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Thrift store espresso machine edition

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>>22038575
i let the last thread die because i wasn't blog posting enough recently
forgive me...
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Grim. Memorial Day would have been a pretty great day to let it die.
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>>22038736
and yet you come crawling back
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>>22038747
Ive been making these threads for years at this point.
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>>22038777
ok and?
that has nothing to do with my post
you say it should have died yet here you are?
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>>22038787
I never left. It was my thread that died. I'm here in memoriam.
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>>22038789
thats not how your post reads
>Memorial Day would have been a pretty great day to let it die.
i took "it" to mean the general.
if thats true then you want the general to die. but if thats true then why come back if you dont want it to exist?
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>>22038794
>why come back
I never left. Old tab is still up, got a notification for this one Are you autistic or australian?
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>>22038802
well lets just say im sipping some west java at 9:39am
lots of acidic fruit in this one
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>>22038830
I've been ripping some comfort roast lattes through the ikape. Probably the ideal use for it. Washed guat and a sun dried natural from el salvador. Tons of brown sugar, caramel etc. Flipped 2 kilos of it to the guy I sold the kinu to as well.
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>>22038838
can i get a more in focus picture of those beans they look pretty even
do you think this west java would be good through the ikape?
also ive been thinking if i should move on from focusing on grind size with it and instead lower my dose to 17/17.5 which is what i found worked best with my previous basket(straight walled 18g)
how much do you dose yours with(granted yours is the shallower version iirc)
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>>22038845
I think its the perfect basket for the (moka) coffees you buy. The 58-46-40 stepdown I posted at the beginning of last thread is allegedly a bit better for my usual -lights but who knows. I still really like my original 2200 hole PCL basket.
>dose yours with
Fucking 18g usually. You bought the big one, don't underdose. Fill that headspace up so theres some resistance when the puck swells.
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>>22038859
>for the (moka) coffees you buy
ill try to interpret that as not an insult ;)
>don't underdose. Fill that headspace up so theres some resistance when the puck swells.
ok

and thanks for the extra pic. :)
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>>22038867
Not an insult at all. I just don't think its the basket I'd reach for when pulling Duckrabbit OWushwush or anything else Standart would send. I'd still go high flow+909s. But who knows. I should probably put in an order for 32mm bottom papers this summer.
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>>22038875
>Not an insult at all.
well usually when you bring up moka its an insult so just pattern recognition
>I just don't think its the basket I'd reach for when pulling Duckrabbit OWushwush or anything else Standart would send.
these days i wouldnt either. the way i choose to brew has imo changed alot since getting the hg1p as well as the v60. before everything would just get indiscriminately thrown into the moka(which gave results i liked even if it doesnt hold up to my current standards)
also since i just dont really brew espresso with light roasted or "delicate" beans

