/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>18972508
Just found out it was the coffee giving me acid reflux and nausea and not the alcohol. Fuck man I have to quit, but It's the only part of my day I enjoy. Is it over for me bros?

Gonna have a cup of coffee because I'm feeling a little worn out already and I need to get more studying done. Luckily I'm not a hopeless addict like the guy above me and I drink coffee only when I need a boost, not compulsively to the point where it damages my body.

Have fun with your hospital bills.

>>18972530
I only drink 1 16oz mug a day.

>>18972524
One 16oz mug of what? What beans, how are you preparing it?

I ran out of coffee about a week ago and still haven't gone to get more. Can't wait for that first #cup

>>18972524
Add milk or cream

>>18972530
Why you so salty?

Do I really need to buy a meme kettle to control temp to within a degree and austistically pour water in certain patterns

>>18972547
3 non leveled tablespoons of dark roast medium grind pourover. I've only ever drank 16 oz or less at this ratio for years. I don't know why this is happening.

>>18972508
its time for coffee and frogs.

>>18972574
No. You also don't need to drink coffee though. If you are going to drink coffee, why wouldn't you try to make that the best you can? Controlling variables like temp helps. Making sure your coffee is evenly extracted helps as well. If you don't want to fuck with that, buy some instant or an estropress.

>>18972596
>dark roast medium grind
Thanks, this is useless.

>>18972524
I had this problem when I was drinking turkish

>>18972574
You don't need it but it helps a lot with pourovers. A fancy kettle I mean, unless you're exclusively drinking very light roasts you should have at least some sort of temp control, but you can just grab a cheap kitchen thermometer for that (waiting for the water to cool down after boiling is a bad idea, it takes waaay longer than you think, its better to cut it off at the temp you want)

I just bought a nespresso pixie. I've tried the pete's sampler, starbucks blonde espresso and regular espresso pods. Any suggestions? I've also wanted to try valhalla odinforce but the 660mg of caffeine scares me off, it just sounds outrageous..

>>18972807
Making a little koke honey right now. Switching it up with a 5 minute switch steep.

my housemate has an aeropress he's not using but it's been sitting by it's lonesome for months now, do you have to do anything special to clean a particularly dirty one, or will dish soap be enough?

>>18973231
using someone else's meme press is like wearing their underwear

>>18973231
A good toothbrushing and dish soap wouldn't hurt.

>>18973231
Normal dish washing should be enough, but try testing if the rubber plunger is still good to use.

imagine using a meme press
imagine using a used meme press

imagine being a faggot

>>18973448
For just $39.95 you don't have to!

whats the hand grinder equivalent of pic related?

>>18973941
https://youtu.be/9kItAcSaa_o

>>18972547
This image is retarded
Dark roasts contain less acid, but more of the chemicals produced by roasting that increase stomach acid production.

Espresso won't reduce the acid in the cup. Acids are the first things to dissolve.

>less bitterness and therefore less acid
Holy fuck, pants on head retarded. Acidity is sour and not bitter. Likely the person who wrote this is american, and has bitter/sour confusion which affects around 20% of the NA population tested.

Look at him melt.

>>18973452
>world's strongest aeropresser

>>18973941
kingrinder's grinders have the option of using a drill. bolting a drill and grinder to the wall would probably be most similar to your image. even better if you could rig a gooseneck kettle so you could just tip it once it reaches temperature.

>>18974102
>you could just tip it once it reaches temperature
They make safety kettles for the elderly and deformed.

trying to convert from starbucks, i got a clever dripper for xmas
now i just need everything else
what are some flavorful beans to buy? price is no object, looking for a great experience. i saw one mentioned a dozen threads ago that was a three letter named company
how do you know how coarse of a grind to make a specific batch?
how do you get the water to be an exact temp (from what i read it was just before boiling)
what else will i need?

Make mine a latte.

>>18974125
>i saw one mentioned a dozen threads ago that was a three letter named company
Sey. I'd start with something a bit easier to extract though. Sey is super light or "nordic" filter roast.
>how do you know how coarse of a grind to make a specific batch?
By tasting it. If you don't like it, change it.
>how do you get the water to be an exact temp
Either get a temp control kettle or keep a thermometer ready.
>what else will i need?
A grinder would open up the roasters you're able to try. Not every roaster is going to sell you preground. This is a guy from the EAF discord with great beans and great prices. He really should fucking jack everything up by $4-5. I just finished up some homeroast of this same crop. Very good.
https://www.swroasting.coffee/product/ethiopia-wuri-station-zero-defect-natural/6?cp=true&sa=false&sbp=false&q=false&category_id=2

>>18974141
>Sey
damn anon, that was the one. literally spent hours googling to try to find it the other day. thank you for the tips

>>18974117
pours too fast, but you can get kettle tippers on ebay.
>add some weights so once you tip it it stays tipped
>zip tie the drill's trigger and plug it into a power strip with a switch.
>pre-measured containers of beans in the freezer
>pre-measured bottles of water
with some additional nigrigging you could probably get even closer to a ghetto bean to cup machine

>>18972524
Just replace the coffee with alcohol then

>>18973231
your roommate is gonna hate you if you ruin his aeropress seasoning

>>18972524
take caffeine pills or something

>>18972524
you're having your coffee and alcohol with meals, right?

>>18972574
Depends, for pourovers it can help but isn't completely necessary, the weird spout helps.

