/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>18943892
Taster's Choice by Nescafe.
Fight me asshole

>>18943892
Something primal in making coffee with eletrical power...

>he doesn't butter his coffee
LMAOing @ ur life

>>18943913
I saw little butter containers at the cafe, but then it turns out they were salted butter sadly. It's like the salted 'cooking wine' they don't want you to drink it.

>>18943892
I'm about to order espresso for the first time in my life.
do I have to ask for water or it's always coffee + water ?

>>18943949
As in, a water on the side?

>>18943955
yeah

>>18943956
Depends, it's quite common to serve an espresso shot with a very small glass of sparkling water on the side to help cleanse your palette but it's not mandatory or certain - if a place does in fact serve that way it's probably a reasonable sign that they think their coffee is worth tasting, but not a hard or fast rule.

Timemore C3 PRO for a hundo or Kingrinder K6 for just a bit less ? Can't see any reviews on the Pro version of the C3

I already have a cheap gooseneck and a v60, but now I'm wanting to drop $90 on a kalita wave and a 1l meme kettle when I could be spending this money on coffee
how do I control this autism

>>18943892
Yes KWEEN

Hey /ck/! I'm a homebrewer. I've brewed hundreds or maybe thousands of cups using the popular methods of french press, moka pot, mr coffee coffee maker, folgers singles bags, and keurig. Am I qualified for an apprentice at Starbucks? My primary goals would be to hook up with baristas, have baristas be mean to me, or both.

>>18944320
Can you start Tuesday?

>>18944320
Just buy coffee there and tell them beforehand that you don't tip so they spit in your drink.

I want to buy my girlfriend an aeropress because she's stuck with instant coffee.

Any decent, cheapish grinders that would work, preferably electric

>>18944426
I think the cheapest electric grinder anyone would recommend would be something like the wilfa or baratza encore and those are both well above $100. If you wanna go cheaper you'd need to go manual, the timemore c2 or low end kingrinders.

>>18944426
What's the situation? Presumably you have some sort of setup at home. Why not just get a thermos, cheaper for sure if it's an option.

Usually they say grinders cheaper than C2 aren't worth it, triple it for electric. But maybe just the fact it's freshly ground would cheer her up.

>>18944426
go with the hario switch instead. less effort than an aeropress,

>>18943892
Okay, that makes me feel a little better about the static problem on my grinder. A spritz of water fixes the problem almost entirely tho.

Also tried a macadamia nut latte milk that was only okay. Foamed up well and all that, but the nut flavor was a little too much for the expresso.

>>18944001
C3pro has a folding handle and uses a smaller version of the 'spike to cut' burrs as the Chestnut X. I'd go with the k6.

>>18944507
She's in another town over for her college, I'm in medical school, so while I'd love to make her coffee myself I can't

>>18944522
Will look into it, thank you anon

What if I fill it with milk instead of water?

>>18944822
You should try it and report your findings in this thread.

>>18944822
Please boil some milk and pour it in there.

>>18944822
Make the forbidden coldbrew

Solar powered hoffee
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV0bJHizJBA

>>18944906
goffee goblin

>>18944906
God I hate when he does outlandish youtube eceleb bullshit like this and the brad Pitt video & deep fried beans, I go to him for practical advice for home brewers and autistic breakdowns with practical purposes like the 1 cup v60.

don't buy sams club "light" roast as its really a med-dark with oils and all :(

im thinking i may need to get into home roasting...

>>18944918
I like the video where he tells me to conserve energy and use a plastic v60 that is suited for 90 degrees max of water! great for the hormones!
save the planet coffe-chud!

>>18944983
Go for it. I'm finally going to rip into this tonight and check out how its wired so I can mod the fuck out of it with a rasberry pi and arduino. Its great as is but I've already got the hardware already wired into another popper so I might as well fuck with it. They're finally back in stock at sweet marias after about 8 months.
https://www.sweetmarias.com/popper.html

>>18944696
>I'd go with the k6.
Could you explain why ? Is it because of the triple bearing ?

>>18945060
Uses a larger knockoff of the incredibly popular comandante burr for ~$230less. Literally the exact same as the 1zpresso K burr, in a slightly "worse" housing for ~$130 less. The c2pro uses a smaller version of a burrset noone really likes.

>>18944910
Is that his camera? Seems like he'd be the type to use medium format.

>>18945152
Either his or Gábor's(smart espresso profiler guy who made the modded mokapot). Looks like a p100 video incoming and I think those are wafo baskets on the prima.

>medium roast for first cup
>light roast for second cup
this is the way lads, first sip of the second cup tastes like mango juice

>>18944426
i got my gf an aeropress and her tits got bigger. go with the aeropress.

>>18945199
You know for being British and a coffee drinker his teeth aint too bad

>>18945674
This is tastemaxxing. I drink a bit of instant before I make a proper cup, it enhances the flavor via comparative tasting.

>>18944983
i posted this before comparing it to a medium i have and its def dark, not med-dark lol tried different ap recipes and only one was drinkable - a v60 "style" that gave it somewhat of a toasted marshmallow taste. all the others were what i imagine diner coffee tastes like. giving them a last chance in cold brew before i toss them. at least i got a refund.

