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https://ablebrewing.com/products/disk-coffee-filter I picked up this little sumbitch for my aeropress and it rules. No more stupid paper filters. Might be worth adding to the OP.
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How has it changed the coffee? I generally prefer the taste of paper filtered coffee to metal filtered.
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Sep 28, 2021 04:06
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It tastes a lot like French press.
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Sep 28, 2021 04:17
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Gunder posted:How has it changed the coffee? I generally prefer the taste of paper filtered coffee to metal filtered. Honestly, I haven't noticed much of a difference. I tend to brew it extra strong, however. I might try to do a taste-test between the two, I'm curious now if there's a distinct difference. My favorite bit is that I just hose it off. Great if I'm camping, I don't wanna carry around a filter.
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The only real difference with using the disc is you will get a tiny bit of residue in the cup. If you dont swirl it a bit near the end it can be an odd taste.
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Got an odd issue with my Rancillio Silvia that I'm not sure how to diagnose. No matter how fine I grind, it'll gush out and I get 50g+ of liquid out in about 15 seconds, I've gone from coarse (for espresso) down to turkish and it's always the same. The puck is also a bit wet when I remove the portafilter, there's no standing water on top of it but it's wetter than it should be and the surface of the coffee bed looks like it's been washed around. There are no tell-tale signs of channelling either. The solenoid dumps water when I backflush, although possibly not as aggressively as it used to. It takes a couple of pressure build-up and release cycles before water starts to come through. This is an old machine, maybe 10+ years that I've been using 3-4 days a week. It wasn't a gradual degradation to this point but something it just started doing one day. It did it for a couple weeks and I was trying to diagnose it then it randomly fixed itself and worked normally for a couple more weeks. Now it's doing it again. What I've done so far: Tried a few different beans; double checked and ruled out the grinder; several cycles of backflushing with Cafiza,; one descale cycle with some delonghi branded descaling solution; pulled out, dismantled and cleaned the solenoid valve; opened the top to look for anything noticeably out of place but it looks normal.
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Doing a quick googling of your problem pointed me here with a discussion of something similar. https://www.home-barista.com/espresso-machines/rancilio-silvia-pulling-fast-then-slow-t12132-10.html The idea that came up with to fix it was disassembling and cleaning/adjusting the OPV(over pressure valve) to make sure it is sealing properly and free of scale.
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Finally moved past the "Cold brew is the best and only coffee" phase and got a Chemex, a burr grinder, and a nice gooseneck.
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kemikalkadet posted:Got an odd issue with my Rancillio Silvia that I'm not sure how to diagnose. No matter how fine I grind, it'll gush out and I get 50g+ of liquid out in about 15 seconds, I've gone from coarse (for espresso) down to turkish and it's always the same. The puck is also a bit wet when I remove the portafilter, there's no standing water on top of it but it's wetter than it should be and the surface of the coffee bed looks like it's been washed around. There are no tell-tale signs of channelling either. The solenoid dumps water when I backflush, although possibly not as aggressively as it used to. It takes a couple of pressure build-up and release cycles before water starts to come through. i don’t know for sure if this is your issue but before you do anything else, replace the group head gasket
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DumbparameciuM posted:Finally moved past the "Cold brew is the best and only coffee" phase and got a Chemex, a burr grinder, and a nice gooseneck. I would love a gooseneck. I brought it up with the wife and we'll float the idea for a christmas gift this year. I've been using a knockoff v60 so it'll be super nice to have more fine control.
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No matter what I do with my Chemex, I always get a bunch of grounds under the folded flap in the filter and it always collapses into the pouring/ air channel. I guess I’m not hardcore enough.
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hypnophant posted:i don’t know for sure if this is your issue but before you do anything else, replace the group head gasket I forgot to add, this is something I did as well. Replaced the old black rubber one with a nice new silicone one. I had a thought while I was typing my post out, when I descale I never backflush with the descaler. I wonder if there's some blockage internally before the water gets to the part of the solenoid I can remove, although I'm not sure why that would cause it to gush like it does. I'm going to do another thorough descale at the weekend and see if that sorts it, if not I'll take a look at the OPV. It's a really old model of Silvia and in theory it should be before they added the adjustable OPV but when I opened it up, it looks identical to the adjustable ones I've seen in videos, with a locking nut and an adjustment nut.
