um no throw your roommates in the microwave & that lame coffee in the TRASH
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 30 July 2020 07:16 (three years ago) link
mr veg always wanted to get one of those crazy hand-pump espresso makers with 5 levers & gauges & shit
my feeling is that if you are doing all that work, give up espresso & become a steam train enthusiast
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, July 29, 2020 11:36 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
My dad has an early 80s hand-pump espresso machine. The company is no longer in business and when a part goes he has to find some nerd on the Internet to machine a new one.
― Tōne Locatelli Romano (PBKR), Thursday, 30 July 2020 11:58 (three years ago) link
I think I've had at least one espresso per week for the last 14 years and haven't had one since early March. I kind of miss it but maybe I've just numbed myself about the absence.
― joygoat, Thursday, 30 July 2020 13:44 (three years ago) link
participating in this thread cursed me and my espresso machine spewed hot water and coffee grounds all over the place this morning. i guess the gasket is dead : (
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 30 July 2020 17:23 (three years ago) link
is it a curse... or a blessing in disguise (getting a new machine)
― lag∞n, Thursday, 30 July 2020 17:30 (three years ago) link
Depending on the machine a gasket swap is cheap and DIY - getting the old one out is hard tho, screwing a screw into it and pulling carefully can work
― assert (MatthewK), Thursday, 30 July 2020 20:52 (three years ago) link
I'm sure you will end up with a good and reasonably priced rig!
Don't be so sure but thanks!
― lukas, Thursday, 30 July 2020 22:43 (three years ago) link
xp yeah i'm going to try to repair it, doesn't seem that hard and a new machine is doable but not exactly what i wanted to be spending money on.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 30 July 2020 23:04 (three years ago) link
I ended up buying a nicer grinder and stopping there. Then I started experimenting with different grind sizes, brew times, etc (there was a spreadsheet.) Tried a World Aeropress Championship recipe and didn't like it. Started to wonder whether I had been wasting a lot of money and time.
Then I went to a finer grind size and less water and found something I'm very happy with. So I substantially improved my morning coffee without, I think, acquiring a new hobby.
― lukas, Tuesday, 18 August 2020 02:05 (three years ago) link
finer grind def makes a big difference, much more flavorful coffee ime
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 18 August 2020 02:10 (three years ago) link
don't know about these quiddities, I buy Peet's coffee ground to 4/10, store it in an airtight container, and spoon some out each morning to brew in a drip coffeemaker
― Dan S, Tuesday, 18 August 2020 02:16 (three years ago) link
as I get older though I’m just as happy with a morning cup of tea
if the coffee I buy has a coarser grind I just use more
― Dan S, Tuesday, 18 August 2020 02:28 (three years ago) link
the key element of a coffeemaker to me is having a pot that is a thermos, not one with a heating element underneath that just burns the brewed coffee while it sits
― Dan S, Tuesday, 18 August 2020 02:32 (three years ago) link
I love cold brew, but all my attempts to make it so far have sucked. It is burning a hole in my bank account. Any tips on how to succeed in DIYing it, please share!
― Alpha 666, The Number of the Beast (I M Losted), Tuesday, 18 August 2020 17:35 (three years ago) link
For some reason (hormones? body chemistry? taste getting more expensive?) I can't tolerate coffee from the coffee maker at all anymore, so it's either iced instant or cold brew.
― Alpha 666, The Number of the Beast (I M Losted), Tuesday, 18 August 2020 17:37 (three years ago) link
Dry Iced Americanos are all that I need
― beamish13, Tuesday, 18 August 2020 17:40 (three years ago) link
coffee
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 18 August 2020 17:43 (three years ago) link
Please put it in my personal cup. I have a reusable straw in my back pocket
― beamish13, Tuesday, 18 August 2020 18:08 (three years ago) link
I M Losted, i have documented before - on this thread, i think - my homebrew cold drip, which just needs an aeropress and an empty plastic bottle. aeropress costs like 25 bucks. well worth it.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 18 August 2020 20:21 (three years ago) link
Tried a World Aeropress Championship recipe and didn't like it.
― beard papa, Thursday, 20 August 2020 01:56 (three years ago) link
The 2017. Which doesn't mean the 2017 is bad, I just figured out I want a shorter, more concentrated cup, something halfway to espresso. So far, anyway. If there's one in particular you recommend, I'm interested.
