/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>20348436
Caffeine is a trash drug designed for women and gays

>>20348439
Weird way to say you enjoy caffeine but okay.

>>20348436
I have too much coffee. I can't drink all this coffee before it goes stale. what's something I can do to use up a lot of coffee?

>>20348436
>>20348507
Add it to chocolate

I recently had a fren from the US visit me in Sydney and our first coffee was a simple long black, and I told him about how it's the closest thing we have to a boiled/drip coffee in the US, but because of the pressurized steam/espresso method you get all these extra oils and such from the coffee which gives it a completely next-level flavour with the crema etc.

He absolutely loved it and is bringing this new mindset home with him and plans to get a proper espresso machine to enlighten his family. Even though I, myself, have a drip machine at home, this made me happy to spread the good word as espresso-based coffee is not at all the household norm in the USA

>>20348536
Might be the gayest post I've read this year anon.

>>20348662
what did I do

>>20348663
Surely he meant "gay" in the proper, classic sense. Keep daring to be positive, you beautiful boomerang-chucking sunnava bitch.

>>20348536
that's just an Americano

>>20348672
pretty much. technically an Americano is an express-o filled with boiled water, while a long black is an express-o filled with steam.

same-same in the end, but one of them can't be drank safely for 10 minutes while the other needs about 15 minutes

>>20348671
Thanks anon, I gave up the internet hatepool mindset many years ago and I hope you have too

>>20348674
One is hot water into an espresso. One is an espresso onto hot water. Nothing to do with a steam wand.

>>20348681
aah right I didn't quite know that, thanks anon

https://youtu.be/YZKGjbyvwus?si=mBFwEwhwWSaXYcYJ

i wish greggs would come to canada and annex shitty tim hortons

>>20348789
Tim's is owned by a Brazilian company now

>>20348674
so you invented a second, slightly different way to waste a perfectly good espresso. wonderful. another great australian culinary innovation on par with sprinkle toast and vegemite

>>20348816
I think he's just retarded and confused a hot water tap with a steam wand.

>>20348816
>>20348834
but I didn't do anything

When recipes call for "instant espresso powder" can I just put some beans in my espresso grinder and set it to super-fine as a replacement?

>>20349193
Instant coffee usually refers to soluble coffee crystals that have been brewed and then flash-frozen. So ground coffee is not the same, considering it won't dissolve fully even if you grind it as fine as possible. You'd probably be better off just brewing a shot of espresso and adding that to the recipe.

>>20349193
Buy instant espresso
And try it as instant espresso, this shit's come a long way over the years and it's pretty good

For me it's the Origami.

>>20349193
In my experience, #1 choice is actual instant espresso powder, which you should be able to find in the coffee section of your supermarket. The #2 choice is plain old instant coffee, which is not quite but almost as good. I don't think ground up coffee beans would be a very good substitute; among other things, they won't dissolve, leaving your whatever-it-is gritty.

>>20348436
Anyone have any recs for a roaster to order from online with beans you have really liked? I prefer things lighter roasted and fruitier. Feel like a lot of times I'll try a new place and be disappointed.

>>20348671
>>20348676
Based and positive thought-pilled

Any recommendations for an 18g basket?

>>20348536
>>20348676
Based aussie. You guys have always been cool in my book

>>20349427
May I ask the assistance of some coffee/baking officianados?

>>20349518
uhhhhhhhhhhhh
you can try

>>20349518
>1/2 cup to 1 cup of ground coffee?
that sounds like alot.
maybe its amazing but i cant imagine putting coffee grounds into a cake mix
i could see instant coffee i guess but just straight up grounds?

>>20349563
Just and initial guess I made. I think a 1/4 cup or less is what I'll settle for if I don't end up brewing it. Supposedly, ground coffee soften in the oven

>>20349409
I like my pcl basket alot. Mhw3 dex is a cheaper Pullman knockoff. IMS big bang for high body darker roasts.

It's my first time frothing and I already fucked it up, don't care though.

>>20350024
thats strange looking flower

>>20348507
Add sugar to it and refrigerate it to make iced coffee

>be poor, no coffee maker
>make cheap preground coffee using a pot and ladle
>drink black with a doob
Anybody else? This was my life like 8-10 years ago

>>20351023
>like 8-10 years ago
ok but how do you make coffee now?

>>20351023
cowboy coffee is great. you just gotta do the cold drop technique and you don't even need a ladle

>>20351051
I use a generic drip coffee maker however now I use fresh, organic beans that I grind up myself rather than cheap shite.
>>20351062
What's the drop technique?

>>20351074
once you're done with the rolling boil you use some very cold water and pour it slowly into the boiling water around the edges of the pot. this causes all the floating coffee grounds to immediately drop to the bottom in an orderly sediment. then it's easy to pour the coffee out without getting any coffee grounds in it, all the way to the bottom with minimal wasted coffee

>>20351079
why not just use a cheesecloth?

>>20351083
it's just the easy way to do it over a campfire or something, and when you don't have a filter method.

>>20351079
Works better with an egg.

>>20351088
>egg
>in coff

>>20351093
https://youtu.be/Awx7fqvl23s

Plunger time? >>>/wsg/5495840

>>20348526
>>20351120
Vietnam does it

The reviews for Warrawong Starbucks are fucking mental

>>20351767
I feel bad for them. Obviously very busy and obviously without the staff or service infrastructure to deliver. Major problems with planning the shop from the very beginning, but also massive failure of management.

Nobody should EVER be writing a review that they waited 60 or 90 minutes for coffee, because no sane person would even do that. Just goes to show how in-demand a StRabucks is in that backwater hellhole.

Write a bad review or get on board and help out yourself; obviously people are more comfortable to complain.