i just bought a few boxes of sibarist fast.
you said to bulk order them last time i brought it up and it sounded retarded at the time but it was a good idea so i did it.
and im using weber epf for top filters atm and have nothing specifically for bottom filters at the moment, mostly because i ran out + i dont know what to buy for the bottom of the ikape and if i would even like the result.
i know it probably doesnt matter for top filters but the epf paper quality feels much lower than the 909
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>>22038896
Pretty sure epfs are just normal cafecs but I've never bought them.
>quality feels much lower than the 909
909s are actual filter paper. Not coffee industry bullshit.
>Ahlstrom Grade 909 Medium Speed Wet-Strengthened Filter Paper. Wet-Strengthened Grades: Qualitative wet-strengthened grades are manufactured for applications using filter paper in a system or apparatus that operates under pressure or vacuum conditions. These systems require the use of extremely strong filter paper such as those in Ahlstrom's Binder Series. These grades contain a small amount of chemically stable, insoluble binding resin that strengthens the natural fiber-to-fiber bonds under wet conditions. Grades containing wood fibers or resins containing nitrogen, are not recommended for use in quantitative ashing techniques and in Kjeldahl estimations. Qualitative wet-strengthened filter papers are also used in industrial laboratories where technicians require a strong and economical filter paper with consistent quality and performance. Grade 909, 3.0 µm - Medium Speed. This medium flow rate qualitative wet-strengthened grade filter paper with very good retention is a tighter version of Ahlstrom 962. This grade has a rough surface and is often found in the food industry for routine tests.
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>>22038575
PISS
OUT
MY
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>Last thread died before hitting bump limit and nobody made a new one until a whole day after.
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>>22039160
i technically did it twice in the last one and didnt want to do it in this one just incase i was cursed or jinxed it or something
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hmmm im thinking... after dinner moka perhaps
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Bought my mate a P2 and an Aeropress since he wanted to "get into coffee"
Expecting he will never use either
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>>22039650
based knower
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>>22039460
I went to the store last night for milk and fresh apple fritters. Really leaning into the normie lattes. Another local store stopped carrying Fever Tree tonic water so I haven't been able to make my usual summer sprussy tonics :( I'll have to order a case or two soon.
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>>22039859
>apple fritters.
i dont think ive ever had that
but i did make some pear cake last week that was good.
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how does someone even dial in or experiment with espresso machines without wasting tons of coffee or being hyped up on 800mg caffeine afterwards
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>>22040091
you waste alot of coffee
and then over time you just know generally where a grinder dial needs to be
like a baker just knowing they have the right amount of flour, no measuring, they just look at it and know its right.
any decently qualified barista should be able to dial in within 2-4 shots depending on how forgiving the beans are
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>>22040087
Its like a doughnut, but not a doughnut and also way better. Chunks of apple, cooked in cinnamon+sugar+vanilla, then battered fried and glazed.
>>22040091
Having a great grinder really fucking helps widen the range of whats "drinkable". You'll throw away time and money trying to pull shots with a timemore c3.
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>>22040126
yeh they dont make those here
i looked online and the closest place that sells them is like 5 hours drive
and thinking about it now australia doesnt really do deep fried food other than chips(fries)(traditionally at least, im sure the gradual americanisation over the last 40 years has introduced some "invasive dishes" that some younger people might mistake as being australian in origin)
most of our cuisine is just baked or fried in a pan

but they sound nice :)
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I have a basic bitch Mr Coffee machine. Are there any objectionally good coffee machines that make coffee taste better?
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>>22040765
moccamaster
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I have officially gone post 3rd wave and now intentionally brew my coffees to have significant bitterness.

>>22040765
Depends on how much you brew at a time. Only brew single cups? Just get a clever dripper or hario switch and be done with it. Doing 500ml+ batch brews? Quite a few options, Moccamaster, Bonavita, Breville to name a few.
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>>22040829
More of a entire pot kinda guy so 12 cup(whatever the actual measurement for that is).
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i am currently drinking dandelion root coffee.
verdict? tastes like dandelion, idk if these are roasted or not but the taste is bitter, it's not coffee but if you are delusional enough it still isn't too far off.
tasty? no. horrible? no. it's drinkable, and it has a certain... bananey or fruity taste. with the right roast i think this could be pretty alright.
but yeah, very very bitter.
what is everyone elses experience?
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>>22040829
>I have officially gone post 3rd wave and now intentionally brew my coffees to have significant bitterness.
ive been doing the same thing but with sour
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>>22040871
you should mix it with cascara and elder berry
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>Eat banana chips
>Drink coffee
>Taste alcohol in coffee
>Stop eating it goes away
Taste buds are funny man.
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>>22040854
>check prices on good drip machines
>they've all gotten fucking expensive
>the bonavita I got for $80 six years ago is now over $200
The thermal carafe moccamaster is probably your best bet for a drip brewer. It's close to light commercial build quality so it will last forever if you take care of it. It has a significantly more powerful boiler and some level of water distribution over the grounds so that should noticeably improve the brews. But,
>$400
Have you considered a 12 cup bialetti moka pot? Would be way less expensive and get you a strong concentrate that you can use for mixed drinks or dilute down to drip brew level.
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Brewed my first geisha ever and I can't get over the smell
It smells like flowers and perfume
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>>22041014
Coffee is supposed to taste like brown.
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>>22041089
coffee tastes like whatever you want it to
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$12 thrift store espresso machine, missing the portafilter, it was really clogged but some straight vinegar fixed it right up, I thought my grind had turned the puck into hard cement because no water would come out

I'm coming from a nespresso where I'm used to making long ass lungos with 5g capsules, this shit is really something else, you can make a long ass 15g 1:4 lungo and still get a thick ass consistency it's really nice
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>>22041584
grim
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any lazy stove peasants in here?
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>>22041689
my gooseneck goes on my stove
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Yo guys I don't wanna blog but I got brutally rejected and I didn't think it would affect me but it relalyt did so not I'm extremelyt drunk and out of contgrol. Basicallyt I don't want to see people irl ever agian ever. I'm so extremely shook you odn't even understand this is the final straw.

