Los Angeles/OC/San Diego 🌈

[mellow sonnet]

Mandarin got a shipment of swerl

[eternal birch]

mandarin has gout??

[weary chasm]

Oh wow

I wanna try gout

Not the real thing. But the company one

[cedar otter]

Sherry gave me her gout

[tight gorge]

I like this one... noice natty

[cedar otter]

Yeah tasted really clean for a natty

Is patrik gonna be the fastest one to be a millionaire

His products are ridiculously overpriced

I think I make 20% or less on these

I paid around $90 wholesale

And then shipping was like $8 per piece

Also stocked these Orea sense cups

[weary chasm]

Damn. I wonder who buys these

[cedar otter]

Ppl who want to compete in brewers cup

[weary chasm]

Sounds like mtg.

Card shops make formats where you "need" the cards. So they get value.... 🤔🤔

[compact hound]

Agreed its gotten so bad

[weary chasm]

I wonder if it's intentional

[compact hound]

Has to be just a little bit

[cedar otter]

Who?

[compact hound]

Jay

[vivid violet]

Leno ?

[cedar otter]

Ahhh

Wondering if he’s out of stuff to say

But still needs to generate contents for the algo

[mellow sonnet]

I don't ever see his content

[compact hound]

100%

[compact hound]

And yeah i totally get that

Its just reaction farming at this point

Its working

[compact hound]

It’s basically just spam now

[mellow sonnet]

The last video of his I saw was when he had like 10 drippers stacked

[cedar otter]

You didn’t see a video of me falling from parkour??

[mellow sonnet]

Oh I saw that one

I think I see his videos but never his reels or tiktok or whatever they're on

Shorts

[cedar otter]

Save money for ondo x hydrangea collab coffee dropping next week

[onyx forge]

Bill will make it into coal don’t worry

[gusty pier]

any slow bars in san diego?

[low mantle]

Steady state if your in north county

Rikka Fika for San Diego

[gusty pier]

exciting, never had the experience

ty!

[tight gorge]

Ilustre in Escondido

Tj based roaster that recently opened. US light-medium

[low mantle]

Sweet, I’ll check it out this weekend.

Right down the street from Ilustre is this taco shop.

Craft & Taco Lounge

My wife stumbled upon it and we keep going back for more

Disclaimer - we are vegetarian so I can’t comment on the actual meat. Fresh corn or flour tortillas though.

[tight gorge]

nice lil 1-2 punch right there

[vivid violet]

thanks guys !

https://maps.app.goo.gl/4xc5iFvxvqSC5q8W9

https://maps.app.goo.gl/SaoLsFsGofV7VCLc9

https://maps.app.goo.gl/GmFK2Fsvxa6YPyjP7

[low mantle]

I’m sure you’ve tried it already but if not don’t sleep on steady state.

Recently I’ve gotten better PO’s at steady state than rikka. Also their French toast is fantastic.

I got their el paraiso geisha and it was like sucking on a green jolly rancher.

[gusty pier]

Yasss

Yall giving me life rn

[vivid violet]

thx for this pointer too !

https://maps.app.goo.gl/m2P8kgjfp18nQkMbA

[crude citrus]

Ondo x Cokuun?

[gusty pier]

Lol! First time for everything I guess haha

[tight gorge]

Prior to bana I used to like Mostra, so depending on your lightness profile it might be worth checking out

[vivid violet]

is there a particular Mostra Coffee location you visited ?

• https://maps.app.goo.gl/QSWeR5eiDa4ufcWR9

[tight gorge]

Never been to a shop, used to get their beans shipped to me lol

They collab with breweries ( previous hobby) so I learned about them through that

[vivid violet]

ah cool, neat.

looks like these two in northern San Diego may be best:

• https://maps.app.goo.gl/BFdsK6X2HqCkWYHa6
• https://maps.app.goo.gl/fKT92PtqA1u81igBA

the latter explicitly listing "Coffee roasters" instead of "Coffee shop", but having a lower rating and fewer ratings.

[lunar fjord]

I third rikka fika

also have had not great drinks at Mostra at Carmel Mt. twice

never again

[vivid violet]

ah great, thx Rohan ! that was the higher rated one.

@lunar fjord: oh man, what type of drink did you get there ?

[lunar fjord]

pourover and latte for dad x2

[vivid violet]

hot dang. sorry to hear it didn't hit, twice in a row

[lunar fjord]

it's fine

there's other places to go in SD

if only Rikka Fika weren't so far

big weebing but I like the vibe of the shop a lot

hits the asia decor perfectly

[tight gorge]

true, quite far from NJ

lol

[lunar fjord]

lol

it's very far from my parents' house as well

but once I bring them the Z1 I won't really have a reason to drink outside their house

[tight gorge]

I drive to SD often but tbh Rikka Fika is not worth a detour. Its nice for what it is but I havent been blown away

ReCaPhe on the other hand...

[mellow sonnet]

Imma go to ReCaPhe Everytime I go to OC

Except it's so far south in OC smh

Good thing ondo 2 is north OC

[lunar fjord]

ReCaPhe too far sadly

[boreal solar]

Second steady state. Judging by the roasts of mine you prefer they should be a fit.

[gusty pier]

I like soup...and bin juice

Dang re ca phe that good

I always drive by

[earnest robin]

Any good coffee shops in San Diego in North Park? Staying there for 4 days

[tight gorge]

Sounds interesting https://www.instagram.com/p/DI0KlyZRsZD/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

esteumm

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[gusty pier]

I'll take you up on that next time

[desert stirrup]

@cedar otter damn I didn’t know you were into cool niche colorful lamps like that

Coffee and cool lamps?