>>20351772
Warrawong is a really, really low income area with a lot of social housing. I genuinely believe they have hired teenagers and apathetic druggos. Constant mentions of cockroaches in the cafe. Apparently the people who waited that long were trapped in the drive thru. I imagine them like unroutable Sims, waving their arms and peeing themselves. Should I go tomorrow and look/order? I miss Starbucks from when I lived in California.

>>20348816
How is a perfectly brewed long black any different than a perfectly brewed V60 or something? How is it wasting the espresso if you’re getting much more sips out of it without the harshness? I am starting to think people are just lying to themselves when they say they prefer straight shots over a long black/Americano.

>>20348681
Long blacks also have less water (like 100-120ml) which I like.

Long black advantages over Americanos:
-Looks nicer
-Creamier first sips
-Less diluted
-Water has more time to cool in the cup first
Disadvantages:
-??

>>20351767
>Warrawong Starbucks
>4am-10pm
is this normal for starbucks? i have never been.
those are really long hours

>>20351795
>Should I go tomorrow and look
anon you HAVE to go. report back on everything. they have lots of good reviews and also some shockers. I want to know who's working there, who seems to be in charge on the day (if anyone), and if the coffee/food even resembles Starbucks.

As someone from Boston, and who lived in Los Angeles, and who more recently has lived in Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle, and now Sydney again, I must know how it compares and wtf is going on there. Starbuckses in Syds are pretty much identical to the ones in the US. Warra-wrong may be a whole different ballgame.

>>20351795
>California
grim

>>20351826
>Sydney, Canberra, Newcastle, and now Sydney
>leave sydney because fuck sydney
>maybe canberra is nice
>OK GET ME OUT OF HERE, ANYWHERE BUT HERE
>oh fuck me this is shit too, ok fuck it, back to sydney i guess
is this how it went?

>>20351834
nah it was all work related †bh. I absolutely love CBR and will 100% retire there. I made a wise career move to Newcastle, which is also beautiful and amazing, but my wise step quickly led to another best career step back to Syds. I love Sydney but it comes with lots of baggage, including almost worthlessly high cost of living. I'll see how my career goes. Gravity is pulling me back to Canberra though, I just don't know how quickly or when that might be possible.

>>20351845
>I absolutely love CBR
no one from here would ever say that
at least i have never heard it

>>20351845
>†
did you have a Good Friday anon?

>>20351818
I don't think so it might be wrong.
>>20351826
I'll go and take photos too. I lived on the coast (Wollongong anon) but also Canberra and the Snowy Mountains. Right now I'm on the coast for family easter biznis. I wanted to come to Sydney tomorrow but the Easter Show traffic will be fucked.
>>20351827
I was living North of Sac so it really wasn't bad at all, very normal and I witnessed nothing suspect. San Francisco was what I expected, LA was much nicer than I thought. The nature in California was absolutely incredible and worth it.
>>20351896
Canberrans can be very proud. At least the ones who choose to be there and aren't just placed for ((work))
>>20351845
I love Canberra. Out of all the places I've lived it was the most comfy. The trees are just changing colour there right now and I watched the balloons the other week. If you come visit come to Kita with me anon!

will I get to taste eugenioides ever? or is it forever reserved for cvompetitors and people that camp 3 specific roasters to scalp it?

>>20351896
when I first arrived in Canbruh I got to my hotel on the south side in Forrest, and excitedly took the bus to CBR civic to check it out for the first time. When I got off the bus I thought I got off at the wrong stop - surely THIS isn't Civic. Whelp, it was.

It was a weird and slow adjustment, but I lived there for 2 years and honestly for 6 months I thought was in exile. And then I became a regular at various restaurants and pubs, drove my ute out into the mountains for camping trips, was able to walk to work and on my late night drunken walks home I could bounce around the city streets with kangaroos when there was no traffic. Months and months of enjoying the highest quality of life, with pretty low cost of living, and that place became the home I loved.

CBR isn't for everyone, and it's a slow burn, but once you love it you feel like you're living in the world's best kept secret and it was a fucking privilege. I can't wait to get old and financially secure and retire to the ACT mountains south of Canberra.

>>20351905
>The trees are just changing colour there right now
M8 I'm originally from Boston and Canberra is the first place I got proper autumn feels in Australia. I almost felt like I was back home in Brookline

>>20351912
Let's go camping in Brindabella, leave early on the Sunday morning and get coffee by the water in Kingston. I've never heard anyone say the same stuff I felt about Canberra. Most people say it's boring, down in Jindy they all say it's a shit hole but it isn't. It was the best two years of my life that I lived there. Did you ever go to the little cafe in Tharwa? Shit coffee but it's so cute and the drive from Cotter is nice. Cruising around at night in the city with the lights, stopping at an all night cafe for a coff on a chilly winter night and going home to get snug in bed. I'm going to cry stop it I want to go back too.

>>20351922
I had to travel from Civic to Cooma once a week so I only ever drove through Tharwa, never stopped as I was under time pressure to get to work. Tharwa/Michelago area is where I'm thinking I might retire though.

Fucking love the Brindies. Some of my most memorable, and at least in once case most harrowing, camping trips were out in the Brindies. Fuck man. If I didn't have such a perfect job I would get back there ASAP

>>20351951
I live in Cooma right now. It fuckin sucks to live in but I'm moving to Berridale next weekend which is vastly nicer. Michelago is super small but has a really cool road heading east outside of it. You should check out Tinderry too, that was stunning. There's some guys on /out/ who go fly fishing in the Brindies. I cannot wait to go for an autumn camp once I've got the time.

>>20351897
it's not over yet

First roast of the year. Natty Guji from Buliye.

>>20353298
Pic rel.