― lukas, Thursday, 20 August 2020 02:11 (three years ago) link
― call all destroyer, Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:23 PM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
― lag∞n, Thursday, July 30, 2020 1:30 PM (two weeks ago) bookmarkflaglink
update, i had to get a new machine
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 20 August 2020 02:14 (three years ago) link
tell us all about it
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 20 August 2020 02:56 (three years ago) link
yeah tell us about the machine dammit
― contorted filbert (harbl), Thursday, 20 August 2020 03:09 (three years ago) link
DETAILS
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 20 August 2020 03:30 (three years ago) link
https://331mrnu3ylm2k3db3s1xd1hg-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/espresso-veloce-serie-titanio-v-12-coffee-machine_100451110_l.jpg
― assert (MatthewK), Thursday, 20 August 2020 03:48 (three years ago) link
Had to give up a lot of counter space but it's worth it
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/95/5f/9e/955f9e6dd8f008a56f3813bad029445e.jpg
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Thursday, 20 August 2020 03:58 (three years ago) link
it’s really very simple https://149449860.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-22-at-2.07.20-PM.png
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 20 August 2020 04:54 (three years ago) link
I like my morning coffee to remind me of a meth lab.
https://imgaz1.chiccdn.com/thumb/large/oaupload/newchic/images/74/08/bd027fc5-ec7d-4d2c-bfcc-201bc407d277.jpg
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Thursday, 20 August 2020 05:08 (three years ago) link
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Thursday, 20 August 2020 05:09 (three years ago) link
i always wish that style of grinder played calliope music
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 20 August 2020 05:21 (three years ago) link
lol. i got the breville bambino upgraded "pro" package from seattle coffee gear which includes a second single-walled portafilter along with breville's standard double-wall. still getting my bearings but one thing i can say is that it functionally doesn't have a heatup time. they say it comes to temp within 3 seconds which seems like some sort of magic trick.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 20 August 2020 15:14 (three years ago) link
nice did u get the cool grinder too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAqjDderVfM
― lag∞n, Thursday, 20 August 2020 16:03 (three years ago) link
not yet but probably in the offing.....i have a baratza encore but i should probably upgrade based on my fancy new machine.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 20 August 2020 18:41 (three years ago) link
i agree that you need to get it
― lag∞n, Thursday, 20 August 2020 19:12 (three years ago) link
thank you for your support
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 20 August 2020 20:05 (three years ago) link
Office of a company I did some work for last year had a breville. Really good coffee machine and they bought great beans for it.
https://imgaz1.chiccdn.com/thumb/large/oaupload/newchic/images/74/08/bd027fc5-ec7d-4d2c-bfcc-201bc407d277.jpg― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Thursday, 20 August 2020 3:09 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Thursday, 20 August 2020 3:09 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
My coffee maker is the alibaba knockoff of this. Brews a great cup, 1 porlex full of Ethiopian in the top, fill with warm water to the 3 cup line on the bottom. Very smooth but strong coffee.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Thursday, 20 August 2020 22:17 (three years ago) link
is there a name for this contraption?
― call all destroyer, Friday, 21 August 2020 00:35 (three years ago) link
Siphon coffee maker IIRC
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Friday, 21 August 2020 00:40 (three years ago) link
or vacuum pot apparently
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCFE0_B2Lrs
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Friday, 21 August 2020 00:41 (three years ago) link
I almost bought that one when I moved into a place with a gas stove but there were too many hot, fiddly, breakable glass bits for me.
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Friday, 21 August 2020 00:44 (three years ago) link
I’ve broken the top part once but the whole thing only cost 30 dollars and a new glass was 10. I really like the taste, it’s somehow smoother and cleaner than filter or press.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Friday, 21 August 2020 01:33 (three years ago) link
so this may be a dumb question but do you actually light some kind of flame under the bottom to use it?
― call all destroyer, Friday, 21 August 2020 01:38 (three years ago) link
A burner or I’ve seen some using like a Benson Burner setup or can of sterno.
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Friday, 21 August 2020 01:40 (three years ago) link
KitchenAid makes an electric one.
It’s a little spirit burner, runs on meths/alcohol. Electric burners and all electric ones are available.
Bodum does an electric one I’ve had my eye on.
― American Fear of Scampos (Ed), Friday, 21 August 2020 04:18 (three years ago) link
That looked like a lot of grounds for that much water. If the "6 cups" was the standard coffee carafe 6 cups and the scoops were standard scoops, that is four times what I use in my drip machine.
― nickn, Friday, 21 August 2020 06:04 (three years ago) link
I love cold brew, but all my attempts to make it so far have sucked. It is burning a hole in my bank account. Any tips on how to succeed in DIYing it, please share!― Alpha 666, The Number of the Beast (I M Losted), Tuesday, 18 August 2020 17:35 (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― Alpha 666, The Number of the Beast (I M Losted), Tuesday, 18 August 2020 17:35 (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink
A friend who knows a lot more than I do pointed me to this recipe: https://www.stumptowncoffee.com/blog/cold-brewing-frequently-asked-questions
Works fine for me, though idk how picky I am
― mise róna (seandalai), Saturday, 22 August 2020 12:15 (three years ago) link
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Saturday, 22 August 2020 12:29 (three years ago) link