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How about a French press? That seems like a good way to get one or two servings without the faffery of pourover and without spending a bunch of money on a machine.
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Jun 5, 2020 04:48
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What about a clever brewer? Comedy option is the 1-cup technivorm: https://www.amazon.com/Technivorm-Moccamaster-Machine-Cup-One-Polished/dp/B014I5OWCO?th=1
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Jun 5, 2020 05:12
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PolishPandaBear posted:How about a French press? That seems like a good way to get one or two servings without the faffery of pourover and without spending a bunch of money on a machine. I can't imagine ever giving someone a French press after they asked about a Keurig or Hamilton Brewer. He mentioned giving them the Encore grinder which will go a long way in letting someone make great coffee. Any drip brewer will benefit immediately from having a burr grinder. I got an early father's day gift delivered today. My wife bought me a Moccamaster. Excited to exit the app life and not have to use my phone to brew a pot of coffee, the Behmor app is so bad but somehow it seemed to still work.
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Jun 5, 2020 05:38
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I think remembering that the person this is for is not a coffee nerd, and will have access to a nice grinder is probably useful here. If the target audience is not the type of person that will noticeably care about water heated to the perfect temp and then brewed precisely (like the people itt do), then a small coffee maker or single serve into the travel mug is probably a fine place to start. It’s partly about the routine when you just start making your own coffee at home, so don’t go overboard and take the fun out of it for him. Go with the less advanced machine with the neat feature and then in a year if he hasn’t gone back to buying coffee every day for the socializing, maybe he’ll want a better machine. Or maybe it’ll work perfectly for what he wants too. My grandparents were perfectly happy with their Mr Coffee brewer and their tin of Folgers in the freezer for decades. Just because it doesn’t work for me, that doesn’t cheapen their preferences for them.
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Jun 5, 2020 05:50
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Tbh I think a french press while not my idea/first choice still isn’t a bad way to go - cheap, small, fine to take into the porch and use while reading.
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Jun 5, 2020 11:45
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I think French press is a pain in the rear end. It’s a five minute process if you do it the normal way (or ten minutes, involving two countdowns and a spoons, the Hoffman way), you have to pay attention to steeping time (so if you get distracted you can ruin the batch and have to start over), then clean up is more involved than anything with a filter. Not super difficult but not trivial. I find Aeropress or V60 far more convenient and both of those sound too involved. Honestly, I’ve made some pretty good coffee with a cheap coffee maker if the beans and grind are good. As long as it doesn’t sit on the heating element for a while and burn, or have the filter get hosed up and fold over. His idea doesn’t sound too far off base for a starter machine. Maybe he’ll go down the rabbit hole and get something more involved later.
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Jun 5, 2020 13:12
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i own every Bionicle posted:I think French press is a pain in the rear end. It’s a five I'm not anti-drip, or anything, I just don't think a french press is any more real work than going through the effort of making coffee any other way in the morning (aside from, like, a superautomatic, or something). When I drip, I still grind beans, grab a filter, measure water, etc. Unrelated to current discussion - how many people using drip weigh out their water? I was pretty surprised (don't know why) to see just how wildly inaccurate the markings on my coffeenerd-approved coffee maker were.
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Jun 5, 2020 13:48
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Are the markings by cup or volume on your brewer? I know the cup measurements can vary by a lot since they can be either 4 oz cups, 5 oz etc
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Jun 5, 2020 14:01
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DangerZoneDelux posted:Are the markings by cup or volume on your brewer? I know the cup measurements can vary by a lot since they can be either 4 oz cups, 5 oz etc The bonavita I've got has both cups and litres, so I used the litres for that reason alone when I had it for the first while. On a lark I decided to weigh out my water and I was pretty surprised to see how off it was. I'm guessing by 20% or more, like it really wasn't close (as in, weighing out X grams of water will measure much higher in mL on the tank). Now I just weigh it out every morning since it's not much more work, but it just annoys me - I'd rather it be blank than so wrong.
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Jun 5, 2020 14:08
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Happy Pizza Guy posted:Thank you both for the recommendations. I should have said this but I actually have a Bonavita 1900 (trapped in an office I haven't been to since before the pandemic) and it's a great machine. I'm very aware of the SCA approved drip machines. The problem is that they're all more expensive and larger than his request. I think he's a bit stuck on the idea of a single serving brewer. The Bonavita's are the most like "normal" drip coffee makers. And they make good coffee. Can't go wrong.
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Jun 5, 2020 17:08
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Wow, the Encore makes all the difference. Much cleaner taste with much less bitterness on the back end, even with Costco beans. I should have upgraded years ago. Already ordered the M2 burr, let’s get down this rabbit hole, amigos.
