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Mu Zeta posted:Starbucks is great if you just think about it as a place for milkshakes That's pretty much every milkshake though
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So I contacted JavaPresse about the inconsistent grind in my unit. They promptly shipped me a new one and it works great now. Their marketing is a bit too over-the-top and saccharine, but their CS is pretty good.
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I got a Nanopresso, because I wanted to have a way to have a half-decent espresso at home without investing in a counter-hogging machine. The results are satisfactory, but I feel like a dumbass spending 3-4x as long trying to pack and tamp the grounds as actually pulling the shot. The filter basket is really tiny--maybe 1.25 inches across--and I'm very carefully trying to get my 8g of grounds into the basket without spilling it all over the place every time. Anybody have any clever ideas for how to make this easier? Get a tiny little funnel? 404notfound fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Jul 17, 2017 |
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Jul 17, 2017 21:26
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Thinking of picking up a moka pot before I jump in the deep end of espresso makers, but I'm seeing that I'll likely need to shell out for a good grinder either way. How realistic is getting something good for sub-$200 CDN these days? Not great, right? By good, I mean something I won't replace for a few years at least and that'll last me through babby's first espresso maker phase.
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Jul 18, 2017 00:09
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Just purchased a Gaggia Classic espresso packing and a burr grinder to go with it. Part birthday present and anniversary gift for my wife, but also something to get me kick stared in the mornings. What started us off was having a Latte made in our friends Rancilio Silva. I would have bought one of those, but it's a bit above what I'm willing to spend, especially for our first 'real' coffee machine. I've already ordered a Silva steam wand as an upgrade as I've read the stock on on the Classic sucks. I have a feeling I've started down the rabbit hole!!
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Jul 18, 2017 01:24
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404notfound posted:Anybody have any clever ideas for how to make this easier? Get a tiny little funnel? Martytoof posted:Thinking of picking up a moka pot before I jump in the deep end of espresso makers, but I'm seeing that I'll likely need to shell out for a good grinder either way. How realistic is getting something good for sub-$200 CDN these days? Not great, right?
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Hamburlgar posted:Just purchased a Gaggia Classic espresso packing and a burr grinder to go with it. Part birthday present and anniversary gift for my wife, but also something to get me kick stared in the mornings. Look up temperature surfing, you'll need it for that Gaggia Classic.
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Mu Zeta posted:Look up temperature surfing, you'll need it for that Gaggia Classic. Or just get a PID for your gaggia and you won't need to worry about that.
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Martytoof posted:So my whirlwind discovery tour of coffee shops in the area has revealed a pattern of which espressos I like and which ones I don't. There's one place right by me that I've been to twice, and each time I get an espresso there it tastes.. green? I don't know how else to describe it. Very much tastes like there's grass in my coffee. Is this a thing that happens with different roasts or what is happening? Yes, it's a very common roasting flaw called "underdeveloped", "raw", or "green" where the beans haven't been cooked all the way through and are described as tasting "grassy" or "like a peanut shell". It's particularly easy to do if the coffee beans you're roasting happen to have a wide variety of size and/or density because if you hit the roast target for, say, 75% of the beans but 25% are underdeveloped that flavor will still dominate the cup. quote:Underdevelopment https://baristahustle.com/blogs/barista-hustle/lets-talk-about-roasting
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Jul 19, 2017 17:56
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Is it wrong I like coffee so much I want to try making coffee bbq sauce?
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iospace posted:Is it wrong I like coffee so much I want to try making coffee bbq sauce? You probably wouldn't be the first. Do it and report back so I don't have to recipe test myself.
