Seattle Meetup

[long finch]

@spiral pilot you’re right! Late-ish night spot:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/G2DR7s51sgLUC3Qa6?g_st=ic

[half badger]

Yo! If anyone's free tomorrow at 3pm, Edwin Noreno invited me to a cupping of some of his auction lots and told me I could bring some people (they originally told me not to invite people but then changed their mind i guess lol). It's free, just let me know!

Also, I will have a sheet up soon for sibarist filters. Just hasn't been my focus 😅 sorry for the delay!

[clear iron]

oh i’m down

[half badger]

This is the info and address!

But it's semi private, so please respond here if you want to go! I have to let them know

[clear iron]

i’ll be there

thanks for passing this along!

[half badger]

No problem!

[long finch]

If only I could get out of some meetings…

[vernal cedar]

Long shot but yall got any reccs, coffee or food, for Chicago? Heading out there this weekend

[slim shale]

i think the SCA thread from last year might have some stuff

[torn prairie]

I really liked 4 letter word

[slim shale]

my knowledge is out of date 😢

[vernal cedar]

Oh sweet let me look for that! Ty for the pointer

[manic portal]

side practice is probably the best shop

dayglow good but it's dayglow, so the upcharge is very real

4lw pretty good too, though i'm lukewarm on their in-house roasting

intelli also runs really good cafes tbh. and they're mostly close to any kind of touristy stuff you might be doing

the other three shops are kinda out there if you're not already in logan/lincoln square

[vernal cedar]

staying in wicker park so pretty close to Logan I think

[acoustic fractal]

👋 Hello all, just recently joined the discord as a bandwagoner of the LH soup videos. Sad to see I just missed the last meetup

[half badger]

We'll have another meet up soonish probably 🙂 (just need to build my backlog up to an unreasonable amount again ).

[coarse imp]

So in no time?

[half badger]

I was actually running "kinda low" on coffee. Got scared and just ordered like 3 kg (plus I'm getting basically 1x of everything from oma whn I order this week haha)

So.. yeah it'll probably be soon haha

[long finch]

Another long shot: I’m driving from Raleigh-Durham airport in North Carolina to Asheville, NC on Friday. Any recommendations? B&W probably isn’t on the cards since it is in Raleigh itself. I might be able to hit Counter Culture. Any recommendations along the way (e.g. ByGood in Winston-Salem) and in Asheville itself?

[manic portal]

little waves is in durham, so kind of on the way. genuinely no idea how they are these days but they were fine a decade ago

oh yeah and promethium's shop is somewhere out there. very much no idea if they're good

[slim shale]

i’m pretty sure there’s a good chunk of people on this server that are in that area

@harsh timber i know is around there i think, might be able to give some recs

i’ve liked little waves when i’ve had them in the past as well

[manic portal]

i also hear pollen in asheville is pretty good

[long finch]

I heard the same about Pollen and they’re on my list. I did a search for Asheville and got a few hits on this server.

[harsh timber]

Fount is near the airport and it’s the best cafe in the area IMO.

Multi-roaster and carries a lot of great stuff. Right now they have datura, friedhats, and dak I believe

[half badger]

If anyones free, I'm brewing coffee at Open on most days space until 2 🙂 got some fun pourovers but you can also swing by to hang out

[fickle nexus]

What is “open”? Do you mean open form?

[slim shale]

https://www.instagram.com/openonmostdays?igsh=MWduYm45cm53YWYwdA==

proper noun, albeit a little confusing in context haha

[fickle nexus]

This is a puzzle wrapped in an enigma

[slim shale]

at the space or at windthrow?

[half badger]

At the space 🙂

[half badger]

2405 Harbor Ave SW, Seattle, Washington 98126 (aka the open on most days space lol)

But I'll be at open form tomorrow for cap hill people

[fickle nexus]

open form is on maps assuming it's the one on pike

[spice pelican]

See ya tomorrow at open form!

[half badger]

Yep!

[acoustic fractal]

I was hoping to check that out tomorrow, as well

[half badger]

Should be a fun time 🙂 open form is a really cute space. Excited to do something there!

[jovial wharf]

John Small Odyssey followed by Flower Child Ezzy session this morning. Two wildly different presentations of high quality gesha. Holy shit. Odyssey is full on fruits with a tiny bit of ferment to it. Plum and purple fruit for sure. The Esmerelda is so clean and floral. Both are absolute stunners IMO.

[half badger]

The odyssey is legit amazing. So much flavor intensity and fruit notes from it. I think its the first savage coffee I've actually been wowed by. I've had some really nice roasts of iri and echo, but this one is my favorite for sure. Not sure if you tried the guabo ezzy natural from Big Sur, but it had a very similar profile to this one. But the odyssey has much more intensity and sweetness. The ezzy was cleaner and more complex though. But both of them have that really nice kinda purple/blue fruit thing going on that tastes like an old school ethiopian blueberry bomb with the flavor dial turned up haha

[jovial wharf]

I'm sipping two cups rn, going back and forth. I think the Odyssey eeks out the win for intensity, but wow. Thanks for getting these John Small lots, I'm lucky to have it in my rotation.

[half badger]

I think John Small really shines with their boogie coffee lots haha. All their Panama stuff has been top tier for me. Glad you like it 🙂

[long finch]

“Sipping on two cups” there’s the Starsky I know 😂

[vernal cedar]

Chicago coffee vibes were legit. Only a few core institutions but so many little cafes doing pour over, reall made me miss living in a big city

[slim shale]

where’d you end up going? i’m there for a wedding this weekend

[vernal cedar]

We were staying in the NW, so mostly spots around there. Day Glow was awesome, Sawada was solid (expected it to be a little dark but it paired great w/ a donut, though the smoked meat venue might have influenced me a bit), and Metric made for an enjoyable jaunt. Missed out on Four Letter Word and Milli, both of which were recommended by a few baristas, but we'll get 'em next time.

[slim shale]

ooo sawada is where green street smoked meats is

and is hi five ramen still there?

[vernal cedar]

cocktail and food scene also super solid. Love coming home to Seattle but it does feel small after a trip sometimes

[slim shale]

yeah for sure. chicagos a much larger city by comparison

[vernal cedar]

not sure about hi five but we were really impressed at the quality and ubiquity of ramen there. Went to a place called Rudy's our first night in and it was suuuper tasty

[spice pelican]

We went to akahoshi ramen and it was amazing

[vernal cedar]

never been during the winter and hear it's pretty brutal but maybe the food makes a trip worth it

[rancid dome]

I’ve heard good things about allez in chi

I went to metric. It was ok.

[spice pelican]

We went in the middle of Feb and it made food taste better indoors lol

[rancid dome]

I actually had some insanely good poutine at a pub right near the bean. I just remember it had pickled onions iirc. Can’t remember the name

I was also hella cold. That may have influenced how good I thought it was

Cindy’s for brunch is very beautiful

Found it. The gage. WHISKEY-BRAISED
PORK POUTINE
fries, wisconsin cheese curds, whiskey-braised pork shoulder pickled red onion, pork gravy

[coarse imp]

Shit, I need to cancel my trip to China due to new EO

Will find another way to get those coffee to the states

[half badger]

The forwarder that big sur uses is great. Definitely recommend them. I'm doing lots of china orders soon too. You might be able to combine if it doesn't meet a minimum quantity threshold?

[coarse imp]

I can def find a way

[scenic heart]

Will nai zui be part of it

[half badger]

Yes! Confirming a few still, but nai zui is already confirmed 🙂

[devout forum]

Hey all 👋 I’m new to the EAF discord and just heard about this channel through @half badger at the September tasting today (which was awesome!). Excited for future meetups!

[coarse imp]

Looks like I can go back to my original plan…🇺🇸 🦅

[fickle nexus]

If there is still interest, my new apartment building will have a space I can reserve to host more meetups. It’s a little more out of the way from the front door, but is a much cooler venue. It overlooks the red hook brew lab

[vernal cedar]

Whoa Katie Wilson announced support for default upzoning to allow coffee shops across the city. Did not have that on my bingo card

[half badger]

Yo! Doing a pop up with Open on Most Days (the cafe kinda thing that's in west seattle and is not actually open often haha). Tasting a bunch of SEA grown coffee (Filipino, malaysian and vietnamese). We've got a link up through partiful, but if anyone's interested but doesn't want to use partiful, shoot me a message!

[half badger]

Woah, that's awesome!

[vernal cedar]

agreed! if it actually happened, along with the red tape reduction push on her platform, Seattle might actually meet table stakes in the PNW coffee scene

[long finch]

Both the Cap Hill and SoDo Starbucks Reserves closed overnight apparently. Was the coffee good? No. But it was still cool. The SoDo one always seemed to have corporate staff getting punch drunk on boozy coffee drinks before they went back to writing emails and designing campaigns (wait this explains Oleato!) and the Cap Hill one had the cool split flap board, roasters and Willy Wonka pneumatic delivery system. And tourists. A shitload of tourists. I’ll miss your hellaciously overpriced tasty pastries Starbucks Reserves.

[fickle nexus]

Yeah I was really surprised to see that. The cap hill one was almost always packed. I kinda regret not going back at least once

[vernal cedar]

Oh shit - closed forever as part of the layoffs?

[fickle nexus]

At least indefinitely? They said there wasn’t a path to profitability

[coarse imp]

That’s shocking

But some shops are not for profits. Closing your flagship shop in the city of HQ is wild

[fickle nexus]

It was a sbucks for the culture

[vernal cedar]

Let us hope that it opens up the market for some smaller better shops🤞
SBUX been casting a shadow on Seattle coffee for too long

[manic portal]

like david, i will mourn that giant ridiculous starbucks. at a minimum, it was an extremely funny coffee shop, which we don't have enough of.

are all the tourists going to have to join the line at "the original" pike place sbux now? can our infrastructure even support that?

[long finch]

They’ll be taking light rail from Bellevue 😜

[long finch]

The new CEO doesn’t live here yet he mandated RTO and shows up on his private jet (allegedly).

[spice pelican]

As much as I don't drink Starbucks I really think the reserve added a lot of culture to capitol hill that potentially doesn't involve drinking

And is family friendly

That's two huge retail spaces now vacant on the hill, which doesn't bode well :/

[long finch]

Also it was open relatively late. They also hosted events. It definitely brought tourists who might not otherwise come to the area (ie with kids) and I have to believe contributed to foot traffic for other businesses.

Word is that the stores were unionizing.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/s/FV2ZlxP09O

[slim shale]

i think more than one thing can be true, both 1) the location wasn’t profitable and the ceo is a bean counter and 2) they were unionizing and starbucks has a very anti union stance

[long finch]

But but but it must be only one thing! 😜 /s

I assume both are expensive locations, high staff costs, increasing input costs and given that everything was very manual, low volume relatively speaking?

https://www.reddit.com/r/starbucksbaristas/s/YhVlxrEe4Y

You’re absolutely right though. Interesting that people are spooked that the HQ will move.

Employers in 2024-25…

[manic portal]

didn’t froggie get fired for trying to unionize that starbucks actually lol

[long finch]

https://imgur.com/a/6bOikPZ some pics from my various visits.

[fickle nexus]

How soon until a new reserve roaster opens up in downtown Bellevue

[spice pelican]

There's plenty of expensive large retail spots there so

[long finch]

https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2025/09/coffee-giant-starbucks-shuts-down-its-capitol-hill-roastery/

holy shit the Whole Foods that was there has a lease through 2038!!!??!!

I think the same is true for the short lived Whole Foods offshoot that opened up on the edge of Bellevue Square a few years ago.