>>20353306
thats a nice light roast anon.
hope it doesnt take too long to dial in

>>20353446
Life is easymode with lab sweets.

KINOKINOKINO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NsaTOXeioM

>>20353306
beautiful, anon. cherish them.

>>20353573
Go away. Why is this guy shilled so hard in these threads?

>>20353641
He makes good content? Why else?

>>20353573
>>20353688
>video posted 45 minutes ago
>the shill post was made 41 minutes ago
It's obvious that you are him. Please go away. Stop shilling your boring content in these threads.

>>20353710
Welcome to (current year). Content is delivered instantly. I went from watching cumtown clips and Divorced Dads shorts to seeing it uploaded.

>>20348436
Is home roasting just a meme? If not what's some decent starter equipment and a good place to buy green beans from? Let's say up to $600 for equipment.

>>20353742
Not at all.
https://www.sweetmarias.com/popper.html
https://burmancoffee.com/compare-home-coffee-roasters/
https://thecaptainscoffee.com/

>>20353736
>35 minute video
>posts about it 5 minutes after upload
Sure. Whatever. Just go away. You, Brian Quan, and Nick Mullen are all extremely boring.

>>20353779
You actually think I watched it before posting? I'm not currently in the market for a $25k machine bozo.

>>20353796
Exactly. So fuck off. Stop shilling here.

>>20353814
No thanks. Do you have anything coffee related to post or are you just going to bitch?
QUANOQUANOQUANO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI8MuM7QFxE

>>20353736
>cumtown
grim

>>20353823
>brian: 18k subs
>the wired kino: 23k subs
HOLY

>>20353742
genecafe

>>20353888
Its mindless background patter. I've been restoring a vintage tonearm all day and needed some noise to ignore. Took a break to roast that guji and shill QUANO.
https://arp.coffee/products/ultra-rare-taiwan-sl34

Okay I'm at the Warrawong Starbucks. Ordered an Americano. It's fucking dirty in here bros. The front glass door was covered in shit and the concrete out the front looked like an alley.

>>20354098
lmao. fucking hell man. keep posting this is important work

>>20354108
Alright it smells like American coffee. Good start (sentimental). Double cupped it for me so that's cool. Staff are really nice, took about 5 minutes total for my order to be ready so not an hour like reviews say. It's fairly busy in here too group of fats came in.

>>20354111
looks like someone spit in it

>>20354111
where the crema

>>20354118
also
KJ is retarded
just use cal
i mean what does 1580KJ even mean?
its like measuring your daily commute in fractions of a lightyear.

>>20354125
>One calorie (kcal) equals 4.18 kJ or 4,184 joules (J) . To convert from calories to kJ, multiple calories by 4.18. Conversely, to convert from kJ to calories, divide kJ by 4.18.

>>20354118
That was the little bit of crema (God I hope so)
>>20354125
I know I use an app to count my calories and convert its annoying as fuck.

>>20354132
>multiple calories by 4.18
this feels like some fucking imperial system bullshit
this is a metric country we should be using metric based energy calculations.

>>20354140
what are those little plushies

>>20354140
>I know I use an app to count my calories and convert its annoying as fuck.
i swear it was cal until a few years ago and then everything shifted

>>20354146
BEARISTA

>>20354168
HA, cute.

They have the weeb Starbucks stuff and free samples of macarons. Pretty cool if you ask me.

>>20354193
you should leave them a kind review. it looks like they're turning things around at least in terms of customer experience

>>20348674
>long black
america's favorite.

Seattle's Best Coffee Beans

>>20354289
thats a penis

You fucking Americans have some good shit at Costco.

>>20353641
It's a single tard (brian himself?) doing the shilling and posting "kino". I pretend theses posts don't exist.

>>20354199
I will. I drank the entire Americano. It was the dark roast so obviously it wasn't what I usually have at home but man, it tasted like America and memories. Really took me there. It was nice and exactly what I expected so fuck it, I'll give them a good rating. The outside really was gross thoughever.

>>20354289
I still don't get it. What am I supposed to be seeing?

>>20354366
I filter them

Best coffee I've ever had was Salt Spring Coffee in my automatic drip. That shit is delicious, rich, has an excellent mouthfeel, is fair trade, AND is organic!

It's midnight coffee time.

>>20354595
what did you stir that with, a rasher of bacon?

>>20354601
It's the oily coffee oils of coffee.

>>20354608

>>20354601
>what did you stir that with, a rasher of bacon?
Do you not?
>porkaccino ftw

>>20354621
>porkaccino
thats just called a new jersey

>>20354335
>>20354335
>>20354427

IT'S A MASSIVE NIGGER TURD.

2am: cuppa #2

>>20353742
Start with a good grinder

>>20354772

>>20354787
that's funny, you fucing guy

>>20354790
thanks anon I thought so too :]

>>20354791

>>20354794
anon you're drinking too much coffee for this hour. it's not healthy you know.

>>20354815
Tell my psychiatrist.

>>20354098
>>20354111
>>20354140
>>20354168
>>20354193
>>20354417
Thank you for your service.

Has anyone here tried an alcohol enema? If I cram coffee beans up my ass do I get the purest caffeine that way? Civet cats do it so humans can too, right?

>>20355473
wut.

anon, none of these things are a thing a don't try anything.

>>20355473
Please do and report back.

Sipping on some Quan Kino beans today. Only have a few doses left :(

>>20355479
>never heard of bum wine

>>20355473
I've boofed booze. it's all fun in games until you end up in the hospital and shit bourbon all over the bed

>>20355833
>until you end up in the hospital and shit bourbon all over the
sounds liek funne games

>>20354492
Delusional, that stuff tastes like straight dirt

>>20355873
>tastes like straight dirt
What kind?

>>20356327
The straight kind.

>>20356563
For me its the gay dirt.

