/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>17352190
Is OP pic related a medium roast? kek

>>17352198
It's actually a light roast

>>17352190
>QOTT
top floor of foyles bookstore where they had a cafe/ eating area, i distinctly remeber having a cappuchino that made me fall in love with coffee for the first time, I would attach the photo i took of the place but theres a 4mb limit

>>17352190
>What was the best cup of coffee you've ever had and where did you have it?
2020 CoE Ethiopian Lot #16 at parisi overland park. Second best would have to be kirklands columbian supremo.

>>17352228
>I would attach the photo i took of the place but theres a 4mb limit
just compress it dude lol

you guys seen this new alien?

The store is called Aldi. There isn't an S on the end of it.

>>17352251
nah

>>17352190
One time I made a really good cup of coffee. I made it in my house.

>>17352262
Aldi Sud.

>>17352282
So you admit that it's called Aldi?

>>17352291
Aldi Nord owns Trader Joe. Aldi Sud owns US Aldi(s). You are a sperg. Aldi, Aldi, Aldi, and Trader Joe are all Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Compagnie yet have both common and distinct brands.

>>17352316
That's a lot of words to say "I was wrong and it actually is called Aldi and not Aldis, I will now kneel and lick your boots master"

Ran out of coffee. No car, too old to cycle to get more coffee

>>17352190
Coffee warehouse with attached cafe called BELLA. Had all coffee on a tray with a glass of water and a tiny cookie as part of the order. Even did a coffee course there.
Still there but new management and name-change but not as good anymore.

>>17352349
Too cold*

why are you not bowing before the undisputed king of coffees, /ctg/?

>>17352333
>I got this breakfast blend at Aldi

>Which fucking one?

>Oh United States Aldi Sud of course. What did you think I was talking about? Hofer Slovenia?

>>17352190
Coffee warehouse with attached cafe called BELLA. Had all coffee on a tray with a glass of water and a tiny cookie as part of the order. Even did a coffee course there.
Still there but new management and name-change but not as good anymore.

>>17352363
Holy fuck you're actually autistic kek

>>17352369
Looks like the fucking store is called Aldi US huh? I think I'll call it aldis. No possessive because I'm not a moron who doesn't understand syntax.

>>17352391
So you admit that it's called Aldi? But you insist on still calling it Aldis still after you have destroyed your own argument multiple times? kek

>>17352438
>Argument
I'm riling up a faggot who's upset over how grocery stores are referred to on 4chan.

>>17352444
>Joke's on him, I was merely pretending to be retarded!

>>17352451
>pretending to be retarded
>Nooooo you haaaaaaaaave to call it Aldi otherwise its not riiiiiiiiiiiight
The next time I post cumyourself coldbrew its going to include Aldi's Breakfast Blend(the one with the rooster on it)

Hey guys what do you think of this coffee that I got from aldin? (That's Aldi Nord, for the uninitiated newfriends)

The funniest thing is I don't shop at Aldi's, much less buy Aldi's Brand Preground Breakfast Blend(the one with the rooster on it).

>Enter aldis
>Go to coffee aisle
>Can't find the Aldi's Breakfast Blend (the one with the rooster on it)
>Ask the cashier where I can find the Aldi's Breakfast Blend (the one with the rooster on it)
>She stares at me for a second
>She starts babbling in some unintelligible runic language
>Sprint out of the store as quickly as my xenoestrogen-addled muscles can carry me
>mfw I accidentally went to aldin

I'll make some cold brew...then reheat it

>>17352685
>So-good-you'll-shit-yourself inverted aeropress cold bloom, hot brew
>With cream of coconut and evaporated milk

>>17352685
Make it concentrated and add hot water instead.

>>17352514

>>17352228
Download Lit Photo. It just werks.

>>17352361
That stuff is only good as a Cubano with the espuma sugar. Otherwise it tastes like charcoal.

>>17352254
looks like fur or hair around the eye of a small animal.

>>17352391
>I think I'll call it
right so you admit that it is called aldi but you want to call it aldis, if you want to say aldi sud thats fine but aldis isn't a place.

>>17353197
I think it says on the back of the bottle exactly how much a standard pump puts out when you have their standard pump attached

>>17352190
>QOTT
my best cup of coffee was probably my first cup of coffee
i think i was like a freshman and i had it when the coffee was accidentally added where the hot chocolate should be
and just like that, i fell in love with coffee ever since

>>17353139
Aldi's.

>>17353476
aldis nuts

>>17352685
>cold brew
>REheat

Anon...

Anyone tried MickeyDee's breakfast blend?

Pic related

Did anyone tried the more extra Ninety Plus coffees here? I dialed in my OE Apex and water chemistry for cupping but still unsure about dropping 260$ on 10g (0,35oz) coffee.

>>17352190
Cheers

Anyone have coffee soda?

>>17354427
What's it taste like?

>>17354402
I know you didn't take this shot but it's fucking awful, at least take a slower shot and composite the rest of the top in.

>>17354461
Coffee

Ran out of beans, going to the store what should I get? Whole bean answers only

>>17354461

the 1950's

>>17354823
Go to your local roaster instead.

>>17352190
this morning. instant light roast with nestle quick cold.

>>17354823
Peet's Major Dick In Son Blend

Anything better than a nice aldispress in the morning?

just once I'd like to see a /ctg/ thread without all the the typical vitrified autism and weaponry

>>17352361
my mother drinks this everyday
i had two cups today, it always makes me so sick.

>>17355645
I posted a perfect coffee, tea kettle, and aldis joke and that retard lost his mind. Don't let it distract you from that other idiot never posting his melodrip recipe.

>>17355708
>aldis joke

better not tell him about Carl's Jr.

>>17355718
Does Macca's still serve coffee in aussieland?

>>17355645
>/ctg/ thread without autism

>>17355811
yes? why would they not? its total shit but they serve it and morons buy it who think coffee = boiling hot black bitter burnt liquid that has caffeine.

>>17352190
I think a french press. not sure.

local beans are the best, usually

>>17355878
It's called mcdolands reeeeeee

>>17355962
It's actually mcdonaldsa because it's McDonald's AUS

>>17356265
It's actually maccas since a bunch of penal colony transplants collectively decided against literacy.
https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/mcdonalds-becomes-maccas/
I better not hear anyone call it Golden Arches, McDicks, Mekkes, Mak Kee, McDo, McDona's, Makku, Mec, or McD's. I swear to god I'll fucking lose it. Norway really thinks they can get away with colloquially calling it Mækkern.

