Coffee

2020, man

otm

it died grinding some excellent Kenya Spikes AB from Heart Coffee Roasters. I think that's how it would have wanted to go.

damn rip

everyone else: hug your capresso infinitys tonight

Sunbeam Cafe Series here - definitely recommend when the healing starts. Sorry for your loss man alive (I've always adored your display name too).

I mean, idk maybe I should try to fix it - it still kind of goes but the motor is kind of whirring up and down inconsistently and the grind is coming out with lots of bean pieces. Maybe there's still something that can be done.

Sounds like something might be stuck between the burrs, forcing them apart. Are you comfortable with disassembly and cleaning?

If it doesn't require me to purchase any additional tools I'd give it a shot. Otherwise not worth it.

Youtube videos look pretty easy - you might need an old toothbrush though.

My Capresso grinder is still going strong even as usage has gone from weekends only to every day since March. It must be going on 7 or 8 years. Knock on wood.

Oh yeah you can put another 100k miles on it easy. Mine (assuming it can't be fixed, which I'm not assuming) lasted 14 years of daily use and I did basically nothing to maintain it. I barely even clean it.

yeah we have had ours for at least 15+ years

drinking less coffee these days, as I don't have to be awake or anything

My Capresso works again! It was just clogged!

HOORAY

YES

the miracle of the grinder. Hanukkapresso.

this is the best thing to happen in 2020

GRINDER LIVES

coffee grinder go brrr

its a miracle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdJtw7vS1E8

i have come from afar, to visit the thread where lives this grinder, of which so much hath been spoken.

hallelujah!

I have had the same coffee grinder since 2003, I legitimately have no idea what I will do when it goes.

Coffee actually came out better this morning than it has in a while, p sure this was just my grinder's way of telling me it needed to be cleaned.

lol

Yeah clean your grinders folks there’s bits in there

those are the flavor crystals and you should make a pot of coffee using just the residue

you gotta SEASON your grinder

My Breville smart grinder jammed a few weeks ago and was making some very ugly noises. I was extremely worried because I love that grinder. Luckily I was able to take it apart and found that a pebble somehow had made its way into my bag of coffee beans. Once I cleared it out, it started working fine again, but I just feel lucky the grinder blades weren't damaged.

got my good ole shot in the dark from the parking lot place this morning. *sips* ahh (bow bow, chik a chikahhhh)

Ah, coffee... I've made a few tweaks to my home brewing recipe. Slightly less grinds per cup and letting the water cool a bit more from the boil.

My FIL got me a bunch of coffees from Tandem coffee roasters and occasionally gets me more (he has some kind of ordering discount through a friend). They're really damn good, and it's funny how spoiled I've gotten where it's like "Alright, I'm out of Tandem, I GUESS I can use that Stumptown Hair Bender I have left over"

Anyone have a subscription with Craft Coffee? Good Wirecutter review and they have $6.99 bags fresh roasted (if you do 4 bags every 2/4 weeks).

Does anyone else buy the Fair trade/organic from Aldi? Tbh it's so cheap that I doubt i'll ever buy other coffee ever again.

Seems Kalita Wave filters are out of stock everywhere, unless you want to order from Japan and pay $22 just for shipping.

maybe here: https://crema-coffee.com/shop2/kalita-wave-filters ?

I found a coffee shop in Maryland with an online store that had them listed in stock. Fingers crossed until they arrive.

had that same problem with chemex filters several months ago... good luck!

I have Hario V60 as a backup, but I find it harder to get a consistent extraction with that.

https://sprudge.com/build-your-coffee-empire-with-espresso-tycoon-175845.html

Uh oh

Luckily we're far from release

Coffee

enjoyable to look forward to, enjoyable to enjoy, enjoyable to look back on

I now take coff with the same serious with which I took booze. Costs me a bit less, but not by much given my high-end cappuccino habit.

I think the trick with brewing for two with the Hario V60 is using only like 16g per person and a medium-coarse grind. That makes enough for two 10oz mugs.

Does it really matter if you use cold water vs room temp?

Before you boil it? I can't see how that would matter.

In an effort to reduce my cof consumption a little while also improving the quality of my experience, I got myself a one-cup Kalita Wave, so that I have to make a cup each time I want one instead of mindlessly drinking an entire press pot every day. It's way smaller than I expected. Still waiting on the filters to arrive, will report back.

Also discovered this place for beans, which is fantastic (notwithstanding terrible branding): https://www.coffeelabs.com/

a cute dog with a coffee.....seems like good branding to me

More the graphic design. Anyway the cof is ace