[fickle nexus]

I am legit upset by the Amazon fresh and Whole Foods closures. If qfc left (and they have many reasons to consider it) I would be a bus ride from any grocery store

I am impressed that the Victrola location managed to survive 10+ years right next to reserve, they must’ve done something right

[half badger]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPCHuf9D45g/?igsh=MWc2ZzlvMXR4eHZoMA==

According to this person (new thai roaster in Seattle that Kuma is roasting for), it seems like the workers at the reserve weren't given prior notice about the closure

Instagram

General Porpoise did pretty much the same thing too. That was also because they had unionized

Honestly wild move to close the reserves here though

[fickle nexus]

According to the CHS article, the reserve location unionized in 2022 but they did do some kind of rally outside the cap hill location on Monday

And yeah the whole overnight no notice closure thing is highly sus

[spice pelican]

Oh I forgot about the wholefoods being closed too, that's 3 large retail spots empty

Redhook being the other

[slim shale]

hopefully they don’t have some non-compete clause in the lease

[spice pelican]

Groceries in capitol hill proper is dire

[long finch]

Yeah I’d been doing my Video Tech meetup at Redhook for years. It started going downhill in Jan with random closures. Seems the new owner ran it into the ground I recall reading

It is a plot by Big Restaurant to keep you from making your own food!

Slight topic change; now that I’m basically in the office all the damn time I am going to make my Pulsar my office brewer. But I need a kettle suggestion since the unknown and variable temp “tea water” isn’t going to cut it and also a grinder. I have an EKG at home and a 1Zspresso K-Ultra. I’m happy for this to be a low cost work setup. I was thinking of something like this

https://a.co/d/5shMqW2

And the kingrinder P thing that Lance reviewed.

[spice pelican]

I was going to buy a time more kettle for the office

[fickle nexus]

I have no complaints about the bonavita, but my friend has been using that kettle for years without trouble

I really want my bonavita to die so I can waste more money on a hario lol

[spice pelican]

Apparently there's a niche somewhere in the office

[long finch]

https://a.co/d/6fvVYz8

[long finch]

There’s a bloody nespresso on our floor.

[spice pelican]

It's hidden because we're technically not allowed to have unsanctioned appliances at work

[long finch]

I was just about to say we can be policy violation partners.

I kinda like those rubber collapsible ones but they scare me.

[spice pelican]

We have one of those too hidden away somewhere

[long finch]

What if I bring in a propane burner and a non electric kettle. Then it isn’t an appliance just an open flame 😂

[spice pelican]

I'm not going to get into the business of espresso at work because that's annoying

[spice pelican]

Did you know candles are technically banned

[long finch]

Right. Just gonna do PO

[long finch]

Does not surprise me. They were banned in my daughter’s dorm.

[spice pelican]

So birthday cake candles have to be snuck in and the admins can't know

Also no alcohol in the office unless you hired a bartender

[long finch]

That I knew. When I worked at Oracle one of the engineering managers had an entire wet bar in his office.

[uncut harness]

waoh

the cap hill whole foods closed too?

that was my place when I lived there

[manic portal]

the whole foods was kind of wild

they closed it basically overnight, put everything on deep sale and cleared the place out

but they have a lease on the space through 2038

[long finch]

It is insane that they are presumably paying the lease and getting nothing for it. Not even subleasing it to Spirit Halloween or something. I guess the rationale for that wasn’t covered in the corporate finance class I took. I imagine it begins with a T and ends in an S though.

[long finch]

Ok. RTO pourover setup ordered…

[long finch]

Day Made was awesome today.

[spice pelican]

I was also there today haha

[dawn shadow]

Remind me next meetup and I'll tell you a story about the big plastic olive

[long finch]

Thought some of you might enjoy this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/1nirs7v/the_ultramid_macrina_monopoly_on_cafe_pastries/

[hollow oasis]

Hi @half badger , do we have a dedicated time slot for local coffee pick up?

[azure olive]

I've just messaged him on instagram asking what a good time might be but that's because I'm bad at respecting boundaries

[half badger]

I dm'd Eric already, but theres no real day. Just give me a day or 2 notice so I can grab it from my space and it generally can't be between 3pm-5 on weekdays (school pick up/playground hangs). I'm also pretty bad about making last minute plans and forgetting about this 😅

[shut gyro]

RIP starbucks reserve lol

i think they axed the one at the corporate HQ aswell.

[long finch]

They did. I happened to be in the area on Friday after going to Day Made and needed to do a couple of calls so I headed to the Starbucks HQ for the parking. They still have the tables outside. Quite a few people drove up wanting to get in.

[shut gyro]

saw a jokester on a bourbn trading group posting that they were looking for reserve beans 🤣

[azure olive]

luckily starbucks has great brand partnerships with keurig so the office workers at HQ won't be missing anything

[long finch]

Sneaky pourover workplace setup

[half badger]

Yo! Anyone free on Monday the 6th? @odd surge is coming down from Canada and is bringing some really dope coffees. We're gonna brew them up if anyone wants to join for a mini monday meet up lol. I'll have some stuff from big sur & oma too 🙂

[potent stump]

What time were you gonna do that? If it’s in the morning (before 1) I’d be down

[half badger]

Probably like 10/11. Still planning it atm

[odd surge]

Bringing a lot of panama

I'll post pics when I get home

[spiral pilot]

Interested!

[spice pelican]

If it's earlier I'm interested

[half badger]

It'll be at my place. For anyone who hasn't been before, heres the address: 1287 westlake ave n, Seattle 98109. There's a decent amount of parking outside (paid on weekdays, but cheap still)

I think we'll start around 9:30/10

[odd surge]

Closed

[half badger]

How's secret's roasting? Haven't tried them before

[odd surge]

Secret is not a roaster

Just cant disclose source

[manic portal]

it's starbucks reserve, isn't it

[half badger]

Only roaster I trust with BoP

[long finch]

If it is 10 I could do it. I have a call at 11 🙁

[spice pelican]

taking calls from AW's coffee meet up

[odd surge]

Smol sampler, half hasnt arrived yet

Cant post some others

[half badger]

Excited for these!

[azure olive]

Might not be able to take time off work on Monday, but I will at least sheepishly wave at everyone at the aeropress championship

[spice pelican]

DM'd!

[long finch]

Onyx Advent Calendar announcement if anyone is interested https://onyxcoffeelab.com/products/2025-advent-calendar

[spice pelican]

My advent calendar is sticking my hand in the freezer

[civic peak]

I saw a bunch of advents for sale at Costco, too. Why is it happening before Halloween

[manic portal]

the holiday season is officially out of hand. my safeway had eggnog in august

[clear iron]

capitalism go brrr

think of the shareholder value

[exotic horizon]

do any of yall know of any places in seattle that are hiring right now? my only real work experience is baristing

[odd surge]

off shelf rki

[half badger]

I'll keep an eye out 🙂 can't think of any spaces off the top of my head

[torn prairie]

Atlas coffee importers in Edmonds is hiring a trader right now!

[odd surge]

See you guys at national aeropress if youre going

[exotic yarrow]

Just moved to Seattle, anyone have good recommendations for cafes downtown?

[vernal cedar]

Day Made!
Also welcome, you’re just in time for the long grey.

[exotic yarrow]

A mile from my office, I’ll have to leave earlier tomorrow 😄

Ironically my contract is only for the length of the long grey

Do y’all get snow?

[slim shale]

maybe once a year

pretty much no

[potent stump]

Still doing this at the time?

[half badger]

Yep! Still gonna be brewing up geshas today for anyone that swings by

Here's the address: 1287 westlake ave n, seattle wa 98109. There's plenty of parking on Westlake if you're driving (it's paid on week days though!). Make sure you go to the entrance on westlake. Here's the door code: 0337

[spice pelican]

Sorry I'm gonna be that guy on the laptop lol

[half badger]

All good haha

[spice pelican]

Here

[half badger]

Coming down!

[long finch]

But when it does snow everything shuts down. Or should because Seattle drivers 🤣

[long finch]

Couldn’t make it due to work tire fire. But made this Strawberry Jelly, which was quite tasty.

[long finch]

Is anyone planning on going? https://www.seattlecoffeefestival.com/

[half badger]

Yep! I'm gonna go. Not really sure what it'll be like though

[spice pelican]

Give us the deets when you're going

[acoustic fractal]

I'll be there as well

[spice pelican]

I unfortunately have plans already

[long finch]

Morning or afternoon slots?

[acoustic fractal]

I grabbed the afternoon session

[half badger]

I'm going in the morning slot

[long finch]

Story in Bellevue is firing on all cylinders at the moment - at least when Joe is there. Had a very tasty Yunnan Natural and then Joe offered me a sample of a gesha with hibiscus and orange notes. Yum.

[manic portal]

can confirm story is pretty good. interesting vibe - very much a pastry and matcha shop but they also have competition coffee and chinese lever machines lying around

[half badger]

It definitely has a matcha/pastry cafe vibe to it, but I think that's just kinda how it was before he bought it and he didn't really change that. Just added the competition coffee haha.

He's opening a roasting space/tasting lab in Redmond that'll be much more of a coffee focused spot

[coarse imp]

hyped, is he selling his roasts online?

[half badger]

I don't think so. He probably will when his roasting space is done. He's doing a lot of things at the same time lol. I'll ask next time I see him though

[manic portal]

actually yes

https://cozymonster.coffee

not all the stuff though. there were a bunch of funny colombian geshas and alo on the cafe pourover menu

based on my cup, roast level isn’t ultralight but is pretty decent (markedly lighter than any pnw roaster i can think of). had that “first sip tastes like cigarettes but then it turns good” quality

[green yacht]

Spotted in Calgary

[azure olive]

Would drink

[half badger]

Any chance anyone here is free tomorrow and wants to help out with getting some fulfillments done? Just need like 3-4 hours of help I think. I can pay $21/hr (through venmo) and throw in some coffee lol. It'll be at my warehouse in sodo. I'll be there from like 9-3

[manic portal]

can't do tomorrow but feel free to gimme a call wednesday morning if you feel the need

[half badger]

Ah, I've got a pop up on Wednesday (still have spots if anyone wants to swing by). Usually don't do fulfillments on Wednesdays, but I'll hit you up if I do 🙂

[manic portal]

one of these days my schedule will align with the seattle coffee degenerate community again 🥲

[long finch]

I booked the morning slot too. Maybe see you there!

Just watched this and I’m about to go on a trip so I want one. Apparently the Cera+ unit on Amazon is the same and immediately available so I took a punt and bought it. https://youtu.be/ULIHvL9pOYY?si=qbKjFu9oPA4kNd6i

[half badger]

For anyone interested in going to an event and isn't on ig, here's what I've got going on in November 🙂

Shout out to @coarse imp for hooking me up with some dope micro roasters from china I couldn't get my hands on!

[deft sparrow]

👋 went to airworks’ tasting today. Happy to be here!

[viscid mason]

hey @tender lotus , i saw your q about a "Meticulous demo" in LA in #1354464237048692807 message

it was just a few of us getting together to experience the machine.. I brought mine over to a friend's place.

I do want to travel with mine up to the Seattle area, but don't have any plans at the moment. when i do, i'll ping here to see if you guys would be interested in using it.

[half badger]

For anyone free (and didn'talready know this from ig), homage is doing a free cupping tomorrow @9am. The roaster from Idle hands will be there leading the cupping

[exotic yarrow]

Any recommendations in the cap hill area?

[fickle nexus]

Analog is straightforwardly good, ghost note has some really good NA coffee cocktails, espresso vivace is a thing

[half badger]

Kairu at the farmers market is fun. Analog is my favorite spot for espresso drinks. None of my favorite spots in the city are in cap hill though. Push & Pull in CD is close ish and solid. Url in yesler terrace is also close ish and solid but not as many funky coffees lol

[long finch]

Currently in London and tried Calico Coffee and it was delicious.

[exotic yarrow]

I’ve tried Ghost Note already but haven’t tried Vivace yet. I tried Cafe Vita this week

I’ll have to look for analog too

[exotic yarrow]

Ugh! I almost tried URL but I was rushing to meet some friends at Odd Fellow’s.