>>17356327
>Americans are so dumb that they have to call Aldi "aldis" to not get confused
>Australians are so dumb that they have to call McDonald's "maccas" to not get confused
Fascinating

>>17356382
Noone is confused when they hear Target called Targé retard. Only the highly spergtistic get fixated on proper names. Something about already trying to navigate an unfamiliar world throws you people off. Make a nice cuppa cold brew and relax. Preferably with Adli's Brand Breakfast Blend The One With The Rooster On It®

>>17356446
>a nice cuppa cold brew
I've got a great recipe for coldbrew I could share if you needed one

>>17352190
Mental hospital coffee when I really really wanted a coffee. I genuinely like cheap coffees that most of you guys would hate.

>>17352361
It's black, bitter, and $3. That's what some of us want.

>>17356501
>Cafe Du Monde

Based

I just broke my favourite coffee mug which I got from my mom :(
Since I'm looking for a new home mug anyway, what's /ctg/ recommend for a travel mug/tumbler? My current metal tumbler has a flip lid so it's not secure enough to just throw in my bag.

>>17356537
I have not had good success finding a nice tumbler over the years. I am thinking about trying one of those Fellow ones but they are kind of expensive and I won't use it very often. I have a Zojirushi and it keeps things extremely hot for an extremely long time but it's useless because it impregnates everything with the scent of silicone.

Is there any reason to use an Aeropress over a v60?
I have both available.

>>17356558
I can replace one of my daily estrogen injections with a cuppa 'press brew

>>17356558
If you don't have parkinson's or stubs for hands, probably not.
>>17356501
Gotem. Slayernon is smiling somewhere.

>>17356501
fuq u

>>17356576
smiling’s probably not the right description

I just got a timemore chestnut, it's a massive improvement over my hario grinder

Cloth filters

>>17355645
>vitrified

>>17357035
I'm not seeing how autism is turned to glass, either.

Do you like moka pots?

>>17352190
Can't have caffeine anymore due to heart issues. My favorite roast is extra dark, but I can tolerate medium just barely. Need a good half-caff brand that doesn't rape my wallet.

>>17358021
*as MUCH caffeine anymore
though my doctor would suggest otherwise but idgaf

>>17358021
>favorite is extra dark
literally anything will do, dark roasts are dark roasts

>>17356611
Are you the anon that does project managment with the coffee bar work bench?

>>17357916
i love moka pots but i fucking hate myself for being a stupid bitch who always fucks my fucking brew. 3 days in a row i fucked my brew. the coffee is good so even when i fuck up its still drinkable but still.

you think a moka pot is easy like oh just add water add grounds screw together put on heat and then wait. im an idiot and i dont measure anything so every morning is just throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks.

i think i have gotten worse results after following hoffmemes video. i should just get a bripe and be done with it...

>>17357916
I can never get anything good outt of mine and it's way more effort than pour over

Fuck James Hoffman

>drink 2-3 cups of double shot espresso, once in the morning, once at lunch time and once at 5 pm
>drink a cup of black strong tea at 8-9pm
>feel tired at 10 pm every single day
>fall asleep within 10 minutes without fail at around 11-12
Anyone else like this?
I also sometimes have a nap after having my lunch espresso
Not sure if there's something wrong with my brain cause I'm reading online threads with people saying having caffeine at 1 pm destroys their sleeping pattern

>>17359076
yeh, caffeine does jack shit to me, it has helped with my bowels but thats about it. i had a double shot last night and fell asleep 30 mins later.

>>17359076
Caffeine does absolutely nothing to affect my sleep. I drink 500 milliliters to a liter of filter coffee and tea throughout the day and never have trouble sleeping.

>>17359123
>>17359174
Do you get headaches if you don't have any caffeine by any chance?

AEROPRESS GANG
>>17352704
Based
>>17356558
Yeah

>>17359176
I'm >>17359174, some days I don't have any caffeine and I don't get headaches

>>17359176
no. mind you i have only started drinking coffee like 3 weeks ago but i have a double shot in the morning and thats it but the caffeine has no affect on me, i just do it as a hobby.

>>17358673
What coffee you trying to brew? How fine is it? What roast?

>Lots of cream lots of sugar

>>17359386
idk. i have a bag of ethiopian/brazilian light roast grounds that i like, on the website you can choose stove top so thats what i did and then i fill the basket and level it off, and i fill the bottom with hot water and then i turn on the gas stove to medium low and when it starts coming out i turn to low and then turn off when it reaches the bottom of the spout bit.

and then i pour it into my cup so it stops heating up and i work on my milk, i do like a half teaspoon of sugar in the milk and a few teaspoons of coffee into the milk and then i put it in the microwave for 30 seconds, take it out and start to froth with one of those little hand spinny frother things. and then when i got a good foam i put it back in for 20 seconds take out and finish the foam and then pour it into the coffee.

i should have a grinder but i have very sensitive ears and the sound gives me pain and also i just started out and i figure if i cant even get consistent results with pre ground how is a grinder going to help. i also live in a shoebox apartment so not really any room for even a small grinder.\

this is the coffee that i bought that i like, like even when i totally fuck it up this ground still tastes great.
https://www.padrecoffee.com.au/collections/all-filter/products/hey-buddy-filter-blend?variant=34741381824677

i should probably get a pour over setup. but i am enjoying the process of learning to use the moka pot like even when i fuck up it inspires me to get better the next morning.

>>17359418
do not get a pour over set-up lmao

>>17359423
oh, why? and what do you think of the rest of what i said, and before you ask yes i am autistic(i dont like to announce it but i feel like people always ask if i am autistic every time i type more than like 10 words)

>>17359441
pour over is much more sensitive to small changes and requires more technique than moka pot/french press/etc so if you're fucking up moka coffee everyday, you should not buy a v60 or the like.

get a scale and measure your water. when you start getting consistent results with your moka pot you can graduate to a timemore c2 or something similar.

>>17352190
maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon

>>17359466
does it have to be digital scales or can it be normal kitchen scales.

>>17359418
So a few things:
My jimmies are rustled that the roaster list all the growing and process information, but not the fucking roast level.

Do the beans have a silver/white line also called chafe down the middle? In my experience any beans that light don't fair well in a moka pot. It needs to be at least cinnamon roast minimum or very low acidity. I think Hoffman went over a smidge that extracting light roast beans in a moka is more difficult. Also the website doesn't list the moka pot as a perfered method and lists "soft brew" methods.

How exactly is your coffee coming out wrong? Also I'd suggest a french press over a pour-over. They are great for light roasts and hard to fuck up. You don't need an expensive one either. I use the cheap IKEA small glass one with no issues and a cheap AWS mini digital scale; and no you don't need a weight set.

>don't like grinder noise
Is it loudness in general or higher pitch noises?

>>17359179

>Aeropress

When you cant choose between french press, pour over and a drip method so you just do all three...

>>17359482
>digital scales or can it be normal kitchen scales.
what's the difference?