For literally anything else? no

saw someone suggest putting olive oil in their coffee, is this bullshit? is it good?

>>18972524
No
Simply counter the acid with a base
My water is acidic
So is my coffee
Now I mix a bit of baking soda in a glass of water

>>18974842
Starbucks is launching olive oil drinks in Italy, then worldwide. They're adding fat back into lower fat oat milk to mimic the mouthfeel of whole milk. The only problem is italian olive oil is dogshit. Expect them to start selling cheap olive oil at a massive markup. If you want to fuck around with the idea with some good oil track down some garcia de la cruz. Carapelli is decent too, just make sure to check the label and avoid blends.
https://shop.garciadelacruzoliveoil.com/collections/heritage-line

>>18972508
I could go for a whole yard full of coffee right now.
I think I'm stuck with straight espresso this morning, or I might do something with a bit of honey and coconut cream. I'm out of the usual coffee stuff... or I could wait. I could even skip coffee this morning. Is that legal?

>>18972875
Yo! This nigga shi'in' beenz!

Wanted a grinder so just picked up this kickass lump of iron. Considering it was the same price as a chinkshit grinder I figured it was worth a go. Just made a couple coffees with it and they tasted pretty good I guess. I just wanted to show it off because I think it’s pretty sweet.

western coffee is crap

>>18975135
kek

how do you like to make iced coffee or cold brew in your aeropress?

>>18975130
From what I've seen of them they produce very inconsistent grounds. They do look nice.

>>18975149
Brew with hot water but just less of it and make up the difference with ice cubes. Ice cools a lot more than ice cold water does so even a few cubes will be able to lower the temp of hot coffee to close to zero.

What are your daily coffee drinking habits? I basically have two cups in the early morning and that's it. Otherwise if I drink coffee all day I crash.

>>18975197
2 cups of coffee and cup of tea

>>18975197
Sometimes I drink coffee in the morning. Sometimes at night. Sometimes not at all. I try not to drink late night espresso anymore since I always end up leaving my flair on all night.

>>18975197
A cup in the morning and maybe a cup later in the day.

>anon itt posting about ice coffee got me to make a cup myself
>worried that it's gonna be sour and underextracted because I'm brewing for a shorter time with less water (since a third of it is in the cup as ice)
>it's actually way more bitter than anything I usually make
>need to bust out the milk for the first time in months
Wtf

>>18975215
Actually only Europeans understand what bitterness is. North Americans can only confuse bitterness/acidity.

>>18975230
vietnamese here. American (and subsequently, korean) coffee water taste like cat piss for me. Not that i know what the latter tastes like

>>18975130
I'm going to be saying "Spong!" all day... probably in response to stupid questions. There are going to be a lot of stupid questions.

>>18975215
>bust out the milk for the first time in months
It's expired man. Throw it in your neighbour's yard.

How bad are no.4 filter pourover cones compared to your posh japanese barista ones? Is it really worth not being able to buy filters at the supermarket?

>>18975230
I am european and it's definitely bitter.
>>18975237
It's not months old milk, it was the first time in months that I added milk to coffee

>>18975197
Wake up in the morning, daydream about owning an espresso machine, then drink decaf Nescafé.

>>18975230
God damn this turnip coffee with rapini-milk is acidic!
>t. North American

>>18975265
>decaf Nescafé

>>18975197
Two double espresso shots in the morning, usually plain, sometimes a milk drink. Occasionally a third during the afternoon, though I'm trying some decaf for the first time if I can get the cunt of a bag dialled in. If I'm drinking filter I'll usually make 32g out to 500mL and drink that in the morning over half an hour or so.

How is the encore esp?

>>18975166
You’d be correct, that was the first thing I noticed lol. Tasted fine to my blunt palette though.
>>18975233
Let, it’s a funny name. Dunno where it came from but the company has been around since the 1800s I think.

>>18975197
I use a mokapot if Im in a rush, I drink gevalia.

Anyone got a favorite company to order from online? I would like to order some Good Stuff™ since I won't be able to drive for a while (got eye surgery). I like lights and mediums, and I drink in a variety of ways (machine drip, v60, aero, sometimes espresso from my dinky little espresso machine).

>>18972530
a few cups of coffee as a habit every day reduces your chance of dying from quite a few causes including cardiovascular and a few cancers

Sold my niche to a boomer. lol

>>18975130
looking good

>>18972574
Just buy a nice drip coffee maker. I make 1/2 a pot and drink it over a couple day. I just zap a cup in the microwave for 1:10 to get a nice hot cup.

>>18974125
Why not just buy Starbucks or even better Peets beans or preground and use those. No need to have a poof euro coffee.

I am the dark of my roast.
Aluminum is my body, and timing is my blood.
I have brewed over a thousand cups.
Unknown to sweetness.
Nor known to crema.
Have withstood fire to create many drinks.
Yet, this pressure will never make espresso.
So as I gurgle, unlimited bitter works.

>>18972530
what the fuck did you do to poor moggy?

>>18975215
you probably agitated too much. for example a v60 that is nicely acidic i can make bitter as hell by pouring like a madman, or stirring/swirling too much.

what method or recipe did you use?

>>18975720
Hoff's iced coffee recipe, although because he doesn't go into specifics about how to pour in that I just did one long single pour (well a 40g 45s bloom first)

>>18975645
Get brighter beans.
Get an aeropress.