Is the jelled coffee place any good? That’s a gimmick I haven’t tried before

Is Stamp Act any good? A bunch of places advertise that they sell it

[half badger]

Nah not really. The owner is nice, but the coffee is pretty mid. Worked with their coffee at a cafe that used to be in cap hill and all the baristas hated it haha

[half badger]

Yeah, koto is solid. I like their matcha/hojicha better but it's fun. Sometimes they sell retail bags of glitch too lol

Comebuytea has pretty solid fruit tea bobas too for a non coffee rec. Heytea is my go to spot though, but it's in SLU

[fickle nexus]

lol how have I not see koto before. I will check that out asap

[civic peak]

Justin from Tanuki Coffee roasts a lot of the stuff for Koto, I believe, to their desired roast level. He's a great guy/roaster and recently certified Q. His day job is with Broadcast.

[long finch]

Scenery was exceptional. Strong food game too. Spoke to Ross one of the owners who made some recommendations so I’m bringing a couple of bags back for y’all to try at the next meetup. @half badger he says hi.

[fickle nexus]

Analog has this sey coffee right now that’s the best I’ve had from them in a long time

I will probably go back this weekend and get another box lol

[manic portal]

la casita consistency is insane

i think sey started buying their coffee in like 2019 when david's parents ran the farm

most consistently good chiroso farm i know of

[dawn shadow]

Thanks for the rec. I'll hit up Analog today. Looks like Elm hasn't opened their cafe back up?

[half badger]

Are we interested in doing a meet up this month? Was chatting about it at a tasting today lol. I was supposed to start doing Sunday pop ups at Ancient Gate this month, but it's been pushed back a bit. I'd be able to host on the 23rd if there's enough interest. December is kinda weird for me, so I probably wouldn't be able to host/go to a meet up

[fickle nexus]

Yeah I was thinking the same, though I haven’t yet checked into the exact way to reserve a space

I can do that this weekend unless you prefer to host, in which case I’m in the same bucket for December/thanksgiving time

[potent stump]

Id be interested and that weekend works for me too. I just got back from india today and got a few coffees that would be fun to share

[half badger]

Either way 🙂 happy to host or check out your new space!

[spice pelican]

That weekend works for me, though I haven't bought anything that's not airworks or comfort roast espresso 😛

[manic portal]

that’d be the fourth meetup in a row that i can’t make it to

[viscid mason]

if it's btw Nov 20 and Dec 1st, would love to attend as well.. I'll be up from Los Angeles.

I could bring my K-Ultra and OutIn Nano

[flat ether]

good chance the 23rd works for me as well ! will plan to bring some stuff i've been sitting on from my late sept japan trip ~~which will probably be past peak by the time of this meetup bc it's all japan coal ~~

[fallow plume]

Nick from the aforementioned tasting here, I could likely make it on the 23rd

[signal goblet]

Thanks for posting this! Had no idea Analog was serving Sey!

[dawn shadow]

A Sey delivery arrived when I was there, two big boxes. In addition to the cabinet full they already had. So they definitely have more in stock.

[fickle nexus]

I don’t think they’re serving it (could be wrong) but they are selling bags for sure

[signal goblet]

That’s awesome. At least selling it is great.
Last time I was there, I remember they were serving Camber mostly for a long time?

[long finch]

I have a bunch of UK stuff that I’m bringing back. I’m around after Nov 12th.

I also have the 51mm Ikape battery operated espresso thing, though I’ve not yet pulled a decent shot with it.

[dawn shadow]

They're serving the La Casita as a pourover. For $9..

[vernal cedar]

Skipped coffee for 2 days before making it to Tokyo and now I’m too euphoric to judge Lonich accurately.

[azure olive]

I had a coffee immediately before cokuun

[half badger]

I have way to many samples from various roasters (need to stop accepting them tbh ) and am planning to cup them all on Wednesday around 11. Anyone wanna come by and cup them with me? Doing it at my event space in my apartment

[potent stump]

Id be down

[fickle nexus]

Ok I can reserve my space on the 22nd/23rd and it's free, so I can host then or whenever you're tried of it @half badger

only downside is that it's on the second floor and will require me to be the elevator operator lol

[fickle nexus]

Multiple choices are allowed

[half badger]

My space is on the 6th floor so it's the same for me haha. Happy to do it at your space. Just more of a pain to lug my grinder (I have an 01 now) if I wanted to bring it 😅

[half badger]

Sweet! Heres my address (its already on here anyways lol):

1287 westlake ave n.

My door code is 0419. But you can also dm me on here. Only a few people are planning on coming. I think I've got like 20 coffees to cup? Starting around 11

[fickle nexus]

Lmao I want to host so I don’t have to lug my ek. Which burrs do you have in it?

[half badger]

I have the 102mm blind ssp. But ive been lugging it to pop ups, so I can do it haha. I think its easier to move than an ek

[fickle nexus]

The brews or the hus? I would love to try either lol

Also happy to help carry stuff if possible

[half badger]

Its the hu 🙂

[fickle nexus]

Have you made spro with them?

[half badger]

Not yet! Would love to try it though. Makes good soup haha

[half badger]

Doing a cupping today for anyone who wants to stop by! Starting in 30 min or so. Just need to try a lot of coffees side by side lol. Threw in some fun ones too

[vernal cedar]

Sorry Taiwan, I was unaware of your coffee game

[manic portal]

oh wow those import/export numbers are crazy

i didn't realize it was almost like haiti where everything is consumed domestically

[bold jackal]

I'm in for a coffee meet up on the 23rd! I could bring my Zerno Z1 and/or my OE Lido Og and picopresso

[viscid mason]

thanks so much ! the Z1 is so spectacular. what burrs do you have in it ?

[bold jackal]

I have the blind SSP mpv2's in it right now, but I have the blind lab sweet v2 and blind HUs I can bring too

[viscid mason]

nice !

i have the HUs (not sure if blind or sighted), and just love it with the Graph step-down basket

[bold jackal]

Nice! I generally prefer the mpv2's and are my daily driver. I've been on the fence about the graph step down! I've heard so many good reviews though, I may have to get one haha

[viscid mason]

it is just… incredible depth of flavor.

i’d recommend getting the leveling force tamper, not the freehand one.

and i didn’t get the spring.. but got everything else (e.g. puck screen, papers, force tamper, basket, funnel)

the zerno catch cup fits perfectly into the funnel.

i would normally offer to bring it so you can try, but i’m trying to pack lighter for the plane flight up there..

[bold jackal]

Yeah, I dont particularly like the spring solution for the step down baskets. Thanks for the recs!

[viscid mason]

i guess it’s pretty small, can probably stick it in, if you’re really curious

[bold jackal]

Either way. I am already sold on the smaller diameter/thicker pucks so I can understand you've had a good experience. I use the sworks convex now for all lighter roasts I have and it does a fantastic job

[long finch]

I was reunited with my UK coffee haul yesterday after the bag got left at Heathrow on Tuesday…

The Square Mile stuff is just a daily driver for espresso and decaf. It is Hoffman’s label but nothing special IMO.

[long finch]

Someone needs to make an Airscape container that fits into an empty one of these. Would buy lol

[fickle nexus]

Last day to vote on the meetup date, but does seem like this Sunday 11/23 will be the day!

[half badger]

I can't do the other dates, so I hope the 23rd works 🙂 what's your new address btw?

[fickle nexus]

714 E Pike St!

Navigate to tea addicts, walk a few steps towards pike st, then go through the big door into the courtyard and it’s the building on the left

[viscid mason]

what time does the meetup usually start ?

6am, I assume

[fickle nexus]

11am-Noon lol

[viscid mason]

and you mentioned you'll have to man the elevator, so we should just msg here when at the building ?

[fickle nexus]

Yes that should work

There’s a call box by the door but it’s been having massive issues lately

[viscid mason]

I'll bring the graph basket/papers/tamper/puck screen, so you can test it out !

may just bring it in my portafilter too..

[fickle nexus]

Is it a 58 step down?

[viscid mason]

yeah the Graph 58-to-46mm

the depth of flavor is

[fickle nexus]

Kk no need to bring a portafilter if you don’t want to then

[viscid mason]

ah great, thx

[long finch]

Oh you’re in the Redhook Brewlab building? Cool.

I’ll bring my new Lance reviewed rechargeable espresso maker. We can see if anyone can get a decent shot out of it.

Do we want to start a gear sheet?

[fickle nexus]

Yes that’s a good idea

[bold jackal]

Do we have a time for the meet up @fickle nexus ?

[fickle nexus]

11am!

[bold jackal]

Does anyone have the Umv1's they can bring to try out in my Zerno Z1? In lieu of an equipment list, what is everyone going to bring?

[fickle nexus]

Last minute gear sheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ek1SLdSKuqpmNljZ5ZtUCB93xjxXMuN9oyJgxX2GtV4/edit?usp=sharing

make sure you're on the right one, should be "November Meet Up"

[viscid mason]

thx for putting together the tracking ! do folks want name tags ? i could pick some up.

i’ll bring a few diff bags of coffee for folks to try. i’ve brewed a couple twice on the mobile setup (K-Ultra + OutIn Nano) at my friend’s place, and it’s been pretty good.

don’t think there’s any need to bring any of the following, unless one of you is interested in trying it:

1. Nano Foamer Lithium
2. Kimera milk pitcher (3 diff spouts for latte art)

[potent stump]

I already have name tags i can bring with me if you need to buy em.

[viscid mason]

please do, thank you !

[clear gulch]

Just moved to Central Washington and haven't been to Seattle yet, but curious if anyone had any local recommendations for Leavenworth/Wenatchee or anything out this way

I got a bag of Olympia Coffee, their Kenyan and still trying to dial it in, hasn't been super impressive but it is probably me

[manic portal]

@dire frigate was out there for a while i think

[manic portal]

@raw lake also, maybe?

apologies if i’m just making shit up and pinging random people

[clear gulch]

Np. I appreciate the attempts at least. https://melacoffee.com/

This roaster claims SCCA competitive quality. 5 lbs for 90ish too

I see there is a central washington thread now, myb!

[raw lake]

I’m in Yakima.

I’m not up that way very often…

There’s 3 specialty shops in Yak.

Catalyst brings in, B&W, Onyx, cat & cloud, and some PNW roasters. If you come this way Def recommend

[raw lake]

Mela is… I mean decent 🤷🏻‍♂️ better than standard PNW coffee. Nothing that great tho, pretty dark roast as well

[viscid mason]

hey Jehu, how's the parking situation there ? easy street parking, or is there a complex lot ?

[signal goblet]

There’s a place coming to Wenatchee called Slow Down Coffee Roasters.
It’s coming in 2026, but something to keep in mind.

[fickle nexus]

Free for all to the death

[fallow plume]

free street parking on sunday but may be a little challenging.

[viscid mason]

thank you both ! look fwd to seeing you all tomorrow 🎉

[long finch]

There’s the Seattle Central College parking lot that smells of pee but worst case it is an option.

[clear gulch]

Are they already established and good quality or just new in general?

[clear gulch]

I def plan to visit so I will keep this in mind. Seems like a lot of Yakima people in Wenatchee so far

[signal goblet]

I’ve chatted with the roaster. He has a pretty decent pallet.
Have tried some of his experimental roasts and they’re solid.
They’re new in general

[clear gulch]

Is he selling his beans before he has a store?

[signal goblet]

Not that I know of

[clear gulch]

Do you have any other recs for the area?

[clear gulch]

The price seems hard to beat, do you have any better value options?

[raw lake]

No,
I think Mela is decent on price and beans as a value option.

There’s not a lot out here… 🤣

[clear gulch]

Lol do you have any online recommendations that are better value or nah?