>>17359505
My preferred roaster doesn't indicate roast level either since all of their coffee is somewhere between light and medium and they'd rather you focus on notes and varietals. I was put off by it initially but it makes sense now and you can infer the roast level based on information given.

>>17359511
Don't be dumb, it beats all 3 easily

>>17359547
weak bait

>>17359547
It makes an approximation of all three

>>17359505
i said that i buy grounds not beans so i can't answer that first bit and it also rustled my jimmies that there isn't more "technical" info on the pages. like i dont care about the farm who made my coffee i just care if it tastes good.

the website lists stovetop so i assume that means moka pot also it has a metal filter in it so i guess that means it qualifies for filter coffee.

i had a week of good brews and then the next day i feel like i did everything the same and it was sour and bitter. i guess the most important part is starting to measure the amount of coffee and water i put in and then taking notes. like if i do the exact same thing 2 days in a row and get different tastes then i know i can move on from the grounds and amount of water and ask questions like is my water too hard? is the heat too high/low? is my timing wrong? and then just gown down the list until i get a feel for the right method. and if its still not right then i guess bite the bullet and get a grinder

for the grinder noise its a bit of both, the sound a grinder makes just hurts my ears and is really not something i want to hear ever but especially not right when i wake up.

>>17359596
Just get a timemore c2 like I already said

>>17359603
i have already made a brew that i enjoy with what i currently have. so i just need to learn to consistently make that.

>>17359550
I bet you don't fish or lift LOL
>>17359566
An amelioration

>>17358452
I think you’ve got me confused with someone else

>>17359596
Unless you're just conflating sour & bitter, it sounds like it's probably stalling part way through the brew. Does it also have a prominent harshness? Try using slightly less grounds and try blooming the grounds with a bit of boiled water.

>>17359676
does the basket have to be full or can i fill it like half way. and no im not conflating. ok thanks. good tips.

>>17359667
Is that a vacuum-brewing apparatus?
I ask because the overall shape reminds me of the old electric vacuum-pot I have from the 1940’s.
>t. Thread-tourist who doesn’t know shit about coffee but likes using that old pot

>>17359418
>if i cant even get consistent results with pre ground how is a grinder going to help
Anon, freshness and grind control are the two biggest factors that will affect your brew. This is like asking if you can't even drive a car without crashing it while the steering wheel is locked in place, how will unlocking the wheel help?

>>17359727
retard i already said i made a great cup with pre ground and i just want to be able to recreate that every morning. fuck.

>>17359733
>I changed something and now my brew sucks but I refuse to take advice from people trying to help me because grinder sounds hurt my autistic ears
>Clearly I am not the retard here

So go back to doing what you did before if you were happy with it dipshit. Why are you even asking for advice if you're too fucking stupid to take it?

>>17359418
Get a hand grinder or just wear earplugs or something.

Or just fuck off and enjoy your shit I guess. Start buying Bustelo like the dumbass shill who keeps bringing it up, apparently it's perfect for moka pot if you have shit taste.

>>17359764
>but I refuse to take advice
ok so you are actually retarded. i took advice and i am grateful for it and i am choosing to not buy a grinder because i dont want to do that, just because i dont take 1 bit of your advice doesnt mean i reject all of it. fucking hell.

the grounds have nothing to do with me fucking up the brew, if i get a bad brew with these grounds that i know can produce great coffee its my fault not the grounds.

would grinding and exact amount of beans fresh every morning help with the overall taste of the brew? yes but a fucked up brew is a fucked up brew using a grinder isn't going to stop a brew from being fucked up because like i said its not the fucking grounds thats the problem im the fucking problem i am the weakest fucking link you stupid grinder fag.

>>17353476
>>17353512
>Can you eat Aldi's?
>All these what?
>Aldi's nuts!
haha

>>17359778
If you're fucking up a moka pot brew, adjusting grind is one of the most likely ways to fix it sperglord. The brewer is designed to take a fixed volume of ground coffee, so adjusting your dose is going to give you random inconsistent results unless you're showing your grind so that the dose you're using ends up the correct volume. If you're underfilling the funnel or packing it down like a retard you're probably getting channeling issues which fucks with extraction.

I'm not just saying your preground shit is stale garbage (it is, but that's beside the point) I'm saying you're purposely limiting your ability to dial in your brew correctly by using a tool that requires a pretty specific grind profile to be correctly dialed in for consistent results and just trusting some rando you're buying from to know what grind will work best for your specific setup and conditions.

>>17359801
>doesnt acknowledge my main point and just rambles about some other shit
ok champ

hoffmeme just uploaded a new moka pot video

>>17359812
What point? You just keep insisting that grind couldn't possibly be the issue which any retard who knows anything at all about brewing coffee can tell you is blatantly wrong.

>>17359822
Moka pot coffee is shit though

>>17359830
filtered.

>>17359832
It's actually unfiltered retard

>>17359840
It's metal filtered pissbaby

>>17359679
You can cycle water through the system without any beans, so you could half fill it; but you should probably only use a little less, which is why weight is important, much easier to knock a couple of grams off what you're currently using than try and eyeball by volume. I guess I'd probably shoot for about a teaspoon less and see how that compares.

>>17359858
>moka poorfags be like

>>17359829
>monday perfect brew
>tuesday i fucked up the brew and even though it was sour and bitter it still tasted good
grounds dont go from making a perfect coffee to being complete dogshit that is incapable of making good coffee overnight.

having a bag of pre grounds is fine if you enjoy that taste, the reason i made bad coffee on tuesday was because i fucked up, i could of had the freshest grounds possible with the perfect grind setting but that isn't going to mean shit if i still fuck up the brew. what i was saying is that i have to fix everything around the grounds first including myself because they are more important than the grounds.

who cares what coffee you have and how fresh it is if you can't consistently make a good cup of coffee every time you want to make coffee. its like buying a supercar before you can even drive without crashing. its better to learn to drive in a normal car and if you crash it, who cares? and when you know how to drive then you can get a better car. walk before you can run mate.

>>17359861
thank you this is good advice :)

>>17359727
Your analogy makes no sense.
He said “consistent”.
That has nothing to do with good or bad.
If you have a bag of preground coffee, grind/freshness are constants for any coffee you make with it.
Even if the resulting brew tastes like dogshit, it should *consistently* taste like the same dogshit, shat by the same dog in a single shitting session.
I think that was his point; even when the coffee is controlled for, he gets varying results, which means it must be something he’s doing rather than the coffee itself, so a grinder isn’t going to help him make it taste exactly the same every single time, which appears to be what he’s looking for.