>>18975725
do you have a recipe you like for hot coffee? I like to just modify those by replacing 30% of water weight with ice.

So modifying Hoffmann's 2 cup recipe would be:
1:~15.5 (slightly stronger ratio to make up for bypass brewing)
25g coffee
271g water
115g ice (make sure you arent using old ice that tastes like a disgusting freezer - ideally youll make your own from the same brew water recipe you use. i like ~50gh/15kh)
0:00 - 0:44 Bloom with 75g water
0:45 - 1:14 pour to 162
1:14 - 1:45 pour to 271
Total brew time should be 2:15 - 3:00 depending on grinder, beans, and most importantly taste

Also with this method

Once fully drawn down, swirl the coffee/ice until it is fully melted to fully cool it and dilute the concentrate you just made, then serve over more ice.

>>18975786
oh and i forgot to mention again. Hoff loves swirling and stirring. if you are getting bitter notes cut back or completely eliminate those

>boil water in electric kettle
>once it is boiled, open it and let steam release, let it cool down a little bit (not measured, just go on instinct)
>put two tablespoons of grounds in bottom of stainless steel french press
>pour water down side wall of french press
>stir with bar spoon slightly
>cover, leave for 5 mins
>press, pour into cup

Is this a fine process? I know I could measure the temp of the water but it just basically has to be not totally boiling right?

>>18975761
Mating press

>>18975814
Depends, usually on the roast of the beans. If it's a light roast even boiling water is fine. But if it's a medium or dark roast you might want to drop it to 90 or even 80 degrees celsius. And just waiting is a bad method for doing that because water takes a lot longer to cool than you probably think it does. I measured it once and iirc it took over a minute for it to drop by 1 degree in an open pot.
Also there's not much of a reason to pour down the side of a french press or stir it, just make sure all the grounds are wet and it'll be good enough. Hoffmeme advises not pressing because it mostly just disturbs the grounds and it's better to pour with the plunger extended.

>>18975870
>Hoffmeme advises not pressing because it mostly just disturbs the grounds
don't disturb the french press grounds guys! BUT VIOLENTLY STIR AND SWIRL THE V60

>>18975885
He advises against it for filtration reasons. With the v60 you've already got good filtration because of the filter, with a french press you're relying more on the grounds settling, like with turkish.

drink the coffee

so many filtered tripfag posts in this shitty thread now. can we get some fucking roast graphs up in here?

>>18975197
Weekdays: Dark roast americano on the way to university, a medium roast double shot or a cappuccino after I get home.

Weekends: Cappuccino in the morning, doubleshot after lunch

For me its coffeebawlz

>>18976031
hes cheesed to meet u

>>18972508
Kratom is pretty nice as well.

>>18972556
Sorry anon I had just finished my calc homework when I made that post so I was in a foul mood. Forgive me for being rude.

>>18972524
Do you lie down while eating or drinking?Also, do you eat two hours before bedtime? Sleeping on your side could be a reason. I knocked off that habit and my acid reflux went away.

I'm ordering an unroasted bean haul. I always get Ugandan and Bali Blue Moon (those are the best roasts I've done) but does anybody get any recommendations I should try? I usually do light to medium roasts

How do I know if a coffee is high in acidity because I fucked up or because that's just the beans?

>use k4 to grind coffee for espresso most days
>decide to use a drill today because I'm short on time
>mfw it brews differently than when I hand grind it, as if I've ground it finer

>>18976415
Congrats. Now you're figured out why people pay for rpm control. It brews differently because it is different.
>>18975932
Hopefully I'll have the popper wired up next week. My Arduino enclosure just shipped.
>>18976145
Try some Bali kintamani. Same crop as the blue moon, but natural processing.

>>18975265
Depression is an illness fren

>>18976431
thanks, stranger

>>18975197
Every morning 2 cups black and sweet, like my woman.

>>18976597
Any time.
NEW APRIL KINO
https://youtu.be/VheCmEzDfvs
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>>18975197
Sometimes I drink like 5 cups a day when I feel like it, other times I drop it for like a week or two.

>>18975197
it depends, but i tend to have 1-3 cups in the morning and maybe 1-3 in the afternoon when im not working.
when i am, its one cup before work, and then a small-medium at a local cafe a few times a week

What's the best ratio for v60 and Chemex? I have been using 1:13 for V60 because I like it string, and I've been adjusting the grind setting while keeping everything else constant. Is that too strong?

>>18975197
I never exceed 30g of caffeinated beans.

>>18975197
if i make coffee, i'll drink five cups minimum that day because my coffee maker has a five cup pot

>>18977317
I've been doing 1:17.

Make mine a double shot.

for me it's that deep, dark DICK

>>18977317
1:15 is the chad ratio

>>18972524
Try tea

Aeropress and timemore gang, we can’t stop winning.

>>18978269
Cope.

>>18978106
who actually drinks this crap

>>18972508
Coffee everywhere

Is it worth it to get 2 grinders? Like, if you send one for repair, you'll still have access to a grinder.

>>18978676
Buy a Q2 or k6 for travel

>>18978676
It can be handy. I have a Sette 270 that mostly gets used for espresso and then a JX Pro that gets used for espresso, filter or aeropress if I'm away, and gets used for filter at home.