Will def give mela a shot and aim for their lightest roast possible

[signal goblet]

Unfortunately not

[fickle nexus]

Ok so none of the outlets here have power

[spice pelican]

Who's bringing the generator

[fickle nexus]

I’m trying random ones now

[coarse imp]

is there a switch somewhere?

[fickle nexus]

There is one outlet with power

I think someone tripped the breaker. I’m looking for the box

[potent stump]

We’re in the lobby

[fickle nexus]

lol ok I found more outlets

[fallow plume]

Can’t make the meet up, sorry guys hope everyone enjoys

[fickle nexus]

On my way

[spice pelican]

We will be late

[flat ether]

i'll be rolling through around/after noon if that's ok !

[potent stump]

If anyone has an extension cord of sorts, that would help to bring

[vague portal]

Which lobby is it?

[long finch]

I’m by the leasing office.

[fickle nexus]

Go to the other building

I’m on my way, I’ll come outside

[vague portal]

715?

[fickle nexus]

714

[ruby laurel]

I think I'm here in the courtyard outside of 714? Sorry for being a little late. No rush

[half badger]

I'm heading over now

[fickle nexus]

On my way

[half badger]

Do i have to go in the taproom is there another entrance I dont see?

Is the entrance on Pine?

[fickle nexus]

Go around the side

It’s on Harvard

Or boylston

Harvard is better

[coarse imp]

At the Harvard entrance now

@fickle nexus

[flat ether]

omw, ~12:15 eta!

[coarse imp]

@half badger @fickle nexus anyone can bring us up to the lounge?

[fickle nexus]

On my way!

[spice pelican]

We're at this entrance

@fickle nexus @half badger

[fickle nexus]

On my way!

[flat ether]

also here !

@fickle nexus

[coarse imp]

There is still a line at phe

[fickle nexus]

I have a black mirror scale that isn’t mine

[ruby laurel]

Oops that’s mine

[fickle nexus]

Lmk when you want to come get it, I’ll be home all day

Ooo I think I’m missing my Hoffman scoop tray thing if anyone has it

[spice pelican]

try a weekday unfort

i thought i could take wed off and finally go to daymade again, but they're closed all week 🥲

[ruby laurel]

I can walk over now if that works for you! Appreciate it!

[fickle nexus]

Oh sorry I missed this. Does 530/6 work?

[ruby laurel]

Absolutely!

[fickle nexus]

Ok I’ll set an alarm for 530

[ruby laurel]

Awesome, thanks so much! Sorry for the inconvenience.

[viscid mason]

I took some pictures at our meetup, would folks be okay if I posted them here ? there are people's faces in the pics.

or, do you prefer DMs of them ?

[fickle nexus]

You’re welcome to post any of me

[viscid mason]

I'll wait till a few more folks pipe in, then if no concerns I'll send them here. really enjoyed the event.

[potent stump]

Im good as well

[viscid mason]

also, fyi for whomever brought the aeropress

[manic portal]

also spaetzles pretty good

[ruby laurel]

Good to post any I'm in as well. 👍

[long finch]

Coffee Carnage! Great seeing everyone.

This is the milk chocolate bomb https://nostoscoffee.co.uk/products/colombia_franky

[viscid mason]

that was so lovely, looking fwd to getting some 🎉

[half badger]

Yo! I'm going to cup some samples from Datura for our upcoming exclusive on Tuesday. Anyone wanna cone by and cup them with me?

I think its 4x different Panama lots

[thin sparrow]

Hey! I was there on Saturday and keep forgetting to DM you but I'm still interested in joining. Will just need to shuffle around some calls.

[coarse imp]

When is it happening?

[half badger]

I was thinking 11? Could be any time though. I'm pretty flexible as long as it's between 10-2

[thin sparrow]

11 works great for me with minimal shuffling 🙌🏻

[half badger]

So I will be cupping them at 11 if anyone wants to come by. Just tell me if you do if you haven't already so I know to look out for ya! I only have like 30 min or so to spare, so it'll be a quicker thing lol

[thin sparrow]

Where at this time? Sorry newbie question 😅

[half badger]

Same place as the tasting 🙂

[half badger]

@thin sparrow (and anyone else who wants to swing by), I'm setting up now, but ping me on here when you get here and I'll come let you in

[thin sparrow]

Here!

[half badger]

Omw!

[spice pelican]

Does anyone know if we can buy cafec abaca locally?

[slim shale]

if you’re looking for an 02 size i’d sell ya a pack if that counts haha

[spice pelican]

Aw sorry, just looking for 01 🥲

[buoyant thunder]

I'm curious about taking a barista class locally, does anyone know of any they'd recommend?

[exotic yarrow]

Just went to Artly today, what’re y’all’s thoughts on it? It spilled both my drink and significantly overpoured my friend’s latte

[manic portal]

i think story in bellevue has some, not sure what size though. also could be wrong, they just have a giant wall of random asian coffee gear

wrt artly, i think it's a very funny business idea and actually the robots should be messing up every time to maximize that funniness

[spice pelican]

It's like that diner concept that failed where the servers are intentionally rude and insulting

[spice pelican]

I'll check it out next time I'm east side, thanks!

[exotic yarrow]

Did it fail? I’ve been to Dick’s Last Resort a few times tho it’s been about a decade now

[spice pelican]

The one I know of closed down yea

[exotic yarrow]

Honestly I was already a tad annoyed since I was late to work and it took way longer than was reasonable to order and make my drink and the employee there looked bored as all hell and didn’t interact (which, fair, if I worked at a robot cafe I’d avoid the customers too)

[manic portal]

yeah i feel like the point of robot coffee should be that it's fast and reliable

but it's more of a slightly absurd proof of concept

[exotic yarrow]

I’m definitely p curious about the robots and who produced them and what’s operating them, esp because a robot arm is one of the worst ways to automate all of that

[manic portal]

it's backed by a slightly dystopian ai company who i guess are trying to commercialize human skilled labor as IP: https://www.artly.ai/

but then joe yang is just involved to have a coffee shop i think

super weird business

[viscid mason]

my order just arrived in the mail from the UK, smells fantastic ! the deep cherry smell is amazing. thank you, again, for bringing it to the meetup.

hope you’ve had more success with your mobile brewer, too !

[long finch]

Did you have to pay any extra fees?

[viscid mason]

i can’t remember.. got 3 bags shipped to me to split btw friends, and sent 2 to a friend in England 😊

[long finch]

Anyone around over the holidays and want to do meet at a coffee shop like Day Made, Story or something?

[potent stump]

I’m around till the 28th and would be down to meet

[long finch]

Seattle or eastside?

Day Made holiday hours:

[coarse imp]

Haven’t been to the Yemen cafe in Redmond yet so I’m down for either

[potent stump]

I haven’t been to Daymade yet so would love to try that, but am happy to make it to any location

[long finch]

The Redmond Yemeni place is more of the sweet drinks thing.

[spice pelican]

Would love to meet up at daymade

[manic portal]

down for anything!

[spice pelican]

Free all next week during the day, just set a time ☺️

[manic portal]

tuesday maybe?

11ish?

[long finch]

11am on Tuesday 23rd is good for me at Day Made.

[half badger]

I'd be down to meet up then 🙂

[long finch]

Aiiight I have it in my calendar. See you all there!

[potent stump]

Oop can’t make it then, interviewing during that time.
I’ll see y’all next time

[manic portal]

we’ll toast to your success!

[spice pelican]

Good luck!

[potent stump]

Thanks!

[clear iron]

i'll try to swing by too, i've been wanting to check out daymade

[exotic yarrow]

Aw dang it! I’ve been wanting to meet yall and also to try day made. Unfortunately standard 9-5 :/

[manic portal]

call in sick to meet coffee sickoes

we'll probably have a gear/brew meetup at some point! we'll see you sooner or later!

[exotic yarrow]

Man, imagine having sick leave

[azure olive]

I'll probably be working from home that day, but get the affogato

[spice pelican]

The seasonal affogato is really tasty

[exotic yarrow]

Seasonal?

[spice pelican]

Marzipan soft serve with coffee

[exotic yarrow]

That sounds tasty

[long finch]

Sounds sugary. I’ll be bouncing around the place 🤣

(I’ll have two)

[vernal cedar]

I think I can actually make this one! Any interest in a blind bean gift exchange?

[long finch]

I might bring some from my freezer but I don’t have any bags.

Which doesn’t answer your question really 🤣

[vernal cedar]

Ah no worries just thought I’d throw the idea out in case 😅

[spice pelican]

I basically don't have anything nice hahaha, but maybe something nice to plan ahead of time for next year

[dim sapphire]

I can make that!

[exotic horizon]

I work Tuesday :(

but I work literally right up the street if any kindly Seattle folks want to swing by to drop off some coffee for me. I'll have tea to trade in exchange

[exotic yarrow]

Where do you work?

[spice pelican]

Do you reckon daymade will let me bring in cake lol

[azure olive]

Gloom trip report: they have a centrifuge

[azure olive]

Everything I’ve tried from them has been great, lots of juicy sparkling acidity. Pretty cool addition to Seattle, and it looks like there will be a lot of emphasis on specialty drinks in the cafe, which will be a fun contrast with day made just a couple blocks away

[spice pelican]

Do you have a maps link? This is proving to be hard to google with "gloom Seattle"

[azure olive]

It’s the old Elm Coffee space, they say they’re opening for retail coffee next month but cafe itself is pending whatever permits you need for that

[spice pelican]

Oooh I see, I was in the area the other day and mourning elm

Glad that something is moving in

[azure olive]

Yeah I walk past it to work every day and I really liked being able to pick up coffee if I was too rushed to brew at home

[exotic yarrow]

Is that the location on 2nd? Looking for it on a map

[spice pelican]

yea this one I think
https://maps.app.goo.gl/xJmueziQnTBeRFGw5

given that it's close to daymade

pioneer sq is getting at least one more cafe opening up in the next year

cafe beeba is setting up in the new railspur area

haven't tried their coffee yet

[azure olive]

yes that one sorry

in my head everyone knows the location of things I'm personally aware of, like the elm coffee space that's been closed for like 9 months

[manic portal]

last time we brought up elm’s closure in this chat, the buyer showed up and started complaining about how we weren’t giving them a chance lol

wonder if they’ll come back

[spice pelican]

i'll give em another chance if they open another B&M

cant say i ever went to elm's online offerings

[long finch]

So uh Gloom before or after Day Made?

[long finch]

Wow has it been that long?

[azure olive]

I love supporting small businesses but I also love fostering discord grievances so I’m torn

[spice pelican]

ok well, im going to see if I can dole out some chocolate cake to people at daymade if they let me

[long finch]

We are upstairs.

[vernal cedar]

Just got here, ordering then will head up!

[half badger]

Gonna be there around 11:30. Tried to send a message earlier but didn't have service apparently 😅

[coarse imp]

Have things to get to at work today, won’t be able to make it

[long finch]

Merry Christmas coffee f(r)iends. Great to see some of you this week!

[spice pelican]

Merry Christmas ❤️

[coarse imp]

Merry Christmas 🎄

[half badger]

Merry christmas!

[dim sapphire]

Merry Christmas all! Was great seeing some of you again on Tuesday. Looking forward to the next meet up. Hopefully @spice pelican will actually bring chocolate cake!

[spice pelican]

Haha but you have to actually finish it

[dim sapphire]

Finish cake?? Easy!

[dim sapphire]

Nice! What did you choose? This is in PDX?

[fickle nexus]

This is in Austin! The PDX one is also great though

I went with the Esmeralda, it was a fruit bomb, lots of plum

Probably not $32 good but when in Rome I guess

[uncut harness]

never heard of Mokkita

[fickle nexus]

I dearly wanted to try more but someone ordered the espresso flight

[manic portal]

mokkita is a proprietary varietal that only one farm has

they only process it as a natural too

what i've had of it tasted good, but no idea how much of that is because of varietal and how much is just panama processing

[uncut harness]

tyty

[potent stump]

Long shot but I’m going to be in Minneapolis next week, are there any recs for good coffee shops there?