Mad respect

[earnest robin]

What's that

[mellow sonnet]

Damn no glitch popup anymore

Gout popup would go hard but that's basically never happening

Can we get a John small popup

[desert stirrup]

It’s a cool ass Vietnamese designed lamp and Ondo is one of the places in the US you can see it in person

It comes in different sizes, colors, and finishes

Very unique looking and it has won many awards in design competitions

It’s also not that expensive (to me at least) if you opt for a the smaller sizes

[cedar otter]

yeah we have two in the shop!

[cedar otter]

I can do it if the order is under is $800

which I just placed, but I'll most likely just sell the beans

[cedar otter]

mikey bought 4 Orea sense cup and a bunch of dark roasts from Ondo today lmao

prolly for that popup

[tight gorge]

Dark roasts

[cedar otter]

For spro

[tight gorge]

The popup claims it’s the same origin in three different methods.

So prob using different beans than what he got from you

unless he got 15 bags of fritz

[mellow sonnet]

Going to pick up free wassily chairs tomorrow 🫡

Some dude moving and giving away his furniture

Claimed his barstools and my friend wants his ceramic pot and then after that it's all free for all

I don't even have an island anymore

[vivid violet]

friend got take-out from this place, said it was “good” XLB, scallion pancakes were a bit thick. worth a shot.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/19WComXZmzA3g82p7?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy

[mellow sonnet]

Wassily got taken but I got these barstools for my island and a few paintings kek

Also I realized ondo is the only shop that regularly has decaf beans for sale

[drowsy knot]

Anyone here adept with the profitec pro 300? Got a neighbor who switched from a la pavoni lever to the profitec and is struggling. He’s a regular at my coffee cart - super nice guy. Wants to pay someone for an hour of instruction. If you’re interested lmk and I’ll connect you

[mellow sonnet]

GRIND FINER

what's the issue? Is it like they want someone w e61 experience or they got a used machine and it might need some cleaning and what not

I think anybody w a e61 could try to help, but if it's like pp300 specific that's a lot harder

[vivid violet]

my Bezzera Magica HX is an e61, so it's in the ballpark.

happy to help with dial-in.

agree with what derp mentioned, possible that it's scaled up and needs TLC

[drowsy knot]

He said it’s running properly - he had it fully refurbished. Issues are shot to shot consistency and milk steaming. Initially I thought it was machine specific issues but this sounds like puck prep and steaming technique

[boreal solar]

edit: totally forgot the pro 300 is a dual boiler.

[drowsy knot]

On a separate note, as one of the more aged members of the discord I've always struggled with getting turbos that I like. Coming from a traditional espresso palette I just couldn't convince myself to grind course enough and my turbos were running 15-18 seconds. Finally started pulling shots at 8 seconds and DAMN! 🤦‍♂️

[crude citrus]

I was trying to dial in the Baseline profile on the decent and I went so coarse that the shot completed during preinfusion. It tasted pretty damn good so I didn’t question it 😂

[boreal solar]

You’re slowly being converted into one of them. Everytime we get together you’re roasting a little lighter 😅…and now 8 second Turbos?

[drowsy knot]

Haha, I had so much come through during the preinfusion I thought it was a sink shot! It was just really popping all the best notes

[drowsy knot]

Lately I roast 3 or 4 coffees medium and the same 3 or 4 coffees very light. Pretty fun to try to nail both styles of the same coffee but dialing in sometimes feels like an IQ test 😛

[drowsy knot]

Best part is the medium roast is ready in a week and by the time we're out the light roast is rested enough

[boreal solar]

I should probably take advantage of that more. I’m currently drinking three day old underrested light roast 😂

[drowsy knot]

which of course you run out of before it’s rested enough to really shine… sometimes hard to make myself buy roasted coffee when I’m sitting on 50lbs of greens

[boreal solar]

That’s the main problem. Plus even underrested it’s better than most Rancho Roasters sadly.

[cedar otter]

Sold out yesterday and of course someone asks for one today

Just got a wilton decaf on bulk (for pourover) and I should’ve gotten retail bags

It’s so good

[manic helm]

Steam is very slow with the stock tip. I'm using a 2 hole with wider holes and it's great

Shot inconsistency could just be about adjusting from a lever machine to pump, but it's also possible there's a water dispersion issue if the refurb wasn't done right. Water comes out of one off center hole, then goes to a dispersion plate with 6 holes, behind the shower screen. If one of the holes in the dispersion plate is lined up with the main hole you can end up with channeling.

It's easy enough to line it up halfway between 2 of the dispersion plate holes

[normal relic]

I love that IG ❤️

[drowsy knot]

Great information, thanks!

[manic helm]

Also forgot to mention the steam pressure is adjustable

The factory setting is like 1.2 bar

I believe the steam boiler has a 2 bar prv, so I turned mine up to about 1.7 to make sure I don't trigger the prv

[vivid violet]

super helpful, thank you.

I'm driving over tomorrow to help him out.

will check water dispersion to ensure it is good after the servicing.. and double check if we can pump up the steam pressure to 1.7

[manic helm]

Hope it went okay!

[vivid violet]

it was great, your tips were very helpful.