>>20356855
i wish i could feel this comfy

Finally got my Spring Standart today.

packaging was damaged and there was significant water damage all over the book. Kinda peeved but the coffee sample is nice as always

>>20357338
damn
that sucks :(
i havent got mine yet
are you at least having a good easter :)?

12pm Easter Sunday espresso martini lads

>>20357740
it has beans in it :o

>>20357752
I consoomed them

>>20357764
did your friend enjoy their coffee :)

>>20357767
It's my grandma lel it was a painful family lunch. She did though she said the coffee there is good even though we don't like the food much

>>20357789
:)

>>20348436
Bought a french press. Whats a good starting coffee for someone who only drank instant?

>>20357906
Orange wush wush.

Is there a website that has a database of grinder settings for dialed in beans? My espressos taste like shit and I have no idea what properly dialed in beans should taste like.

Inb4 hario skerton

>>20358119
if you dont know what good espresso tastes like you need to get your ass to a cafe

>>20358128
>need to get your ass to a cafe
>to taste good espresso
lol, lmao

>>20358158
yeah you have a point
he might live somewhere with great coffee culture, but he might not, too

>>20357906
Probably something medium or slightly darker than medium that's a blend and says things like chocolate, hazelnut, caramel kind of flavours in the tasting notes, would be an easy transition point.

>>20358119
This is gonna sound weird, but do you even like the taste of espresso? Like, have you had a really good shot to know what they taste like? It's an acquired taste.

I had this issue so went to to a really bougie Cafe and ordered one. Gave them a $10 tip and said "hey, I'm trying to get into espresso and I want to know what a really good shot tastes like so I can dial my thing in. If possible, could you make this one, like 'perfect' please? I'm willing to wait while you take care of other folks first."

I got the shot and it tasted the same as what I made at home. In that moment I realized that I'm a latte boy 4 lyfe.

9:30 goffee :)

Do you think this is too fine a grind? I got 3:30 on Hoffman's 1 cup method, cuppa tasted a bit hollow though.

>>20358533
cant see
take a closer picture or on an angle

>>20358541
It was a 70 on my K6

Based Gourmet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJlWZBG-tRo

>>20358558
looks a little coarse to me
go a few clicks finer

>>20358610
Really? I will try it next time, thank you.

>>20357740
If there was ever a coffee cocktail I'd want to make, it would be a Sidecar inspired by Vietnamese coffee, mainly because Dalat and Hanoi beans have natural notes of spirits like rum and Scotch, which I think would pair well with a cognac or brandy base

>>20358642
idk it just looks like wet mulch to me
which usually isnt what a good bed looks like
i guess the question is. do your grounds look like this?
https://youtu.be/1oB1oDrDkHM?feature=shared&t=122
(timestamp included)

>>20358692
honestly it looks around the same, I asked if it was too fine because my brewing time was quite higher, but after rewatching the video, I might've just swirled too hard. I also used around 92 C water which seems to affect the total time, the beans are a medium roast on the darker side.

Oh no its that time again.
SEETHOSEETHOSEETHO(seasoning edition)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSgdqd7eWMw

>>20359387
I will never trust a fat guy whose career is based around zero-calorie appetite suppressing drinks

>>20359447
>I will never trust a fat
ftfy

>>20359462
Fatties are not human.

>>20359475
correct
>>20359462
I trust chubby chefs. fat chefs will eat anything and are therefor untrustworthy

>>20359475
sensible take.

Happy Easter coffeebrehs

>>20358735
what kinda papes you got anon?
and yeah i might use a slightly cooler temp foor that dark of a roast

New mug from that Starbucks it changes colour very neat!
>>20358678
I'd totally try that. I add Frangelico to my home coffees and it's really nice.

Hello frens

>>20360089
Good evening sir. And how black does anon like his coffee?

>>20360089
nothing llike a well seasoned mug

Is it true that Coffee makes you look older?

>>20360111
Usually I don't drink black, but this is an exceptional brand of coffee.
>>20360114
Ikr?

>>20360478
>adding anything to your coffee
i seriously hope you guys do this if thats how you enjoy it

>>20360480
99% of the time I add a bit of half n half 10% cream. What does half n half mean?

>>20360515
its half cream and half milk

>>20360515
>>20360518
...or thats what its supposed to mean but i guess when it comes to marketing words are malleable sluts

Almost finished this pot. It's 8:34 in the evening. Do I fix up another pot Y/N?

>>20360744
y :)

>>20348436
Is it worth it at 100 dollars if you have a manual set up like the flair?

>>20361076
no
just use this instead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6bwjwPdBdA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW6hgfDb8F0

new hoon kino
a true visionary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD6EJz2Lyvw

i never use creamer but i'll use this stuff whenever my NEET enablers buy some

>>20361303
Did you watch the video before calling it kino this time?

>>20361925
How mad are you it's a different anon.

Is there a more up to date version of the approved grinders? I'm looking to spend around or less than £100. Mainly for French press amd Aeropress.

>>20362285
>looking to spend around or less than £100
P2 or K6. Next question.

>>20362289
I'm looking into getting an aluminium moka pot and buying e&b lab filters to go with it. Still hesitating between 2 and 3 cup. I suppose there's nothing better for the price than the classic bialetti?

Costco has some cheap whole bean coffee, saw quite a few that were $10 for 2 lbs
Obviously they're lower quality than buying from a roaster and are probably 2 months old, but would they still be decent enough quality for making cold brew iced coffee?