>>17359884
It makes sense when you consider that the specific brewer he's using is known for giving wildly inconsistent results when certain controllable variables are off even when you keep those variables constant between brews. Things like channeling are somewhat random but when they happen you get a shit brew, it's possible to keep every controllable variable the exact same between brews and one channels but the other doesn't because of shit you had no control over like the specific particle distribution of grounds within the funnel. You can control for things like grind to find a sweet spot where you reduce the chance of that happening significantly, unless you're a retard who clings to "it worked okay this one time so I should never ever change it". I could walk across the highway blindfolded in rush hour and make it across unscathed on pure luck, that doesn't mean I'm going to be able to do that repeatedly.

Felt miserable so I made a mocha with a shot of "espresso" from my parents' Keurig and steamed Oatly. Wasn't bad

why, my peanus weenus of course :|

hahah!

it's my weeeeeenus peanus! hahah

ITT: The best cup of coffee you've ever had - my answer, of course, my peanus weenus!

hahaha!

>wake up
>Grind some beans using my niche-zero
>prep my moka
>warm some milk in the microwave and froth it after with a wisk
>enjoy a delicious mokapot-latte with my wife

It doesn't get better than this bros...

>>17359822
>aeropress series
>full of experiments backed by blind testing

>moka pot series
>not one (1) blind test
>finnicky as fuck
>taste is picrel worthy

>>17360091
>finnicky as fuck
i mean thats what a moka pot is.

>>17359466
Pour over is absolutely easier than moka. Stop misleading autists and recommending cheap grinders for you to laugh at later.
>>17359516
Refresh rate.

>>17360080
>It doesn't get better than this bros...
what if your wife learns how to make the perfect coffee with a moka pot in secret and wakes up before you one morning and makes your perfect breakfast and the perfect coffee and serves you breakfast in bed.

>>17360120
>moka pot
>perfect coffee
kek

>>17360131
>fag got filtered
tale as old as time.

>>17360120
>perfect coffee with a moka pot
Bro...

Why do inbred retards like you add a possessive to random brand names? I see you in a lot of threads on this board calling Aldi "Aldi's" for some reason. People like you usually call Kroger "Kroger's" as well. But you would never say Walmart's or Burger King's.

>>17361090
Obviously I wasn't adding a possessive I merely meant aldis as an abbreviation of Aldi Sud because I didn't want anyone to get it confused with Aldi Nord

>>17361090
Not random brand names, but brand names that sound like last names. It's a semantic blending. We have a lifetime of examples of people using the possessive form of a person's name (let's go to Brandon's house, or "Let's go to Brandon's"). These examples have a few features in common: mostly that they are single word, and words that aren't common in the lexicon (no one is mistaking the word floor, the, relation, etc for names). So, we've got a lifetime of practice of hearing and producing certain types of words, particularly when they refer to a building, with a possessive 's at the end. Then you encounter brand names, where the brand is a brand of store, that share the same features. This will require inhibition of the already existing "program" of grammar relating to words of similar type to produce the brand name correctly. This inhibition feels like over-riding a feeling of correctness associated with the - in this instance - incorrect production (that being the one with the 's). The examples you used to show the incorrectness of the mistake don't share in common the same features. Walmart has the suffix "mart" which refers to markets of some sort. And the name Burger King contains two words, each of which are common words that are rarely names.

Hope that helps

>>17361179
Good attempt at rationalization. But, if your intent was to clarify, it would obviously be better to use the other 2 characters necessary to make that clarification.

>>17361195
>Brandon's house
Brandon Sud or Brandon Nord?

>>17361179
>>17361195
I really enjoyed this in my French press. Its dark, but not burnt tasting. Is great as a cafe au lat, and has an almost coco flavor when mixed with frothed milk. Though I'd honestly recommend Aldi's breakfast preground with the rooster on it; its $4 and isn't burnt trash. I also liked the donut blend, but haven't tried it as a preground. Used have it, but when they sold the whole bean version. Man I miss cheap Aldi's whole bean.

literally every pourover coffee i make tastes the same, doesn't matter what beans I use. freshly roasted, store bought, all tastes the same. am I not cleaning my metal filter right? I don't use any filter paper. I've cleaned the metal one with hot water and soap every time but it always tastes the same.

>>17361504
covid

>>17361875
on the other hand every espresso I make tastes different. I might just need to buy some different tasting beans. I'm in Japan and it seems like every blend I get tastes roughly the same

>>17361908
just use paper filters mate

>>17361916
what if I like a full bodied coffee

>>17361935
mesh
or an old dick

>>17361941
old sock*
ducking autocorrect

>>17361935
grind finer

>>17361950
neat I'll try it. I'm also curious about trying some natural process coffee, I tend to like fermented tastes. a local roaster has one from Yunnan

anyone have a favorite origin of coffee?

>>17359179
Just bought some Ethiopian light roast for tomorrow. I haven't had the chance to try light roast so we'll see how it fares.

>>17361504
Get tested friend

>>17362048
I like post-crisis personally

>>17362481
That's gonna be amazing, I hope you love it. Keep us informed on how it goes, pal

>>17361504
roast is dark, water is bad, technique is miles off
one or all of the above, in order of likelihood

>>17361504
>metal filter
oh ha ha ha no no no

>>17363197
elaborate

>>17352190
A mocha please.

FUCK COFFEE SNOBS AND HOW THEY ADVOCATE FOR EXPENSIVE SHIT

I BOUGHT A CHEAP 10USD MANUAL COFFE GRINDER
IT WORKS JUST FINE

IM DRINKING STARBUCKS MEDIUM ROAST ESPRESSO
TASTES GOOD

I MAKE IT IN 10USD FRENCH PRESS
WORKS FINE

>>17360091
Based AeroPress tester
On Gang

>>17364214
Why does our taste for good coffee bother you so?

>>17364214
>spends as much on shitty coffee as he does for a shitty grinder
I mean, if you enjoy it and that was that, I would simply say congratulations. You're even more of a faggot than the snobs here, though.

>>17364214
>FINE
>GOOD
>FINE
and if that somehow makes you happy, then congrats
now fuck off

>>17364214
>I intentionally entered a discussion about a hobby I don't give a fuck about and people are taking it more seriously than I am, how could this be happening to me?

Ahem, I have an announcement to make.
Siphon pot makes the best coffee.
Unfiltered coffee is just dirt water.
White paper filters contain bleach.
Espresso is a scam.
If you put milk in your coffee, you don't actually like coffee.
Blends are better than single origins as long as they state the blend.
Nobody cares about the niggers that harvest coffee beans.
Nobody cares about "fair trade".
Nobody cares about "organic".
Nobody cares about how liberal you are.
Thank you, and have a nice day.
Do not reply to this post.

>>17364643
make me

>>17364214
The above replies are from shills! Take back your coffee!

This thread sucks.