I think he wasn't able to get good milk texture because the boiler pressure had been too low. it was supposedly 1.5, but cranking to 1.7 helped a lot

one thing he had a challenge with was using an IMS basket. we went back to his default basket which came with the machine, and it started to approach better shots more easily.

(despite the default basket being slightly waisted)

I think it works better for him too, as he can use a smaller dose.. he's extremely caffeine sensitive.

I mentioned possibly doing what I do.. mixing in some decaf (which feels dirty)..

or getting one of those funky step-down 7g baskets, but they're a bit of a pain to tamp

[manic helm]

Not sure why they set the steam so low to begin with

Glad the machine is in working order

[vivid violet]

he also wanted to experiment with a diff shower screen, so he just ordered a decent one.

I had suggested trying the Pesado, but he wasn't sure it might fit

[drowsy knot]

Thanks guys - he’s feeling much better about using the machine now. Really appreciate the help! Im going to take him some standard baskets to test out this weekend.

[vivid violet]

great idea, I think he was really struggling with the IMS basket 🙏

[boreal solar]

Hmmm the IMS basket is usually pretty easy to dial in for. Although it could just be his type of coffee just doesn’t jive with it.

[vivid violet]

i also received a precision basket and had a hard time with it 😬

[mellow sonnet]

Just turbo light roast + precision baskets kek

Although a good med roast w normal basket and higher pressure always good too

[vivid violet]

we did whole bean + IMS + 1000 mL/sec for 1 second turbo, but it didn’t work well

[mellow sonnet]

Interesting cup rail

Not bad but green is a hard sell tbh

[lunar fjord]

finally have time to make the pilgrimage back to the Holy Land of SoCal, going visit some friends in OC this weekend

Re Ca Phe still the place to try?

[edgy steppe]

Anyone else going to be at Ondo coffee tasking today? Going to bring some beans coffee to share (bought too SEY this month and need to make room if I want to pick up something else)

Also, if you're up in north LA like me, we now have an official Conejo Coffee Club flyer and website!

[cedar otter]

😢

I’m very sick

I am gonna text everybody if we can postpone another week

😭

[tight gorge]

Or Play if more inland. But it’s not as good

[lunar fjord]

Yea I’ve been to play a lot

It’s decent but their shelf is pricy

[cedar otter]

Soon you will have some place else to go to in OC

[lunar fjord]

Hahaha I would love to sink money at Ondo 2

Have you considered opening in Del Mar :)))

[boreal solar]

I saw that. I also wasn’t really a fan of the custom powder coat. I feel like it sort of clashes with the wood work as well.

[edgy steppe]

Oh no, I have to come back and have more coffee at Ondo another time next week? How can I survive?

I'm going to leave some of the SEY Mbature Family Field Blend for you as a get well soon. If you still have some of the SL separation it's really interesting to try side by side

[tight gorge]

All three of these are fuego

[mellow sonnet]

Damn

Bryan got sick

And sherry said she was feeling kinda ill when I saw her on monday

Something really went around at SCA

[edgy steppe]

Yeah I got all 3, really cool coffee experience

[low mantle]

Ra Ca Phe slaps

[tight gorge]

tell him Sloth sent you!

[low mantle]

he said; “Ohh, it’s you guys.” 😂

[tight gorge]

lmaooo

Hes like " nice im on to something... wait nevermind its these fucking nerds again"

hes a beanhead so hes coo with it

[low mantle]

lol that was the total vibe I got. After he did say thank you for the support and was really interested in if I enjoyed the cup.

[tight gorge]

what you get?

[low mantle]

The staff seem scared to do the pour overs. The lady went and got someone else to do it.

[tight gorge]

what beans though?

[low mantle]

Cerro Azul from hydrangea

Here’s the menu

[tight gorge]

damn some heat. gotta love it 🥹

last time I went he spotted me in line and said "what are you doing here?" lolol

[low mantle]

They got packed! Line out the door.

Noooooo I left my AirPods! Circling back

[weary chasm]

what does that mean?

you get to cut the line?

[tight gorge]

idk I just laughed and chaged the topic

[mellow sonnet]

Going back for a second spro stop lying

The sey pink bourbon was really good on spro

[tight gorge]

As funky as it looks

Ippudo

[eternal birch]

why tf is it so cold in may like

[tight gorge]

Heat

Third time eating it. Now it enters my recommended list

[lunar fjord]

god this looks so good

[compact hound]

“Who is sloth?” 💀

[compact hound]

Ooooh wut this

Nvm reading is hard

[gusty pier]

Anyone got recs for food in south la

[eternal birch]

any burger, chili, pastrami joint

actually depends what area of south la

[weary chasm]

Pham's?

hm. what is south la

[eternal birch]

Dulan's has aight soul food

[eternal birch]

ya, need to specify near what cities/neighborhoods

[vivid violet]

thx for this recommendation. ramen looks great !

• Ippudo ramen: https://maps.app.goo.gl/poTphuJUCkNvYzpp8

where is the "Heat" restaurant / bakery where you got the cookie ? couldn't find it very easily.

[tight gorge]

Helms Bakery

[gusty pier]

I have heard good things

[gusty pier]

Manchester square

Waiting for passport service in south la

The passport clerk has been on lunch for 2 hours lol

[eternal birch]

ya probably just hit up dulan's

institution

[gusty pier]

I heard they closed before they even opened

[weary chasm]

never give up!

[gusty pier]

I heard they coffee flavored syrup in their espreszo

[vivid violet]

damn, I used to work in Culver City and drove past this a ton of times, never went..