>>20362315
If you want to be 100% sure that the E&B Lab filter plate will fit, yeah go with the aluminium Bialetti Moka Express. Personally I wouldn't go less than 3 cups, that can fit around 12g - 14g ground coffee. I have a 6 cup Bialetti Venus that holds 25g - 29g ground coffee and outputs 170g - 200g brewed coffee before it starts steaming. I haven't tried it yet, but the 6 cup E&B filter plate should fit the 6 cup steel Bialetti pots even though it's designed to fit the aluminium Bialettis, just fyi.

>>20362342
Which brand? Some brands that sell at Costco have roast dates that can be calculated using the best before date. Last beans I bought from Costco were 22 days from roast date at time of purchase.

>>20362289
When buying a French press does it really matter which one? Will a cheap one off Amazon do?

>>20361076
>>20361086
I have the Bellman steamer and the Flair 58. Works really well. Eventually when I get a consistent source of good water, I'm going to replace them all with something like the Argos.

>>20362373
No, it doesn't really matter. Even the cheapest one's have replaceable filter screens. Personally, I prefer to avoid any that have plastic parts that would contact hot liquid, but you do you.

>>20362364
Don't remember, I'm no longer at 'co.

>>20362378
>consistent source of good water
If your up for it, you can buy a multi-stage reverse osmosis water filtration system and install it yourself for under $500 USD. There are also many companies that rent out RO systems for reasonable prices. You don't need to go all out getting some coffee specific water recipe. It's shocking how much better a simple RO system can improve the taste of tap water.

>>20362285
Oh man that might be v1. Someone else posted the latest one here. I need to add the new kingrinder P-s
>>20354774
Like the other anon said check out the new kingrinder p2 if you're on a strict budget. Basically a plastic option-o remi body, metal internals, and a comandante burr for $44. If you can double that go for the kin k6. Upgrades you to 48mm "comandante"/1zpresso K(pro/max/plus) burr, all metal build, and external adjustment with finer steps.
>>20362315
I'm not a moka guy but I'd just go e&b from the getgo. Its what the resident moka autist here has. Another interesting option to consider would be the varia pot or their moka/dripper/french press combo.
https://www.variabrewing.com/collections/pro-brewers/products/varia-pro-brewer-1
https://www.variabrewing.com/collections/pro-brewers/products/varia-pro-brewer

>>20362427
I'm renting a small house right now, so whatever I do, I should be able to undo it when I move out. But I would like to, so I can get a simpler espresso setup.

>>20362373
The cheaper ones will all be the same. Shitty mesh held with a coil. Ones like the fellow clara, espro, or the varia I just posted have different filters and "better" materials but they're pricier. Buy once cry once. You have to figure glass is going to break eventually and cheap glass is going to be worse so don't shoot yourself in the foot. Espro sells replacement glass and the p3 is pretty cheap.
https://espro.com/collections/french-press
https://fellowproducts.com/products/clara-french-press

>>20362427
just make sure you aren't drinking RO water as your regular source of hydration

>>20362342
bad coffee is generally going taste bad regardless of brew method unless youre mixing it with something
>>20362315
definitely get the three cup at least, it makes a smaller cup than youd think

>>20362373
Here's an inside tip: thrift stores usually have a large variety of French presses up for grabs, at least in North America. They're probably the most common manual coffee brewer in North American households and offices. Don't listen to the other guy recommending high end presses. Sure, they're nice and probably worth it if you really like French press coffee, but the coffee will taste the same out of a $5 press or a $50 press.

>>20362556
You can find them in the trash sometimes soon! Some real gems to be found in apartment dumpsters. People buy keurigs and toss their press.

*unzips crema*
New beans from Padre on the way and by new I mean I bought an actual single origin bag but also my not to be mentioned favourite blend of theirs. Raining outside, coffee made, time for gayming.
>>20362378
I have to use bottled water where I live. Tried to install a filter on the tap itself but the tap is too old of a design.

>>20362431
>>20362358
Eh I'm going with a 3 cup bialetti and buy the filters, since I'm gonna have to buy an induction plate too since I have an induction stove. I've always found aluminium moka pots to make marginally better coffee than stainless steel ones.

>>20362378
>>20362474
>>20362791
I'm just using a filter pitcher which is fine for the Flair 58 and a kettle. It's easy to clean any buildup. Swaps out calcium for magnesium, so it tastes pretty good. On any machine more complicated, I think it would be an issue.

>>20362791
>gayming
what gayme?

>>20363284
No, no, he's going out with a gay fellow named Ming.

>>20363565
well i hope he has a good time anyway :)

Midnight.

What would "peak pretentious gastronomy" be in terms of coffee

>>20364040
my first thought is anything from weber
but its probably some schizo pour over shit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UT9AURUEOk

>>20364060
>>20364040
also not gastronomy but it is pretentious but also done ironically
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDVAjNPlCXY

Almost forgot to shitpost the new Blue Planet Coffee Tierra i got meself when i decided to plant a tree.

>House blend composed of 80% Arabica (Peru, Guatemala, Indonesia) and 20% Robusta (India), this true 'globetrotter' pays tribute to the small producers of the best terroirs in Asia and Latin America. Powerful espresso, creamy lungo or unctuous cappuccino, this little spicy delight with dark chocolate chips has something for everyone. Don't hesitate to play barista and try them all - taste sensations guaranteed!
>With its intensity of 4 out of 5, it offers you notes of dark chocolate, spices and nuts.

>To minimize our impact on the environment:
>100% of our coffees come from organic farming and grow in shade,
>100% of the electricity that powers our roasting is of renewable origin,
>100% of our organic waste is composted by a local farmer.

>For every pack of Blue Planet Coffee sold, our partner organization Eden Reforestation Projects plants a tree in a deforested area in Asia, Latin America or Africa.
>Coffee grown by Fairtrade producers, certified and marketed according to Fairtrade fair trade standards. 100% of total weight.