>>18944918
I think I hate the idea but the they're always shot so nicely and James is just silly enough that it wins me over by the end of it.

>>18944918
doesnt he have a website for that sort of thing

>>18944391
THEY TIP AT STARBUCKS!?

>>18944874
cold brew using milk instead of water is pretty lame desu, the coffee barely infused its flavors and got overpowered easily

Should I buy Yirgacheffe beans today, or are there better light tasting options assuming the roastery is worth its salt?

>>18946747
this is for a moka pot on a vitroceramic plate BTW

Test

>>18944233
there's no problem having both a v90 and a wave imo. but it shouldn't be that expensive.
i should buy a new one, i broke my glass wave by dropping it because i'm a retard :(

>>18946812
v60 i mean, not sure what happened to my brain. glitch

>>18946567
not American?

>>18944233
Order a $6 lilydrip lotos and use wave filters in your v60.
https://lilydrip.com/product/lotos/

Really like coffee, but it seems like, every other time I drink it, it spikes my anxiety unbearably. Especially like espresso but I can't really justify dropping the cash on a machine if it's gonna be the same deal regardless. Might have to cut it out of my life entirely; I don't really know. Could just be I've been off my meds, but I don't love the idea of relying on those, either.

>>18947066
take theanine with a 2:1 ratio of theanine to caffeine. i only do that for one out of three cups a day though

>>18946229
This is how you diner coffee.

>no more beans
>Zoom call at 10 so I can't get into town to get some.
Lame

>>18944426
Listen to your intuition and go for the aeropress. You want to estromaxx her.

>>18946812
yeah they're pretty pricey, I'm gonna get a metal 155 and hope it's big enough for 24g brews. If not I'll figure it out :^)
>>18946912
this looks nice and would make sense, but I'm retarded and not about that lifestyle.

>>18947485
Another option would be to snag an origami since it can use flat bottom or cone filters out of the box. I've done 40g brews in mine.

>>18947510
I usually only ever do 24g into like 400ml.
The kalita stuff just looks ultra comfy and I want it

Capsules are better than commercially sold beans and I'm tired of pretending they're not.

>>18947954
Pretend somewhere else frog man

>>18947973
What?

>new beans
>pretty bitter
>increase grind size
>more bitter

grrr

>>18948015
Lower temp

>>18948036
I'm already at 90 but I guess I can go lower.

>>18948093
For darker roasts I usually use 80 or 85.

>>18946229
seems like cold brewing will save them. on another note, the mediums i have turned out to be a decent iced coffee via the flash chill method :)

>>18944233
the kalita wave is super nice
fuck the meme kettle, wave all the way anon

>>18946912
>brewing in plastic
not even once

>steals your heat and under extracts your coffee
no thank, memer

Shill me some good beans UK bros

>>18948510
No.

>>18948510
personal favourite is Round Hill Roastery in Bath, but I have done a bunch of Dark Arts meme beans too

>>18948510
I've ordered some stuff from Hasbean and it's been alright.

>>18949214
I'm just finishing one of their El Salvador coffee's actually
I've been enjoying it, it tastes like if you dunked a biscuit in coffee and ate it and also very weirdly sorta reminiscent of a hash brown but that might have been the coffee flavour mingling with something I was eating at the time

>>18947485
I think 185 is better if you like to do in the 25-30g range like me

>>18944233
>>18948373
>>18948371

I picked up a stainless kalita wave around 90 days ago and I enjoy it, but it is very sensitive to grind quality and tends towards excessive stalling. The ceramic version is purportedly better.

>>18949680
>excessive stalling
Laughs in april.
https://youtu.be/jc8fswCkRjk

>>18949699

make one out of synthetic sapphire and I'll think about it

I've been getting better at nailing Hoffmann's suggesting timing for v60s, but the bed doesn't feel flat.

>>18949771
stop focusing on time
flavour is your main indicator of how to adjust your brew

>>18943892
It's hot here
whew

>>18949781
I'm trying to get the method down consistently so I can single out and tweak stuff like time more easily.

>>18949771

0:00 : Approx. ~50g Bloom Pour
0:10 - 0:15 : Gentle Swirl
0:00 - 0:45 : Bloom
0:45 - 1:00 : Pour to ~100g Total
1:00 - 1:10 : Pause
1:10 - 1:20 : Pour to ~150g Total
1:20 - 1:30 : Pause
1:30 - 1:40 : Pour to ~200g Total
1:40 - 1:50 : Pause
1:50 - 2:00 : Pour to ~250g Total
2:00 : Gentle Swirl, Wait for drawdown to Complete

This is retarded

>>18950166
if you insist on remembering, just write/print it and leave it at your counter for real time reference. after 1 week you'll probably remember it forever, like i did with 4:6, which is pretty close to this method so i didn't really have issues

drink the coffee

>>18950166
>bloom
>add some water but don't fuck up the bed
>add some water but don't fuck up the bed
>add some water but don't fuck up the bed
>add the rest of the water and don't fuck up the bed
>wait

>>18949803
its coffee time.

>>18950166
How blooming then pouring 50g every 20 seconds can be too hard for a human being?

>>18950883
Just one of those racial thinga

>>18948371
I ordered them both today so it's chill :^)
The kettle is for pouring into the wave, I'm excited to try it out.