[tight gorge]

This opened 6 months ago or so

[vivid violet]

ah cool, then I must have heard of some other location before. recognize the name.

that cookie looks amazing.

[lunar fjord]

Yea I went to that plaza all the time

Never went to helms either lol

[tight gorge]

yeah the plaza is called helms deisng district.

apparently the bakery was in "opening soon" mode for years though

[lunar fjord]

It’s a shame FO is so inconsistent

When it’s on it’s really on

[tight gorge]

Not related to food but I passed by and saw they had a ton of taps in the Culver location. Checking the online tap list the SM location has way better selection.

[mellow sonnet]

Guys I'm convinced u can't make suica taste good w 0ppm water but when I add KH it tastes great

[desert stirrup]

Is this from Ippudo too?

[compact hound]

Its from helms foo

[lunar fjord]

should I go for a LMLM R

impulse buys are getting out of control

[cedar otter]

Yes

[lunar fjord]

My dealer has spoken

🫡

[tight gorge]

Nah get the oxo soup maker instead

[lunar fjord]

I'm out of the memeing game for a bit but I see the bana title

[tight gorge]

Makes good soup

[cedar otter]

Just ordered some glitch too

[cedar otter]

Is this oxo’s aeropress

[desert stirrup]

Helms slaps

[lunar fjord]

my wallet kindly asks you to stop hurting it

[tight gorge]

Yeah, fun to use

[cedar otter]

Might have to pick it up

[tight gorge]

Plus easy to clean, have 54g in like 8 min

had to lay down for a bit lmao

[weary chasm]

Apparently it does make good soup

What people make "espresso" with their light roasts now

Only much more accessible

Gonna get a dark roast and try to make a milk drink

[cedar otter]

Something special this way comes…

[civic crest]

is that just the pistachio? i finally got the choco chip pistachio on tuesday. they pretty much revamped most of the baked goods. the only thing that looked the same since i last went were the cookies. was intrigued by the pineapple fritter but it was so small lol

[tight gorge]

Yeah, pistachio semolina

[lunar fjord]

is it good soup for like soup soup or coffee soup

[boreal solar]

Marmalade eh

[lunar fjord]

I'm watching a Lance video for the first time in forever to get some intel on the LMLM

he got spicier lol

[boreal solar]

What about it? I had one for awhile. Might be able to help

[lunar fjord]

I don't know that much about it

how did you like it?

what did you go to?

[boreal solar]

I liked how quiet the rotary pump was and that the shots were consistent. The temperature is consistent and steam power is greater than other machines in its price range. It uses an hx system to feed into a smaller brew boiler and pulls lovely shots.

I went to a decent de1pro because of the smaller footprint and liking to tinker. I’d also initially chose the linea for my business which recently closed and liked the idea of the decent more for home use

[opal junco]

@cedar otter are you still not feeling well? is the soft open for cerritos delayed til next week then? i live down the street so i'd love to come out and support along with some friends

[lunar fjord]

ah thanks for the insight

[cedar otter]

Artesia would be like late June lol

[eternal birch]

👀 will there be more equipment for sale in artesia location

[boreal solar]

One thing I will give props for is that the shots come out full bodied. With the decent the shot is always just a smidge thinner no matter what profile I try.

But not having flow control or proper preinfusion(without plumbing the machine) is sort of a no go at that price point tbh.

[cedar otter]

Like coffee stuff? Most likely

[glossy sail]

reserving 1 bag right now lol

[boreal solar]

Nah, hockey equipment. I need some new skates.

[tight gorge]

How coal is middle state coffee? https://www.instagram.com/p/DJNe2W0S2NJ/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

[cedar otter]

You would know about them if they weren’t coal 🧐

My retired coffee friends are following them so they must be coal

[tight gorge]

lol. I’m still gonna go so I can report back

[tight gorge]

Retired in a good way or bad way 🤔

[cedar otter]

Haha as in no longer in coffee. He retired before the age of anaerobic fermentation

[tight gorge]

But like success story or burn out lol

[cedar otter]

Burn out lol

[compact hound]

Just witnessed a crazy accident in real time just as i exited the freeway on my way home

Was fucking insane

Stay safe guys

[ornate ingot]

Holy shit. Was everyone okay?

[lunar fjord]

woooof

[boreal solar]

Yikes.

You crazy kids have a fav roaster in Palm Springs? Bonus points for being close to the living desert zoo

[low mantle]

No don’t even try

[tight gorge]

Everbloom has nice lattes, but not worth going out of your way to go there

its in Indio

[low mantle]

My wife’s family is in Indio. I’m there too much and have given up. I just bring my robot.

[boreal solar]

I’ll just buy a Coke Zero
😅

[tight gorge]

Yeah, checks out

[low mantle]

Living desert is cool. One of the few things I’d actually recommend out there.

I don’t know if the desert X art installations are still up but I would check those out

[boreal solar]

Main reason we’re here. My three year old really wants to feed the giraffes lol

[civic crest]

Just picked these up today. Can’t wait for Andy’s in mid June

[tight gorge]

Where from?

[civic crest]

Murrays but the secret is to pre order return market cherries for 50% off 😉

They go to almost every FM

[tight gorge]

Waiting for good alley but golden delight poppin even more

Is it legit?

[eternal birch]

ondo tea

super good

the oolong offering

[eternal birch]

its modern but theyre both good

also too many laptop useds

[crude citrus]

Grab a Thai tea at ChaTraMue while you’re there

[civic crest]

That guy looks familiar

[tight gorge]

All of the LA pro scene is here

Minus Bryan

[civic crest]

Skip the soft opening not even doing the brew to order. Didn’t realize until after I waited in line.