Tastes really terrific, sweet choco taste, with a pleasant complexity followed by a delightful caffeine kick. The choco nibble inbewteen sips cements the sentiment.
Thank me later for solving the climate problematic.
Single wrapped darkie chocco square to keep the NGOs, politicians and MamaGreta relevant.

>>20363284
Dragons Dogma 2. I've lost all self control with it.
>>20363565
I should make a character named Gay Ming next time

Love the smell of kino in the morning.
>>20364060
>>20364067

>>20364060
looks like a bong lol

How's this bottled water? Good for coffee or not?

>unethically sourced coffee

tried a single-shot basket for the first time...

>>20365724
I never do single shot baskets even if I want a smaller coffee because it always comes out weird..

>>20365724
>>20365812
They're fucking cursed. I pull mine out occasionally to see if I can make it work but they're fucking cursed lol

>>20365856
I've never been able to do anything interesting with my decent 10g. Its just too thin of a puck to maintain integrity for more than a few seconds and I usually run turbos.

>>20365482
Okay so if I mix this (total 441.5 PPM) with distilled water in a ratio of 1:2 it should give me 147.16667 PPM which is close to the 150 PPM ideal for coffee. Or should I just count the HCO3? Then mixing 9:10 with distilled water would give me 148.5 PPM HCO3. So which should I account for? Total PPM or only HCO3 PPM?

>>20365957
https://www.baristahustle.com/app-archive-main/the-water-calculator/

all right i know some of you people make cold brew
could anyone share their experience of what level of roast tastes best for it?

>>20365997
Thanks boss. I found this very helpful. At 1:1 with distilled water, do you think this would be an okay coffee water or should I dilute it 1:2 or even 1:3? I know magnesium should be a bit higher, but this is what I'm working with at the moment.

>>20365856
Tempted to try but to do so I'd need to waste beenz. Also get a knife and pry out the basket because I can never get it out without doing that

>>20366052
I'd dilute it out even further but it'll depend on your own tastes and the roasts you're drinking. I'm running 60:20 for filter and like 20:80 for turbos.

>>20364362
Don't care, finally got Colombia Circasia double carbonic galaxy-hop Geisha

today its burundi (washed :( )

>>20366368
Thought I had some burundi out but I guess not. I'll pull a bit from the freezer in the morning. I'm working on the washed eth stockpile. Late night switch worka sakaro. Funky recipe with a late pour because I'm using 01 filters in an 02. Did you ever end up buying that Hyperdrama vinyl?
>15:255
>225g water (first) + 15g coffee in, closed valve
>stir to break crust after ~45s
>open valve at 4min and trickle in the last 30g
>~40sec drawdown

>>20366437
>Did you ever end up buying that Hyperdrama vinyl?
i dont use vinyl
also i find the idea of buying a vinyl of an album you dont fully love strange.
like i haven't heard the full album yet but i have heard 1 track i didnt like so that already removed any chance of getting it.
so far Generator is the best i have heard. then Saturnine.
Incognito is unlistenable as far as im concerned
but thats life
there aren't many perfect albums in this world
i've had a pretty rough year so far and its going to get worse so i, idk lotta projects might have to be put on hold, i have other responsibilities that demand my attention and my wallet.
so i have put spending significant money of my hobbies on hold until things stabilize
as far as i see it i live a dream. so i dont really like to complain about it.
i think i have some sumatra natural to pick up from the post office in about an hour or so.
this one
https://fivesenses.com.au/products/kerinci-natural-sumatra?_pos=1&_sid=4c1e84059&_ss=r
and i have been resting(?) a triple ferment blend for the past month, that i should get stuck in to maybe this weekend.
oh and the burundi was good
yesterday i ground too fine and its was way over extracted
so today i went 2 clicks coarser but i think thats too much so i will go 1 click finer. perhaps thats the sweet spot
tonight is crumbed chicken and roast veggies

>>20366472
oh and thanks for reading my blog :)

>>20366002
medium or dark
it under-extracts, so light roast is a no-go.

>>20366472
>there aren't many perfect albums in this world
Generally I agree, which is why I've only got a small curated selection of choice albums on wax and just get everything else on private trackers. Cross, AVD, Planisphere, Alive 07, Tako Tsubo etc. I figured I should "invest" in something to appreciate my small collection so I just picked up a vintage holy grail to overhaul. Technics SP-10mk2. Runs fine but at ~50 years old its time for a refurb. Swap about 30 caps from the power supply and motor boards before they pop and leak, fabricate an led board to replace old 140v neon bulbs etc.
>so i have put spending significant money of my hobbies on hold until things stabilize
Thats how I've been living for a while. I've fretted spending any money to upgrade my headphone/amp/speakers but throw a grand+ at a turntable on a whim. Now custom roaster project v3/new burrs/2024 greens will(should) be on hold for a while, but oh well. I'm very happy with what I'm drinking.
>>as far as i see it i live a dream.
Imagine if you had the HG-1 by now. At least you've still got something to dream for.
>burundi was good
Good:) The ethiopian was a bit more muted than usual with that coarse immersion brew. Rounded off alot of the acidity and florals. Took it from bright herby fruit juice to more of a mulled orange wine. Good normie brew.
>>20366473
Well someone has to. Since we're blogposting, might try to pick up some daft punk and gorillaz on the 20th. Ltd record store day releases. If I snag the gorillaz I'm going to eventually have to get a copy of DD and PB as well too :/
>Cracker Island (Deluxe Vinyl Edition) is a limited run release, pressed on colored double vinyl (1 x pink disc, 1 x magenta disc) as well as four bonus tracks (Side C) and two remixes (Side D), plus a double-sided art print by Jamie Hewlett.
>12in single with Something about us, Veridis Quo, and Voyager (Dominique Torti's Wild Style Edit)