Does anyone fuck around with flow control with their espresso shots? I'm thinking about Slayer-modding my BDB and in the meantime have been trying a couple of techniques people have suggested using ridiculous amounts of pre-infusion, and while it's interesting and has been fun I'm not sure I can be fucked dicking around with the internals to go further. If you've fucked around with flow profiled recipes, what are your results like?

>>18949771
If the coffee taste good, don't worry about the bed

>>18944822
Just tried with 9g of coffee to 150g of milk. Heated the milk in the microwave, then brewed the coffee with it for a bit more than 2 minutes.
Not bad desu, got some nice foam on top, too. Will make this again

>>18951114
I've done 2 minute extractions that taste great and 12 second extractions that taste great.

No shame in a single pour. R-Right?

I drank instant coffee my whole life and just bought a new coffee machine, the coffee is ok.

>>18950166
just do a different recipe he showed
>bloom
>pour to 150g
>swirl
>pour from a height the rest till 250g
>swirl
idk why but this for me gives the best flavour
i also "removes" a lot more fines because of the water hitting the bed from high up or w/e so you can judge your grind size better

>>18951290
Waste of money, are you buying pre-ground too?

>>18951215
Fair call

>>18948510
Bailies are great

>>18951290
how do you even function day to day when you're this bad at decision making

>>18951290
hey if you like it, it's all good. I used to have a keurig and it was always kinda mediocre to me.
If you like coffee a lot you could try like a french press or something. If you don't wanna buy a special maker you could always try making cowboy coffee in a kettle if you have one lying around.

I just want black coffee. How to drink black coffee with a bialetti ? Should I throw it away and buy a filter coffee machine ?

>>18951439
I drink my moka pot coffee black all the time :^)
If it's too strong just dilute it with some hot water like an americano.

Which is better for coffee? Half and half or heavy whipping cream?

>>18951439
>>18951454
>b"*ck coffee
PLease refer the correct language as in POC coffee.
The best way to drink POC coffee out of a bialetti is to pour it into a container. Try to shoot for a ratio of 100% POC coffee as anything less would make it a mulatto coffe. The POC coffee is then ready for consumption. I must say boofing it really brings in the vibrancy and ethnicity with a pinch of realism reminding you of your wife's boyfriend.

What's the best beginner high-quality hand grinder for Chemex and V60? Not too expensive, I just want an improvement from my mediocre electric grinder

>>18951547
she in love with that man

>>18951750
Check the pastebin. I use the M47 Phoenix and while it's really good I wish I spent a little bit more on a Wilfa Uniform instead because I'm a very lazy person

>>18951750
Kingrinder k6 if you can get it for $99. 1zpresso q2 for $99 if you can't .

I'd like to report that IKEA spice jars have cured my single dose coffee bean tube storage autism

>>18951547
Anon, POC is so 2010s. It's BIPOC now.
You wouldn't want to include """privileged""" model minorities like Asian people under the POC banner now, would you?

Bloom is such nonsense. It makes no difference

>>18952968
Okay? Drink make your coffee however you want. No one is making you do blooms

>>18951775
>>18952974
I remember seeing some chart on here, but at the time I wasn't interested and I am now. Anyone have it?

>>18951547
mmm pilpul blend

>>18951405
Exactly. About the time a machine needs maintenance is a good time to decide if you want to clean or replace the machine vs try options that give you more control.

>>18952975
And check out a pic of the comandante clones here.
>>18945117

>>18952937
>have 7 jars
>want to buy 8th jar
>mfw they changed the shape so I have to throw away the 7 jars and buy 8 new

>>18950294
Indeed

>>18953247
Any of the old ones on ebay?

>>18943949
Anon depends what the norm is where you live.

I spent 20 years in yuropooria, espresso and 2dl of sparkling water was my norm order.

If you order sparkling water, you get a single serve bottle of it, if you order by dl, they pour you a glass from a big bottle. Both is valid, just your preference.

Most Burgers can't into coffee and burgerland labor is way more expensive than Yuropoor so burger cafes skimp on service. So it's never the same feel as going to a yuropoor cafe.
However best espresso I ever had was from hipster in middle of nowhere buttfuck Texas. I just had to bring it to my table from the counter which still degrades the experience bellow the shittiest yuropoor cafe where a pissed of underachiever brings it to table for me.
>inb4 ashtray in pic
This is another level up to the experience still only available to balkanfags.
You have not lived until you walk into a cafe on a rainy evening to enjoy tobacco products while a cute waitress keeps bringing you espressos.
I'm not saying become and addict, but do yourself a favor and do this.
Balkanfags accidentally achieved nirvana out of their retardation and found a way to feel joy you can only dream of for 2EUR a pop.

>>18952365
Why k6 over the others? Does it do espresso well?

>>18952942
Asians are absolutely the most privileged group in the west though, so unironically no they shouldn’t be included.

Red pill me on James Hoffman
He's managed to make me unhappy with my previous setup and now I'm spending a lot more money

>>18953849
Yes. And see.
>>18945117
At $99(with the $30 us amazon coupon) its just a stupid fucking value for filter and espresso. Won't give you quite as much texture or body as the kinu/Jmax/k4 style of burr, but alot of people are preferring the higher "clarity" burrs.