>>17365401
Not as much as the Melodrip does

>>17352190
one of the best coffees i ever had was from an automatic machine at the IT department in an hospital. it was something like pic related. i didnt know automated coffee machines could be that good

>>17364214
yes a french press makes great coffee and it is not affected by grind quality that much. im glad youre enjoying coffee fren

Anyone else taking a break from coffee and caffeine?
You forget it's a drug until you go without it.

>>17365407
>This showerhead RUINS my coffee bed
>Have you tried learning how to use it? It's a piece of plastic, anything it's doing to your bed is under your control.
>Incoherent screeching about adding possessives to brands
I get it man. First time I tried to wdt I spilled coffee everywhere. Fucking needles ruined my espresso.

is an aeropress dishwasher safe
is getting a burr grinder specifically worth the extra money
i was gifted a bag o' beans and figure now's the time to up my game

>>17365821
>is an aeropress dishwasher safe
It isn't hot water safe lol.
>is getting a burr grinder specifically worth the extra money
Yes.

>>17365889
>It isn't hot water safe lol.
Why spread lies? For (you)s?

>>17359505
>>17359596
>not listing roast type
It's just weird still to list all the other technicalities and not the technical roast. My only guess is so they don't have people REEEEEEE if when they get a bag it's not exactly said specified roast, and instead leans to one side or the other.

>>17359596
>assume stove top is moka
Yes that's what that means.
>metal filter means its filter coffee
Incorrect. Almost all brew methods use some kind of filtration be it metal or paper. When most websites list filter coffee it means its coffee that gets brewed through some kind of paper filter; and can also mean coffee brewed akin to pour-over or auto drip. Brewing coffee through filter effects the taste and usually produces a cleaner cup. I wanna say the filter also helps highlight more acidic tones, but I'm not 100% sure.
>everything was good for a week, then became sour and bitter
That's kinda confusing cause normally a brew will come out leaning one way or the other. If sour it's being under extracted, and if bitter its being over extracted. What this anon >>17359676 said sounds about right. I've never measured out my coffee or water for moka pot to fix an issue with it. The one trick I try that seems to fix my issue is after I have leveled off my basket with a butter knife, I stick it in the grounds off center to make a slit, and then brew it as normal. That seems to fix my issues with the brew coming out wrong; especially sour notes. Pic related.

One last important thing, I'm assuming the roaster grinds the coffee right before being shipped so its fairly fresh once it gets to you. However, coffee beans, especially ones that have been pre ground, loose moister and change composition wise. This might be why your coffee isnt brewing the same. The knife trick might fix this, and no the slit doesn't need to be as big as shown in the photo.

>>17366389
>>17359532
Sorry ment to quote you on the roast thing
>>17359596
>grinder noise
That's understandable. Now will dropping a chunk of change on a decent grinder give you the most consistent grounds and uber best results? Yes. Is it absolutely necessary to enjoy and still have good coffee? No. I've bought decent fresh roasted beans before, grinded them at a store coffee grinder machine, and could taste the difference between the fresh roast and store bought beans. The slight decline in aromatics after the first day wasn't enough to make the coffee shit. So if it works better for you feel free to buy ground-to-order coffee or grind them at a store grinder. Just don't buy those pricey $50 250gram bags of geisha coffee pre grounded, since that would be a waste.

I still feel the coffee you bought isnt best suited for that brew method. I know hoffman mentioned the hack of putting in a aeropress filters which might work for you. But honestly buying coffee made with that brew method in mind would be best. You can buy esspresso roasted coffee and get fruit notes like in the one you shown and not have it be burnt or heavily roasted. That website has a section just for esspresso style coffee. You would probably prefer the single origin offerings that are more fruity.
https://www.padrecoffee.com.au/collections/all-espresso

I hope it starts brewing better soon moka fren. Let me know if the knife trick helped or not.

>>17352190
It is here. I'm curious to see how this grounds. I'm on a mission to find the best poor fag grinder. I'm currently going to test this Akirakoki grinder, then test in-store grinders. I'm going to use this program Hoffman mentioned to see the difference. I urge everyone here to do the same with their grinder; list grinder used, setting, and whole beans used(including brand).
https://coffeeadastra.com/2019/04/07/an-app-to-measure-your-coffee-grind-size-distribution-2/

>>17366258
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4063249/
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.9b02293
Wheres the lie? Shits not good for you.
https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20200817/autopsies-show-microplastics-in-all-major-human-organs

>>17366508
LOL SGP BOY IS BACK

>>17366515
>SGP BOY
?
I don't know what this means.
>>17366508
It's a lot bigger than I expected. Feels solid though.

>>17365821
Aeropress isn't even safe for humans just human resembling soy-based life forms

>>17365545
Yeah you can see the negative effects of caffeine in the people who frequent this thread.
Switched over to matcha for now, it's nice and chill.

>>17365545
Yeah I had to stop for a minute. Now I can drink one cup of barry's gold tea and I poop immediately and get a serious buzz

>>17366560
>Additionally, coffee contains around 96 mg of caffeine per 8-ounce (240-mL) cup, while matcha contains 19–44 mg per gram — equaling 38–88 mg per 2-ounce (60-mL) serving if prepared the standard way
Anyone else try this? Pretty fucking good. No clue how well it steams though.

>>17366611
>Akshually
Classic ctg nitpicking
Totally different vibe due to the other compounds not found in coffee

>>17366672
Look brother I've got an okay espresso setup and a real nice nip chasen. I know what the "vibe" is like.
https://kurasu.kyoto/products/chasen-tea-wisk-kurotake-makoto-nara?variant=33104584212585

>>17366511
>first article doesn't even mention polypropylene
>second article: a generalization based on toxicological and chemical signatures is
not possible

>>17366889
First article shows bpa plastics(first ap model) leaching estrogenic chemicals. Also shows Tritan(the replacements up until the current PP model) doing it too.
>Results
>Many unstressed and stressed, PC-replacement-products made from acrylic, polystyrene, polyethersulfone, and Tritan™ resins leached chemicals with EA, including products made for use by babies.
Second study suggests polypropylene probably isn't good for you either. Just buy a metal one if you feel like being a presslet.

Bros, I'm gonna take the Profitec-pill

>>17367209
Based. I'm planning on buying a Lelit Mara later this year but I'm not 100% wedded to it, so make sure you report back

>>17366538
Not a bad grind. Not fast but wasn't hard to turn the crank. I set it as coarse as possible to make cold brew. There where fines so I dumped the coffee into a metal mesh basket to remove the fines. Lost a few grams of coffee, but considering its cheap Costco beans I don't care.