>>18977317
1:1

>decide to grind up a bunch of coffee for turkish so my mom has a supply (I know it'll go stale quick but she doesn't care)
>end up grinding for almost 2 hours
I mean half of that was with the k6 at like 15 clicks so it was barely even able to chew the beans, once I jumped up to 35 (which is still fine enough to classify as turkish I found out) it went a bit faster but was way harder.

>>18975197
A 2-cup moka pot brew in the morning, usually as a latte after I take a few sips to asses if anything needs tweaking.
>>18974141
Thank you for the recommendation, this guy’s roats look amazing. What does EAF stand for?

>>18972508
>>18978606
some sweet carbs with you coffee, gov?

>>18972524
Are the symptoms worse with just straight black coffee/espresso vs milk drinks? The proteins in milk bind with the gut irritating acids so that might be an option. An espresso strength brew with an aeropress with a stovetop milk steamer for cappuccinos on the cheap.

>>18978941
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

My current gear is Timemore C2 + aeropress with light roast, but I'm looking to try french press with Hoffmeme's recipe.
1. What can I expect from french press compared to aeropress?
2. What's the grinder setting? (as reference, I use 12 clicks)
3. How much water would be wasted with the leftover sludge? Let's say I'm going to use 400ml water, how much would I get before the sludge starts coming in?

>>18975232
Do you brew in phin filter?

>>18979173
the sludge is the best part I dunno why the hell you'd wanna avoid it

>>18979426
Too watery, aeropress pluck is tastier

That was a creative way to suck Lewis' dick live on air, Antony

r8 my bed
It's my fifth attempt at v60, so don't bully plz

>>18972524
how bad is the acid reflux? is pepcid an option?

>>18979173
C2gang in shambles.

Is Static Drying a meme?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_DgR5bDiVs
>Not drinking Touba Coffee
>Not trying african american v60 experience
>Not tasting where the dirt ends where the spices meet and where the coffee starts
Can you even call yourself a barista or let me put it this way a coffee connoisseur?
I think not.

>>18979918
Did the coffee taste good? Don't worry about how autistically level your bed is if you like the taste.

>>18980706
>sengalese street starcucks
>Turkish powder, bathsalts, and sugar

>>18980790
I'll take another sip of my Sunday afternoon iced coffee-n-tequila-n-lemon to keep this on topic.

I'm editing together a little play-by-play for the batch of vanilla Baltic porter I'm making for one of my friends. At one point, I explained it as barley-vegetable soup with a side of witchcraft that after sitting for about a month will get you drunk. Which I explained to my girlfriend when I brought her out this coffee concoction - the sweetness is all in your head. It's literally just a drug cocktail with a citrus twist and a side of witchcraft.

just found these and got them, what am I in for?

Any of you ever been to Proud Mary Coffee in portland OR? I ordered some of their stuff online; I went their last year on vacation and loved their coffee. Now I'm rotting at home on med leave so I wanted to get some good stuff to drink.

>>18981026
I love BOSS coffee. It's nothing amazing, and not like a real fancy brew. But for like the 2 bucks (or less) you spend on them, they're nice. Good little treats. Though I do think BOSS Black is unironically good, especially if it's chilled. Not cold like from the fridge, but not room temp either.

If you like any of them I suggest you try and from KEY COFFEE like pic related in an asian grocery as it is also pretty good. Again, not like a real brewed cup, but still good.

>>18978891
Espresso Aficionados.
https://espressoaf.com/

>>18979918
It looks like you're pouring too hard. My advice, although I am far from an expert, is to space out your pours a little more than the Hoffman method and sacrifice thermal mass for more extraction control. Pour more gently in further apart intervals, and try to gently wash the sediment off the walls of the filter and down into the bed. Ideally when you're finished brewing you won't have nearly as much sediment on the walls of your filter, and your bed should be relatively even.
I've been doing that to compensate for a regular, non-gooseneck kettle and it produces decent results.

>>18981177
thanks anon

>>18972508
I tried out Yabitu Koba from Passenger Coffee, there really is a subtle fruit aftertaste to it

It's pourover folgers gourmet for me

For me its the tried and true Stanley. An American classic.

Thoughts on cupping?

For me, its Owl 2 in 1 Instant Coffee with Creamer

>>18982552
cupping my balls LOL

>>18982571
FUCK

Do we drink Rwandan here?

>>18982610
I had some Kivu Kageyo a couple weeks ago. Wasn't a fan. Overwhelmingly herbal and strange. I don't know what the fuck a palo santo stick is, but I can tell you they weren't lying on the tasting notes.

>>18975197
Double shot espresso in the morning. Sometimes with condensed milk, sometimes with frothed milk.
Rarely I’ll do an after dinner coffee but that’s mostly when company is over

I've heard Cream Soda as a tasting note, but is there a coffee that will genuinely taste like cream soda/pop without carbonation?

>>18982610
rwandan my balls LOL

>>18972574
No, that is for tea. Coffee requires boiling point water. You do want good (equal) water distribution though, that does affect your end product.

>>18982802
No

>>18975197
1 extra large latte (3 shots, no sugar).
thats it.

>>18972508
how many clicks on the k6 for moka?

>>18983012
I do 1 turn + 20-25 clicks in my k4, depending on the bean. The k4 and k6 have the same external adjustment but different burrs so hopefully this helps you.