[manic portal]

https://discord.com/channels/726985544038612993/1346973047646720000 would know best

i guess there's no actual posts in there but that coffee club does meet, i see them on insta sometimes

[potent stump]

Oooh thanks, I can stalk where they meet up :p

[dim sapphire]

Crazy to think how much the coffees we regularly brew at home would/do go for in a cafe…

[long finch]

The booze markup definitely applies. Perhaps even higher!

[rancid dome]

Frgmt I think

[exotic yarrow]

I finally checked out Miro tea. I forget who recommended it but it was really good, thanks for the recommendation!

[fallow plume]

Damn I wish I had seen this earlier, go to FRGMNT, Harmony & Misfit coffee

[native jackal]

This just popped up in my follows. Looks like it might be interesting.
https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2026/01/nudibranch-ready-to-add-thai-coffee-to-capitol-hills-cafe-community/

[exotic yarrow]

Has anyone been to Seasmith?

[fickle nexus]

I’ve been once, and it was unremarkable

[manic portal]

oh yeah i think jacob mentioned them. kuma is white-labeling their roasts

also been to seasmith once (with jehu, in fact.) it’s a solid olympia spot but nothing special. i’d probably go with the milk drinks there

[half badger]

Definitely interesting project. Concerned about their green buying strategy though. But a cool project for sure. Nice people too. Met the owners for coffee once and had them over at an event

[exotic yarrow]

Noted! It looked so good though! I keep walking by and seeing it through the windows

[manic portal]

sometimes coffee you drink in a pleasant spot is good coffee, regardless of what's in it or how it was made

[exotic yarrow]

I like that 🙂

[fickle nexus]

We should do another “drink in a pleasant spot” meetup when elm 2.0 opens

[exotic yarrow]

Do you know when it’s supposed to?

[fickle nexus]

Soon? I think within a month or so iirc

[exotic horizon]

any small Chinese grocers/herbalists y'all recommend? am looking for various herbs and spices

[half badger]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6cchnsEWPDi6Na649

Went to this place a while ago for some herbs and it was pretty good. I know some better places in Richmond, but not sure if you go up there much lol. For a more grocery place, I usually go to Asia family mart on Aurora, but kinda depends on what you're looking for

[native jackal]

I'm down in Renton, and DK Market has a pretty good selection.

If you're looking for culinary herbs and spices, though, World Spice Merchants down by the Pike Place Market is the best source I've found for most things.

[half badger]

Kinda random, but is anyone interested in splitting a Sey sub with me? I was honestly pretty happy with the coffee I had from them last year and have had my eye on the sub, but really don't want that much of each coffee lol. I want to do a 6x bag sub and split with 2-3x people so I can try a bunch without actually having too much coffee lol. It's $120 for the sub, but would be pretty cheap if a couple of people split it

[potent stump]

Id be down to join in on that

[ruby laurel]

I would do that!

[manic portal]

down as well! or not down, if that splits more ways than people would like

[spice pelican]

I'm also down lol

Seems like we have enough to do multiple batches

[manic portal]

i’d start with the pharmacy counters inside asian family market/99 ranch, then if you need something weirder, people seem to like chiu’s downtown

there’s a lot of herbalist/naturopath/acupuncture shops around that are associated with bastyr, which is a weird vibe but they do have stuff

[half badger]

@potent stump @ruby laurel @manic portal @spice pelican would you be down to do a five way split? It would be like $25 per person and each person would get 6x 50g bags. We could also do 2x batches, but honestly I'm down for this amount if you guys are. I can set up a group chat so we can set it up 🙂

[spice pelican]

6x 50g sounds good to me

[potent stump]

I’m great with the 6x50

[exotic horizon]

thank you! I'm hoping what I need isn't too niche (astralagus root, codonopsis root, various dried berries)

[ruby laurel]

6 x 50 is more than good 👍

[manic portal]

hell yeah

[odd surge]

Was down in Seattle yesterday, visited story coffee for a meeting

impressed by the quality of the milk drink and lerida roast

v well dialed roast and intentional taste profiles

[half badger]

@spice pelican @ruby laurel sent you friend requests so I can start a group chat 🙂

[half badger]

It's nice to finally have a roaster I enjoy in Washington. Really happy with their stuff so far. It's still a bit more developed than what I typically drink, but it's really well done!

[spice pelican]

Approved!

[odd surge]

strictly the lerida, remains to be seen on the others on pourover

espresso cut through the milk lots of classic caramel chocolate vanilla notes

on the lagom 01

[spice pelican]

Seattle mention?

[fickle nexus]

Is there a story coffee in Seattle now?

[fallow plume]

There is not lol

It's in Bellevue

[odd surge]

"down in Seattle" from vancouver, could've been more clear 😅

[long finch]

https://digitizefluid.com/products/difluid-particle-analysis-coaster
I wonder how accurate and useful this will be?

[viscid mason]

paired with your Ikape mobile brewer 😉 ?

[long finch]

Exactly!

[long finch]

You can print your own so I might try it.

[dawn shadow]

Thanks to @half badger grinder comparison event, I realized my grinder FOMO was justified and am now the proud owner of a ZP6 and Sculptor 078.

I love the ZP6. It's so different than the Ode w/ SSP profile.

[half badger]

I've created a monster

But also it really does make a difference tbh. As much as I want to not care about gear, I definitely care about grinders now (and want to compare more )

[dawn shadow]

Not your fault at all. I'm insane. And sad to have drank so many good coffees through my old setup.

Funny we had the same path, starting with the Ode.

[half badger]

I think it's really noticeable when you actually get to compare them side by side. But I definitely had some good brews on the ode lol. Maybe never a great one, but some good ones haha. But I think the ode is a good starting point haha

[long finch]

New BooKoo Themis Ultra

[rancid dome]

Dang there was a grinder comparison meet up?! Missed it. Lmk if it happens again. I have Zerno with HU, MP and CV3. Down to bring it. I’m strictly espresso tho. So I may be an outlier there

[half badger]

Not a meet up, but an event I did 🙂 I'll probably do more and keep adding more grinders haha

[rancid dome]

Fun!

[dawn shadow]

I picked up this Sey chiroso yesterday at Analog. Did an impromptu comparison at home with Ode w/ MP SSP burrs, Sculptor 078, and ZP6.

I'd never heard of chiroso before. This one is spot-on with what I associate as a Kenyan coffee profile - tomato vine with that distinct acidity. The SSPs stood out with a spike of punchy acidity that dissipated and allowed some of the other notes come through on the finish. The 078 had consistent and vibrant acidity that did not dissipate, but in comparison to the Ode it was harder to pick up on those other notes. The ZP6 was pleasant but didn't stand out. I will grind finer for my next cup; it definitely has more potential.

Overall, this is a fantastic coffee and would probably taste great even if you ground it with a blade grinder. This was probably the best matchup for SSP burrs to shine and showcase the acidity. Unfortunately, this means I will need to keep all three grinders.

[potent stump]

I’m curious, what was the brewing recipe you used and grind size on the 078? I’m trying to dial in the 078 so looking for inspiration there

Also side note, i initially read sey chiroso as soy chorizo and was solidly confused

[dawn shadow]

V60 with abaca filters, 18g : 300g, setting 6. Lowest RPM for this one

Soy chorizo is great. Picked up some last night from Grocery Outlet. I could try running that through the same recipe..

[potent stump]

Oh wow setting 6?
Ive been doing 12 with the lowest rpm with 3min drawdowns on T-90s

For 15:250

[dawn shadow]

I'm very new to the Sculptor. The marking at 3 o clock is where your grind is set, right? I'm pretty sure, because of the little magnetic clip that goes there.

[potent stump]

Yeah that’s what I’m using as the marker (I’m also new to the 078)

Ill try going much lower and see what happens for my afternoon cup today

[dawn shadow]

Also about a 3 min drawdown. Some gentle agitation. 12 seems very coarse. There was someone at the grinder comparison event who said they were at setting 3-4.

[manic portal]

fwiw the sculptor breaks in a lot and will work pretty differently a month or two out

[dawn shadow]

But two other people said they are around setting 7

[manic portal]

also the settings aren't consistent unless you calibrate to zero

[dawn shadow]

Good to know!

Mine was used, well broken-in

[potent stump]

Aaaaaaah mine’s unused
That makes sense now. It will need some seasoning time and maybe calibration?

[manic portal]

yeah, when i first got mine i had to go super coarse for a couple weeks but then it started working normally eventually

calibration is about setting your zero point so your settings are the same as other people's - they all come out of the factory kind of different, so somebody else's 3 could be my 5 or even 7. a youtube video will probably explain it better than i can

[dawn shadow]

And I learned from someone that the knocker typically kicks a bunch of fines out. Or fines and chaff. So maybe don't knock it into the dosing cup unless you want those

[potent stump]

Oh yeah i do know that about the knocker

I wanted to check out how much of it was actually fines and compared it with the regular grind just by eyeballing it. Def had all fines. Although, with that little amount I don’t think it would have much real affect on taste

[manic portal]

i think it usually tastes better with the fines tbh

[fickle nexus]

I also set the one I had to 10-12

That was an 078 not 078s, maybe that’s the difference

I never zeroed it though

[potent stump]

I tried 7 this afternoon with the mellodrip and had a drawdown of 2min xD i’ve got no idea how that happens. I’m going to go up to 12 and see with the mellodrip tomorrow

[green yacht]

If you ever want to slowfeed the 078, there's a 3d printed bit that prevents it from popcorning partially ground beans everywhere; I think I have extras. It does prevent you from dumping beans into the hopper tho

[potent stump]

Ooh that has been a big pain, do you know where I can find the model?

[green yacht]

Unsurprisingly someone on EAD made it: #1090096507094573057 message

[modern trellis]

hey long time so see, i’m in love with tiny cups and am always in the market for more—interested in the big sur tasting cups, but are there others that people like? porcelain would be preferred but im open to ideas 🙂 also have a few pretty coffees right now to share, is there a meetup planned?

[dawn shadow]

These are my fav little mugs. 6oz, so maybe not a tiny cup. Stackable and well-made, though.

https://www.drinkmorning.com/products/maruhiro-hasami-blockmug

[azure olive]

https://ebay.us/m/DBZKIe

Real ones in the know are all drinking out of purrrson at work mugs

[vernal cedar]

Finally made it to Hooray in Burnaby, what a stellar little shop!
@half badger West says hallo 👋

[modern trellis]

how sweet!

[modern trellis]

very structured and angular, i’ll add it to my list but i think what im describing is a tea cup

[azure olive]

The Big Sur handleless cup is right on for what you’re describing I think

But also maybe a tea person would know a bunch of options

[manic portal]

https://discord.com/channels/726985544038612993/1044424384309362718 cups are a whole field of degeneracy unto themselves

i like the acme tajimi for a plain porcelain cup, but the options are genuinely infinite

i also have a couple of the smaller shapes of these and like them: https://www.mk-ceramics.com/en-us/products/rusty-turquoise?variant=53696817791308

[modern trellis]

impeccable thank you

[long finch]

@viscid mason I’m sad to report that Nostos no longer have the Franky C. They do have a Franky A but it is a watermelon coferment and my experience with those has been… not good 😀

[viscid mason]

oh no ! that deep rich cherry flavor in the yeast-innoculated coffee was so delicious.

I read the description of the watermelon one and wasn't as enthused..

additionally, normally watermelon is hard to get at peak, so that coferment flavor in particular is often gotten with a combo of artificial and natural flavors

[long finch]

Yeah I was quite unhappy with the B&W watermelon coferment I bought. I may go back to Nostos and try it but there are so many other good options. I did pick this up https://nostoscoffee.co.uk/products/colombia_diego_bermudez

I tried it in the cafe but they only do it as a flat white. They use freeze distilled milk so it was sweet without a sweetener and quite delicious. Keen to experiment with this.