>>17366389
>>17366412
very detailed and well thought out response with good advice. thank you :)

i used the handle of a spoon to level off my coffee this morning and got alot more coffee same water as usual but just id say 10-15% more coffee in my cup at the end.

i bought 2 bags at the same time so i did a week with the blend i linked and like i said had good results and then after a few days of getting bad results i changed to the other bag i bought which seems to have been removed from the site i got it from, maybe they ran out of those beans, it was single source colombian and i didnt enjoy how dark it was so i was mixing it with a hot chocolate i made at the same time to balance out the flavor which worked well.
so the past few days i have gone back to my first blend i liked but its been a few weeks since i opened it so the grounds have pretty much lost most of their flavor and fragrance so i think that is definitely a contributing factor and once i find something i really like i will just buy 1 small bag at finish it quick so this doesnt happen.

i will try what you did in that picture tomorrow with the last of the blend grounds.
should i tap the basket on the bench to settle the grounds or is just filling it up and leveling it off enough?
also i think that other anon was right i think it was stalling mid way because it was on low on the one small burner that i have. i increased the heat a bit today and i think that helped.

when you say a paper filter highlight more acidic tones does that mean the coffee will taste more sour? that doesnt sound like a good thing

i am excited to finish all the grounds i have and buy new fresh grounds and try these new techniques, probably have a week and a half that colombian left, i only drink 1 double shot in the morning each day so it can take a while.

>>17367605
Better than the Breville Smart Grinder, that's for sure

>>17367605
>Costco
Costco Sud or Costco Nord?

>>17365545
I can't believe in 2022 we still haven't successfully genetically engineered a coffee plant that does not produce caffeine. I just wanna enjoy my drink without palpitations and having to wake up in the middle of the night to pee

>>17367949
>I can't believe in 2022 we still haven't successfully genetically engineered a coffee plant that does not produce caffeine.
I can.
>dudeee I can't believe scientists haven't tackled this mammoth undertaking for no incentive because for 95%+ of coffee consumers coffee is synonymous with caffeine.

>>17352463
That's different because breakfast blend is the proper noun of that product. That's be like saying "Safeway's Breakfast Blend" even though the store is called Safeway, or "Trader Joe's Spices Chai" when the store is named Trader Joe

>>17357023
based. body AND clarity

>>17367993
Aldi's House Brand Barissimo Breakfast Blend(but it doesn't have the rooster on it anymore)

>>17368021
This is the grind I use for cold brew and french press.
What changes should I make? The cup bottom is about the size of a soda can.

>>17368021
>>17368102
Didn't mean to reply

>>17368102
might go a touch finer

>>17368480
Aldi coffee is cheap but it generally sucks unless you don't mind the taste. I had to endure Aldi coffee beans when I was between jobs.

>>17368857
Which Aldi's? Aldi's Sud or Aldi's Nord?

I'm starting to think about how much coffee I actually consume in a single "serving".
I'm trying to size how large of a tumbler I should get and realized I drink 16oz of coffee at a time.
Is my view skewed when I consider an actual cup (8oz/~240ml) too little for a single serving? 12oz seems borderline when I see that mainstream chain coffee places make their 12oz options the "small" size.

>>17368888
>16oz
based quads. also i drink around the same much, i think its pretty normal.

>>17368888
Around here, 8oz coffee servings seem to be the standard...

spoonful of this is all I need

Does freezing coffee beans actually keep them fresh and flavorful longer? I use it pretty slowly, so it always feels like it eventually looses it's flavor

>>17369561
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uT5_IWWb00

>>17366544
>he thinks these soyboys are all gathered here because of the aeropresses
>not because of the coffee
top kek

>>17367971
>I can't believe scientists haven't tackled this mammoth undertaking

They have, fag. We have the plants, the problem is that they don't stay caffeine free or produce a marketable yield.

https://www.decadentdecaf.com/blogs/decadent-decaf-coffee-co/what-ever-happened-to-the-naturally-caffeine-free-coffee-plant-we-investigate

Stocked up on coffee yesterday, went to the coffee shop and got me some more of my favorite Ethiopian beans, and got some Bustelo just because. Even got a imperial stout made with my favorite roasters coffee, same place my Ethiopian beans were from.

>>17370034
>some more of my favorite Ethiopian beans
based. got a link for those?

what do you mean stock up? how much did you buy? how much do you drink?

>>17368102
grind much much much finer, especially for french press

How important is a gooseneck when doing a pour over?

>>17370260
A more controlled pour is only going to give you more consistent results.

>>17370260
it's mainly convenience since it's easier to use

>>17369580
oh no no no no wbcbros... not like this...

>>17370260
Not really important at all but it's a huge quality of life improvement if you're making it daily

>>17368102
Probably fine for Hoffman french press, but you need coarser for cold brew.
>>17367840
Kek
>>17367783
>bought two bags
Yeah dont do that. Most coffee roasters have subscriptions that will auto send stuff so you don't have to worry.
>do I tap the basket?
I never did. I just fill it up with a spoon then level it with a flat butter knife. I do this over a bowl and dump what's left over in the bag.
>paper filter makes it sour
Not necessarily. I think its cause the paper filters out coffee fines and solids, allowing the fruity notes to come out more. Not 100% though.
>excited to finish the grounds
Based. I remember when I first got into coffee. If you really like the light roasts I would look into the aero press filter hack Hoffman showed.
>>17368021
I'm thinking about them beans.
>>17367605
Did a quick cold brew overnight. Tasted much better than brewed hot. This is how I'm going to get through that 3 pound bag of acid.

For french press, if I can't grind finer, can I cope by steeping longer?

>>17371419

I take a spoon of ground coffee beans and dump it under my tongue for some sublingual absorption, then swallow it after about two minutes

>>17371489
no you don't

>>17371419
You can cope by using more grounds. The problem with a very coarse grind and immersion brewing goes like this:

>water must get into the interior of the particles through capillary action
>this takes some time
>during that time the portion of the particle nearest the outside will be dissolving flavorful compounds into the water
>this will lead to the outside being quite highly extracted, while the inside is very lowly extracted - if at all
>the water by/in the particles will dissolve less and less as it gets more saturated
>you could increase extraction by agitating
>but most of this extraction will be, again, on the outer portion of the particles primarily
>this will lead to over extracted outer portions, with little increase from interior
>without agitation, it's not likely you'll get any sort of overextracted flavors, regardless of steep time, but lower extraction
>with agitation, you'll get higher extraction (and less wasted coffee) but increase your chance of astringency

So basically, by grinding really coarse you are just wasting the portion of the particle that barely contributes solids to the water. By extending brew time, without agitation, you let the water near the particles get practically saturated, and it will stop extracting, so extraction will stop around 3 minutes regardless of how long you let it steep. By agitating, you mix saturated and fresh(er) water, allowing for more coffee solubles to be dissolved. But, this will come almost entirely from the outer, already highly extracted portion.