I sincerelty apologize to everyone I previously offended by syaing making coffee at home is a meme and not worth it. Iw as completely in the wrongt and now I want to make coffee at home exclusively. I do prefer espresso but filter brew is cheaperso I'm looking at a whole bnrew set. Brewer. Papers. Grinder. Kettle, etc. I'm going to cry myself to sleep unironicallty before I get up for work in hours but I'm hoping you can forgive me form my mistake and give me some advice on what to buy. I'm literally never going outside ever agian.
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>>22041584
>missing the portafilter
Call up a portapotty place and ask if they have any portafilters.
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>>22041828
sounds like you need a coffee :)
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>>22040126
Fuck yeah
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Is this art?
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>>22041828
>Brewer
Hario Switch for general pour over. Aeropress for espresso strength brews that can be used for milk drinks.
>Paper
Cafec Abaca or T-90
>Grinder
1zpresso X-Ultra, Kingrinder K6, Timemore C5, 1zpresso Q-air, Femobook A2. All relatively equivalent in grind quality, but varying in price and features.
>Kettle
Paracity $10 gooseneck, various Kalita stovetops, Timemore Fish, Stagg EKG.
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>>22041584
the state of /ctg/
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>>22042079
at the end of the day a grim coffee is still a coffee.
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Setup: Flair Classic, Timemore blackmirror nano scale
So I have this issue and I haven't found anyone else with the same problem so I'm asking here. I've seen other people using the same setup with the scale on the driptray but as a timer. I use it as a scale to measure the output of espresso, but my problem is the scale is sensitive to the lever movement and it shows a variation on the weight as I go down with the lever not giving a precise measurement. I've tried changing to a more stable surface but the issue remains. Anyone else have this/have resolved it? sorry for esl
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finally... coffee thread
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>>22042557
Raise your scale up over the legs. Put it on a little center stand.
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today i had a coffee that tasted like fresh dolmades
it was pretty good actually
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i bought the meme. what are some ways that I'm gonna fuck this up and how do i avoid them
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>>22042835
if the viets can do it you can do it anon
i trust you :)
well actually the only way to fuck it up is by not using robusta
so i hope you have some nice Vietnamese robusta to go with it
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>>22042835
if you make it wrong it explodes and your hands get blown off and your legs get blown off and the hold coffee melts your cock into slag
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>>22042840
i dont have robusta, yet. I'm going to be using cafe du monde for now until i can get some. the asian stores around me only sell instant coffee for some reason, like they have no whole or ground coffee at all (except cafe du monde)
>>22042841
this is what i was afraid of
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>>22042858
yeah most asian specialty grocers dont stock real coffee, i think its not considered a big enough seller to their core demo to be worth it. but ive found whole bean vietnamese robusta at my local target, strangely enough. just saying it might be worth looking.
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my yeti keeps the coffee way too hot. end up burning myself with sips on the drive too work. yet i haven't fixed the suffering.
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I went to prolog again
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>>22043597
does it taste like pablo?
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>>22043607
Yup, I’m getting strong notes of poop
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>>22043611
you sure thats not a natural process fermented thermal shock?
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drank another pot today bros
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Well I guess I'd call it a bump
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>>22042835
all the recipes I've seen for this type of filter call for like 3 or 4 tablespoons for only 6 oz of water. do i have to be a millionaire to enjoy this? what is even the point of this filter vs brewing a whole pot normally and mixing with condensed milk or whatever
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>>22043755
well how bigs a pot?
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>>22044026
the point is more concentrated coffee
hence the condensed milk
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Mister Brown, that's my name. That name, again, is Mister Brown.
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>>22044455
wasted
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>>22044487
sorry i know you'd rather it be some inflammatory /pol/brain troll comment in a throwaway shill thread
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>>22044498
bait
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>>22044026
it's literally just a reason to dump loads of condensed milk and sugar into garbage tier robusta.
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>>22044532
well not just that but they burn it to ash too
trash tier coffee can be "fine" if roasted correctly and ground/brewed correctly
but the viets just did every step F tier and "fixed" it by drowning it in sugar.
it would take less effort to do it correctly
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>>22038575
>Water Autism