>>18953886
Ok, I don't know much about body or texture but I want something that can make coffee a little stronger, because whenever I try to make a 1:15 or 1:13 V60 recipe it never seems strong enough, even when I change the grind

>>18953895
Its going to get you a much more even grind rather than producing a shitload of fines and bottlenecking how much you can extract. More extraction, more/"stronger" flavor.

>>18953917
Awesome, just bought one.

Why does the Chemex not get as much attention in these circles? No one has criticism of it but it seems to be all Aeropress, v60, espresso. Is it because it isn't optimized for single serve?

>>18954242
The papers it uses are way bigger and thicker so they filter out alot of tasty oils(its why some people really like it). Also it being smooth glass with no ridges or channels means its very prone to the paper completely choking itself off and stalling your brew. Its just an expensive inconvenience and hard to recommend compared to something super cheap like a $10 v60. Chemex looks way better than it brews.

>>18943895
that taster chooses cigarette ash? they should hire more expensive tasters.

>>18953283
Cooked by a flame powered by turbine

>>18954242
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikt-X5x7yoc

electric zp6 for under 200
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVbDowbJ9jU

>>18954728
>espresso grinder
>electric zp6

How do you stop leaks when brewing in an Aeropress using the "standard" orientation? Been using the hoffmeme method and even if I place the piston into the brew chamber to "create a vacuum", it still leaks about 20g of coffee through during the immersion phase. If I push the piston in then pull it back up, it does prevent drips (although there's a little bit that goes through during the initial insertion). But pulling back seems to fuck up the pressure inside and usually causes the filter paper to wrinkle (which allows grinds to fall into the mug). The inverted method might be an option, but I've scaled up the doses to use 250ml water so I'd struggle to fit in all the water if I did brew inverted.

>>18954860
zp6 can't grind for espresso though? you mean its taste very clean and great for filter?

>>18950166
when you add the salt though?

>>18955452
You can't.
That's why inverted is superior.

>>18955452
prismo

>>18955452
Definitely don't pull it back up. What I find works is putting it in JUST enough for it to create a seal. Not an inch deep or anything, but so shallow it's just barely in. I still mess up once in a while, although it's like once a month, but when I do it right I only get a few drips of coffee through. I'm also using a relatively fine grind which probably helps.
If you just can't manage it no matter how you try you could get a prismo like the other anon suggested.

>>18950264
wrong you're supposed to fuck up the bed after the bloom

>>18943892
Got this in the mail yesterday, what am I in for? Anyone had Catuai? It said it's a darker roast, but still has white chaffs.

>>18955928
I see that bag and I grind it all up at once, store it in the freezer, and always brew it with tap water.

what do i buy

>>18956166
Coffee

You can't enjoy a cup of coffee until youve spent at least 1000 USD on equipment and beans. Until you reach that point, you will always be unhappy

>>18956268
This is why I only get coffee from real shops staffed by professional baristas. The shop puts up the cost of the equipment and beans, often making their own in-house, and has very experienced people working. Why would I spend $1000 to make myself a drink I've made ten times before when for $5 I can get it made for me by someone who has made it ten thousand times?

>>18956268
That's patently ridiculous. You can enjoy a cup of coffee without breaking the bank. Sure, specialty equipment and top-shelf beans help make superb cups, but lots of people enjoy a regular cup of Joe made from a French press or cheap automatic drip machine. You don't even need to shell out money for expensive beans. Sure, there are of course people out there who appreciate the nuances of a pour-over brewed from 4-5 dollar/oz beans, but even they aren't unhappy before hitting the $1000 threshold.

>>18956166
Well, that depends on what you have in mind! What kind of shooting do you do? IDPA, USPSA, 3-gun? Your setup can vary drastically depending on what you shoot, how often, etc. If you just want a good all-around firearm you can't go wrong with a Glock 19 or similar. If you're looking for something with a little more power, a revolver like a Ruger GP100 is a good choice. Either way, make sure to make yourself familiar with the relevant firearms laws in your area. Most importantly, always practice safe gun handling!

>>18956144
Grass is so fucking itchy though

i bought an expensive breville espresso maker so i can make coffee but realize an espresso maker just makes.... well, espresso and now i have nothing to make coffee and also realize coffee and espresso are pretty different things. so i ask, what's a good coffee maker?

>>18956706
Breville precision brew, technivorm moccamaster, Ratio 6 or 8. You should just make americanos tho.

>>18956706
Post tits

>>18943892
Purchased this 250g bag of Tchibo coffee for £2. I was curious as to the limits of cheap coffee and wanted to see if the Tchibo could serve as a cheap replacement for my prime Stokes Blue Mountain Blend coffee (which is £3.49) now that I'll be leaving the county. To my delight is sort-of works, it has a bitter aftertaste but it tastes like coffee and that's good enough.

>>18955928
>earthy notes
huh?

>>18947123
Is there a way to make percolator coffee taste good?

>>18957215
Use Tchibo Family Ground Coffee.

>>18943892
Thoughts on metal filters for the aeropress?

>>18957457
Makes a slightly oilier brew and some of the really fine particles will get through. Most would describe the coffee as "fuller" if you buy into those descriptors.
I used a mesh metal filter in the past for several years (long enough to justify the price vs paper) but I've switched back to paper since I tend to grind finer nowadays. Plus it's one less thing to rinse and clean.