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iospace posted:Is it wrong I like coffee so much I want to try making coffee bbq sauce? I make it often. In fact I make what I call "dark roasted chicken" where I have a coffee brine, coffee rub and espresso bbq sauce. I will find my recipe later. Edit: Here is the recipe. Brine: 1 cup strong coffee (I use french press, aeropress would be good here too) 1/2 cup kosher salt 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1 lemon, sliced 2 tablespoons of peppercorns 6 cups cool water Rub: 2 tablespoons ground coffee beans (fine, espresso fine) 1 tablespoon ground pepper 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon paprika 1 tablespoon cumin BBQ Sauce: 4 tablespoons Garlic 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 cup Cider Vinegar 1/2 cup soy sauce 2 cups ketchup 2 cups honey 4 shots of espresso salt and pepper to taste Saute the garlic until golden, then add in everything but the coffee and simmer for 5 minutes, then whisk in the espresso and simmer an additional 10 minutes. rockcity fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Jul 19, 2017 |
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Jul 19, 2017 19:30
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Holy loving poo poo that looks amazing. Going to be the first recipe I make in my new instant pot. Do you mean 4 single shots (2 doubles) or 4 double shots? dik-dik fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Jul 20, 2017 |
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Jul 20, 2017 03:33
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Uhhhh I know what I'm doing this weekend.
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Jul 20, 2017 03:38
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That could definitely be good in there. I've always grilled it, but pressure cooking some thighs would be quite tasty. Glad to hear it's gaining some interest. I'm pretty happy with how the recipe came together. It's the one thing I came up with that I bothered to actually write out a recipe for. I will admit the BBQ sauce part isn't mine, it's a Michael Chiarello recipe. My mom made it once and I loved it so I have been making it a few times a year and keeping it on bottles. rockcity fucked around with this message at 03:42 on Jul 20, 2017 |
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Jul 20, 2017 03:39
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dik-dik posted:Holy loving poo poo that looks amazing. Going to be the first recipe I make in my new instant pot. 4 singles (2 doubles), I meant to clarify that.
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Jul 20, 2017 03:44
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Has anyone grown a coffee plant before? I've just gotten an allotment and I'm trying to work out what to grow in the space I have. Given all the dick-waving about what the 5th wave of coffee will be, now that third wave is passé, I fancy taking a stab at going for hyperlocal ultra-small batch where I get enough beans to sell a single bag every few years.
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kim jong-illin posted:Has anyone grown a coffee plant before? And so begins your journey down the road to the mythical Golden Bean...
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rockcity posted:I make it often. In fact I make what I call "dark roasted chicken" where I have a coffee brine, coffee rub and espresso bbq sauce. I will find my recipe later. How sweet does the BBQ sauce come out? Anytime I make it I tend to keep towards 1c of sugars, but I don't want to throw the whole profile of it out of whack by halving it without knowing where it's starting. The rest of that recipe looks like it'll be pretty good and I may have to try it next week with a whole chicken on the grill.
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Jhet posted:How sweet does the BBQ sauce come out? Anytime I make it I tend to keep towards 1c of sugars, but I don't want to throw the whole profile of it out of whack by halving it without knowing where it's starting. It makes a fair bit of BBQ sauce, way more than you need to make the chicken so although it sounds like a lot of sugar it makes a lot of sauce. I think the bitterness in the espresso and also the acidity of the vinegar tame down the sugar. If you do find it is too sweet, I'd just up the vinegar and give it another 5 minutes of simmering. Also, a warning to everyone, if you put it in a squeeze bottle make sure you have a pretty good opening cut on the end. The garlic clogs up smaller holes very easily.
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Jul 21, 2017 15:27
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Since it's not a direct connect machine, you can do just about anything you want. Some ideas: - Brita/filter jug - Convert your whole house to a softening system - Hook up a pentair can to one of your sink lines - Get 5 gallon jugs and a flojet - Get a crazy Ruhens or ION water filtration machine (think like a water cooler but with no jug, filters inline)
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Jul 21, 2017 21:56
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Big Bad Beetleborg posted:I'm travelling through Hong Kong and Norway (Oslo, Bergen and Lillehammer specifically) soon. Other than Tim Wendelboe's in Oslo, is there anywhere in particular that I should check out or actively avoid? I just saw this now. Have you made the trip yet? Wendelboe is my local shop and there are loads of great places here.
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Jul 21, 2017 23:12
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I have hard water and I use a Mavea filter and an in tank pack.
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bondetamp posted:I just saw this now. Have you made the trip yet? Wendelboe is my local shop and there are loads of great places here. Not yet! We arrive in Oslo (from somewhere near Brumunddal) from the 7th til the 12th, when we leave for Bergen.