... can you filter it too much? What pH target?
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>>22044581
Distilled + minerals. If water matters to you buy some powders on amazon or a bottle of Empirical water concentrate.
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>>22044532
you can do that with any brew method tho. i just dont get the necessity of the phin filter, specifically. to this point >>22044307 you could make coffee strong with any method, you dont need a phin for that..
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>>22044581
Get a britta jug with the germany made limescale filters (the USA britta is a company who licensed the name but use awful filters).
Unless you're going for competition level autism that's all you need.
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>>22044624
yes but i use the ELITE filter. nothin gettin through that bad boy.
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There's so much stuff in water nowadays that it makes sense to just build a reverse osmosis filter for general drinking water usage.
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made a coffee but got distracted when i sat down to drink it and when i got back it was cold :(
(still good just not as pleasant to drink)
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getting up in the morning, and having the cup of cold coffee that's been waiting for me all night still there for me to drink in the morning - and no cockroach or fly has died in it overnight - I mean, I'm just so thrilled when I get up and I see that coffee there, just the way I wanted it.
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>>22044621
the phin is one of the only p/o devices ive seen that uses a metal filter rather than paper, in order to get more coffee in your coffee
ive not used one but i should think its design would also slow the flow out, allowing more extraction via immersion
its not a completely pointless device, it is significantly different than most drip devices
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>>22044536
vietnam is currently experiencing a specialty coffee revolution, much like the rest of the coffee producing world but a bit late to the party
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>>22044970
i know
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>>22044973
k
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>>22044990
:)
did you have a good coffee today?
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>>22044961
you're right. i watched a how to and it is supposed to flow out very slowly, like a single drop every few seconds. i clearly did it very wrong the first time i tried.
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>>22045011
i did. it was purchased from a drive thru booth. i enjoyed it thoroughly because of nostalgic reasons.
i am looking forward to making a p/o tomorrow.
>>22045018
i hope you enjoy your phin. id like to purchase one myself someday.
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>roaster i buy from regularly made their website worse so that you had to use their new ai feature to find what you want
Its over
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>>22045151
tell them
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How many times can i reuse the filter paper on my aeropress?
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My parents need a retardproof bean to cup machine for making lattes. What's good these days? Is the Ninja machine worth it?
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>family member gives me a starbucks french roast pre-ground
>don't want to use it but might as well use it to experiment on cold brewing
>try it with cold brewing with milk for 24hrs
>taste too fucking strong and has that bitter oil taste
oh boy
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>>22045151
You made me appreciate my local roaster more, thanks
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>go to this one cafe I've been wanting to visit for a while now
>the owner and the barista are super qt
>get a double espresso as I do
>she gives me water and is nice and all that
>take a sip
>tastes like literal fucking asswater
>kind of can't tell if it's just the type of bean or if she fucked it up or if the bean is just literal FUCKING garbage
>the place is cozy and the barista is super nice and sweet
>return my stuff at the counter when I'm done just to be a gentleman and make her do less work
>she smiles at me and asks me if I liked it in the sweetest angelic voice
>I just change the subject and leave asap without answering