>>18951229
it's called immersion brewing and yes because it's objectively better

>>18957125
I know. I didn't get a chance to brew it, but I ate a couple beans. It tasted good, if just basic; it was their cheapest offering. Its like... not super chocolatey or nutty. Like if coffee had singular true flavor its this. There is a slight sweetness and the roast imparts the nicely fire roasted marshmallow flavor when you purposely burn it a smidge. It doesn't taste like dirt or something like that. I've has coffee that tasted like dirt before, and it's awful.

>>18957457
Expecting the same as phin coffee but stalling is desired.

>>18953871
>He's managed to make me unhappy with my previous setup
Anon, what was your setup?

>>18953871
He's really into getting measurable scientific results with coffee extraction which is all fine and good, but you gotta also realize your own taste isn't always gonna be the same cup to cup.
If anything having a set procedure you repeat may have more to do with getting consistent results than we realize, as your taste can change with even your mood.

>>18957821
Oxo grinder, Chemex/v60/drip machine/breville espresso machine,, local French roast coffee at 11 bucks a pound
I bought a k6 now because the oxo sucks at doing espresso. I think it doesn't produce a consistent grind
I've also started buying meme coffees like anaerobic and shit from countries I can't locate on a map. The coffees I've tried were $26 for 8 ounces

>>18957963
>Oxo grinder
>local French roast coffee
That'll do it. If you're fucking around with meme coffee you should probably be fucking with meme water as well.
https://espressoaf.com/guides/water.html

>>18957996
Yeah, I really don't want to get to get into it. But the Chemex did seem different from day to day, and I think the grinder isn't producing a consistent grind size. I need to quit buying expensive shit though. I end up not enjoying a lot of the stuff I get
I would love to get a Niche grinder someday

Brewing outside the aeropress doesn't work too well.

>>18958011
That k6 you ordered shits all over the niche for what its worth. Hope you end up liking it. The best thing the niche has going for it is its workflow/ease of use, but its hindered by a shitty set of mazzer burrs.

>>18958023
Hoffmeme likes it so that's good enough for me. Ease of use matters too, and I'm not gonna grind 80 grams every morning for the Chemex by hand.

>>18958036
Hoffmeme likes shilling uk companies for his friends.

>>18957996
schizo tier. do people actually do this

I don't like that it's hard to find good decaf options. I would drink more coffee if there were

>>18958046
Should I just buy a ek43

>>18958036
Just use a drill then. K6 was made for that lol

>>18958060
Maybe. You could have one delivered this week. They're fucking loud though. I thought about getting an ek34 or p100 before getting my wug.
>>18958048
Tons. Most people just buy third wave water packs.

Anyone else try making coffee with a sonicator?

Tastier cold brew with the coffee oils emulsified, so it has a somewhat creamy texture. Literally impossible to filter the ultra fine particulate is the only downside.

>>18958048
Baking soda and some food grade epsom salt. Makes a difference and very easy to do. Hardest part is navigating your city's water quality report if you're using a filter that doesn't get rid of hardness

>>18958164
Having a water distiller really makes shit convenient.

>>18958048
My machine has a well-known habit of an heroing when descaled, so I've always run it on Pavlis' water recipe which doesn't have anything in it to form scale - distilled water and potassium bicarbonate.

>>18958138
>impossible to filter the ultra fine particulate
I wonder how a post brew run through a paper filter would alter the texture.
https://youtu.be/2meeYcxXoVs

>>18944426
instant coffee isnt even that bad desu especially if you make coffee milk on the stove, just warm up milk + lots of sugar
sometimes you can even add some instant coffee to drip coffee to make it extra strong

>>18958570
Well, I have attempted to fiter it with a few different papers using a vacuum filtration set up and it insta clogs the papers. I think part of the added body is particles that are so fine you dont really percieve them as gritty, so it would probably reduce the body.

The best thing is probably like 3 or 4 layers of cheese cloth to get most of the large to fine particles out. Should try that actually. Maybe tommorow. I got a jacketed flask, so I can keep the temps low for the whole run as well.

>>18958615
I've had very very long clogging drawdowns with normal filtered cold brew as well. You wouldn't happen to have any sifters laying around? I bought the whole set of kruve shit and barely touch it. Just knocking off as much as you can under 400um could be interesting.

>>18958681
No sifters. I have fast, medium, and slow qualitative papers, aeropress papers and .2 um nylon filter disks that were for a seperate project.

When I mean slow I mean 1 drop every 5+ seconds with a very strong vacuum after maybe 10-20ml of liquid passes through the filter. I want to find a way to filter it reasonably without using too many filters.. A progression of quantitative papers would probably be the only way.

I believe that the sonicator actually breaks up the grounds as it runs..

>>18958734
wtf is that a toadpool spawner?

>>18958738
That's my 6k dollar cold brew coffee maker, and I still haven't optimized my procedure with it yet...

I get something that is like a cold brew with creamer added. 5 minute brew time, so no oxidation flavors.