Also tried Zerotoone who are aeropress champions though I did not know this and got a pour over😆

[viscid mason]

a friend was mentioning that the taste deltas for thermal shock (and yeast innoculation) can be quite wide..

eager to hear how you like that decaf !

were you back in the UK, or just ordered online ?

[long finch]

Currently on the UK so trying a few places. Full report to follow 🙂

Going to try to get to Bristol to visit Sweven and some other places.

[viscid mason]

safe travels, enjoy !

[long finch]

Current status

[torn prairie]

I really like local ceramicist Sarah Kaye’s work, would suggest!

[modern trellis]

love it, thank you:)

[primal crow]

Hey these are lovely! Link for everyone: https://www.skayeceramics.com/coffeeandtea

[slim shale]

https://www.facebook.com/share/1GRaQd3Ein/?mibextid=wwXIfr

is this one of us lol?

also $50 for all that brewing equipment is crazy

[spice pelican]

Wow that's a deal

[slim shale]

i do find it funny out of the devices there that the ones mentioned were the wave and the moka pot

[dawn shadow]

If it's legit I would take the Pulsar. If that is a Pulsar?

[slim shale]

looks like a pulsar

[spice pelican]

Yeah I was thinking about the pulsar too lol

[slim shale]

pulsar, orea, switch, and a clever

[spice pelican]

But I don't want all that crap

[slim shale]

lol same

also if those 1zpresso boxes have grinders that’d be even crazier

anyways i have a friend that might grab it

i’ll see if he would be willing to part with the pulsar

[dawn shadow]

Nice

Fingers crossed it's real!

[dawn shadow]

I'd ask them if they want to join the channel but it looks like they've given up coffee entirely

[azure olive]

I assumed an ex left in a rush, sad to see someone leave coffee

[exotic yarrow]

Does anyone know the story with Storyville coffee? I heard it’s homophobic? Is that true? Is it one to avoid?

[potent stump]

I found this

https://www.thestranger.com/food-and-drink/2014/09/03/20489081/storyville-coffees-connection-to-mars-hill-is-now-a-direct-one

But its an old one.
I don’t frequent them anyway because good lord they’re pricey for having not that great coffee

[exotic yarrow]

I got invited to go there by a friend and it’s on my block so I wanted to check whether that’s true/current

I’ll dig a bit. In all likelihood I’ll just suggest somewhere else nearby

Oh hm looks like the church itself dissolved a decade ago?

[potent stump]

Idk, but if it’s Pike Place market, the space is really nice. If you do want nicer coffee though, i recommend Anchorhead or Cedar and Spokes nearby.

[exotic yarrow]

It’s the downtown location rather than the pike one. Kinda surprised I haven’t noticed the pike one.

I’ll take a look at those!

[spice pelican]

If you're downtown there's monorail and ghost note

[primal crow]

I haven't been to ghost note, but I've heard it mentioned a lot lately!

[exotic yarrow]

I didn’t know there was a Ghost Note downtown! It’s good, I went to the cap hill location

[exotic yarrow]

Cedar & spokes says permanently closed :/

[potent stump]

NOOOOOOOO

I loved their biscotti

[manic portal]

cedar & spokes ownership reopened as slow day which has the same problem as storyville 🙃

[azure olive]

Storyville is a long story

It’s not good coffee so I haven’t checked in on their situation in a long time though

[kindred rapids]

Sounds like many of us may have gone there once.

Was amazed at the price:quality

[spice pelican]

It's the go to non-starbucks tourist coffee

[half badger]

Cedar and spokes is now goldvine and is more focused on espresso martinis than anything else from what I was told lol.

Storyville served me one of the worst shots I've had in Seattle, which is saying something haha. And it's crazy expensive. Also weird cult ties

[half badger]

Honestly the downtown olympia is a great place to hang. Coffee is whatever, but it's a great spot. Hagen opened a new spot next to them too that's solid

[exotic yarrow]

What’s the story there?

[exotic yarrow]

Disappointing, I love a good espresso martini

[spice pelican]

Oh I didn't realise Hagen opened up downtown

I used to go to the Bellevue location after my dentist appointment a lot

[half badger]

It's not the same owner anymore, so might be good lol. I don't know anything about the new owner.

Slow day is run by a right wing pastor who is openly homophobic. I worked with him for a bit when he opened up. My original events were in their garage lol. But we broke ties. I have issues with how they approach coffee too, but thats another story.

[half badger]

Yeah, I drove by a week ago and saw it was open! I like their cafes tbh

[exotic yarrow]

That sucks, I appreciate the heads up

[potent stump]

hagen’s toasts are godly. Their salmon mousse and avocado toasts are pretty amazing

I did get their drip often but only because they were the closes cafe to me, I do prefer Vita’s drip over theirs

[manic portal]

we just can’t have a nice cafe in this town smh

[exotic yarrow]

Fuck that noise

[azure olive]

the downtown olympia coffee is such a nice space, it's like being in a fancy train terminal but without the trains

Hagen has great pastries and I've bought some beans from them that I liked a good amount, I don't recall how their batch brew is though

[long finch]

The $20 chicken salad is delicious. Their almond croissants and custard filled churro things are good too. I like the Bellevue location. Good place to work away from the office.

[long finch]

We’re going to need to do a meetup soon because I am coming back with A LOT of coffee

Did a quick trip to Paris and tried Clove, Motors and Tiba (all based on Joachim from Substance’s recommendations). Bought some Datura, Dak and Still.

I also experienced the benefit of two different types of cups at Tiba. I thought it was going to be BS. It was not. Or maybe I’m just highly susceptible to the power of suggestion 🙂

[half badger]

How'd you like Still? I hung out with Sabri (the roaster) in the hague for a while. Super nice guy! Working with him pretty soon 🙂

[long finch]

I enjoyed it. It was very tea like and I got a good mango note from it. The blue and white cup was heavier and drinking it from that, it felt like it had more body and was more “syrupy” I got more clarity from the white cup that was lighter. By the way, everyone knows who @half badger is LOL. I showed them some pics of our Coffee Carnage meetups and they were totally into it trying to spot all the different roasters in the shots of the packets. @fickle nexus they geeked out over your Decent.

[half badger]

Nice! He gave me some samples that I enjoyed quite a bit. Excited to drink more from him 🙂 and he's really sweet and I like working with people who are nice irl haha. Super fun how cups can change flavor perception. My wife has even noticed it at some cafes who do it and she's not super into coffee 😅 and that's pretty funny haha. I got recognized on the street in nearly every city I was at in EU and just about everyone at cafes knew me when I was there. Especially in Paris. I'm better recognized there than I am here hahaha

[fickle nexus]

Do you have subs in Europe?

[potent stump]

Oh I got kruve cups and was blown away by the difference, even my non coffee drinker friends noticed the change

Sadly one shattered

[long finch]

Dammit now I need to up my cup game.

[potent stump]

This influenced me https://youtu.be/RVBxeB4VbLY?si=AQ1oKHO6WbqaXpxG

[fickle nexus]

I have like 30 of the same tea cup, I don’t want to get rid of them because they have sentimental value, but I don’t want to buy more cups either lol

[lost hazel]

Heya from Eastern WA!

[half badger]

I've got some customers out there, but people know me more for the kinds of coffee I bring on vs having bought from me. Coffee people tend to know me in areas with a stronger scene than here. Plus Joachim and a lot of other coffee folk talk about me fairly often from what I've heard lol. I get some customers here because Joachim told them to buy from me/go to my events

[half badger]

The munva cups that Story has right now are really nice too. Same idea as the 2 way cups, but much better executed imo

[crisp bone]

How do you like it? Thinking about buying the Cera+ for travel

[long finch]

It’s pretty good. The stand is a must have accessory though a generic one is fine. I hav the smaller diameter basket and don’t get much in the way of crema. It feels like the 58mm basket should be interchangeable but is not available separately and they never bothered answering my email about it. My favorite thing about is that it is all-in-one and it heats sufficiently (though I’m skeptical that it gets as hot as it claims and I’ve not bothered to measure it). I do wish they would have designed it in such a way that all the accessories fit in the body of the unit.

Happy to bring it to the next meetup if you want to play with it.

[crisp bone]

Thanks I’m thinking about picking one up for a trip out country next week

[crisp bone]

Which one is the one to get?

[long finch]

I actually got this one which has more metal parts https://ikapestore.com/en-gb/products/ikape-portable-coffee-maker-with-heating-function-kapo-k2

[coarse gulch]

Any local coffee roasters that yall can recommend in the city? Currently staying near Pike Market. I heard Olympia and Elm are a must visit

[long finch]

Elm has closed. I’m not sure if its new owners have opened yet - last month they had not. Depends what you’re after really: Day Made, Homage, Milstead, Push Pull are good options. Vivace if you want more of a traditional Italian espresso. Aroom if you want Instagrammable sweet AF stuff 🙂

Day Made probably only open weekdays. None are really “around” Pike Place and some are not walking distance from there.

[half badger]

Not sure where you're coming from, but our local roasting scene leaves a lot to be desired. Olympia is solid, but ironically I think day made dials them in better than the olympia locations here haha. Their downtown location is beautiful though and worth popping in at least. Agree with all the cafes @long finch recommended. Hagen is another decent local roaster. Fulcrum & herkimer are reasonable roasters too. All pretty dark tho (again, kinda depends on what coffees you like). Cozy monster in bellevue is the only roaster I really recommend, but it's hard to get to if you don't have a car. Sound & Fog is a great multi roaster in west seattle and the c line takes you pretty much right to it. You also get a great view of the city on the west seattle bridge.

[coarse gulch]

I’m from Orange County. I’m mainly looking for beans that I can take home with me.

[half badger]

Voi ca phe is dope too, but it's just a take out window so you'll be standing out in the rain lol

[coarse gulch]

I’m flying back tomorrow afternoon and most of the good coffee roasters are closed on the weekends (Kuma and herkimer)

[flat ether]

if you specifically want kuma, milstead will stock them (as well as a lot of other local-ish roasters)

[manic portal]

there’s like five herkimers, only the downtown one is closed on weekends (basically everything is closed on weekends downtown unless they do tourist business.) if you’re really into them you can just hit up one of the others. they’re coal tho

i’d probably hit up analog on cap hill and buy a bag of stamp act if you want to sample the local scene

[flat ether]

||or if you have an espresso setup go full seattle by getting a bag of dolce from espresso vivace and pull 1:0.5 ristretissimo goop ||

[coarse gulch]

Might check out analog and grab a bag of stamp act since the Seattle subreddit raves about them. Tempted to pull that ristrestissimo goop tho lol

[potent stump]

If you havent tried it though, you should have the Cafe Nico at Vivace. It’s the most Seattle drink for me, and pretty amazing too

[azure olive]

if you're bringing bags home, Olympia and Hagen are my favorites as far as roasted beans, but nothing mindblowing. but I also have a compulsion to bring beans home wherever I travel so I certainly wouldn't tell you not to buy anything

I feel like cafes in seattle need to start stocking cozy monster, given that it's really good, but I don't know their capacity to wholesale to other cafes

gloom is a new roaster but I realized that I'm in no capacity to be a coffee reviewer, because I got free beans and that made it taste great until a couple days later when I realized most of it was roasted a good amount darker than my preferences

[coarse gulch]

What blends do you recommend at Olympia and Hagen?

