HemiSam Posted July 16, 2021 Report Posted July 16, 2021 A boiling water rinse of those chemex filters is needed regardless of their age IMHO. The nice thing is it also serves to heat up my chemex carafe so the coffee is hotter once I'm ready to pour....I swirl around the hot water once it's made its way through the filter. I have the Japanese coffee on my agenda... I really like hot coffee so it's not often I'll drink iced. Need to try it anyhoo... HS 1
EdipisReks1 Posted July 16, 2021 Report Posted July 16, 2021 Oh, the filters def need to be rinsed. I just thought it was amusing what these old filters smelled like in the box (got them at a random place where they still had the price from like 1995 at $5 for 100 papers).
EdipisReks1 Posted July 16, 2021 Report Posted July 16, 2021 The Acaia Pearl 2021 I ordered 10,000 lifetimes ago has a shipping number! Let’s see if it’s better than my $11 scale for pour-over, if it ever arrives. 1
Covered_Ears Posted July 16, 2021 Report Posted July 16, 2021 Speaking of filters, for V60 I love CAFEC roast-specific filters. I have some for light roast and while the reduced flow rate can be a bit troublesome, their ability to keep out finer particles is really great. I may hop on the decaf Japanese-iced bandwagon. Haven't had a decaf pour-over in a loooong time and it's not like it's trouble to make one. 1
EdipisReks1 Posted July 16, 2021 Report Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) I have wanted to try alternative papers, but I’m sitting on several hundred Hario papers, so I have a hard time justifying it (because it’s such a huge investment *insert rolling eyes emoji*). The decaf I have, which is from Levercraft, is very good. My favorite local coffee roaster has a sugar process Honduras that I’m going to try when I have an empty jar again. Edited July 16, 2021 by EdipisReks1
Covered_Ears Posted July 17, 2021 Report Posted July 17, 2021 9 hours ago, EdipisReks1 said: I have wanted to try alternative papers, but I’m sitting on several hundred Hario papers, so I have a hard time justifying it (because it’s such a huge investment *insert rolling eyes emoji*). The decaf I have, which is from Levercraft, is very good. My favorite local coffee roaster has a sugar process Honduras that I’m going to try when I have an empty jar again. Ah yeah same, still have like a good 50 Hario papers but I bought CAFEC anyway. Viva unneeded things! I'll have to try that Levercraft decaf. I currently have a Saint Frank decaf (also sugar process) that I can't dial in. I'm pretty sure I'll go through the remainder before I dial it in, and that's never a good feeling...
EdipisReks1 Posted July 17, 2021 Report Posted July 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Covered_Ears said: Ah yeah same, still have like a good 50 Hario papers but I bought CAFEC anyway. Viva unneeded things! I'll have to try that Levercraft decaf. I currently have a Saint Frank decaf (also sugar process) that I can't dial in. I'm pretty sure I'll go through the remainder before I dial it in, and that's never a good feeling... The upside is that you’ll have run out and won’t have to buy it again!
Covered_Ears Posted July 17, 2021 Report Posted July 17, 2021 9 hours ago, EdipisReks1 said: The upside is that you’ll have run out and won’t have to buy it again! If there were a purgatory for coffee lovers, I'm certain it'd be this: an unlimited supply of coffee, but it's that one type you really have trouble dialing in. You could probably eventually do it, hence purgatory.
grawk Posted July 19, 2021 Report Posted July 19, 2021 On 7/17/2021 at 2:25 PM, Covered_Ears said: If there were a purgatory for coffee lovers, I'm certain it'd be this: an unlimited supply of coffee, but it's that one type you really have trouble dialing in. You could probably eventually do it, hence purgatory. funny thing is, if I had to only have 1 type of coffee, I'd probably want it to be something I felt like continuously fiddling with. It'd at least keep it interesting. 2
Covered_Ears Posted July 19, 2021 Report Posted July 19, 2021 22 hours ago, grawk said: funny thing is, if I had to only have 1 type of coffee, I'd probably want it to be something I felt like continuously fiddling with. It'd at least keep it interesting. Very good point! I certainly do think espresso is interesting in that regard -- even if it's more or less dialed in it's going to change with the day, and that can be quite interesting. 1
swt61 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Posted July 21, 2021 I'm just mad about siphon. Siphon's mad about me... 2 1
EdipisReks1 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, HemiSam said: Any thoughts on siphon style coffee? HS It makes good coffee. I wouldn’t have one at home. It’s silly. But it makes good coffee at a coffee bar that is willing to be silly. Keep in mind that I have a completely manual espresso setup and I think siphon coffee is silly for home. Go for it. 2 hours ago, swt61 said: I'm just mad about siphon. Siphon's mad about me... Now I have to listen to Donovan. Hardly a curse! Edited July 21, 2021 by EdipisReks1 1
EdipisReks1 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Posted July 21, 2021 Looks like the Acaia 2021 Pearl will fit on my Flair Signature-cum-Pro 2’s drip tray. I already have two Signature brew groups with gauges and the Pro 2 group will be here soon. I bought the Acaia with drip in mind, but I guess I’ll be practicing pulling shots for my cats until I move and have more than one human to make coffee for: three brew groups and all, would be a waste to not make cat cappuccino.