[cedar otter]

I’m out sick

Been bedridden for 3 days

[tight gorge]

man, hope you are getting better

[cedar otter]

Muscle aches are gone but now comes congestion and coughs 😷

[boreal solar]

Glad you’re feeling a little better. Congestion is the worst. Sort of sounds like LP.8.1. I guess it doesn’t matter these days though.

[boreal solar]

Heh, I need to message him(the senses guy) We were chatting about some things at the meetup like a month(or two?) ago and I keep forgetting. How was his coffee?

[tight gorge]

It was his buddies pop up. It was rough.

[boreal solar]

Bummer. Growing pains are inevitable though. Hopefully he puts it together 🙂

[tight gorge]

Yeah, Senses serves great beans. His last pop up he had Aviary 011 as PO

[compact hound]

What did u think of good alley

[surreal pivot]

What’s the consensus on Diego Hachi? Worth picking up? I saw Ondo has some…

[tight gorge]

Th soup dumpling were good. Adding cilantro in hot and sour soup was tasty. Rest (beef roll, steamed dumpling, steamed pork bun) were solid.

[eternal birch]

its like.. good fundamental restaurant

but nothing that really moves me

[crude citrus]

Same here. Nothing is bad, but nothing is really outstanding to me

[tight gorge]

Yep, so where should I got next

[tight gorge]

Never had it, been wanting to. So buy it and let me know

[left inlet]

@boreal solar
I liked Cartel Roasting good for the dessert or Slow Bloom on the way there in Redlands.

Cartel Roasting Co

https://g.co/kgs/rsnBJzi

[cedar otter]

His stuff on Native is pretty great. Even Jack from Endorffeine was serving one of the hachi chiroso on his bar 😂

[boreal solar]

Already left unfortunately. I’ll keep it in mind for next time. I do like slowbloom though. They’re one of the few local roasters in the area I enjoy as much as my own roasts.

[cedar otter]

Glitch at re ca phe?

[tight gorge]

Glitch the new blue bottle confirmed

[crude citrus]

https://www.robertasami.com/coffee/japan-coffee-guide

Next time someone asks about coffee in Japan here it is

[cedar otter]

Pretty much the reverse blue bottle haha

Like how Japanese ppl waited in lines when BB opened in Japan and Korea

[boreal solar]

Honestly, the Kyoto location for blue bottle is gorgeous. Ngl. I usually suggest checking it out for people staying nearby.

Though, it’s primarily not for the coffee.

[tight gorge]

I actually enjoyed the PO I got there lol

The most acidic cup of the trip

[boreal solar]

Mine was fine too. But I preferred weekenders

[tight gorge]

Yep

Same

[silent pier]

do you know of any similar ones for taiwan/korea?

[cedar otter]

I can create one for Korea

I still need to create one more post for Busan

[eternal birch]

^^

[crude citrus]

I don’t sorry. Also another Perry, wow

[silent pier]

ive legit never met any1 else irl with the name, what are the odds

[silent pier]

ooh thatd be awesome, i wanna eventually make a trip back to korea to do cafe hopping

[mellow sonnet]

I was so close to being the last customer at mandarin today

Oh it's perry

Keeb perry

[tight gorge]

there is hope for the west side

rapid expansion increases odds it sucks but cant get worse than most shops here

[surreal pivot]

Yeah still waiting on the Chinatown location to open. Keeps getting pushed back

[silent pier]

Yo what up lol, though not so much more kb stuff these days

[mellow sonnet]

Nothing much

I lost all my keebs in the fires kek

[eternal birch]

oh is that IU perry

[mellow sonnet]

Yessir

And Mc65

Although mc65 reran

Under a diff person

[silent pier]

Oh no…

And yeah I gave the files to shuangmu to run it in china originally

[mellow sonnet]

What day does kumquat HLP carry fondry pastries?

I know they have a sign specificying which days but I don't remember

[silent pier]

Funny enough the barista at apollons gold in that pic used to be a keyboard streamer too

[desert stirrup]

I believe Tuesday Thursday and Friday

Let me check

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday

But I will say, when I visited on a Wednesday (the same day I did that cafe crawl) they had some Fondry and another bakery’s goods there

They still sell out by noon though

So I’m starting to think they may have Fondry daily

Oh I reread what you said. What I wrote above is for the DTLA location

[edgy steppe]

Ah! I was just there Sunday. Great spot. They had a really good El Salvador Natural and the Vanilla Latte was fantastic

[vivid violet]

how do you check these details ?

(where do you look ? or is it an inside connection ?)

[vivid violet]

I was curious and emailed them, they replied back super fast:

Thank you for the inquiry.
We were providing them Sun - Tues, but thankfully we were able to extend our days.

The current Fondry Pastry Deliveries for our cafes will be WEDS - SUN (KQ HLP & LOQUAT) and WEDS - SAT (KQ DTLA) since we close on Sundays at DTLA currently.

In terms of sell out, it's hard to gauge depending on the days, weather and predictability of people's appetite.

Generally speaking, KQ HLP does sell out quicker around 10a - 11a and KQ DTLA will sell out around 12p though days will always vary. Some items go by faster than others as well.

Adjacent to offering our Fondry in house baked goods, we will also sell Bakers Kneaded pastries to supplement so be sure to not confuse which pastries are Bakers Kneaded and Fondry. Simple way to identify is to look for the Fondry Logo.