God damn it man that shit was so fucking bad what the fuck I am in shambles. Didn't have it in me to tell her straight up it was super duper bad.
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>>22045544
she was testing you to see if you're a confident chad who can tell her what you really think and you failed.
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>>22045552
I thought that too but then I snapped out of being a schizo and went on with my day like a regular coffee bean.
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>>22045556
>then I snapped out of being a schizo
never do this
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>>22045583
Fuck...
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Who here /espumito/? I did it with some good honey today and its pretty tasty
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>>22045734
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>>22045735
Remember the shitty dalgona meme? Imagine that but with shitty cuban moka.
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>>22045745
as a a big fan of shitty meme coffees, that sounds delicious.
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>>22045210
0
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>>22045210
the inventor reuses them like ten times each iirc...
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>>22045907
>up to 80
allegedly
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tfw you really want a coffee but have to go to bed :(
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>>22046433
Take melatonin and drink a cup of coffee to wash it down.
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>>22046439
i like the way you think
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>>22045735
>>22045752
You make moka pot coffee and when it first starts to brew, you pour off about a splash into some sugar. In this case honey. Then you whisk. It makes foam. You pour the foam into a cup and pour the rest of the pot over it. The foam will rise to the top and perfectly sweeten your coffee
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>>22046863
...fuck you
*dusts off Moka pot*
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gonna have a moka soon
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I am incredibly shook and I don't think I can ever recover.
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>>22047034
sounds like you need a coffee :)
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>>22047040
If it has cyanide in it...
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>>22047043
hmmm this is serious.
i think 2 coffees are required.
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>>22046863
>>22046938
>>22047033
Grim.
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>>22047045
I think I need around 70 to 100 cups.
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>>22047051
i cant make that many sorry :(
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>>22047051
Wouldn't you die of water toxemia or some kind of heart thing before caffeine toxicity?
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>>22047064
I wish I knew so I could go do it.
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>>22044455
>blue mountain
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>>22047189
>blend
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>>22046863
i dont really understand moka pots. how is it different from a percolator? do you still need to watch it constantly to make sure you're not fucking it up?
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>>22047195
>do you still need to watch it constantly to make sure you're not fucking it up?
yes
even though a moka pot brews by way of percolation it is different than a percolator which makes burnt coffee because it constantly recirculates brewed coffee back over the grounds and back down into the boiler
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>>22047216
interesting..
if i was going to get a moka pot should i prioritize acquiring a bialetti or are cheaper ones like picrel just as good? i have an induction stove so it seems like I'll have to pay the gasless tax.
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>>22047255
new bialetti are chinesium
but there even lower quality ones than that
like a cheap bialetti is still better than a cheap random name moka.
if you just want to try it and see if you like it then i probably wouldnt recommend a higher priced one.
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I enjoy Folgers.
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>>22047518
my grandpa drank folgers. i loved opening the can and getting hit with that big folgers smell. an american smell.
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>>22047539
I drink folgers
my dad drinks folgers
my brother drank folgers
this is a folgers house
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i hope everyone had a good coffee today :)
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>>22048211
Im about to.
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new coffee tastes like cherry cola
and cacao nibs
:)
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>>22048211
Not today but tomorrow after work I'm going to my new favorite cafe and after that I'm going to get FUCKING wasted on wine and cocktails and shots.
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>>22048463
>uppers and then downers
are you going to have another coffee at the end?
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>>22045734
that's just black enough.
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>>22048697
coffee and alcohol is the thinking man's speedball
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>>22043021
i have this problem too. after trying a few different things i just started topping off each mug with cold tap water and brewing the coffee a little stronger.
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i think ill have some coffee and cake later
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>>22049163
it's later now
let's see that coffee and cake
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>>22048958
Weed and coffee you plonker. Get it right.
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>>22049242
oh ummm i ate the cake before having the coffee...
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>>22048697
Is that bad? No, no coffee after, because there would be no place to get it at 3 AM when I'm done.
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>>22049411
no i was just asking
but i also assumed you were doing this alone at your home, it never occurred to me that you were going to go out to get fucked up.
well just make sure you eat something hearty before you start drinking because drinking right after coffee will make your stomach feel bad.
at least it did for me.
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>>22047545
what about your sister?

also my coffee from superlost just arrived (:
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>>22049242
>>22049257
ok i got another piece for breakfast(i know it doesnt really look like cake and that its dry and crumbly but it isnt, its moist and really good.)
its pear and pecan cake.(gluten free cane/corn sugar free)
i made another coffee too but i couldnt get a picture i liked so i gave up.
when its just dark liquid in a cup it just doesnt feel like something worth taking a picture of.
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i used to just use the reusable mesh strainer thing in my boy here but turns out paper filters actually do filter some stuff out of your coffee that are measurably and not just hypothetically-in-some-studies-maybe bad to consume
ordinarily i probably wouldn't care but at a pot a day i've started to use regular filters. kind of annoying
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>>22050072
>do filter some stuff out of your coffee that are measurably and not just hypothetically-in-some-studies-maybe bad to consume
nah thats bullshit
so of you think 1 microgram of oil from a cup of coffee is so bad you need to filter it out then you should also never consume oils or fats from any source.
but thats fucking retarded.
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>>22047267
So even the "made in Italy" ones aren't really made in Italy anymore?
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>>22050275
depends when it was made
they have made 300 million moka pots so i assume there is a ton of inventory around the place before every new one that is sold is chinese
also bialetti was sold to a holding company that is mostly chinese but is party european still.
so some new pots might be made in other parts of europe and also the materials of new pots will change.
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>>22050072
>>22050092
>paper filters actually do filter some stuff out of your coffee that are measurably and not just hypothetically-in-some-studies-maybe bad to consume