EdipisReks1 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) Crema Coffee tamp/distributors for the Signature and the Pro2, respectively. The one for the Pro2 weighs 668 grams. It’s a unit. I’m sure they are gonna make one for the Flair 58, which will sink to the center of the earth. I would get a 58, but if I didn’t have to travel to see my partner I would just get a MaraX and an Option-O P-64, as I don’t have space for a stationery until then. I should have just gotten the Pro 2 to begin with. I’m enjoying this shit either way. I’ve pulled way better shots with the Flair than I ever did with the midrange Breville electric I have. Also mostly much worse shots, but the highs are high and the lows are okay with milk Edited July 21, 2021 by EdipisReks1 1
Covered_Ears Posted July 21, 2021 Report Posted July 21, 2021 On 7/16/2021 at 11:24 AM, EdipisReks1 said: I have wanted to try alternative papers, but I’m sitting on several hundred Hario papers, so I have a hard time justifying it (because it’s such a huge investment *insert rolling eyes emoji*). The decaf I have, which is from Levercraft, is very good. My favorite local coffee roaster has a sugar process Honduras that I’m going to try when I have an empty jar again. Have you pulled shots with the Levercraft decaf? I'm thinking of buying some!
EdipisReks1 Posted July 21, 2021 Report Posted July 21, 2021 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Covered_Ears said: Have you pulled shots with the Levercraft decaf? I'm thinking of buying some! I have indeed. Keep in mind that my roast date was 7/5, so it’s still pretty off-gassy, so I do an extra 10 seconds or so of pull (using a lever machine, where you flow profile by default), but it’s very good. Tasty cortado in the afternoon is a nice thing. This coffee is basically what you would expect a high altitude light/medium single farm roast Colombian to taste like. I can’t think of higher praise for a decaf. Edited July 21, 2021 by EdipisReks1 1
Covered_Ears Posted July 21, 2021 Report Posted July 21, 2021 45 minutes ago, EdipisReks1 said: I have indeed. Keep in mind that my roast date was 7/5, so it’s still pretty off-gassy, so I do an extra 10 seconds or so of pull (using a lever machine, where you flow profile by default), but it’s very good. Tasty cortado in the afternoon is a nice thing. This coffee is basically what you would expect a high altitude light/medium single farm roast Colombian to taste like. I can’t think of higher praise for a decaf. Thanks! Very good to know it doesn't fall short of expectations -- indeed, that's quite high praise for decaf. Anything more would enter into "ehhh is this really true?" territory. To be fair to the Saint Frank decaf (also Colombian) I think it was past its prime when I started having extreme dial-in issues, and that certainly does it... 1
EdipisReks1 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Posted July 23, 2021 This isn’t entirely awful. Ground with a calibrated piece of shit (the good grinder is for espresso). I was going for 100 on the bloom (I don’t do quite anybody’s method, but I know this coffee)). Second pour and stir was at 200 to .01.
EdipisReks1 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) Why would I possibly want better pour-over? I don’t even like pour-over. Don’t tell my fiancée. as she has a bunch of shit (so I didn’t have to travel with). Edited July 23, 2021 by EdipisReks1
EdipisReks1 Posted July 23, 2021 Report Posted July 23, 2021 This is just stupidly good. Good Brothers Washed Agro. I froze it about two weeks after it’s roast date. Reduces fines. this is a cup. 2
EdipisReks1 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) This is what frozen beans get you. Yes, sure: the crap burr grinder I’m using has been modified. I designed and 3D printed a new burr holder. It’s still a piece of shit. This is semi-fine for pour-over, ground from frozen. Just three weeks old crap from somebody I like well enough. No fines, no boulders. Frozen coffee beans. Edited July 24, 2021 by EdipisReks1
EdipisReks1 Posted July 24, 2021 Report Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) This was my last 50. I’m okay with that* *it says 50.02 and the bed is flat, and I’m making a face because now it says 49.94 Edited July 24, 2021 by EdipisReks1 1
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