I was watching hoffmeme's video about portable espresso. Why hasn't anyone made more of this kind of pressure builder? It seems be more retard-proof than the other espresso gadgets

>>18951476
whole milk

I got some new beans and they taste very nice

>>18959212
I got some new beans and they taste terrible

>>18959138
Seems like portable enough for camping, but if I’m just going hiking, traveling, to the office… other options are more appealing. I’d imagine the market for it is very small. Aeropress will still be better or just bring a cone and making filter

>>18959212
>>18959228
what you get?

>>18959236
Not just for travel, but it seems like a good one for home use too. I would've like a bigger version though, preferably made of steel instead of plastic

>>18956299
Based ctg /k/ crossposter

What's the point of all this? To spend more money and time consooming things? Why am I digging deeper into a hobby that makes me less able to enjoy coffee from my work, church, or various restaurants?

What are the best Chemex filters? Is there anything thinner that isn't crazy expensive?

>>18959847
Just enjoy the journey, bud. No ones forcing you to be a snob about anything.

Remember that perspective makes the good even gooder.

>>18959847
You should focus on cooking shitty food too. Wouldn't want your palate getting too refined. Can't ruin church potlucks.

>>18955928
Ok I brewed it in my French press Hoffman style. Its pretty good. I guess I would describe the flavor as slightly vegital, turn into roasted flavor, then finishes with wisps of sweetness that does kinda remind me of roasted marshmallows with intended burnt spots. I do think I grinded a little course, so I'll do it finer next time and report back; my grinder is also meh.

>>18959863
That's true, but it's expensive, and makes the bad even badder. Not being able to drink Starbucks or coffee at people's houses just makes you a dick. And yet I continue to refine my extraction techniques against my better judgement.

>>18959847
That is just the downside of knowledge fren. To be in a world where most people never stop to enjoy the little finer things in life. I do use mediocre coffee as an excuse to add spices or flavors to make it more enjoyable. Cardomon and rose water, and true cinnamon, clove, and orange bitters is another good combo. Just get full true cinnamon sticks and break the up a little into your brewer. It should be easy to fo that by pinching if it's the right cinnamon.

>>18959985
Personally I sleep on a really shitty mattress just so I can occasionally crash on random couches without being mildly uncomfortable.

>>18960107
Based

>>18959239
Some cuban. I'm (or was, got my last batch today) subscribed to this roaster, they sent me 2 bags of coffee from different origins for 6 months. When I got the cuban coffee from them I fell in love and ordered a bigger bag of it from them. But then when it arrived it was more darkly roasted and ruined.

I got my k6 today. Do the rings act as multipliers?
What's the best setting for both v60 and Chemex?
Hot damn my first try is good shit

>>18960826
What rings?
Also for pourovers I use something around the region of 80-90 clicks, you might want to experiment a bit.

>>18960826
Way better than your oxo huh?
https://www.kingrinder.com/blog/gs-exterior?categoryId=231620

>>18960843
I keep changing variables based on Hoffmeme and others' advice and I've only made 1 cup so far with it, so I can't definitely say I've noticed a difference from the grinder
But the quality of the thing is amazingly high

>>18956268
C2 press gang?

>>18943892
Just got a Baratza virtuoso as my first grinder. Planning on using it with a French press I used through college, any tips for grind settings?

Coof

Is there any guidance for beans origin vs grind size, assuming all of them are similarly roasted? For example, if I have Guatemalan, Brazilian, Kenyan, and Ethiopian light roasted batches, which batch should I grind coarser or finer?

>>18961946
Ethiopians and kenyans tend to be a bit harder beans. Way more fines produced from the harder beans shattering, so go a bit coarser.

>>18961954
I was thinking about body level or acidity, but I never thought of beans physical characteristics. Thanks.

>>18949699
FWIW I actually get stalling more often in my April than in my Kalita brewers (both 185 and 155)

>>18962039
Skill issue.

>>18954574
>>18956824

>TRUST THE HECKIN EXPERTS!!!!
>UHHHHHHHH EXCEPT WHEN THEY SAY SOMETHING I DISAGREE WITH THEN THEY'RE ACUTALLY PAID SHILLS DEFENDING THEIR FRIENDS' COMPANIES
Holy kek this autist never gets old

My wave and kettle come today

>>18962649
>acid watery coffee tastes like shit? It's your palate anon
>R-robusta? De-definitely tastes like shit, couldn't be my palate anon..

>>18947954
>steam milk
>top froth is good
>inner milk is just hot, not very much micro foam
what am doing wrong? just a crappy machine? The wand seems good enough in terms of steam output. Perhaps its because im using a small jug? Does it only work with the double serving jugs?

What the fuck do I do if my coffee tastes of nothing?
It's not bitter, it's not acidic. It's just nothing. Do I grind finer? Coarser? Adjust my brew method?

>>18943892
Anyone have coffee reccomendations that doesn't give me the shits?

>>18963165
decaf

>>18963142
Underextracted maybe? Fiddling with grind size could help but it might be brew method or the amount of beans you're using. How are you brewing the coffee and are you weighing your beans?

>>18963194
Anything that doesn't make me gay?

>>18963197
I'm doing the hoffmeme v60 method with 15 grams of beans
I tried going coarser because the beans are a medium dark roast but the water just runs straight through the grounds and I lose all of my water in seconds and that's only a few clicks coarser from where I was before so it's not like I'm going crazy coarse and now if I go finer it tastes of nothing

>>18963142
Might just be a problem with the coffee itself. Some of them have a very nothing taste. I think body is the characteristic people use to describe how "empty" or "full" a coffee feels.