Studies bore this out. It's a matter of indifference WITH DARK ROASTS, which push the temperature roasting to the point of breaking down the acrylamides. You will get liver and kidney gains from paper filtering Mediums & Lights. But if you've properly hydrated before coffee, you're getting a kidney boost (or deboost) accordingly. It's just a matter of how you like to brew and what you're willing to do.
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>>22047255
Can uou buy a Bialetti with klarna or something? Should be like $5/month its how i got mine
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>>22047255
Don't get a no name knockoff. Remember moka pots are pressure vessels and if the safety valve malfunctions you basically have a small bomb in the making. Who knows what kind of scrap bin PRV is installed on the knockoffs, in addition to them having thinner walls. Bialetti makes induction compatible moka pots but I would still recommend just getting a regular aluminum one with a separate cheap induction plate since moka pot brewing is relatively heat sensitive and that setup will allow you to have very tight control over the flow rate by just lifting the moka pot on and off the plate instead of having to constantly chang the induction heat setting.
Matt D'Ottavio's channel has a lot of great moka pot videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFobNy79mbk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWWVi25oLNA
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coffee
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I preground my coffee for the morning. Itll be our little secret.
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>>22050059
>when its just dark liquid in a cup it just doesnt feel like something worth taking a picture of
explain this >>22045734
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I bought nescafe instant espresso powder
am I a coffee snob now? :)
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>>22050556
Already did.
>Remember the shitty dalgona meme? Imagine that but with shitty cuban moka
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>>22050557
the blonde one isnt bad. you have to mix it exactly according to directions tho.
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>>22050556
thats different because its not just coffee, its a specific meme drink that he needed a visual example of. it is in service of his question.
also in that picture the actual dark liquid is the least interesting, least eye catching and least photogenic thing in the picture.
if you get a blank background and a normal glass and no foam and have worse lighting(aka my kitchen)
and now that im taking a closer look
>>22045734
anon you look rather womanly in the reflection.
looks like a woman in a pencil dress, but i could be wrong.
could be a mans arm and the elbow is resting on the edge of the counter leaning forward to take a picture and the arm is obscuring the body.
either way it proves my point that the reflection in the drink is more worthy of having a picture taken of it than said drink.
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>>22047051
idk man, I drank like five espressi once and had a pretty bad time - I feel like 20 cups can do you in if you're sensitive.
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>>22047518
That's because you enjoy coffee, Folgers has nothing to do with it.
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Would normies notice if a hipster coffee store started serving nespresso?
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Why the fuck am I super lean and cut and a sexgod the day after getting absolutely hammered? Dehydration? Secret interaction between drinking coffee and then drinking drinking?
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I love my Mugen, bros.
It's so easy.
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>>22050599
>anon you look rather womanly in the reflection
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>>22045246
In my experience, you should only cold-brew about 8-10 hours, and probably not with filter-ground.
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>>22050599
Close, i’m a male in a pencil dress. if you want you can still suck espumita out of my butthole
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>>22050810
no
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What are some espresso drinks that don't use milk?
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>>22051359
americano
red eye
soy latte
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>>22051071
>>22051333
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>>22051359
espresso
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woooow this entry level $200 espresso machine is soooooooo good u just have to disassemble the whole thing and change the steam wand with a better one and buy a new bottomless portafilter and grind basket and ditch all the included pressurized plastic junk accessories and get a scale and a spinning WDT needle thingy and a weighted distributor and a better shower screen and a puck screen and a calibrated tamper and a...

you know what i think i'll stick to my nespresso thanks
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>>22051651
>me when i bump post
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>>22051360
>red eye
this nigga drinking gravy
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>>22051651
the trick is to get a thrift store machine for like $10 that will be missing all of the junk accessories anyway and you just buy what you need, the bottomless aftermarket portafilter which comes with a double grind basket already, an all-metal tamper and maybe a funnel if you don't wanna make a mess, not even $300 or $400 machines come with piss basic all-metal accessories, spend the rest on a grinder.
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>>22051651
>I'm a poor animefaggot look at me
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>>22051698
he's a faggot but you're a bigger one
anime website
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drinking a cup right now in fact
had it with some lemon butter toast.
sweet and tart from the toast and nutty and chocolaty from the coffee :)
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>>22047545
>You're my present this year.
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>>22051724
Multiple containment boards.
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>>22051790
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>>22051793
>jannies are unilaterally faggots
Holy new.
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>>22051797
>election tourist summerfag calling someone new
many such cases
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>>22051824
>8777
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>>22045246
did you bloom it or just throw it all in raw
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Anyone use L'OR capsules? I've been using them for a while and they're pretty good, but looking for alternatives.
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New meme toy for me. Anyone enjoying theirs?
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>>22051992
That some kind of butt plug? I'd call you a fag but it's pride month so I'll let it slide.
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>>22051992
Already have an aeropress so.
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>>22051837
what did he mean by this..
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>>22044605
>water concentrate
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>>22052109
https://empiricalwater.com/products/glacial-concentrate-set
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think ill have a v60 later
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Do you buy an espresso machine like you buy a smart phone, or like you buy an air conditioner?