So, you have two options: use more coffee at a coarse grind, knowing you will waste it. Or, you can grind finer (even though retards on the internet still meme that you need to use coarse grinds) and a sensible amount of coffee, and wasting less.

The option is clear - grind finer.

I want a La Pavoni and I know fuck all about espresso.

>>17368102
I get a lot of sourness if I use my blade grinder with the press. Lighter roasts and lower extractions are not a good idea. I've had good luck even with espresso ground. Give it plenty of time to brew and settle on the bottom after a stir.

>>17372470
I hear those are extremely fussy and not worth the money

>>17372598
The Flair is a bike pump and the aeropess is an oversized syringe. We're talking chrome professional lever shot here.

>>17372426
Thank you

>>17372732
I don't think you understand how levers work. Springs are for faggots and 90lb goomah housewifes. You don't want to get stuck with a 51mm pav basket unless you plan on only pulling darker roasts at traditional ratios. You also don't want to get stuck with the cremina's 49mm basket if you're actually talking
>professional lever shots
If they had a 58mm cremina I'd probably have hopped on it. Next best thing is either the f58 or preordering an argos, waiting, and hope it lives up to the hype.
https://www.odysseyespresso.com/argos-lever-espresso-machine
>bike pump
? Its not a nomad.

I'm gonna make another "mom bought the dark roast coffee again" thread. Wish me luck

how do i get overextracted coffee aftertaste out of my mouth?

>>17373250
eat jam toast in between sips.

>>17356545
I ended up ordering a Fellow Everywhere mug
Hoping it ends up being good

>>17368863
There's only just ALDI where I am, What's with sud or nord?

>>17373250
Bake a cake
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=G1wEVPqFFCg

>>17373552
They're both Aldi. Just different Aldis operating under the same name.
>The brothers split the company in 1960 over a dispute about whether they should sell cigarettes Karl believed they would attract shoplifters while his brother did not. At the time, they jointly owned 300 shops with a cash flow of DM90 million yearly. In 1962, they introduced the name Aldi—short for Albrecht-Diskont, which translates into English as "Albrecht Discount". Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd have been financially and legally separate since 1966.

Coof

>>17372826
>https://www.odysseyespresso.com/argos-lever-espresso-machine
They pushed it back to April. I got money waiting to be spent.

>>17373587
>Karl believed they would attract shoplifters
based Karl knows nigs gon nig over cigs

>>17374018
And my first batch July flair didn't get to me until October. My October shipping key is probably getting to me in April(which I don't actually mind, I've seen a few with paint blemishes already). Argos does look based but all I really gain for an extra $400 is a steam wand, a degree or two of extra thermal stability, and two(?) boilers to keep descaled and maintained.

>>17352198
>i make fun of other people tastes
you are a faggot, isn´t it?

coffee makes me poop

>>17352190
it was on Ibagué, Tolima in Colombia, coffee were borught from a local plantation a few miles from the city, it was awesome, a woman made it on a stove. The best coffee i can remember, the second one was on Salento, Quindio, Colombia too, very flavourish, very delicate, also made on a regular stove but this time on a clay pot (i dont know the sord for that kind of pot, it was made of clay instead of metal)
I dont travel a lot so i cant say nothing about other countries coffee.
The third best coffee was mexican, also made on a clay stove, almost make me cry out of joy because i was on Chile and the coffee isn´t great there.

>>17359667
nice chemical kit for kids, pretentious faggot
I´m Colombian, btw, we drink coffee since 4 fucking years and we dont fall for that jew meme crap

>>17374982
>´
ESL

>>17375021
yes, and so fucking what?
agradezca que no le hablo totalmente en español, gringo marica

>>17375056
brown

Tried out aeropress for the first time today, used Hoffmeme's recommended 2 minute steep, then swirl and press. Not sure how I feel about it yet, but I still need to figure out my preferred grind. For those of you who use one how fine do you normally go compared to say your standard v60 grind profile? I tried probably about halfway between how coarse I normally go for v60 and how fine I normally go for a moka pot brew and it didn't taste underextracted or particularly bitter (maybe just slightly) but I didn't feel like much of the coffee's origin flavors were coming through compared to what I usually taste from paper filtered pourover.

Any recommendations for my next try? Should I switch to stir then steep rather than steep then swirl? Any other tips to get the most out of it?

The ratio I went with was 15g:250mL btw.

Just ash amirite?

>>17375084
Better than whatever that vuvuzuelan is drinking I'm sure.

>makes espresso on par with a machine 8-10x its price

daily reminder to get a wacaco pico

>>17375125
Bike pump

>>17360091
I've haven't gotten a single desirable cup out of the moka pot.

>>17375084
i bet this brand has some heinous human rights violations, even for coffee

For me, it's the baratza encore

>>17375661
a respectable and affordable grinder. enjoy your coffee fren

>>17375747
And it gets shit all over for ~$30 more by the mignon filtro. Baratza is great at getting a new unit out the door when you complain because they realize the quality is shit though. I'd imagine getting mario to answer the eureka company email might be a bit harder.

just made my first cup of coffee that didn't taste like shit

>>17375833
The baratza is admittedly probably a better choice for normies who would get filtered by the grind adjustment on a eureka grinder and have no interest in modding their gear of getting super deep into the autism of multiple brew methods, but for the money I'm definitely glad I ponied up the difference instead of getting an encore like I originally intended to.

>>17375971
Congration you're now an official /ctg/ autist like us.

Share the details, what was your brew method, what gear are you working with, anything you think you want to try changing for next time that you want advice on?

>>17376018
I bought some freshly roasted beans and brewed with a v60. It's amazing how much better it was compared to beans bought from the supermarket. As for something I'd change I guess it was a little too sour but I don't really mind that but I think I grinded it a little too fine

>>17376001
>have no interest in modding their gear
The only thing I've seen WRONG with the mignons is that adjustment nut but its literally a 5 minute fix if you're getting muddy beds. Sanding down rough edges sure, but I still wouldn't call that a mod. Might be happening in shipment because I haven't noticed any eurofags complaining about that. TWG just put out a video doing the opposite of your goal. 55mm brew pro burrs(I think thats what you have) instead of the specialita espresso burrs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J095fp72jH0

>>17376059
If it's a bit sour, probably means it's a bit underbrewed, you probably want it a little finer, not coarser.

>>17376067
ahh ok. thanks

>>17376001
>>17376063
Nvm filtro pro(50mm) is not brew pro(55mm). Might be the same "cut" but sized up. Eureka oro is 65mm. Maybe that TWG guy will eventually film all the variations together.

>>17375084
>bothering to post origin when they roast away any distinguishable flavor
why?

