso my best bet?