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Jun 5, 2020 17:22
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red19fire posted:Wow, the Encore makes all the difference. Much cleaner taste with much less bitterness on the back end, even with Costco beans. I should have upgraded years ago. I give you good vibes so that you can be one of the fortunate ones whose burr comes off without having to take the whole thing apart
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Jun 5, 2020 18:24
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I’m ready for it. I’m wondering if there’s a food safe grease I could use on the gears to make the unit even quieter, but it’s probably unnecessary.
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Jun 5, 2020 19:01
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red19fire posted:I’m ready for it. I’m wondering if there’s a food safe grease I could use on the gears to make the unit even quieter, but it’s probably unnecessary.
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Jun 5, 2020 19:08
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red19fire posted:I’m ready for it. I’m wondering if there’s a food safe grease I could use on the gears to make the unit even quieter, but it’s probably unnecessary.
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Jun 5, 2020 19:20
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I don't remember there being lubricant in mine when I replaced the burr, I believe they are made of a self lubricating plastic
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Jun 5, 2020 19:40
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So, bean questions. I opened a bag of Australian, medium slow-roasted beans. And I think it's really nice. I taste very little bitterness, it's very warm- and mouthy tasting. But one thing is odd: all the other beans that I opened had a very lightly colored foam, very close to the crema on an espresso. Further, the grounds would usually sink to the bottom of the French press when disturbed with a spoon. These Australian beans are very different: the foam is very dark and thin, and almost looks like what you get when you pour a Coke sometimes. When I stirr the 'crust' of floating coffee grounds that's floating in the press, it's not even really sinking. What's going on here? Are these groundds noticeable less dense than other beans and thus float, and release more gas? And if so, why would that be?
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Jun 5, 2020 22:17
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Help me out: A lighter roast coffee which was roasted a few days ago should generally be ground (finer or coarser) than a darker roast coffee which was roasted two weeks ago?
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Jun 6, 2020 12:16
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nwin posted:Help me out: What kind of coffee are you making?
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Jun 6, 2020 13:25
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MustacheNet posted:What kind of coffee are you making? Drip.
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Jun 6, 2020 14:54
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nwin posted:Drip. Three components, light roasts extract slower so finer grind, dark roasts are more porous so larger grind. If your basket is a cone shape you can go a bit finer as well since it will drain faster and for flat bottom go a bit more medium grind since the water will sit on the grounds longer. Most important your grind needs to be consistent so you're not over extracting the finer grinds or under extracting the larger stuff.
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Jun 6, 2020 15:33
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Lord Stimperor posted:So, bean questions. Couple of hypotheses: 1) and throw this one out of you're normally drinking 100% arabica already, but if you're used to blends with some robusta, robusta releases more gas/foaming stuff than arabica does 2) could just be time - if the beans were roasted longer ago, then they'll have lost more "gas" to exposure to air already and will be releasing less into the water as they extract 3) could indeed be less dense or a lighter variety of bean. I don't know enough to do any more than speculate, but different cultivars or growing conditions could, I assume, lead to differences in the resulting fruit
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Jun 6, 2020 15:43
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Water chat: I am OK with adding Third Wave Water to a jug of something really pure but I’d rather not buy distilled water, obviously. Has anybody tried adding it to water from a Zero Water pitcher? They are cheap and seem to be effective. This would just be for coffee, my fridge filter makes great drinking water, so I don’t feel the need to invest in a RO setup under the sink or something.
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Jun 6, 2020 21:15
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JohnCompany posted:Couple of hypotheses: Number 1 goes out indeed, it's 100% arabica. Number 2 is very interesting. I would have expected 'old' coffee to bit taste good but this one is really nice. Unless of course I have bad taste  . James Hoffmann had a vid about the effects of storing beans in humid conditions. He observed that the beans produced less foam (I think) and broke into bigger pieces when grinding. Wondering whether these beans might have been more exposes to humidity during harvest and washing. I wouldn't have thought to see different beans differ so drastically from one another, so this is really neat for me.
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Jun 6, 2020 23:04
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I am a goddamn idiot and dumped beans into the water reservoir of by Bonavita drip brewer instead of my grinder. A single bean made its journey down the tube into the reservoir like it was destroying the Death Star and now I think I’ll have to buy a new coffee machine since there’s no way to get it out. Please learn from my mistake and always have enough reserved coffee on hand in the fridge to wake yourself up enough to make real coffee. Should I get the update to this same brewer, the Connoisseur?
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Jun 8, 2020 03:55
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If you're already in expensive drip brewer territory, I really like my Moccamaster, it's built like a tank (and in particular has a grate over top of its water inlet, so can't fail like your Bonavita did).