>>17376063
I was more meaning that the eurekas are built in a way that are really easy to mod for people who care to, easy to open with plenty of room inside if you wanted to try adding things like a timer switch for models that don't have it, readily available parts/models for changing out things like the hopper, adding portafilter forks, etc. Not saying you couldn't do some of those things with the encore but I definitely feel like the eureka is better suited to it, whereas people with no interest in those kinds of things would probably prefer the encore as-is over the eureka in a lot of cases.

>>17375084
>complex
lol

>>17376059
What'd you change from your previous attempts that made the difference you think? Was it getting those fresh beans, or did you change up your grinding setup/brew technique recently?

I tried a Costa espresso instead of getting either a cortado or a latte and it tasted like utter shite, pure battery acid, how much effort does espresso require to taste drinkable?

>>17376178
oh yeah i was also using a blade grinder before but i recently got a conical burr grinder so i'm sure that was part of it along with the good beans

>>17376182
Not a whole lot of effort, but why do that when 98% of your customers want it flooded with milk?

>>17376236
it seriously shocked me how unpalatable it was, I need to go to some actual good coffee shops to learn what a good cup really tastes like

>>17376197
Good on ya, what grinder did you get?

>>17376301
it was on sale

Lol fuck. We really need that pastebin huh.

>>17376317

>>17376366
is it shit?

>james hoffman does a video about getting cheap espresso machines from ebay
>a year later second hand gaggia classics are still twice as expensive as they were before the video

HOFFMEISTER WILL KNOW MY VENGEANCE

>>17376377
The brand is 'sboly' and they couldn't even bother getting that right on the page. Return it and stop buying random shit.

>>17376377
Anon.........................

>>17376447
>>17376470
should I return it and buy this one instead?

>>17376494
nevermind that popped up when i searched sboly but it isn't even. what one should i buy

>>17376494
>>17376505
Are you the autist who can't use a hand grinder? If so
https://youtu.be/1EeJ4qHgSuA
Other good budget options are the previously mentioned eureka filtro. If you can make a hand grinder work, your money goes much further.
https://youtu.be/dn9OuRl1F3k
https://youtu.be/MV6awoNQXHU
https://youtu.be/ZEuym4BSHgQ

>>17375064
yes, so? i fuck murrican bitches whenever i go there, you know why? because i´m not a white bitch ass like you

>>17376535
how long does a good hand grinder take to grind 30g of beans. i used a shitty one once but it took way too long

had a double shot at a local upscale cafe nearby, first time in a while. I don’t know if i’m a tastelet or if mine is good or if the cafe’s is bad, but it tastes pretty close to what I make at home with my delonghi and timemore c2

>>17376618
i fucking hate cups like that.

>>17376553
Depends on the hardness of the beans and your grind setting. Darker roasted beans are much much easier to grind and grinding a lighter roast for 9 bar espresso isn't going to be more "effort" just more time etc. ~36g in 31 seconds for this 600ml pourover I'm about to make. Lighter roasted ethiopian and guatamalan blended. Kinu m47. You want something as stepless as possible for you to slightly tweak from cup to cup, from bag to bag. Getting locked into 14 or 19 settings isn't good. You want to gradually dial in a coffee, not shoot past where you need to be because your 8 is too coarse and your 9 is too fine.

>>17376646
i’d prefer a classic white ceramic espresso cup but i’m not quite that neurotic

>>17376713
>but i’m not quite that neurotic
you should try it sometime its awful

>>17376676
How am I supposed to tell what coffee needs what grind setting

>>17376722
hey! i see you woke up from your coma in the 90s. it’s 2022 now, we have nifty things like search engines

>>17376730
That didn't answer the question

There’s like a brown spot in the bottom of my stainless steel kettle. I tried boiling a mixture of water and white vinegar, and letting it sit for an hour or so, but the spot is still there. Is it corrosion?

>>17376722
>>17376739
By making a cup, tasting, and deciding what to change for the next brew. If you're just hand grinding for an auto dripper, you'll probably only have a single variable. You're basically doing chemistry with two ingredients.
https://www.onevillagecoffee.com/blogs/ask-steve/five-variables-of-brewing-coffee

>>17376719
i’ll pass but thanks. you should try mushrooms or maybe running.

>>17376344
I working on it. I worried about having it too bare bones. It's been a while since I regular lurked /ctg/. My goal is to have the main 3 brew methods, French press, moka pot, and pour over. Each one will give brewing recommends, tips and maybe brand recommendations. Also I want to list affordable grinds; hence why i bought that akirakoki. I want to find a grinder around $50 give or take to recommend. Going to use that software Hoffman used to track grind consistency.

I love that people have used this thread to get into esspresso and help each other out with that, but I don't want it to be exclusively esspresso.

I just wish I knew how to make a web scraper so I ca m could data mine old threads.

>>17376797
>maybe running.
born with fucked legs/ankles/knees if i run there is a good chance they just snap. i also dont trust my own mind to cope with being on any drugs like that.

>>17376802
Honestly just adding in
>Don't buy a grinder or machine without checking here first
would curb so much fuckery. I only told you to buy that akirakoki because they also make the M520a that gets recommended elsewhere. Also I thought it would be funny to bait someone into buying cast iron burrs for french press.

>>17376830
speaking of drugs maybe caffeine isn't the best for a person who's default is elevated neuroticism

>>17376753
Take a fucking picture mate

>>17376853
i only have a double shot in the morning. caffeine has almost no affect of me. i can drink a double and fall asleep right after. i just do it as a hobby, speaking of i made a colombian double just now and its finally not bitter or sour. i hope i get consistent results the following days.

>>17376871
nice, i'm doing pretty much the same recently, double shot in the morning before work. the only effect I notice from caffeine is elevated mood and motivation, but i suspect it keeps me awake if I drink it too late.
what's your setup like?

>>17376850
Are cast iron burrs bad? They seem more solid than ceramic. I used it today to grind some beans for cold brew. I thought I set it at the lowest dial but I was wrong and grinded 30 grams of beans wrong; its cheap beans so whatever. My other main is moka pot so I do need something that grinds finer anyways.

>>17376753
It's probably nerve gas. Prepare to die.

>>17376997
Theres a reason nearly everyone else is using hardened tool steel. Akirakoki's margins must be insane on that. You can cast iron in your backyard. Just look at your burrs and tell me if there is any sharpness to the cutting surfaces at all. Looks to me like they're dense and rounded. More suited for "crushing" than "cutting" compared to something like this. Which might work out perfectly for low fuss shit like french pressing. I don't imagine them getting any duller so it should perform the exact same throughout its lifetime.

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>>17377111
True, I'm curious to see how it works for moka pot. Either way I needed a spice grinder anyways.

>>17376618
Theirs is bad.

>>17377955
how can you tell? I only noticed that it was a bit less bitter than mine