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DkHelmet posted:No matter what I do with my Chemex, I always get a bunch of grounds under the folded flap in the filter and it always collapses into the pouring/ air channel. I guess I’m not hardcore enough. I think Hoffman's video mentions some people use a chopstick to keep the filter from forming a seal in there. Not sure about grounds escaping, but maybe something keeping the filter from collapsing will reduce movement in general?
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kemikalkadet posted:I forgot to add, this is something I did as well. Replaced the old black rubber one with a nice new silicone one. I had a thought while I was typing my post out, when I descale I never backflush with the descaler. I wonder if there's some blockage internally before the water gets to the part of the solenoid I can remove, although I'm not sure why that would cause it to gush like it does. Hmm. The thing is that it’s pretty easy to grind fine enough that the grinds under compression are watertight. If you put turkish grinds in your espresso machine, nothing should flow through, no matter what the pressure valve is doing, higher pressure just means the grounds get more tightly compressed and still nothing gets through, so if you’re getting gushers even though the coffee is very fine that suggests to me that the problem is in the basket or grouphead. Is one of the portafilter lugs damaged? How about the shower screen and distributor? A video of the problem might be helpful too.
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The Postman posted:I think Hoffman's video mentions some people use a chopstick to keep the filter from forming a seal in there. Not sure about grounds escaping, but maybe something keeping the filter from collapsing will reduce movement in general? I'm torn on Hoffman. On one hand, he provides some pretty quality reviews/how-tos. On the other hand, his tone and face makes him entirely punchable.
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Cannon_Fodder posted:I'm torn on Hoffman.  that’s seriously loving weird, dude
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Cannon_Fodder posted:I'm torn on Hoffman. Why do you want to punch the gentle, twee, helpful, British coffee guy
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sugar free jazz posted:Why do you want to punch the gentle, twee, helpful, British coffee guy because he’s effete
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DkHelmet posted:No matter what I do with my Chemex, I always get a bunch of grounds under the folded flap in the filter and it always collapses into the pouring/ air channel. I guess I’m not hardcore enough. I use a chopstick to keep the filter from collapsing, or sometimes the handle of a small spoon. Hmm, I've never had grounds move under the flap. Are you rinsing the filter out while it's in the Chemex and pouring the water out while the filter is still in it? I found that this has always sealed the filter together and to the glass pretty nicely.
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Cannon_Fodder posted:I'm torn on Hoffman. I think Mr. Hoffman is nice and don't wish any violence upon him. BrianBoitano posted:A bar cart I bought a month ago was delivered yesterday. I'll send pics when I'm done setting it up today! This is from a couple of pages ago but how did it turn out? I'm thinking about getting something similar to help clear out some more space in the kitchen.
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I love it! If your space allows I'd get a counter height one though. I got this one shorter due to the window, but it's still great. Sturdy enough to pull lever shots. Everything used to be a pile, now it's all in its place. The natural sunlight makes for nice photos and video too  https://youtu.be/jCeK07MBeXk Speaking of Hoffmann, to distract from the asshat's punchability comment, here's a new weird thing that I'm very glad he reviewed: https://youtu.be/fSuqlZna6Tg
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BrianBoitano posted:here's a new weird thing that I'm very glad he reviewed: James is very polite to not completely dismiss the Very Clearly Bullshit claims about infrared radiation lol
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BrianBoitano posted:
I don't apologize. I don't need to like everyone you do. Though I appreciate his videos, I don't really like him. I don't actually wish any violence on the guy, but since we're knee-jerking, it needs to be said plainly.
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E: ^^ I'm not asking you to apologize, not asking you to like the guy, and I don't need you to agree that you're an asshat for expressing your dislike in a very dumb way. Re: infrared thing: Yeah a bit too polite, kind of like how you don't fight a new coworker when they bring up homeopathy because you just know they'll grumble in the moment only to delight in sending you BS articles every week until the end of time. BrianBoitano fucked around with this message at 16:22 on Sep 29, 2021 |
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BrianBoitano posted:E: ^^ I'm not asking you to apologize, not asking you to like the guy, and I don't need you to agree that you're an asshat for expressing your dislike in a very dumb way. Exactly. Some of the subject matter is very clearly targeted to the upper crust and entirely unattainable. Thank you for providing a review of an Aeropress one week and a 1200 GBP burr grinder the next, I guess.
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Cannon_Fodder posted:I don't apologize. Thank you for your valuable input!!! I look forward to more of your posts jokingly wishing violence on strangers in response to Chemex brewing tips.