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Jun 8, 2020 04:28
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I have a hard time believing some compressed air couldn’t pop a bean out?
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Jun 8, 2020 05:10
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marmot25 posted:I am a goddamn idiot and dumped beans into the water reservoir of by Bonavita drip brewer instead of my grinder. A single bean made its journey down the tube into the reservoir like it was destroying the Death Star and now I think I’ll have to buy a new coffee machine since there’s no way to get it out. Please learn from my mistake and always have enough reserved coffee on hand in the fridge to wake yourself up enough to make real coffee. Have you considered tipping it upside down? If yours is the 1800 (square, 1 button) or 1900 (round, 1 button) model you should be able to pull the top off, remove the showerhead, and probably give it a good flip-and-rattle until the offending bean is either dispensed via the showerhead outlet or comes out the intake same as it went in.
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Jun 8, 2020 07:30
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Scythe posted:If you're already in expensive drip brewer territory, I really like my Moccamaster, it's built like a tank (and in particular has a grate over top of its water inlet, so can't fail like your Bonavita did). Interesting.... I looked at these several years ago but I think I remember that the KBT was just a little too tall to fit under my counter. I just have missed the CDT at the time, which would just fit. Big Taint posted:I have a hard time believing some compressed air couldn’t pop a bean out? I don’t know what the internals of the heater tank look like, but the bean fell through from the upper reservoir down to the lower heater tank. I guess in theory I could try shooting air into the inlet to see if I can jettison the bean through the column where the steam would go... FAUXTON posted:Have you considered tipping it upside down? If yours is the 1800 (square, 1 button) or 1900 (round, 1 button) model you should be able to pull the top off, remove the showerhead, and probably give it a good flip-and-rattle until the offending bean is either dispensed via the showerhead outlet or comes out the intake same as it went in. Yeah, it’s a 1900 model—unfortunately that’s been my evening activity and it’s been a no-go so far. This is like playing a lovely carnival game where if I win I break even. To top it all off the package containing my weekly bag of Verve was stolen off my front porch this week. Everything’s coming up coffee!
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Jun 8, 2020 08:04
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marmot25 posted:Interesting.... I looked at these several years ago but I think I remember that the KBT was just a little too tall to fit under my counter. I just have missed the CDT at the time, which would just fit. If I had to guess, the vertical tube outlet that runs up the middle of the cold water tank might be what's holding the tank to the frame/boiler and you might be able to twist it to release and lift off the tank. FAUXTON fucked around with this message at 08:16 on Jun 8, 2020 |
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Jun 8, 2020 08:12
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Big Taint posted:I have a hard time believing some compressed air couldn’t pop a bean out? A shart whisperer approaches.......
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Jun 8, 2020 16:50
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Mr. Mambold posted:A shart whisperer approaches....... 
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Jun 8, 2020 18:14
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FAUXTON posted:If I had to guess, the vertical tube outlet that runs up the middle of the cold water tank might be what's holding the tank to the frame/boiler and you might be able to twist it to release and lift off the tank. Thanks—alas, looks like this sucker is not coming off, though.  I’ve been pretty happy with the Bonavita overall so I’m tempted to get that type again. The Moccamaster CDT seems pretty tempting as well, but I do like the automatic pre-infusion and general simplicity of the Bonavita. There’s probably been a ton of comparisons between these so I’ll go do some research. marmot25 fucked around with this message at 19:25 on Jun 8, 2020 |
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Jun 8, 2020 19:22
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I just knocked my bodum french press off the counter and it shattered. I haven't even had coffee today  Is it possible to buy a new uh...glass part for it? I was looking on Bodum's site and I couldn't find a section for replacement bits. It probably would be easier to just replace the whole thing, huh?
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Jun 8, 2020 22:00
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I’ve replaced just the glass part before, I even think the supermarket here stocked a couple sizes of replacements? It was a while ago and I have bad CRS.
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Jun 8, 2020 22:04
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big dyke energy posted:I just knocked my bodum french press off the counter and it shattered. I haven't even had coffee today https://www.bodum.com/gb/en/spare-parts
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Jun 8, 2020 22:10
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I'm a moron, thank you. Turns out we have a spare french press so I don't have to figure out how Mr. Coffee works, I'll still be coffee capable until the new part comes in.
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Jun 8, 2020 22:25
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For you heat gun roasters how do you ensure consistency across batches? Do you use a temperature gun on the beans?
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Jun 9, 2020 01:03
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There was some scale chat a bit earlier so can I just grab any 0.1g small scale? I need one for my work Clever setup. Or should I go hog and buy a fancy one?
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Jun 9, 2020 08:51
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I've used this the last 7 years and like it a lot. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001RF3XJ2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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