>>20366592
>Imagine if you had the HG-1 by now.
i still feel like craig lyn is cooking something up and im paranoid if i drop the cash on the hg1 a new grinder will come out right after and i will fucking blow my brains out
and in terms of perfect album i think for me this has entered that hall of fame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9nxLjeo4PQ
and even though i love gorillaz(demon days being the first album i ever listened to and bought on cd) there always seems to be at least 1 track i skip so i cant think of a gorillaz album that is perfect
pb is close though
i think the one album i instantly think of when i think of the perfect album is deadmau5 while 1<2
because its a great album(probably his best) and there is never a point in all the hundreds of re-listens that i have thought "yeh imma skip this track" i always just play it all the way through.
its such a seamless experience that you could almost argue that the entire album is just 1 continuous song.
i got his full discog in flac a while back and never got around to actually organizing it and adding it to my foobar so i think the version thats in there is still the lossy cd version i ripped like 10 years ago lol.

oh and i just got home with the latest issue of standard.
also i think there are probably more perfect "sets" or "mixes" than albums but i dont include those because an album is a very specific, singular project. and not just a collection of good music.

>>20366676
>probably more perfect "sets" or "mixes" than albums
Among other things, I'm a washed up dj. The original plan was to get an old technics 1200 and brush up on my turntableism while slowly upgrading it to a higher "fi" setup. Then I stumbled onto that sp10 for a price that was too good to be true. If they ever release this on vinyl its a day 1 snag. Late night tales has some real gems but this one is special. Nice slow burn.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA7C576EF61AA6DF4
> foobar
Its 2024. We run Roon now.

>>20366788
>Roon
id rather roon off a cliff
foobar2k is all i need
and i like the mobile app
i simply dont trust companies like roon
if they shut down tomorrow im fucked
if foobar stops development im good forever

>>20366798
sorry that was a rude comment
my apologies

>>20366788
Fuck. Price wasn't too bad. Its another real good compilation. Got about half way into Last Remnants before I started checking prices. Shit link but you'll get the gist. I can upload a copy if needed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as2pvMDDUp8&list=PL_Duls2cIrVHG19lujsKYZJkPHFerh1vM
>i simply dont trust companies like roon
>if they shut down tomorrow im fucked
This is why we run cracked 1.8.931

>>20358533
Depends on what filters you're using. Switched to cafec after finishing my harios, brew time is way faster.

>>20366501
Do a finer grind or less water

>>20365688
>I know a guy, he gets me beans from Sudan

>>20348439
that's alcohol

Coffee is poison.

What do I look for in beanz if I want a traditional, chocolatey, sweet and flavorful brew?
Basically, whatever has the least amount of acidity possible without the oily dark roast burnt tobacco taste.
I really don't like acidity, but I also don't like oily roasts.

>>20367762
Low altitude Brazilian heavy medium roast blends. Anything high altitude is going to give you the complexity you're trying to avoid.

>>20367568
Coffee is love.

>>20367762
Something from Minas Gerais, Brazil.
It's going to depend how you're going to brew it.

>>20367762
>whatever has the least amount of acidity possible without the oily dark roast burnt tobacco taste.
Also it's not for everyone but a light roast 100% robusta has no acidity and tastes like milk choco espresso. Probably wouldn't brew it as pourover.

I'm looking for a coffee that tastes like rubber and pencil shavings. Any suggestions? I hate flavor and sweetness.

>>20367847

>>20367856
But that's top Italian 100%arabica? Are you trying to insult the motherland of coffee?

>>20367827
>>20367816
I do like South American beans. Ty for the suggestions.
>>20367847
Stick to your sour "fruity" brews as you suck on sour fruity lollipops you fruity ass femboy.

>>20367898
You're drinking toasted fruit seed tea.
>Excuse me waiter? This steak tastes too much like cooked cow what else would you suggest?

>>20367908
>why yes i drink trible carbonic maceration

>>20367908
>I only eat steak tartare. You want to taste the beef, not the searing.

>>20367917
Talking bout ultralight kino?
https://youtu.be/jpxAp72Ig3w

>>20367913
>trible

>>20367940
ids bretty good

>>20367817
Nice latte art. Mwua!

Is this good? Or good enough?

>>20368114
ask the hoff(timestamp included)
>https://youtu.be/7HIGdYy5of4?feature=shared&t=247
or the pro
>https://youtu.be/e0kQ5WqjcU8?feature=shared&t=671

>>20368114
>>20368139
should probably also consider moddability for further down the line

>>20368099
Thank you, i've been slacking on the lattes.

>>20367817
>96%
imo the sweet spot is 85%

>>20367513
>>20367568
I'm sorry your mothers were beaten with Kahlua bottles

>>20368114
I genuinely don't see the point of a PID instead of just having the temperature stay stable at a certain temperature.
Like why tf don't these espresso machines just stabilize at 93c for brewing? That seems like a good enough temp for dark, med, and light.
I just find it annoying because it seems that espresso machines will have you either temperature surfing so you don't pull a shot with fuckin near boiling water OR have you pay hundreds of dollars more to control the temp to any degree. I just want an affordable middle-ground.

>>20368354
>good enough
because the people who want a PID dont want good enough
they want exactly what they want
regardless of if its needed.

>>20368311
Almost gotchu. The cultivar(s), growing region and harvest year will also impact the taste.
Also it's not always explicit how much cocoa paste and cocoa butter, and sometimes cocoa powder, constitute the 87%.

>>20368354
That's literally the point of a PID, stabilizing a certain temperature. But once you've added the ability to maintain a temperature, it's easy to maintain other temperatures.