I LIKE DARK OILY FRENCH ROAST AND I'M TIRED OF PRETENDING I DON'T

>>18982051
>Stanley
>American
It's been 20 years anon since Stanley went out of business It's a zombie brand for chinesium now, time to let go anon.

>>18983300
It's good for making desserts. That's what anyone dumping cream and sugar into their coffee is doing anyway.

>>18981253
thanks anon, I'll try doing that

Is the ikea coffee any good? bought some but haven't opened it yet.

>>18981177
My verdict: it's aight. Tastes like coffee, a lot of these products tend to taste the same desu senpai.

I think the sweetened ones are better desu but like, still pretty boring.

Question about Turkish
I'm not totally sure about the whole procedure. I hear you're not supposed to stir it at all, but sometimes not all of the grain gets wet/saturated if I just put the grain in and pour the water. So normally I still give it a stir before heating it up. Is it just traditionalist autism or does it actually make a difference?

>>18983646
Serious agitation can overextract and make it pretty tannic (because it's fine coffee powder). A little, gentle stir to start is fine, you just obviously don't want to keep stirring as you go, or you'll just get bitter, gritty sludge.

>>18972524
nah, just start taking nexium and you can drink all the coffee you want

>>18972508
is there a good guide to be a coffee guy. like a guy that makes coffee not some faggot consoomer i wanna be an at home barista

>>18983912
>not wanting to be a faggot consoomer
It's useless to chase some nebulous concept of "not being a faggot consoomer". You're here to heap up the most information so you'll make decisions you'll consider "good". So uh. Read the sticky and watch out for links posted in the gen and what are the reactions. Some people ITT would profit from not overthinking whetever they are le reddit faggots or not, all what matters is getting the best bang for your buck

>>18983912
You will have to buy some stuff if starting from scratch. Look for used or second things though, especially used burr grinders or espresso machines (if that's what you want to drink) since those are where most of your costs will go. People upgrade enough that lightly used ones should be available if you look. If not espresso, a pour over set or french press is relatively cheap. Or just buy a V60 for $10 and make it directly into your mug. Coffee scales are like $25 if you don't get a "smart" one.

You will obviously need to consooooom coffee beans since they are best fresh and you really are paying for that freshness.

>>18983912
Decide whether you want to make Espresso or Filter, if the former you need to do a bit of research on the best Espresso machine for however much money you're willing to spend. If the latter then just buy a V60 or Aeropress. Then you need a grinder, if you're on a budget get a hand grinder and check the OP pastebin for a chart of the best ones. Buying preground is not an option for good coffee

Got my drip machine (Bonavita Connoisseur) dialed in. I'm impressed, the coffee is just as good as my v60s, and I'm brewing hyperlight Kenyas and Ethiopias in it. Glad I reduced my coffee autism a bit.

>>18983912
I don't feel it's equivalent to cooking where you can give a great chef a handful of cheap but quality ingredients and they'll turn out some impressive dishes. The coffee itself encompasses most of the final product. If you want to master all the foam drinks and invest into an espresso setup then you'll have a lot more flexibility. There are several ways to brew great regular coffee without any of that.

>>18972508
which hario filter should I get? I think I want bleached. Tab or no tab, box or bag?

>>18983300
based healthy coffee enjoyer
>>18983409
>That's what anyone dumping cream and sugar into their coffee is doing anyway.
lard based diabetic coffee enjoyer

>>18984318
The one on the left

>>18984318
The one on the right

>>18984318
both

>>18984318
none, get pic related.

>>18984318
I have used both. I prefer left.
But honestly flip a coin.

>>18980706
Those pours though.

AEROPRESS GANG , BITCH!
sorry , just was busy for a few days!
>>18978269
BASED AND TRUTHPILLED
>>18973231
Yes
>>18974076
No
>>18974220
Wrong
>>18975149
Google
>>18975567
Support local
>>18975761
Based
>>18979173
Fuck French press

>>18984750
Anon this is the gayest thing I've ever read.

>>18984897
I don't give a fuck.

>>18984318
right is half the price of left

>>18985004
Buddy heaters. The preferred heatsource of the homeless and van dwellers. Perfect pairing with the estropress.

>>18985024
They're also two completely different sizes, and probably not the one he's looking for.

>>18985072
That's a percolator. And an ice fishing tent.

>only have a keurig at work

>>18985191
I don't give a fuck tentdweller.

>>18985277
Post coffee, taintlicker

>>18985229
buy a french press and bring it in.

Anyone got any recommendation for a sub $60 grinder for pourover to moka pot? I've got a grinder for espresso but I've been wanting to switch up the brew method from time to time and don't want to mess with my settings

>>18985536
Timemore c2. If you're willing to go to $100 the kingrinder k6 is popular here.

>>18985431

>>18985536
>>18985554
Posting this for the /tea/anon. I need to update the k4 and k6. K4 is up to $90 on amazon, K6 is $130 with a $30 coupon.

>>18985603
>K6 is $130 with a $30 coupon
Chinks found a new way to induce FOMO since I'm guessing amazon told them they're not allowed to permanently list an item as $30 off, which is why they changed the listed price to $100 for a while.

>>18985637
100% what happened but its not fomo. They just didn't want to cannibalize 1zpresso jx sales so they further segmented out the pricing. They were listed at $160 before black friday 2021 and didn't sell shit so they axed the price and started moving weight.

