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coffee nerding is way worse than polishing talk lol
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Why is any of it bad, we are all weird enthusiast crazed dudes anyway
Some weirder than others
Some weirder than others
Try audiophile
Mmmmm knife enthusiasm is bad.. but… I think D& D maybe worse or like hard core lord of the ring people who go so far as to learn elvish etc
MowgFace
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Lol a bunch of nerds arguing with other nerds on which nerds are nerdier nerds... <---- Highest form of Nerdom
Hualicopter
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Meanwhile I'm thinking about splurging on the Fellow Aiden so I don't have to manually pour for 4 minutes hah.Once you have your method dialled in you just switch off and go on autopilot for the pouring, it’s quite meditative in my experience as I literally can’t do anything else for about 4 minutes
DitmasPork
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IMHO, knife enthusiasts/collectors/nerds are pretty straightforward, easy bunch to get a handle on compared to art collectors/nerds—helluva lot cheaper too.
Picked up this bag today. Any coffee collective fans?
“Juicy acidity and intense sweetness. Full-bodied and refreshing with complex aromas of blackcurrant, raspberry and blackberry”
“Juicy acidity and intense sweetness. Full-bodied and refreshing with complex aromas of blackcurrant, raspberry and blackberry”
A friend gifted a bag of the pink espresso variation from them last year. It smells citrus and floral, tastes creamy. Kinda like it.
Yeah kitchen knives aren’t really the worst offender in the whole knife hobby thing… There’s only so much thing you can play with until the knife is all bling and unusable
This is who we use at my place. It's really good if you're near central Virginia. Sustainability/ethically focused, employee owned, emphasis on super fresh roasts.
https://www.afterglowcoffee.com/
https://www.afterglowcoffee.com/
I hear there may be an issue with the coffee harvest this year because of the wacky weather. Anyone hear something similar?
My coffee snobbiness peaked 20 years ago with whole beans in a burr grinder (Kitchenaid, been going strong daily for all these 20 years, I should probably replace the burrs one of these days) and a French press.
Coffee from the bins at Whole Foods or equivalent. I should probably get on some kind of mail or coffee subscription.
I do have a pour over that we use to make iced coffee Japanese style. That was a game changer for iced coffee.
Coffee from the bins at Whole Foods or equivalent. I should probably get on some kind of mail or coffee subscription.
I do have a pour over that we use to make iced coffee Japanese style. That was a game changer for iced coffee.
I love that method for iced coffee - a staple for me in the summers
I was really trying to follow, but I have to draw the line when you guys start making your own water. They have medicine for that.
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I get that on hearing about it first, but it's perfectly logical thinking about it. Chicago (where I am) has some of the hardest water in the US. It scales up your boilers like crazy and can cause failure. You buy a mix in packets online and throw it in distilled water, or combine some salts and minerals once, and then you are set for years. Coffee is 99% water, why wouldn't you give it some love? Again, I buy a few jugs of distilled water, throw in some minerals and I'm set for months. With pourovers I don't bother though.
Always wanted to try a moka pot. Eye them in the international section every time I'm in Publix but have somehow resisted for years.
ok I think we also need to clarify why distilled or reverse osmosis water is bad for the machine. if the water is too clean, the particles from the metal boiler may leach into the water. also, multiple sensors in the machine need mineral content to read things properly. I have a TDS meter and test the water I put in my machine.
Yes, yes osmosis is a female dog and electric sensors need minerals to read. These are horrible excuses to continue this insanity. You guys need to go outside sometime
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Only go outside to buy more coffee
aporigine
The slow blade penetrates the winter squash
That is another topic.
I've eaten beef tartare with 3 meals in a row so far in Croatia. Wife calls it "meat sushi"
Been reaaaaal pleased with the quality of restaurants we've found in Zagreb.
Been reaaaaal pleased with the quality of restaurants we've found in Zagreb.
sumis
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is pineapple part of the water recipe or does it come from the beans?
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Nice, I haven't tried the current harvest, but have enjoyed a lot of Kieni from Coffee Collective over the years and it's always been excellent.
I’ve been really digging Philz coffee. Specifically the low acid coffees because I intermittently can get GERD
The other problem with water is you need some mineral content to properly extract the coffee. The wrong water chemistry will make all coffee tasteless which I discovered a while back. I'm on well water and run an rv salt softener into an RO membrane and then mix back in about 10% raw water to bring the minerals up to where they need to be without risking the boilers in my espresso machine. Complicated to set up but has been faultless since (my machine is plumbed in).
Best results after reducing a gallon of water to approx a quart. Water reductions will be the next hipster food trend...
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Isn't that what we hear every year about almost every crop? By now I'm almost convinced it's a setup for the commodity market to hitch prices up....get me my tin foil hat, it's a conspiracy!
later in the season the crop is not so bad at all and prices drop...