As in, do I pick the cheaper no-name chinese machine with the better specs, or do I pick the more expensive, mid specs established brand?
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>>22052323
im not caffeinated enough to answer this question
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>>22052119
So water concentrate actually contains less water.
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>>22045151
>call them
>Hello, I'm a regular customer, your AI thing is bullshit, and I won't be using your company until it's gone. Thank you, fuck you, bye.
This is 100% going to be because a retard owner thinks he needs AI shit.
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>>22052412
I just engage the AI endlessly, trying to jailbreak it, knowing they'll waste a fuck on tokens for my bullshit.
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>>22052412
i wrote out a whole reply but realised it made me sound utterly insane so i deleted it.
>>22052320
its time, im drinking it right now.
tastes like cola and leaves.
pretty good.
:)
its strange, it tastes cool even when it was almost too hot to drink, anyone else make coffee sometimes that smells and tastes like its a cold liquid even when it isnt?
or even when you grind the beans the coffee grounds smell cold.
i think im drinking west java(idk threw the bag out)
ive been grinding pretty coarse but i think it actually tastes better with a fine grind.
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>>22052323
Get a Magnifica Evo or Eletta Explore and be done with it.
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>>22052336
The post was very clear.
>>22052441
We may have lost nearly every quality poster but at least we've still got delonghishill.
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>>22052323
for budget machines, you pick a machine that comes in a standard portafilter size and/or shape, because you're gonna have to buy aftermarket stuff to replace all the included plastic junk accessories made for retards who drink supermarket swill and don't have a good grinder but wanna see dat thick ass CREMA like in the tiktoks
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>>22052323
Better to just go with a moka pot or aeropress/oxo than a no-name bargain bin espresso machine.
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just made a fresh pot
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>>22052563
>We may have lost nearly every quality poster but at least we've still got delonghishill.
I didn't realise he was asking about normal machines. I thought the thumbnail was an automatic lol. I probably wouldn't have bothered responding if I realised it.
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>>22052563
>We may have lost nearly every quality poster but at least we've still got delonghishill.
does it count if hes paid to be here?
i do miss chocolate anon.
and espresso in the garden anon.
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i have an alignment issue with my super jolly, i bought new springs for it and i hope thats the issue as i hate calibration and would like to stop here.
basically it starts chirping too early, so instead of shimming i thought springs might be the issue.
like 20 year old springs that have been under max compression the whole time has probably fucked them.
i really like how easy it is to buy any spare part for these grinders is.
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>>22053791
I wish I was getting those sweet... french? euromonies.
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>>22053825
>french
italian
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>>22053826
close enough
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>>22053828
could you imagine if france was the birthplace of espresso?
then we'd all be drinking Exprimer
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>>22052441
>>22052563
>We may have lost nearly every quality poster but at least we've still got delonghishill.
He got me. I ordered this for 230 euros.
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I went to Prolog AGAIN
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>>22053713
But it wouldn't have changed your response regardless. Whats the best size 2 pourover cone?
>Magnifica Evo
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>>22053920
hario v60
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>>22053925
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>>22053938
don't think they make that any more.
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>buy 12oz bag for ~20 bucks
>that's ~17g/dollar
>pulling a single shot of espresso uses more than a dollar worth of coffee beans, not including all the money I spent on a grinder and espresso machine
>if I drink multiple cups/shots per day I go through a bag in ~2 weeks
>and occasionally I buy an expensive specialty coffee from someplace like Yemen that is significantly more expensive