Hope this helps!
Rich
Kumquat Coffee Team

[mellow sonnet]

Wew that's some good info

Leaking the sell out times is p useful info

[vivid violet]

heh yeah, i asked him to estimate selling out times 😊

[drowsy knot]

You have the touch - seriously!

[mellow sonnet]

Im swearing off of monteblanco

Their shit is too funky for me

Everytime I finish the bag I say no more

But then they release a new coferment I find interesting

And I get baited

Every time

[cedar otter]

Lollll which roaster?

I also think some roasters also don’t roast them right

[mellow sonnet]

I've had 2 bags of Lilo monteblanco

And then I just opened a hydrangea one

[cedar otter]

Too much?

[mellow sonnet]

Ya

[cedar otter]

Yeah I feel you

[mellow sonnet]

Maybe I should make tiramisu w blueberry coferment

[cedar otter]

I think certain varieties are better

[mellow sonnet]

The coconut coferment was drinkable

This blueberry is too much

[cedar otter]

that's always the fear when I order coferments from roasters

blueberry coferms usually have been way too much

no matter who roasts

so I skip

[mellow sonnet]

The only funk I feel like I like is Diego bermudez decaf

[cedar otter]

oh next time you come visit

I have new decaf on slow bar

it's pretty good

[mellow sonnet]

Is it the one u gave me

[cedar otter]

It's wilton benitez red bourbon

nah

what I gave you is just my roast

"coal"

[mellow sonnet]

I'm like 2 brews until I'm done w the hydrangea and then I'm going to try it

It smells great thou

Also you should put this on slowbar

Kek

Sworks deep27

U have to trim the filter tip thou bc it's too long and hits the sworks dripper base

[cedar otter]

ohh yeah I've seen that somewhere

[earnest robin]

Any latte I tided in San Diego is so good

Even at random restaurants

No charcoal at all

[earnest robin]

At least you can grab a 250g bag for $35

[tight gorge]

Im a lost cause

Mara (smaller) is actually good. Seascape is better than a few weeks ago.

[low mantle]

I’ve been getting my berries at this farm stand.

They’re killer. My kids eat them so fast. Also their honey is so good.

I’m in Fallbrook now so it’s not really convenient to you LA guys

[mellow sonnet]

Ayo

I'll be there tomorrow

I got home after work last night and as soon as I opened my door all I smelled was blueberry

Smh

[vivid violet]

any types of coffee at Ondo you recommend trying ?

Erik's neighbor very kindly gave me a gift card to Ondo, but I wasn't sure what whole beans to order for pickup

[cedar otter]

Really depends on what you’re into! We try to bring in super clean coffees to co-ferments and experimental stuff and anything in between

[vivid violet]

I tend to like Mexican and Ethiopian flavors, rich chocolatey.

but I also enjoy weird co-ferments, and funky flavors too.

perhaps one of each, or if you have any decafs left ?

[surreal pivot]

Gran M’man (Traffic) was awesome this morning as a flat white. I think they still have some bags. Rich, dark chocolate, molasses…

[vivid violet]

one note.. I brew only espresso.. but I figured any beans I get will be med roast, and will taste nice as spro too.

thank you ! will snag that online 🙏

[boreal solar]

With the meticulous you should be able to get something usable out of anything. A really light roast should also work well with that Zerno with MPs you have coming.so it’ll be a fun experiment anyway 🙂

We should see if we can get anything fun out of the filter3 basket on the met sometime…for science

[vivid violet]

fun, yeah ! would love to try it.

other beta testers mentioned it doesn't really take enough water capacity to do a filter 3.0 well.. max 100 to 125 g of water.

but a few have done some "sprover" profiles which are nice.

the LC and ULC profiles are really good with lighter roasts.

(fyi, my Z1 came with HUs, which are tasting GREAT)

[mellow sonnet]

I'm convinced you could do a part 1 and part 2 brew

"run part 1 and then start part 2 right after w X amount of water"

[vivid violet]

that's a super interesting idea.

probably should take the portafilter out when it does the "purge" part of the cycle.. but 2nd brew is such a neat idea.

I'm gonna start double brewing all my pucks ! jk

[boreal solar]

In theory we could probably a do a small dose and grind finer for tiny pour overs too since the basket likes really coarse grinds.

[vivid violet]

I have the 7g step-down basket 😂

[eternal birch]

anyone know where I can get a pitch black acaia pearl locally

[cedar otter]

Ooooh

Maybe go get em

Jk

One of those big name roasters

Stumptown intelli verve

Intelli has it on their website — maybe call the shops directly

[mellow sonnet]

Intelli in Pasadena p sure

Maybe kumquat HLP

[tight gorge]

What’s the funk score on the Ondo x Hydrangea drop ?

[mellow sonnet]

They better last until tomorrow

[eternal birch]

damn intelli in pas

i think i just have it shipped

[mellow sonnet]

Time to get it shipped and also buy lunar umbra kek

I wonder if the umbra works standalone w a de1

[eternal birch]

lukewarm no scale PO

[mellow sonnet]

Game changer if it does

Vibe pouring my fave

[eternal birch]

fellow ships from valencia so stagg should be here soon

I need another carafe for home as well

[mellow sonnet]

Or u can go to intelli pas and grab both at the same time probably

[eternal birch]

need 2 hit up ondo this weekend

[mellow sonnet]

Kumquat HLP has staggs in-stock too

Kek

[eternal birch]

nah already got it with a discount

kumquat dtla have pearl u think?