>>18985603
Good to know. Already got the K-Plus though. Shame I probably could have saved a few bucks. But as you said, I mostly drink tea now and just curious if I could do espresso with that. I'm still wondering if I really want to spend the $$$ for a machine though.

>>18985229
Do what I did, bring a shitty kettle and just bring some aeropress or basic frenchpress and a hand grinder. Kettle works for tea too. Everyone wins and kuerig cucks can die.
I actually started a tea club by accident doing that at my last job because people were surprised how good tea could be. Coffee too, but that didn't seem as prominent for some reason.

>>18978578
My mom unironically loves the Pete's dark dick blend. I hate it.

>>18985695
This is what I'm using with it. $500 shipped right now. Less than I paid for mine during the preorder.
https://youtu.be/MZHySMSLchI
https://flairespresso.com/product/flair-58/

>>18985711
>everyone wins
I wish.
I have taken both high quality tea and V60 pourover coffee into the office. Nobody is willing to try it, and the few people that do agree that it's exceptional but decide they're satisfied with mediocrity and Gaiwan/V60 is too "hardcore" for them.

i bought coffee beans at the grocery store and they were dark roasted instead of the advertised medium roast

>>18983114
thanks, anon

>>18983811
No, I was just making conversation.

What is the best <$100 grinder and electronic kettle?

>>18986739
whatever you do, do not buy the oxo by burr grinder. that thing is a piece of shit

>>18986739
See
>>18985603

>>18986803
I'm almost decided on KG K1, but I heard that they are "for espresso" and the only one that are an all-rounder is the K6, much more expensive (currency-let). What I'm planning is beginning with pour over, I will use primarily flat bottoms and secondarily v60. With time, I would buy an aeropress and an espresso machine 15-20 bar.

Would the K1 be good enough for all?

>>18986868
>espresso machine 15-20 bar
You should really do your homework.
>k1
It looks to be a clone of the 38mm italmill burr used in the knock aergrind. Italmill is known as a pretty "traditional" espresso burr maker, but Matt Winton won the World Brewers Cup with the bigger set of italmills in a Kinu m47. I used a Kinu for filter and espresso for years. You should be fine, but at a $50 budget I'd really recommend you just wait and save your pennies. "Buy once cry once", you're probably better off snagging something you'll use longer.
https://youtu.be/AgwO0iLY1UU
https://madebyknock.com/products/aergrind

>>18972807
>castillo
>thermal shock
absolute bin juice lmao

>>18975130
Looks cool but how does it grind?

>>18975197
350ml cup in the morning with breakfast
250ml cup at 2 or 3 pm

>>18975197
3-cup Bialetti in the morning, Doppio Espresso after lunch

Active coffee podcasts about brewing?

>>18983912
learn to make cowboy coffee
if you can't stand grounds at the end of your cup get a french press
if you can't stand sediment at the end of your cup get a pour over
grinding your own coffee is a good idea but you don't have to.
if you're going to CONSOOM, buy stuff that makes you enjoy the process more.

>>18984750
>fuck french press
aerobuttpressers just don't know a good time

>>18986145
I would go back to the grocery store and scatter the beans all over the floor in the coffee aisle. A warning, if you will.

>>18987585
Post setup, ligma balls

>>18986145
Grocery store medium roast = dark roast.
Grocery store dark roast = charcoal.
I'm only really upset if I got to a proper roaster and they sell me dark roast under the label of medium.

>>18987806
you need to pack that tight little aero boner away and let the big boys do the talking mkay?

I just love packing my lil aeroprussy with the darkest roast available.

>>18988066
pack it in your ass gayboy

Anybody familiar with the rand Isomac? Tons of machines on the second hand market here in sweden and they look alright but am I about to make a mistake?

>>18972574
Gooseneck kettles are only necessary for pour-overs, which are full of autists that prefer to obsess over technique and drink coffee that is inferior to French Press. Despite all that effort they're straining their poor coffee through paper at the end of the day like a cheap Mr. Coffee

Having good temperature is nice, too cold and it's bland, too hot and it's burnt. 190 to 210 is the sweet spot and I achieve that with a $30 kettle that's lasted years.

With a French press you don't have to be so finicky: just pour it in and try to be even. You end up stirring it all in a few minutes anyhow, then a few more minutes later you plunge and serve. Easy to do and creates the best coffee.

after reading thru this thread and working part-time as a barista, i feel like a brainlet holy shit let me chill with my 2 port victoria arduino athena leva

>>18984750
Aeropress: when you want good, easy coffee, but only a thimble's worth.

Anything to look out for when buying a French Press or will any cheapo shit do?

>>18988294
Aesthetics. Other than that just get something out of decent materials.

>>18988294
98/100 will all use the same size mesh. The other two are the espro and fellow which are wildly priced.

>>18988276
Huh? You can make 4 cups worth in the OG, 3 in the GO
>>18988007
Pack your tight little donut

>>18988294
They're pretty much all the same. I ended up going with pic related cause
>a. I broke two glass ones
>b. it's 48oz

Most French presses are 1 liter or 34oz, which is fine for one or two people but I have company over often and that extra 14oz makes a huge difference.

>>18988345
300ml of liquid isnt 4 cups pal.