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Cannon_Fodder posted:I don't apologize. you should reconsider how you post
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me, watching the hoffman bripe video, Mod Edit: This is the coffee thread, not the ironic torture porn thread or whatever the hell that was. Get it together. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST) (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST) Somebody fucked around with this message at 06:44 on Sep 30, 2021 |
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hypnophant posted:Hmm. The thing is that it’s pretty easy to grind fine enough that the grinds under compression are watertight. If you put turkish grinds in your espresso machine, nothing should flow through, no matter what the pressure valve is doing, higher pressure just means the grounds get more tightly compressed and still nothing gets through, so if you’re getting gushers even though the coffee is very fine that suggests to me that the problem is in the basket or grouphead. Is one of the portafilter lugs damaged? How about the shower screen and distributor? A video of the problem might be helpful too. This. Also check the amount of coffee you're using; I ended up going with 21g in a double portafilter. When you backflush, does it work (ruling out issues with the 3 way valve).
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I'm not really invested in a slapfight with you guys.
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Cannon_Fodder posted:Exactly. The first james video i watched was his old aeropress dice one, and something about the way he said “the aeropress is just… fun” made me think wow that man has never had fun in his life, and would not tolerate it for even a moment if he accidentally ran into it in a crowded bar Now i think he’s great. Also as someone who owns both a decent and the 6.75 plastic v60, i appreciate that he makes content covering the whole range of coffee gear. It’s nice to know what’s out there across the whole spectrum even if not all of it appeals to me. I don’t have time for channels that exclusively review $5000 commercial grinders in excruciating detail, nor the ones that exclusively review whatever $5 crap gadget a chinese factory has shat out that week Cannon_Fodder posted:I'm not really invested in a slapfight with you guys. this all started because you said you wanted to punch someone, so hypnophant fucked around with this message at 16:52 on Sep 29, 2021 |
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hypnophant posted:The first james video i watched was his old aeropress dice one, and something about the way he said “the aeropress is just… fun” made me think wow that man has never had fun in his life, and would not tolerate it for even a moment if he accidentally ran into it in a crowded bar Can you elaborate on the bolded bit? What's the decent? This thing? https://decentespresso.com/overview 
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Cannon_Fodder posted:I don't apologize. Cannon_Fodder posted:I'm not really invested in a slapfight with you guys. you’re trafficking in the same thought processes historically used to casually justify and encourage violence and repression against people who don’t perform masculinity in “the right way”, but you probably knew that which is why you’re backpedaling now tell us how you feel about trans people next
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Ok Comboomer posted:you’re trafficking in the same thought processes historically used to casually justify and encourage violence and repression against people who don’t perform masculinity in “the right way”, but you probably knew that which is why you’re backpedaling now Is that what I said? Like, you know that I didn't say that, right? You can read my post.
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Cannon_Fodder posted:Is that what I said? Like, you know that I didn't say that, right? You can read my post. hmmm yes, ”the effete coffee Englishman just has something about his way and his face and his tone that makes him entirely punchable” help, I don’t know how to read between lines
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Ok Comboomer posted:hmmm yes, ”the effete coffee Englishman just has something about his way and his face and his tone that makes him entirely punchable” help, I don’t know how to read between lines Reducing the person to "effete Englishman" is saying a whole lot more about you than about me right now. Not once was anything mentioned about his demeanor, I just don't like his tone. Christ, given your rep sheet, I'm going to stop engaging with you altogether. Donno if you're trolling or willfully misunderstanding what I've said. Cannon_Fodder fucked around with this message at 17:09 on Sep 29, 2021 |
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Having a normal Wednesday trying to convince the coffee thread it's actually okay to insert myself into a discussion about Chemex brewing so I can jokingly wish violence on someone because of how they sound and look. There was no other way to express my opinions so I'll just have to double down on this!
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Cannon_Fodder posted:Reducing the person to "effete Englishman" is saying a whole lot more about you than about me right now. Not once was anything mentioned about his demeanor, I just don't like his tone. Oh no! My “rep sheet”! With probations! From the same handful of worthless D&D mods for slapfighting! Oh how do I bear the shame? aren’t “tone” and “demeanor” sides of the same thing?
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Mods- "Someone's overly caffeinated in the coffee thread? My stars and garters!" 
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Cannon_Fodder never said "effete", but did base their "punchability" comment on "tone and face" which was rightly pointed out as a really dumbfuck thing to say. Many ways of interpreting it and none of them good. However you want to take your L is fine, apology or no, but the longer this derail goes on the more eyes you get on your original bad post.Cannon_Fodder posted:I'm not really invested in a slapfight with you guys. [Citation needed]
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