[mellow sonnet]

Prob not

I feel like DTLA had like no equipment last time I went

Hlp is swimming in equipment

[eternal birch]

ok checked on website and no pearl

just a ton of staggs

ig intelli this weekend for pearl

[mellow sonnet]

Intelli had the Aiden in stock and I was super tempted

GAS itch 💀

[eternal birch]

Aiden 💀

ur deadass gonna use it like twice I bet

[mellow sonnet]

Probably

[eternal birch]

$200/batch coffee

[mellow sonnet]

I like hand pouring so idk why I would ever buy

I'm trying super hard to avoid drippers bc I hated having so many diff paper sizes

[cedar otter]

We have carafes

Wink wink

[cedar otter]

Sold 5 already

[cedar otter]

2.5/5 amirite? @onyx forge

I ordered too much

[tight gorge]

Datura 👀 👀 👀

[compact hound]

Datura 👀👀👀

[weary chasm]

It should in theory. But I think the code needs to be updated to do so.

Mimoja is also the person that did it initially. And that person has left the decent project. Or afaik.

So you probably need to wait until someone put the code out somewhere for decent to integrate it.

*probably when mimoja puts it on bean conqueror. Someone can port it over.

[weary chasm]

Aiden is pretty cool tech

[lunar fjord]

pls no

[vivid violet]

possibly Pasquini Coffee Company

[vivid violet]

can things be liveass ? or is it always dead ?

[surreal pivot]

Any chance that 92 lager Typica is part of the moonwake order? My girlfriend got mad that I finished the bag while she was out of town last time 😂

[cedar otter]

It is haha

[cedar otter]

His coffee is so expensive and his wholesale pricing is ass 😂

Not his fault

[tight gorge]

How is it not his fault? He could give better wholesale discount right?

Which ones you get from him?

[cedar otter]

Well with the expensive greens he buys and being a smaller operator his room isn’t so big I had a similar issue when wholesaling to xBloom

It would mean that he needs to raise his retail price

But that is also difficult

[cedar otter]

Two gesha village lots, finca deborah, savage, peru gesha, and washed eth

Mom made pho

[tight gorge]

My research says I will buy the Peru and Eth. Backlog be dammed

[cedar otter]

Clean enjoyer

I also have a sold out Peru SL9 coming from sey

[eternal birch]

@cedar otter your carafes are the cheapest

will be dropping by this weekend

no more remote work for me so I cant go during the weekdays now

[cedar otter]

I’m too scared of overcharging

[eternal birch]

probably doesnt hurt to raise prices by a dollar if your margins are that thin

even after the dollar raise it's the cheapest around lmao

[weary chasm]

charge more, make more, work less.

[cedar otter]

Charge less, sell more, make less, work more, burn out

Is my formula

[weary chasm]

oh. also, why'd you go with xbloom vs aiden?

is it due to performance?

[cedar otter]

Aiden wasn’t out when I made the switch?

xBloom brews a better cup

I have aiden at the roastery

We stopped using it

Also has smaller form factor

[weary chasm]

ohhh. interesting.

i had some really cool brews with aiden. but i only played like 5 brews.

fellow aiden + ufo dripper was pretty nice.

[cedar otter]

Aiden is better suited as a smaller batch brewer

[boreal solar]

Blue Bottle and Verve are official partners so if you could check them as well if intelli lets you down.

[boreal solar]

You’d be surprised. My margins suck and my customers always compared the price to klatch who an afford to buy in bulk for a quarter of my rates. I was underpricing my beans and still had a lot of local people complain. People bought them from EAF or other communities but locals care more about price and specialty fans are still a minority.

That’s also ignoring the bulk discounts for things like packaging and higher capacity of roasters meaning more profit per batch etc

[cedar otter]

Roasting and baking are similar. People all fantasize about a quaint little boutique but both can scale with minimum labor IF you have the space and large equipment

If not, your labor scales along with your sales and you will never make money

Like coffee shops

[boreal solar]

I keep seeing people attempting to start roasteries on a bullet because it’s almost a meme at this point. Yes some companies have done it but if I’m honest the batch capacity is way too small to make it worthwhile. Sure you can whip out enough beans to sell at a farmers market but if you actually stop and work out how much you were reimbursed for your time it’s a little depressing.

[weary chasm]

I had this idea.

After roasting a couple bags

Nope

😂😂

It's in a weird spot where it's definitely roasting too much for one person

But not enough to sell

[boreal solar]

I think it might make sense for a small shop that doesn’t really bother with retail but brews what they sell.

[compact hound]

Milk and pho? Your boy is going to grow up strong asf

[compact hound]

Might ditto this depending on the price

[tight gorge]

Halfsies

18 and 22 euro

[compact hound]

How many g

[tight gorge]

#1310053374061707274 message

Smol

Eth 200g

[compact hound]

Hm

Aight im down

I’ll venmo u once you buy

Or vice versa

[desert stirrup]

Alright boys

I am slated to get the decent in tomorrow

I’ve been reading the wiki on water. What recipe are all of you guys using?

Or are all of you dripping and dropping afterwards?

[weary chasm]

Most brain dead is just reverse osmosis or distilled, add potassium bicarbonate

But if you don't have potassium bicarbonate, use baking soda

[desert stirrup]

Yeah but it seems like rpalvis isn’t the best tasting

[weary chasm]

What you brewing

[desert stirrup]

I make my own water (Rao/Perger) for PO so I have the minerals!