>>18988354
>1 liter
>one or two people

>>18988345
I have no idea where they get their numbers from that they can hold as much as they do. Look at the video on their home page showing the OG and that normal ass cup holds next to nothing. They claim it should hold 15oz which is BS

>>18988423
You don't drink much coffee, do you, son?

>>18988456
Anon serving half a liter of coffee to a guest is not normal.

>>18988462
Dunno about your guests, but mine tend to drink two mugs, that'll be half a liter easily

I went back to the kitchen store I used to manage and they're selling a new espresso machine. The problem is, it lists on the box that it goes up to 20 bars. I was chatting with the current manager and how that doesn't sound right at all. Is that something some machines do or is it retarded marketing?

>>18986145
I wish people were legally required to list the final roast temp at a bare minimum. I hate this "muh light/medium/dark" or worthless bar shit.

>>18988624
Both. Brevilles run at 15+bar and retards eat it up.

>>18988624
Only the pressure in the portafilter matters. If you grind and tamp right it should not get to 20 bars. Most machines have an over-pressure valve too so the pump doesnt rape your basked with the full 20 bars

>>18988359
300 ml of concentrate
>>18988456
Interesting

>>18988683
Yes I love having 75ml of pisswater coffee with 165ml of water on top. Just how nonna used to make it.

anyone else feel like the whole "timing your brew to the second" thing is kinda pointless?
when i started i used to use a scale and a stopwatch for my pourovers but i've found that just using the scale is enough and you can just play it by feel with the timings and get a great result consistently since they aren't actually that strict

>>18988707
Whats the point of a stopwatch? Pour more when the level goes down why be weird about it. Coffee cares not about your artificial division of chronos god of time into seconds coffee care only about the swimming until drained two times. Perfect brew

>>18988722
timing is important because you want to agitate the bed at the right time to get good extraction
it's just not so strict that you need a stopwatch once you know what you're doing

>>18988707
Think back to elementary school science. Independent and dependent variables. Your extraction time is the easiest way to keep things consistent without a refractometer. Taste is subjective, time isn't.

>>18988742
Yes and the right time as you say can be indicated every time with the level of liquid in your filter, it is as an hourglass of coffe, running relentlessly. Even without stopwatch every morning my ritual is constant

>>18988757
Post beans.

>>18988702
It's called Americano, pleb

>>18988835
Americanos are made with espresso, not aeropiss.

>>18988861
Ligma balls, post setup

>>18988861
Hoffman says you can’t tell the difference so

>>18988881
Wug83a with ditting lab sweets. Flair58+SEP+Lunar, Pullman tamper and baskets. Origami, Switch, Mizudashi, and an Aldi's French Press.

>>18988624
Cheaper machines will just run a stronger pump with a pressure relief valve. My Breville, for example, has a 15bar pump, but it supposedly brews at 12bar after the valve. It's better for the pressurized basket people use with coarse preground beans, and it's cheaper to manufacture. Of course, this sacrifices something for those of us who don't use that.
I installed a dimmer switch on the pump, and I've found some benefit when brewing light roasts, but I'll probably have to replace the machine at some point if I want better control.

>>18988931
Oh it's you. Still obsessed with me aye

>>18988955
Just correcting misinfo in the thread pal. You can lie to yourself all you want, but don't lie to /ctg/. .7bar peak wouldn't move this needle. Aeropresses don't make espresso. Its a paper filtered french press. Nothing more.

>>18988294
I personally would avoid any mesh that has plastic touching the water.

>>18988066
What's the point of burning coffee beans like this? It's just going to taste like charred ash. I imagine it's the shittiest Robusta imaginable too, so why even bother selling whole bean? Just grind that shit into dust.

>>18988927
>you can’t tell the difference
What did he mean by this?

Timemore C3 or Kingrinder K1?

>>18985554
>>18985603
what happened to the anonymous grinder off taobao, did it get priced out, or is it just a pain to order?

>>18989139
Why do you do this to yourselves? Bad coffee and heavy metal poisoning for what benefit?

>>18989127
c3 uses a smaller version of the spike2cut burrs on the Chestnut X and X lite. K1 seemingly uses a clone of the 38mm italmill used in the new knock aergrind, old kinu m38, and old Helor101 contemporary. I'd get the K1.

Has anyone had Indian Monsooned Malabar?
Seems like an interesting gimmick coffee.

>>18989155
it's not a cut-rate corporation, it's just some guy making them, and they're italmill burrs

>>18989197
Thats the shitty pentagonal design noone wants. The one people get fucked with by ordering the wrong 1zpresso q2. You could have just bought a $30 kingrinder k0.

>>18989127
just buy a k4 or k6 so you won't think about upgrading later.

>>18989239
sorry, there are other burrs available as well, these are the italmill ones

>>18989365
Both could be genuine italmills, or both could be chinese clones.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CHsZ8vABOb-/?hl=en

>>18981026
Supposedly, the Rainbow Mountain blend is the best

>>18979918
>>18981253
I don't get it, when I do pour over I fill the cone with water and then get a spoon and stir everything in the cone while it drains. Sediment, bed, I dunno man I just stir it.

I suck at v60. Just did a simple French press that shit all over any pour over I've done.

>>18990249
How long have you been doing pourovers, and what did you find lacking compared to the FP?

>>18989783
retard

>>18989097
because smokey flavors are better than shit flavors and most people are used to coffee tasting like trash.

Sorry boys this is a dark roast aeroprussy only.