>according to my scale my 1 cup bialetti holds a maximum of about 15g of coffee grounds
>a 250g should last just over 2 weeks if I have one coffee a day
>nearly finished the bad in less than 2 weeks
Guess my scale's fucked then, anybody know the actual max amount of coffee a 1 cup Bialetti should hold?

got my aeropress. should have done this from the beginning, super easy for an excellent cup. AEROPRESS GANG

>buy cheap coffee dirt at Market Basket
>throw dirt into the filter of my coffee maker
>put water into reservoir
>push button
>do some pushups and some squats, stretch a little bit
>coffee ready
>drink
Simple as.

>>18963230
It literally changes with every batch of coffee. Moka is volumetric fill stop over thinking it. If your coffee tastes like shit it's because of bad temp surfing or an uneven bed. WDT and flatten by hand. Don't do the screw in method.
Go slow. You can hardly go slow enough with moka. Just don't stall. If the water struggles to come through you ground too fine.

>>18962649
>Niche is good for filter
What an expert.

>>18943892
Today I had my coffee with some leftover caramel sauce and funnel cake fries mixed in

>>18963433
I don't necessarily disagree but this particular model of cheap dirt water maker is a horrible piece of junk imho.

>>18964030
No see you brew the coffee with 75c water since they skimped on the boiler and then you heat the entire carafe up on the hot plate.

What's the best way for me to make coffee? My requirements are:
- I don't care too much about the taste. I just need to get that caffeine inside me. But tasting good would be a nice bonus.
- make a cup at a time
- low maintenance (nothing I need to buy repeatedly such as filters, preferably less cleanup)
- cheap, non-electric device, using boiling water and commercial (yes, sue me) preground coffee beans
- brewing straight into my thermos (without an intermediate container) would be neat
- I won't be autistic about measuring my water and coffee, so it should be flexible

>>18964065
Aeropress

>>18964065
Aeropress with a metal filter.

>>18964065
>I don't care too much about the taste. I just need to get that caffeine inside me
Take caffeine pills then. It's the most efficient method.

>>18964069
>>18964094
Got any recommended models? Off of AliExpress/amazon/anything that ships internationally
>>18964102
I have a free, infinite supply of coffee in my workplace. Also I kind of like the taste and ritual.

>>18964107
Aeropress only has two models, the regular one and the go. Get a regular one.

>>18964107
https://www.amazon.com/AeroPress-Stainless-Steel-Reusable-Filter/dp/B0B3BTYSTD/
or
https://www.amazon.com/Fellow-Pressure-Actuated-Attachment-AeroPress-Espresso-Style/dp/B079YBT2LJ/

Ahahahahaha

Today I made cappuccino freddo and espresso freddo for the first time and these are my new favorite drinks and I will make them very day if washing the blender wasn't so hard.

>>18964411
>blender
>washing

>>18962767
Who are you quoting, schizo?

>>18964402
Godspeed timemore tard. Hope you like it. The kettle is very kawaii.

>>18964494
Thanks, I've been using the c2 for a couple of weeks now. Seems like it does an ok job, and it's a lot easier to use than my cheap bialetti one I was using before.
The kettle is a lot nicer than I thought it'd be, it's heavier and thicker than it looks. The pour is really nice too.

Have any of you ever used TradeCoffee? I keep seeing them advertised

>>18963165
It's a hormonal response, anon - for me personally it's only my first one of the day that does it, not subsequent ones, so I just use it to plan my morning shit at a time convenient to me - wake up, immediately hit the espresso machine, then have breakfast, by that time I'm ready to pump bilges and then I shower and I'm ready for the day.

>>18964604
Yeah I tried TradeCoffee but when they made my first deliver the delivery man came to my house and raped my wife and forced me to watch. I wouldn't recommend them.

How do I get my v60 bed to look nice and neat?

>>18965096
Pour better.

>>18965124
I have a gooseneck and I pour in a circle onto the bed... is there something else to it?

>>18965132
Yeah. You also have to pay attention.

>>18965132
flow restrictor

>>18965132
Increase/lower the pour height if you want more/less agitation. Personally I keep it on the low side because excess can stall a brew

>>18965179
Restricter? I barely know er.

help i cant stop

>>18965132
You need to swirl correctly. How do you do that? I have no clue, I haven't been able to do it.

>>18956268
*espresso

You can make good coffee with 300€ of handgrinder + a hario or French Press.

>>18966823
>espresso
Found a Gaggia classic +2018 mint condition for 120 and bought the itop40 on aliexpress. Will do gajewino mod next.
>french press or v60
20 for each (you can go cheaper if you choose plastic) on aliexpress and a timemorec2 is enough. You'll have enough left for some gey beans roasted by aeropress drinkers.

>>18966220
God I love sey. I'm down to my last 20g of the la Palma sidra :(

good morning lads

I can afford coffee again!
My French press has been clean for a week but now it’s being used and possibly abused but in a great way.

>>18966220
so kind of you to give them away, swaglord.

>>18967362
Sugar rush?

>>18965096
>>18965132
>>18966119
H-here I go!