[azure olive]

oh I don't know their blends, I usually just pick a single origin by flavor notes or if I somehow manage to recognize a producer

Olympia has a wide selection but I'm not sure how much of that is stocked at their cafe... I trust day made's selection of Olympia coffee though

if you do go to day made, definitely go to the pastry project a couple blocks away (just for pastries (I've never tried their coffee))

[crisp bone]

Does it work with 18g? Says it can but recommends 16, I’m used to 21g with my Robot so the closer I can get to that

[crisp bone]

Bummer shipping is minimum 5 days and I’m traveling early Thursday

[crisp bone]

How important is the stand if I’m using it for travel? Because I could get it from Amazon without the stand and it would come tomorrow

[long finch]

I use mine with 17.5-18g (depends on the grind size obviously) but I’m not sure about the Cera model because the basket size are different I think.

I actually had mine shipped to the UK because I knew I’d be there to receive it. Not sure if that’s an option for you.

I used it without a stand when I first got it and when I got home immediately bought a stand 🙂 And to be clear I have a folding generic stand from Amazon. You don’t need a stand but it does help. The hack without the stand that I used was to let it heat the water while sitting on the counter and then start the extraction when holding it over the cup. Note that I have the one with the app control so it makes it easier. I’ve never used the buttons on the device.

This is the stand I bought Vekniqo Stand Compatible with... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH69HGKJ?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

[crisp bone]

Cool so this stand fits the Ikape pretty well even though it’s designed for the Outin?

[long finch]

Yep - that pic I posted of my setup in use shows the stand. Works fine. Folds basically flat.

[crisp bone]

Perfect just ordered it.

[viscid mason]

the flat fold is amazing 😍

also, if you have access to a 3D printer, you could print out something like this..

(I can get the model file from my friend.. but it was to fit an OutIn Nano. so you may want to just design one with a micrometer for the Ikape, instead. I like how I can place it on top of almost any cup size, and it's flat.)

[long finch]

I love how minimalist that is!

[viscid mason]

it's fantastic. slides into the inner pocket of the K-Ultra case

[long finch]

Made it back.

The Dak is in the freezer as it is about a month off roast. The others are all 1-2 weeks off so leaving them out.

[crisp bone]

The Datura looks intense

[long finch]

I’ll make sure I bring some to the next meetup!

[exotic yarrow]

Oh hey, welcome up! I moved up here from there :p

I visited Hagen today, really liked it and it was a really cute shop

[long finch]

Gloom is in the old Elm space? https://gloom.coffee/

Per IG they’re roasting but not open for retail.

[azure olive]

Yeah I don’t know if they have an ETA on permitting lol

[half badger]

Permitting for roasters can take 2 years+ here

[long finch]

Is there anything the city of Seattle doesn’t hate? 🤣

[half badger]

Amazon?

[kindred rapids]

Gloom replacing Elm feels like the weather this morning.

[long finch]

I ain’t scanning no random QR codez. Nice try haxx0rs 😆

[long finch]

Well well well… we meet again! https://www.reddit.com/r/pourover/s/QpBTwVbuNL

[crisp bone]

This coferment had a strong vegetal like tomatoes for me, I only finished it because it cost so much

[crisp bone]

Just got mine and that little thing is pretty impressive. So far I haven’t gotten past what I would call a turbo shot, which is too acidic for me, but it’s getting closer. My eye is twitching so enough caffeine for now lol
The x-ultra hand grinder is the problem child, not the machine, the machine is pretty darn great!
Have you heard of any cases that fit it besides the one you can order if you pay for the expensive version? I bought what you have but without a case and I bought the same stand and it’s great.

[long finch]

I bought this when I was in NC a few months ago and was disappointed. I seem to remember offloading it at a meetup 🙂

[long finch]

I too would like a good case for it. Ideally one that fits the grinder, scale, stand, the accessories and the unit. For this last trip, I used an airline amenity kit bag for the grinder and accessories and a packing cube for the rest. It went in my carry on. I have been using one of the cheapest Kingrinders and it isn’t great for espresso, but it is small. I need to spend some dial with my K-Ultra to see if I can get better shots. I would say that mine are more soup-like at this point.

You could probably get a Pelican clone case from Amazon or Harbor Freight or something and pluck the interior foam to the right shape. Unfortunately, it would be quite bulky.

[long finch]

I came across this in London. It is a chain called Roasting Plant. They don’t exactly roast to order but they do roast on-site. I had the Guatemala because I figured dark would be a safer bet. It was about as you would expect and absolutely terrible. I had two sips and left it.

[coarse gulch]

Picked up a few bags yesterday before flying back to SoCal

[dawn shadow]

Learning that Walnuts (recent Airworks subscription) is roasted on a Bullet is inspiring. Shows me what to aim for when roasting. Provided that I can source quality green.

[long finch]

@civic peak might be able to help there.

[half badger]

Did you try it? Can't remember if you're on the sub lol. Genuinely surprised by how light of a roast he was able to get from it

@lethal copper you can probably bother him for thoughts on roasting on a bullet lol

[dawn shadow]

Yes, I'm on the single bag sub. I tried chiroso for the first time through Sey, so it was a nice surprise to compare the chiroso from Walnuts.

[half badger]

Nice! Didn't try the sey lot, but really like this one!

[dawn shadow]

The Sey was bang-on for what I think of as a classic Kenyan AA. Though my coffee tasting knowledge is admittedly limited. I still have some I can bring to a meetup

[dawn shadow]

If they have an outlet or cafe space in Tokyo I'll put it on my list. Will definitely be traveling there in the next couple years.

[half badger]

They do have a cafe in Tokyo! Ironically, he used to live here haha (issaquah I think?)

[dawn shadow]

PNW > Japan pipeline is real?

[slim shale]

ooo do you know what it’s called? i’ll be there in march!

[azure olive]

It’s also called walnuts, in koenji

[long finch]

I want to go back to Japan so much.

[civic peak]

hiya! We have some stuff available on our website available for local pickup. coffeaandcompany.com

[dawn shadow]

I'll check it out. I've gotta roast through 8 kilos of Hacea that I panic-bought before the tariffs

[half badger]

Hey all! Finally getting around to doing the sibarist order lol. Still down to offer wholesale pricing to any Seattle folks 🙂

There's way too many products for me to easily list them lol, but here are the general pricing:

Cone/flat/wave:
25: $17.85
100: $40.35
1000: $315

All others (ufo, origami, orea, etc):

25: $18
100: $40
1000: $330

If you're interested, please respond on here and I can make a group for us 🙂

[dawn shadow]

Definitely interested in some!

[fickle nexus]

I’m interested in v60 papers

[manic portal]

would it be possible to get a cone booster?

[half badger]

Yeah totally. I can order anything off their menu, just didn't list all the prices. Boosters aren't as discounted, but it would be $22

[manic portal]

sweet, sign me up please! (i assume the cone is more expensive because that'd be 50% off, but any discount is fine by me)

[dawn shadow]

The booster is pretty interesting. If nothing else it looks fancy.

[ruby laurel]

Definitely interested in some cones and waves and maybe a cone booster as well 👀

[manic portal]

i kinda feel like i should mention that i don't think the booster does anything meaningful for normal cones, i just want one for some super niche low-bypass stuff

[spice pelican]

We're gonna be in Toronto soon, anyone want anything to be brought back?

About to start a hatch order

[dawn shadow]

The FOMO is too strong now. Need gold to make coffee better.

[modern trellis]

got back from Portland yesterday, went to No Preference for a pourover made by Kris from Coffee Ma, it was delightful! he had three pretty coffees, all clean, i had a washed bambito estate gesha from a roaster I forgot the name of. really well done! my partner had a matcha that was also really good. it's right by heart on burnside.

[azure olive]

I’m interested if z1 filters are significantly cheaper than that (they’re $45/300 retail)…

[crisp bone]

Thanks for the heads up on this place!

[kindred rapids]

I hadn't heard of that one either. Going to go by on my next step through!

[lethal copper]

real

i grew up in mukilteo (suburb above seattle near lynnwood), but also lived in issaquah for a bit

[modern trellis]

ofc! they had a wall of bags from local roasters to choose from too, maybe four or five different ones

[modern trellis]

would definitely recommend. it was 9 dollars for a pour over but it was huge and the beans were high quality. Kris talked about each of them briefly and he seemed to know what he was talking about. they have some indoor space and some tables outside, it's not a super well lit space but there's some sunlight. my friend in the neighborhood also recommends it, i think it's relatively new.

[spice pelican]

Interested in some v60 papers 🙂

[fickle nexus]

Does anyone have a food recommendation in uptown/qa/westlake area?

[slim shale]

cornelly has a QA location, never been but i like their capitol hill one

[fickle nexus]

I’ve been meaning to go to their cap hill location for 3 years

[manic portal]

pizza by ruffin does cool stuff but you wanna show up early, it's not as good when it gets old. there's a pho bac near the amazon orbs, that was my go-to during the seventeen seconds i worked around there. paju is also cool if you want to get fancy

i also have a saved pin for an indian place called food junction that i think jacob put me onto. no personal experience but he's usually right

[half badger]

Dicks

But I've lived in LQA & Westlake for a bit and I've eaten at nearly every restaurant here. Kind of a food desert tbh.

The only actually good spot imo is Shiki. Great sushi at a good price. Real old school hole in the wall.

In LQA Tyger Tyger is okay. Uptown China has reasonable good American Chinese food. Golden olive has passable middle eastern food. Nielsen's is great for pastries. Special mention of toulouse petit being one of the worst restaurants in Seattle don't go there haha. It has good reviews, but i think people just don't have good taste.

Westlake - nothing really. The teriyaki spot is surprisingly solid and you get free miso soup when you dine in. Plus the owner is sweet. So its usually my go to here.

Qa - kinda hate everything there haha. In North QA, Botteco Brazil is actually pretty great. They used to be in lake city, but the moved here recently

[half badger]

Oh yeah, that place is great. But that's in SLU technically

[manic portal]

oh shit i just think everything north of pine is one neighborhood lol

[ruby laurel]

Bar Miriam is good. On the pricier side. Plus a nice bar program.

[dawn shadow]

I worked at Ladro back in 2019. A lot has changed since then. I like Bar Miriam for that chic bar experience. I think they're a sister business of Baker's on the North side? Maybe I'm mixing that up

[ruby laurel]

Nope you're right

[half badger]

I'll check out Bar Miriam. Haven't been yet

[torn prairie]

^same ownership as Bakers, a cocktail bar in sunset hill. both great bars.

I guess same ownership until recently, when bakers changed hands over to molly of mollys bottle shop

[long finch]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUbEGsKEdsS/?igsh=MW5vcTY1bHVmdTNqaw==
my daughter sent me this. Definitely more her scene but I know some of you like dessert drinks 🙂

theblockseattle

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Southern inspired baked goods, Korean influenced cafe drinks, Afghan owned matcha bar, + more, all on one BLOCK.

RSVP to meet the makers, access free samples (while supplies lasts), and to shop their full menus.

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[karmic marlin]

Anyone want ~1.5lbs of Saka Crema Bar? Roasted 10/28/2025 and been sitting in my freezer since December. Figured I’d ask here before throwing it out. I’m local to cap hill area and work downtown so can meet in that general vicinity

[slim shale]

i’m interested!

i’ll pm you

[dawn shadow]

Beans from the future???

[karmic marlin]

Oops accidentally revealed I’m a time traveler 🙈

[fickle nexus]

ooo if you dont want all of it, i'd like to try some

[modern trellis]

i’d also love to try some

[rancid dome]

Lusso gmc > saka crema bar imo

[dawn shadow]

Should I order through the presale on the site? Or will you let us know separately?

[half badger]

I'll create a separate group this week to get seattle orders before I actually place my order 🙂

[dawn shadow]

Thanks! 🔥

[kindred rapids]

It's good to be local

[fickle nexus]

Cafe lago has tiramisu now (they haven’t had it any other time I’ve been here) and it’s the best I’ve had in Seattle

[dawn shadow]

I've got all the ingredients for tiramisu, but I've been too lazy to pull 12 shots..