>>18990279
Months
The french press just had smoother, slightly sweet taste. No bitterness or sourness. First press in months and the result was achieved so effortlessly.

>>18988963
You're a dumbfuck

Should I buy a K6 or a K2 would be sufficient?

I know that >>18989264 said to the anon that he should just buy the K6/K4, but isn't this overkill for a beginner knowing that K6 is like almost double the price?

>>18990909

>>18990947
Where did I claim it did?

>>18990957
Adding water to low ratio paper filtered french press doesn't make an Americano pal.
>>18988835

Rate my drip

>>18991180
Overswirled

I've only ever drank instant coffee and I want to start drinking proper cuppas. Is pic related my best option if I don't want to blow hudnreds of my hard earned eurobuckerinos.

>>18991251
No get a French press

>>18991251
Mola pot is delicious

>>18991251
With a few exceptions like espresso, you will spend more on a good grinder than you will on whatever preferred brew method you decide on

>>18991251
I personally keep a moka pot as my daily brew and a French press for when I have company. Covers my bases.

>>18991251
Based on the experience I had I feel you should find first what brewing method do you prefer and what menu items do you want to do at home.
Try drip coffee, try espresso, try them with milk, try them with sugar.
Personally i use a moka pot at home so it has my vote.

>>18991273
>>18991299
>>18991300
>>18991454
I drink normal, regular cup (200 ml) of black coffee. From what I've seen moka pots make smaller amounts of coffee?

>>18991477
yes, smaller serving of strong coffee.

>>18991477
>From what I've seen moka pots make smaller amounts of coffee
>smoller
You haven't seen shit son.

Coffee gets better when it's gone cold and you microwave it 45 seconds. The acidity goes deliciously up

>>18990932
Kingrinders ARE the beginner recommendation right now, anon. You should just go with the k4/k6 and it’s not overkill when what you’re seeking is making the best coffee possible with the smallest investment, from the sound of what you’re saying. I don’t know if you realize how high the price of a decent hand grinder used to be.

>>18991648
NTA, what was the entry level grinder before Timemore C2 arrived?

>>18972524
I have the same problem right now. Can't quit coffee because I'm a bitch and I need it to function.

I'm trying cold brew right now. And no coffee past 12 noon. My stomach still hurts, but not as much

>>18991637
that sounds gross
why do you want sour coffee

>>18991598
I didn't realize they went up that high. I figured the coffee bomb I was given was literally some sort of over-the-top monstrosity.

>>18991598
Damn, those things are taller than the average italian

>>18990966
Adding water to coffee concentrate DOES make americano

French Pressera BTFO

>>18992211
Baser triple double

Goddammit. I just went to put tape over the degassing valve and the bag was torn around it. It was folded over it and taped down so I dunno when that happened.

Today's coffee was lovingly brewed in an aged 10 year old keurig using a reusable k-cup filled with Dunkin grounds.

>>18992305
Wow, a true vintage.

>drink my morning coffee
>I can feel it kickin in
>run to the bathroom and unload my poop as the waves of coffee euphoria begin to wash over me
>legs bouncing up and down in sync with the music as I listen to Return of the Mack
>suddenly surging with confidence and enthusiasm for life
>dance around the house

>>18992366
>never wiped

>>18992133
(You)

>>18992366
This, I hate how every time I drink coffee I have to SHIT

just got one of these flair manual espresso makers in the mail yesterday and I've pulled four shots with it. the first one turned out fine but the subsequent three shots I've pulled have so little espresso, I'm wondering where I'm fucking up. been using the finest grind size my grinder has, heating my water to 195f, tamping my puck, preheating the chamber for a minute or two, using a ratio somewhere around 1:3 or 1:4 etc. I even got the pressure gauge so I know I'm using the right amount of force pulling it. any ideas as to why i'm not getting much espresso out?

>>18992557
If I were to guess I'd say you're grinding too fine. What grinder are you using btw?

>>18992557
Chuck it in the bin

>>18992582
oxo electric burr grinder. not top of the line by any means so I've just been going as fine as it will grind

>>18992587
God damn it anon you're smarter than this.

>>18992591
I'm really not. Only been into "serious" home coffee for the last three or four months.

>>18992587
Espresso requires a good grinder that's consistent and can go fine enough. That ain't it. The popular espresso capable grinders in these threads are the kingrinder k4 and k6, although they're both manual grinders. If you want an electric espresso grinder it's probably gonna be expensive.

>>18992597
I'll look into it, thanks anon

>>18992366
I why do I never get coffee shits bros am I just not absorbing it or something

>>18992621
>>18992621
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>>18992442
drink a second coffee after you shit

>>18991928
>>18991959

>>18991667
lido, feldgrind if it was in stock

I like my coffee like my women, black. Do you guys recommend any creamers or sugars? Or just stay with the sweet bitter.

>>18992962
If you prepare coffee right it's not bitter. Or with some dark beans not very bitter at least.

>>18992970
I drink Yirgacheffe, grind it myself.

what's the cheapest grinder to begin in the hobby, anons? Something to try to grind coffee beans, but cheap enough to not think twice to upgrade.

>>18993417
The kingrinder k0 is like 30 bucks on amazon. Although I don't know if anyone itt has ever tried one. Generally an entry level grinder is something closer to $100, but I'm guessing you're asking for the bare minimum, which would be that.

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