I make good money but my inner miser cries thinking about the thousands of dollars I have spent on daily bean juice. I remember back in 2019 I thought that a 1 lb bag for 15 dollars was expensive
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>>22053956
i buy beans from aldi
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>>22053956
>Buy 455g of 96hr anaerobic wush wush greens for $12.50
>Generally about $30 per 250g.
>Roast 455g of $12.50 greens, lose about 50 grams
>Sip excellent coffee for ~54c per 18g shot or pourover
>Sometimes while roasting in the morning
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>>22053956
if you don't gearfag it's cheap as fuck for a consumption hobby. I know people that regularly drink 50-100 dollar bottles of wine
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>>22053938
i have specialty brewer fatigue
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>>22054067
That's true but "it could always be worse" never makes me feel better
At least coffee is a drug that's shown to improve health/longevity unlike alcohol (poison)
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>>22053856
>called Indonesia
>actually from Colombia
which are you going to have first?
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>>22053938
AAIIIIIIEEEEEEEE!!
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>>22053856
Oh you're finally on the Chiroso wave. I bought like 10lbs of Edward Sandoval's a year or two ago.
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>>22053956
It's so hard to relate, I just buy costco coffee when it's on clearance and end up paying like $3/lb and I stock up with a years worth.
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its not time yet
but soon
soon it will be
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>>22054383
grim
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>>22054286
it's not "it could always get worse" it's cheap as fuck
I drink 15g of pourover a day, but we can double that. you can get a subscription of 4 sey boxes a month (33 days or 66 cups) for $87. you can get 900g a month (30 days, 60 cups) shipped monthly from fuckin japan for $80, not even a grand a year
it's not hard to spend $100 a month having 3 meals at incredibly mediocre restaurants, and you can have like 99th percentile coffee twice a day every day for less
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>>22043021
drop a few ice cubes in the coffee before capping
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>>22054542
nobody will ever be able to brew coffee well enough to spend $80 a month on it
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>>22054732
good ragebait
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>>22054732
I have terrible news about what $2.65 will get you at any cafe
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>>22054742
Same but for a different reason.
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>>22039160
SHIT
OUT
MY
DICK
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its up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSLjmPAJxUI
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>>22054752
elaborate, because I've tried yours but you haven't tried mine
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Got meme'd by a youtube video into making chinese milk black tea coffee.
First go was decent. But probably too weak. I have a 1L teapot. Used 2 bags, then two shots from my machine and then a bit of condensed milk.
Tried it iced and hot. Iced was bad. Which is interesting since I usually prefer iced coffee unless the weather is very cold.
Will probably try it again but using single cups instead of making a big batch. I might end up preferring the tea/coffee/milk combo over hot coffee.
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>>22054809
>hes using tea bags
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why do redditors buy budget espresso machines then spend hundreds more on modding the fuck out of it?
it's still made of cheap shitty plastic, I bet this dude has a shelf full of fully decked out mechanical keyboards
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>>22054823
I didn't even know if I'd like it, I paid $2 AUD for 100 bags. I ain't paying $250 for 50 grams of pure Wang Dong Brand Loose Leaf Hand Shredded Xinyang Jihadtea. Leave that shit for /tea/
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>>22054827
Does it really cost hundreds? What mods?
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>>22054827
>>22054741
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>>22054830
can get some good loose leaf black tea for like $40 desu
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>>22054834
typical mods include a bolted on PID to avoid temperature surfing, manometer and pump dimmer to fuck with the flow rate in real time, installing a steam wand from a better machine, IMS shower screen, and sometimes even a solenoid valve to get a dry puck.
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>>22054848
brother I shop at aldi
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>>22054827
Delonghi owners are legitimately retardo.
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>>22054859
same
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>>22054852
it's a manual machine, why can't they just turn the brew knob on and off to get the flow rate they want?
it's basically the same thing
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>>22054809
okay I made it again but just in a regular large glass mug (the 480ml mugs I got from delonghi's promotion when I bought my machine).
Was about 200ml of water for one tea bag, then a coffee shot, a bit of condensed milk then hot milk from the machine to top it off. think I like it better than just coffee.
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>>22054371
Sipping the La Mina right now, pretty good
I also had their Israel Jamioy recently, another Colombian, but I think I was a bit reluctant to buy it because I’m not too fond of the tiny hat country
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after dinner coffee
didnt weigh anything and just went by feel
simply one cup v60
tastes ok
like if you took the water from boiled peas and carrots and added honey
probably just too hot to fully taste rn
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PISS
IN
MY
ASS
BBC
CUM
IN
MY
STOMACH
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>>22054827
I have a GCP => Gaggiuino
~800 bucks total for flow profiling, PID, etc.
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>>22055291
what color is it?
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>>22055557
stainless steel/grey
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>>22055560
grim
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>>22055563
cram it
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>>22050395
>financing a moka
the fucking state of /ctg/
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moka and ginger cake for breakfast :)
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ITS SO FUCKING UP AEROPRESS GANG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0l-eIn_6E4
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>>22055881
go to bed brian

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