I had this for the first time and thought it was great.
How to make this at home? Or /ctg/s preferred cold brew method.

>>18967934
I recently discovered that "shock chilling" lets me have cool coffee without losing the good flavors or gaining any bad flavors.
Just let the coffee drip down to ice cubes.

>>18967673
BENDY BILL COFFEE

it wasnt' half bad

>>18967278
>sey
just buy any light roast from the grocery store and age it for 3 months.

>>18967836
Looking way better anon. Keeping a lower water height like that also keeps your slurry hotter.
>>18967934
Hario mizudashi + whatever random blend you can find + sugar.

>>18968012
>any light roast from the grocery store
the light roast at the grocery store

>>18968140
My favorite sey.

>>18967971
dig the mug. where from

>>18968200
bexararms

>>18968171
Let it steep at least two weeks anon

>>18943892
Is japanese cold brew real cold brew if it uses hot water on the grounds first?

>>18969244
Iced coffee =/= coldbrew

>>18969244
It's in the name, bro. It's brewed cold.

Gaggia classic and baratza grinder or breville barista (or pro if it's worth the extra)?

I like cappuccinos and would like to start experimenting with espresso

>>18969635
You'll have fun with a gaggia and baratza esp.

gimme your kalita wave recipe/tips
so far I've been doing the same grind and proportions as my v60 and it's pretty similar.
medium fine grind with 24g of coffee to 400ml water.

>all the 1zpresso without the stupid handle are either in sales or out of stock
I guess I'll have to wait a year before upgrading

My v60 always comes out as kinda bitter. I've already dropped the temp to like 80C despite the coffee not being very darkly roasted. I'll try grinding a bit coarser I guess, is there anything else that could be causing it?

>>18970565
Save up for a year and buy a big dick grinder like a comandante or kinu.

>>18970747
I don't give money to germ*ns

>>18970761
Understandable

>>18943892
Rate

>>18970780
Nice variety of turkish coffee anon

>have stomach problems for 10 years
>nobody can really tell what it is
>get espresso machine and start drinking coffee every couple hours
>suddenly poo like a dream and unironically start to feel better rested
Thank you coffee.

>>18971039
Tell us more anon. Is the type of coffee drink of importance e.g. espresso, moka, v60, french press? Does the roasting level have an influence? What about the types of beans or origin?

>>18969930

People seem to like modding the gaggia. Are there any things worth buying out the gate?

I don't know much about this. But I don't want to buy total garbage and I also don't want to buy a $4000 superautomatic.

>>18971741
While the majority of modding is reversible, I'd either buy one and run out the warranty before fucking around or keep your eye on used ones. Things you'll want right out of the gate would be a dosing funnel, wdt tool, scale, and a better basket.

>>18971741
>>18971832
The tamper that comes with the gaggia is absolute dog shite.

>>18971861
Meant to add that. I think scale slid in there in it's place.

>>18971039
>nobody can really tell what it is
let me guess, your diet is shit, you drink like a fish and don't exercise

>>18971832
>>18971861

Alright, thanks bros

What's the bare minimum you can spend on a grinder that's capable enough for espresso? Either an electric grinder or a manual grinder that has a very long handle so it's not a chore to grind (doesn't have to be portable).

>>18972268
The kingrinder k3 probably, although you don't see those sold often anymore. The k4 has the same burr with a better body for a bit more cash (I think they're like $90 on amazon).

>>18972268
$90 kin k4 is your best bet. One left in stock on uszon. They were $80 a couple weeks ago. Or spend $10 more for a k6. Both come with a lid that lets you hook them to a drill. Clones of clones of Kinus and Comandantes.
https://www.amazon.com/KINGrinder-Adjustable-Settings-Aeropress-Consistency/dp/B09WH4B91L
https://www.amazon.com/KINGrinder-Adjustable-Aeropress-Consistency-Stainless/dp/B09WH9JKY1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEtsJdcedgk

>>18972133
My diet is a fairly clean omnivore diet, I've not been drinking heavily in over 5 years and I walk for several hours every day. As close as anyone's been able to tell it's possibly stress.
>>18971738
Espresso seems to do the trick the best with medium dark roasts hitting the gullyworks the best.

>>18972289
Has anyone tried regularly using a kingrinder with a drill? I'm scared of using mine that way.

>>18967934
1) Look up recommended water amount for a given type of coffee
2) Use exactly the ratios advised
3) Put into instant coffee jar (since they're flattened rather than round) with filtered water
4) Steep for 12 hours
This renders a rather consistent cold brew concentrate. Fill a highball glass with ice cubes and stir 7-10 times until it's frosted over. Pour off excess water. Fill until the first cube is half/fully covered. Fill rest up with whole milk.

>>18972319
>gullyworks
Ever tried decaf and it worked?
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/527978
goffee might help your bowels get /fit/

New thread
>>18972508
>>18972508
>>18972508

>>18958745
>6k
>cold brew maker
>it's a mason jar with grime in it
Bro wtf are you doing

>>18970740
All coffee is bitter to some extent. You'll have to give more info.

Post a pic of your ground coffee, ideally next to a coin on a white background and spread out so individual particles are visible.
How long is your brew?
What kind of water are you using?
What's your method?
What coffee are you using?

>>18970780
zero. all looks like grocery store trash