[fickle nexus]

It’s a pain in the ass to make well so I don’t mind paying

Plus I never want to eat it like 5 days in a row

[long finch]

This is my go to recipe https://www.seriouseats.com/best-tiramisu-recipe
I use store bought ladyfingers.

[long finch]

I… do not have this problem 😂

I started making this recipe several years ago and it has been solid. It is a good balance of sweet, coffee and booze. A friend makes one and it tastes like jet fuel because it is over boozed.

TIL I was always told that alcohol evaporates. Turns out it really doesn’t in pudding form. The combination of sugar, caffeine and booze when my youngest allegedly had a few portions throughout the day was quite the thing.

[fickle nexus]

If it has alcohol flavor it’s pretty much dead to me lol

I want some bitterness but booze flavor is ick

FWIW the cafe lago one is made with alcohol and most of the ones I like are too, but I don’t taste the alcohol

Then again I have a caveman palate

[dawn shadow]

Oh man. I just remembered one of the recipes I made last year called for 6 tablespoons of rum. We bought Smith and Cross rum, not knowing how funky/fermented/spicy it was. We couldn't finish it. Incredibly boozy and off-tasting.

[spice pelican]

I really love Smith and cross rum and go pretty hard with it in desserts 😅

[dawn shadow]

I couldn't touch it for months afterwards. Tasted like that nasty tiramisu. But now I love it. I bet it would go hard with a banana dessert.

[spice pelican]

I've made it with a banana tiramisu

It was really delicious

[exotic yarrow]

Seattle coffee gear keeps canceling my order for “fraud prevention” -_-

[azure olive]

maybe give them a call? talk to gail?

[green yacht]

that's a brave choice lol

it's ok @spice pelican was afraid of the funk at first, but now she's embraced it

[exotic yarrow]

I called them, they told me to shop elsewhere lol

[spice pelican]

Wow

[green yacht]

probably all they can do is tell you to use a different payment method anyways

[azure olive]

what the heck

gail needs to come out of retirement

[exotic yarrow]

Yeah, but I’ve only got the one credit card so I’m kinda stuck. They said it’s probably because they use AI fraud detection systems now and I’m unwilling to provide all my data for it to validate.

Like I’m avoiding just buying from Amazon because I don’t like their businesses or data collection so I’m not super interested in providing it to Shop.

The frustrating thing is my credit card company confirmed the purchase went through and that SCG just decided to refund it anyway

Anywhere local that might have puck screens and cafiza? I’ll just buy it in person if I can

[spice pelican]

Maybe vision espresso?

I tried to avoid Amazon for buying cafec papers but turns out cafec themselves are selling on Amazon for cheaper so

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[dawn shadow]

This might have been it? https://tastingspoons.com/pdf/Desserts/tiramisu.pdf

[fickle nexus]

SCG has sucked when I’ve tried to use them previously.

[fickle nexus]

They seem pretty b2b oriented, but when I called them living humans answered the phone so at least there’s that

[dawn shadow]

I've been very happy with Espresso Parts.

[exotic yarrow]

Ugh, I know, avoiding Amazon and target definitely is making my life a bit more challenging

Worth it though, thanks!

[long finch]

Didn’t SCG get bought by Sur La Table recently?

[long finch]

The good news about this recipe is that the crème to cacao and cardamaro do not taste boozy. At least in the quantities you’re supposed to use.

[fickle nexus]

I’m glad someone else thinks it’s worth it. Sometimes I feel like an alien for not having a prime subscription lol

[azure olive]

I'm letting my prime subscription lapse next month because I'm in my old crank era

[fickle nexus]

Old cranks rise up

[exotic yarrow]

Do we dislike Sur La Table?

[long finch]

I have no opinion on them. It is weird that in Kirkland they have a store that’s walking distance to SCG 😆

[exotic yarrow]

If Kirkland wasn’t an absolute nightmare to get to, I’d just go to SCG in person

[azure olive]

I've been to their bellevue and lynnwood locations but kirkland is just a step too far

[long finch]

Bellevue one closed during the pandemic 🙁 Kirkland one has the dude that’s in their videos.

[half badger]

Going to be making a group message chain for this. Send friend requests to @fickle nexus & @dawn shadow so I can add y'all to it. If anyone else wants to hop on, lemme know!

[half badger]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/LTT39HLa5UQk6sDm8

Also, for any eastside people, an old barista friend of mine opened a coffee cart in Belleview (Newport). Kinda random location (in the S mart parking lot) and he's struggling a bit to find a customer base. Nothing particularly interesting coffee wise (just Kuma), but it was really well dialed in for espresso and milk drinks. Definitely recommend stopping by if you're into those! 🙂

[native jackal]

Too bad I'm all the way down in Renton. Definitely not up for driving that far before I've had my coffee.

[rancid dome]

Lynnwood is closed too

[manic portal]

tag me in, coach!

[manic portal]

somebody in bana was posting about this multi-roaster in tokyo that sources from the exotic land of seattle: https://www.instagram.com/shelves_coffee/?hl=en

i don't even know how to react to this so i'm just posting it here

[coarse imp]

as you everyone knows, seattle(PNW) is the frontier of specialty coffee

[fickle nexus]

importing olympia broadcast and victrola to japan

[lethal copper]

a lot of japanese here have the idea that seattle has unrivaled coffee

a lot of people in general i guess

[kindred rapids]

It's always a double take when I see Tully's or Seattle's Best in other countries.
Dunno if it makes me feel exotic though, I may need to reframe it that way

[native jackal]

IIRC SBC is just Starbucks now anyway.

[spice pelican]

These are very interesting choices lol

Do we know their hookup

[ruby laurel]

They got the Victrola nooooo 😭😭😭

[uncut harness]

Olympia at least

but the victrola is lol

[azure olive]

heart, olympia, no comment, would be my order of preference

[flat ether]

wait how r they still getting elm?? they have a video from dec 2025 showing several elm bags

[spice pelican]

Elm is still roasting I think

Well the new owners

[flat ether]

ic, somehow missed that

[ruby laurel]

Thought it was Gloom now? Is Elm still around?? I had no idea

[spice pelican]

The brand is still around I think

[manic portal]

the brand does e-commerce but the sourcing switched from “people who already work with sey” to community lots without much provenance info

kind of unclear where/how the roasting was being done

[half badger]

the way they chose to keep elm going is odd. Hoping Gloom itself is more interesting (I've heard good things so we'll see lol). Planning to meet the roasters soonish and hopefully try their coffee

Also think its hilarious that there's a Japanese Seattle style cafe. I found that on ig last year lol

[azure olive]

my total uninformed assumption is that they figured keeping elm going would allow for revenue to come in from whichever cafes bought from them while they build the gloom brand. but I think this is the first time I've seen a cafe use elm so I'm not sure how big of a cash cow that would be

[half badger]

No real comment

||But yeah, Elm is still a wholesale brand to keep relationships with existing clients. Just wish they kept the same sourcing. I'm willing to go out on a limb and say its different roasting (for better or worse).

But definitely interested to see where they go with gloom. They told me they're looking to get some "competition coffee" which could be interesting. Their current lineup feels pretty normie. But they haven't even officially opened yet, so I don't have any real thoughts atm lol.

And for the record, I only ever felt that Elm was solid. They were the best we had, not my favorite roaster lol. So definitely could be room for improvement. And always happy to see new people in coffee here. More curious than anything about what they're doing||

[azure olive]

Got the Jhoan Vergara pourover at daymade. That’s definitely $18 worth of process! Smells and tastes precisely like hibiscus.

Could I have simply purchased hibiscus tea at a sixth of the price? Shut up

[manic portal]

it wouldn’t be brown though. it’s the brown tax

[lethal copper]

a friend of mine works at narrative in everett (which is more or less part of gloom who bought elm lol) and has given me the impression that gloom is just going to be another normie specialty coffee roaster

probably not too niche

but probably going to become a popular choice for seattlites

all i remember about elm is that one time i thought i left my wallet there, and drove on i5 all the way back, and my wallet was on top of my car the whole time

[dawn shadow]

Must have been magnetic to still be there after driving on the highway

[long finch]

That is some impressive wallet to carry adhesion!

[lethal copper]

luckily at the time i was using a big leather zip wallet so i guess the weight just kept it there

[dim sapphire]

My first stop into a random cafe in Tokyo while walking with the fam and he had a Lagom 01, Linea Mini and V60…

[kindred rapids]

Missing Tokyo
Had a very cool coffee omakase at Cokuun

[long finch]

No idea what’s open today. Anyone up for a cheeky coffee meet at a café today?

[potent stump]

I’d be down

[half badger]

Just made a group for people interested in sibarist filters. If anyone wants to be added to it, let me know!

[long finch]

I got sidetracked vibe coding. Anyone know if Day Made is open?

Oh they are! I think I’m gonna head over for a bit and hang at Day Made. Probably get there for 11 ish

[potent stump]

Awesome, i’ll drop by. I still haven’t tried them so today will be the day

[long finch]

Will message here when I arrive.

[long finch]

Just arrived. It is busy.

At the big table upstairs for now. Will relocate if I can.

[long finch]

@dawn shadow There's an extra chair up here. I think we can make something work

[dawn shadow]

I was thinking of heading out, but now I've got a cat in my lap

[exotic yarrow]

I’m hoping to pick up a good bag of decaf somewhere walking distance from downtown, any good recs?

[dawn shadow]

Olympia should have bags of decaf, and they're pretty solid.

[exotic yarrow]

The one in the large fancy building? Blanking on the name of the building

[dawn shadow]

Yeah, that's the only one there AFAIK

[manic portal]

hagen next door (edit: i think the cafe is called freya, but it's run by hagen) might also have some decaf, i've found them to be okay with processy stuff

[exotic yarrow]

I was surprised how many Hagen locations there are around the city now that I’m looking for them

Also, finally stopped by Storyville (didn’t get anything). I’m disappointed with the situation with the owner because that is genuinely such a cute location

[long finch]

Yeah Hagen has exploded. Bellevue one is always rammed

[exotic yarrow]

I really liked the one I went to, I think it's in the Interlake(?) neighborhood. I'm still learning the names for them. It was near the Museum of History and Industry. It was so hot and humid in there though.

[half badger]

That's the Westlake one. Only know that because that's where I live lol. One of those random neighborhoods no one knows the name of

[exotic yarrow]

Well I'm glad I'm not alone in being confused about it

It felt like there wasn't much there besides tech & hospitals. And "mysterious" office space. Had to get up that hill before it seemed like there was much residential(?)

Is up that hill still Westlake or Queen Anne?

[half badger]

Yeah, westlake is like 2 streets lol. There's a bunch of apartments, so mid restaurants, a weirdly racist barber, and a reasonably priced dispo lol. Pretty much all that's there besides the tech/hospital/random weird office buildings. When you get passed Aurora, its Queen Anne. But from Aurora to Westlake is Westlake (neighborhood definitions kinda vary though)

[exotic yarrow]

Weirdly racist barber?

[manic portal]

"interlake" is a weird one here. it's:

1. what the area that is now wallingford was called way back in the day (between lake union and green lake), which a lot of random things were named after
2. a high school on the east side, which i think is more of a real area
3. not to be confused with interlaken park, which i think is named after the town in switzerland
   so it's a term that you might see a lot but not really the name of a place. we just have cardinal direction + lake inside the city, unless i'm forgetting something

oh yeah and interbay is on the other side of queen anne

[exotic yarrow]

Weird. I've been to the Switzerland one but I don't know that I've been to any of the seattle ones yet

[manic portal]

seattle is full of fake place names, it's weird. google maps keeps making up neighborhoods too. the confusion is incredibly understandable

[slim shale]

fremont focused, but there’s also this fun article if you’re interested in street name origins https://fremontneighbor.com/new-series-stone-way-rising/