coffee

The postman delivered a new to me DF83 Gen 1 with SSP HU burrs. Just had fun dialing it in over lunch for espresso. It is a huge step up from the Niche Zero it replaces for espresso.

I’ve been trying out a few palm tampers was pretty disappointed at the current offerings....

Profitec pro 500 PID paired with an ECM S-Automatik 64....

This post is mostly for me to look at alternatives. I currently subscribe to Trade. But recently I’ve been hearing about their bad practices like sending packages with wrong weight, or paying very little money to the roasters....

At visiting my parent’s this holiday weekend I tired to gently tell my parents that their coffee brew is very bitter. The response I get back is something like, " I like it strong."...

I’ve seen the pourover advice given and referenced unquestioningly: always pre-wet your paper filter. But why? What is the benefit of doing this step?

For the last few months, I’ve been splitting a bag of coffee beans into 2-3 portions and freezing them. I’ve seen that it extends the freshness by a bit. Now, I’ve been storing them in older coffee bags (the standard sealable ones) since they take up less space than jars and also I’m just reusing something that...

Anyone have a recommendations for non plastic cones for pour over?...

Local supermarkets not had any in stock for many months now. Is it just out of style or something up with the supply side? Google-fu has failed me in my quest for the answers.

So can we talk mugs? I tend to make a half liter (~17 oz) of coffee in a French Press in the morning. I run into the problem that I get about a half hour to 45 minutes (I’ve never timed it this number might be wildly off) in before the, “Crap! Its getting cold!” moment and feel like I have to accelerate my consumption to...

Poured first latte in June. Happy with my progress so far. Here’s a flat white and a swan that I poured today. There’s always still room to improve and remember, no matter where you are in your latte art journey, I think your art is beautiful :) and I’m sure tasty as well....

Considering making 4-5 shots of espresso in the morning then just filling up a full size coffee mug so it can last throughout the morning....

Looking for some troubleshooting advice. I’ve had to spend a lot of time away from home lately so haven’t been taking as good care of my Wilfa Uniform grinder as much as I usually do, so I gave it a rather thorough clean at the weekend after months of just letting it build up....

Anybody else with a Bambino Plus experiencing this?...

Pretty much the title. I’ve noticed lately that more independent and non-grocery roasters will have 12 ounce bags instead of one pound....

I used James Hoffmann’s French press technique. So this is a full sized bag because they had a good sale on it and I decided to risk it for the biscuit....

I used to be mostly into teas, but my wife has always been into coffee. I work night shift so I figured it would be nice if I brewed her a cup in the mornings and save her the time getting ready. I’ve learned a lot about brewing coffee and found a brand that I like but she isn’t as into it and doesn’t really have a brand...

A detailed experiment investigating how long to steep immersion cold brew, with both numerical and qualitative results.

I pulled out my Hario Switch today and realized I’ve only really experimented with Tetsu Kasuya’s “God Recipe” (pasted below for those interested). Overall I’ve found the cups to be smooth and sweet. I don’t love the minor fuss of the temp drop, but it’s an interesting approach....

Small coffee shop in Alba, Italy

I disassembled and cleaned my Eureka the other day, my first time doing so, and now what was a “2” grind size is closer to a “4.” In other words, it’s grinding finer overall. I’m guessing something was changed during reassembly? Do I need to recalibrate it or anything? I had notes about grind sizes for different...

I’ve been using my coffee syphon for a year+ now. It became a ritual for me and it makes a good cup. The past month or so I’ve run into a problem that I can’t find any answers to, hoping someone here has seen this....

Another batch of Tinker coffee. I think this leaves me having tried all their current offerings so I’ll need to decide if I want to look elsewhere to keep my sampling going (looks over at S&W Craft Roasting) or actually commit to a full bag. I got asked last time so I’ll state it up front that I’m just using James...