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My Gaggia Classic arrived a couple days ago. Makes awesome coffee, but the 3 way solenoid to send the excess water into the drip tray wasn't worked. So, I rang Amazon for an exchange, that arrived today and the same thing is up with this machine too. I don't really want to call them again for a 3rd unit, but it's definitely something that should be working, right?
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Hamburlgar posted:My Gaggia Classic arrived a couple days ago. Makes awesome coffee, but the 3 way solenoid to send the excess water into the drip tray wasn't worked. How is it not working exactly?
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After running the machine for a shot, the 3 way solenoid should activate and send the excess hot water down the drip tube into the drip tray. This would prevent the grinds staying soggy as all hell making them difficult/messy to clean out. The machine has a drip tube, but nothing comes out of it :/
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Hamburlgar posted:After running the machine for a shot, the 3 way solenoid should activate and send the excess hot water down the drip tube into the drip tray. This would prevent the grinds staying soggy as all hell making them difficult/messy to clean out. So when you take the portafilter off is it still pressurized, sending hot soupy coffee grounds spraying everywhere? If not the solenoid may be working to relieve the pressure, just not putting the water where you want it...?
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Jul 23, 2017 04:43
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It's not always going to dump a bunch of extra water, but if you want to be sure it's working right just throw the backflush basket on there and see what happens. If you aren't getting an explosion of pressure and grounds when removing the portafilter though it doesn't sound like you have a problem.
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Jul 23, 2017 07:54
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Ok, no, it's not still pressurised when I take the portafilter off. The grounds do have a small puddle of water on top of them that I have to pour into the sink before knocking the puck out. I'm not using the pressurised baskets though.
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Hamburlgar posted:Ok, no, it's not still pressurised when I take the portafilter off. The grounds do have a small puddle of water on top of them that I have to pour into the sink before knocking the puck out. Yeah, sounds like it’s working fine. Keep in mind that the water removal feature of the three-way-solenoid / valve is more of a side effect of the primary purpose, depressurizing the group head. If you’ve just got a little standing water on top of the puck that’s OK. If your pucks are a soupy mess that may indicate under dosing or too fine of a grind. If your espresso tastes good then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ .
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Yeah I have a gaggia classic and sometimes the puck is a bit wet but my 3-way solenoid definitely works. It sounds like yours is working just fine.
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That's good to hear guys! And yes, it makes a wicked espresso!
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Jul 23, 2017 21:44
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The puck is not going to come out dry as a bone as people have noted. It's just not supposed to be a soupy pressurized mess when you release the portafilter.
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I switched beans and had to go as fine as my Sette with two shims can go to get things right. Pucks are nice but do have some water on top. With the beans I was using before I was several notches coarser and the pucks were not wet on top at all. That being said this Kéan coffee is really good stuff.
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Recently my ancient Baratza Virtuoso striped the main gear in it so I decided to upgrade to the new burr. It grinds much finer now, and does it ever rip through the beans. My old timer setting that I used to get enough coffee for a pot went through almost double the beans in the same amount to time as it used to. Well worth the upgrade (mostly because I don't have to spend $300+ cdn on a new grinder).
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My existing Breville YouBrew died. I'm sure it's a terrible machine for some reason by coffee aficionado standards, but I liked having the all-in-one that ground and brewed. At the same time, I could tell from the materials and design that it was not going to last. Frankly, it is too expensive a product to only last 3-4 years, so I'm not buying another YouBrew. So now I need something new. I'd like convenience (I'm not roasting my own things, and I'd prefer not to have to separately grind beans each morning), while still getting a good cup of coffee. Are the all-in-ones with a grinder all really bad (at least the ones that are $200 or under)? What should I do here?
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SpannerX posted:Recently my ancient Baratza Virtuoso striped the main gear in it so I decided to upgrade to the new burr. It grinds much finer now, and does it ever rip through the beans. My old timer setting that I used to get enough coffee for a pot went through almost double the beans in the same amount to time as it used to. Well worth the upgrade (mostly because I don't have to spend $300+ cdn on a new grinder). That's very interesting to me, because my wife has complained that our virtuoso takes twice as long as it used to, so she wants a new one...but I was sure we had replaced the burr a year ago.
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SlyFrog posted:My existing Breville YouBrew died.
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