>>20368425
>>20368388
I guess I assumed there is another way for manufacturers to add a temperature limit that is cheaper than a PID because I feel stuck between cheap single boilers that have everything I need but with the cost of temperature surfing and machines that are hundreds of dollars more expensive just for that one feature I need. I guess I could get something like a Silvia and mod it.

>>20368451
Designing and tuning a circuit to flick power on and off is much cheaper than designing a magic boiler that can only hit one temp with no variance regardless of the environment.

>>20368480
Ah got it. I'm a bit retarded when it comes to this stuff.

I got that tar on me.

>>20363789
HEIL

>>20348436
I have an excess of espresso syrup (made tiramisu for Easter).
Can I mix it with berries to make jam, or would that be gross?

>>20369325
>espresso syrup
what's that

>>20369278
Huh?

>>20369346
Espresso with enough sugar added to make it syrupy, I presume.

>>20369325
>Can I mix it with berries to make jam, or would that be gross?
i am intrigued to know
do report back if you try it

Good morning!

>>20370409
>no coffee for another 4 hours
sigh

>>20364362
>MamaGreta relevant
always was

>>20370533
stupid FAS brat needs correction

>>20369346
>>20369398
Made syrup (sugar and water) and added espresso extract.
>>20369619
Okay.
Not great, not terrible.
I did 90 g syrup, 90 g blackberries, and juice from half a lemon, boiled and simmered.
On it's own, the sweetness of the berry gets washed away, so it's very tart, but the espresso comes through as a separate flavor. Interesting, but not what I go to jam for.
Made some cookie (quezenlle?) to spread it on. Neutralizes the espresso and was good. Like it better than the usual raspberry jam, but still, it's an option, but not a necessary option. Made me think it'd be good in a legit coffee-cake.
If you have a coffee obsessed tongue to entertain, maybe add a few drops extract to a jam, it'll probably be the same thing.
Thanks for reading my blog

>>20370675
youre welcome
today im drinking a delicious washed hybrid from sulawesi, it made a lovely moka and im looking forward to a pourover in a bit
the beautiful spring weather is gone for now but i welcome the clouds and rain as im not looking forward to the coming summer
today is a good day for some caffeinated deep cleaning (:

>>20370675
>quezenlle
what's that?

>>20370688
Love Sulawesi beans. I actually quit coffee for over a decade but since I picked up some wet Sulawesi greens last year I've been a Borneo again beansnob.

Do you guys have any food with your morning coffee?
I've been enjoying croissants

>>20370905
I rotate. I'll do overnight oats, scrambled egg and ciabatta toast, muffins, etc.
Probably going to make a coffee cake this weekend

>>20370905
most mornings i cant even think about food until after i had had a cuppa

>>20370905
Cwassonz are pretty good but fatty and expensive. Other good choices are
>Biscotti, basically slices of dried cwassonz
>Eggs & toast, basically a deconstructed cwassoh.
>Waffles with butter and syrup, also a cwassonalike.
>Donuts
>Cronuts
>Deez nuts cwasson your mama

>

>>20348526
This made me think, I helped a friend once do bean-to-bar chocolate. It was fun and he did most of the research so I just followed along and helped in the kitchen / garage. Could coffee beans be used to create a substance like chocolate?
The bean-to-bar chocolate hobbyists have some pretty cool machinery that they DIY for powderizing the cocoa nibs. I can only assume the fat content in a cocoa nib is higher than that of roasted coffee beans. If that's the case either another fat would have to be added, or there would have to be a way of removing some of the solids while retaining the fats.
If anyone has seen anyone online trying something like this please let me know.

>>20370952
>Biscotti, basically slices of dried cwassonz
Biscotti are more of an italian thing and they're best when they have pistachios and stuff.

don't talk to me unless your bloom looks like a choco muffin

>>20371689
do it again but record it

>>20371689
God I love my Kalita so much bros. The red is very beautiful too. Mirin it.

>>20371750
I just made my last cup of those beans, I'll have to roast some more :^)
>>20371812
Yeah it's been a nice purchase. The cone is also from them.

>>20371614
Yes, good biscotti has pistachios and bistachio biscotti is great dipped in coffee. Anus biscoti also very good in coffee. oh fug im going do make bisgoddi :DDDDDD hazelnuds :DDD

Found this at the little egg hut in Majura. Really excited to try it while I wait for my Padre beans which only shipped today lel

>>20371912
>I just made my last cup of those beans, I'll have to roast some more :^)
TIMEMORE GANG?!

Good night.

>>20371912
>cone
Thats not a cone anon.

Considering getting a barista express off of Gumtree for like 300 quid, is it actually worth it for moving from moka pot to espresso? I've always put off the idea under the assumption that I'd never be able to afford it but then there's the second-hand market.

The main considerations to me for getting one is the idea (and I need enlightenment here) that it would be quicker than using the moka and heating milk on the stove (I only make milk drinks), this should thus save me a small but prescious amount of time each day. I'm not remotely interested in faffing around with additional tools outside of what I already have (scales, milk jug, thermometer - though I would get a tamper should it not include one), as that would defeat the purpose of being able to make coffee approx. 5 mins quicker. Also, assuming the taste of espresso is better than moka - exactly how much better in your view? Is the coffee stronger? Flavour more potent yet less sour/ bitter? Does experimentation really matter THAT much. I find it hard not to see exaggeration in the qualities of coffee people make to defend sunk cost which ironically is something I'm becoming increasingly guilty of. Speaking of which another big reason is that using specialist coffee spending a pretty buck for it on moka just seems like a waste to me. But eh.

And I do want to make latte art... admittedly... though I'm aware of the standalone milk frother thanks to based anon so I could just get that down the line instead.

What would jesus do?

>>20372670
Stay ignorant. Enjoy your moka as long as possible. Making espresso isn't going to save you any time if thats your only goal.

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