I’m comfortable making something complicated I just don’t want to constantly be swapping water recipes

[desert stirrup]

Idk yet!

First espresso machine ever

[weary chasm]

What grinder you using?

[desert stirrup]

Most likely light roasts 70-80% with medium or dark 30-20%

[weary chasm]

Just try the water extremes.

[desert stirrup]

Until August: J Ultra
August onwards: Z1 with CV3

[weary chasm]

But I landed on 30gh/70kh using Epsom salt and baking soda as my water

[weary chasm]

Hm.

Lotta water calculators, but this is mine. Lol

https://azeocoffee.com/water-calc/

[desert stirrup]

So rpalvis and TWW copy cat recipe at 100% strength?

[weary chasm]

Try

60/20

For now

And 30/70

Those are the two I bounce between

60/20 worked really well with niche zero

[mellow sonnet]

I drink 0/20 and really enjoy it

Today's spro grind was 0/90 🤡

[weary chasm]

Yeah. Depends on burrs too

[desert stirrup]

Does espresso water not need 5 minerals like many PO water?

That’s pretty nice

I guess it’s due to scale buildup right?

[weary chasm]

It's more the espresso is super compact.

Flavor is very compressed

Yeah. Epsom salt, baking soda, and potassium bicarbonate are relatively safe

[vivid violet]

i mix Fam’s 60/90 one gallon at a time, and it’s great.

i have a ton of epsom salt, if you’d like some.

[desert stirrup]

I have 2lbs on me now. Thanks though! Kind as ever Rory 🙂

[vivid violet]

and try mixing up the burr types too ? maybe flat, with a conical that rotates around like a wankel engine ? 🤪

(i was joking about this until someone told me the new Kafateks use both conical and flat burrs.. conical for pre-breaking)

[desert stirrup]

Hmmm so Fam’s 60/90 or 60/20

@vivid violet what grinder are you using with Fam’s 60/90?

[weary chasm]

Your j ultra will be more similar to niche zero.

And niche zero did pretty well with 60/20.

[vivid violet]

i was using the Eureka Specialita.. and just upgraded to the Zerno Z1 with HUs

i mostly just picked Fam’s 60/90 for two reasons:

1. a friend said he was using it for espresso
2. easy to mix, with a mg scale + epsom salt + baking soda, 1 gal at a time

[desert stirrup]

Side note: Loveramics has a new showroom in DTLA. It’s appointment only rn but will soon be walk in

I need to buy cups!

NotNeutral is walking distance from me so I might pick up some cups there before trying to get an appointment with Loveramics.

Also Kurasu just released their ceramic cup line and it looks pretty nice. Very Hasami inspired with the rectangular silhouettes.

My inner contrarian and independent identity seeker is wanting to work with a local ceramicist or one who’s style I enjoy on Etsy to make my own cups

I wonder if ceramics and glass sell well on the buy/sell thread

[desert stirrup]

But this is what I’ll most likely try first! Especially if it worked well with the niche.

Hopefully I can figure out dialing quickly! I’d like to be able to drink good soup before spending my time on latte art

[weary chasm]

I do enjoy the not neutral 300 mL size cups

Lol

They're a pound a piece

😂

Not neutral vero latte size

[desert stirrup]

Holy hell! A pound a cup!?

Damn

I’m not walking

Or maybe I will

Get my steps in

I’m thinking of buying one from each brand. So 3-4 cups from NotNeutral, Loveramics, Kurasu then selling whenever I am able to design my own or at the very least get something a bit more unique.

Maybe buy 1-2 from each brand

Damn

Fuck my wallet

[tight gorge]

If you want something unique. He lives in Pasadena so you can see them in person

https://www.instagram.com/stories/jcrossstudio/3627315805267734494?utm_source=ig_story_item_share&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Not cheap though

[desert stirrup]

Although unique, that is definitely not my style

[tight gorge]

Trad life I see

https://discord.com/channels/726985544038612993/1044424384309362718

Peep this thread for unique cups

magnolia mountain might be a good vendor for unique normal cups

[desert stirrup]

I found these artist in Bangkok and got his cups. Super fun texture and shape

[desert stirrup]

I am a mug addict

[mellow sonnet]

I'm team drippy pot and have no plans to change it

[cedar otter]

Might do some custom colorways with them in the future

Maybe after shop number 2

[mellow sonnet]

👀

Should I ask for PTO for ondo 2

[cedar otter]

Iono

Ondo 2 might be more casual

[mellow sonnet]

I gotta use my hours before they expire anyways 🤡

[cedar otter]

But will actually feature a proper slow bar hopefully

Like brew in front of you

[mellow sonnet]

I was going to save it for when I have to move again but I think that's next FY for us

[cedar otter]

With a single group for spro and hand brew

[mellow sonnet]

DTLA kumquat style?

[cedar otter]

Kinda

[mellow sonnet]

Like endorffeine but not 6 chairs

[cedar otter]

4 chairs

Or 3

[mellow sonnet]

Well ondo rn has 1 kinda unofficial chair

Sometimes I wanna sit there but I feel like it's not a real seat

[cedar otter]

It is 100% lmao

Come sit

[mellow sonnet]

Yes tomorrow

I was going to go climbing but that can be friday

[desert stirrup]

Your PTO expire?????

[mellow sonnet]

Yes 🤡

Nonprofit hospital be like 🤡

[cedar otter]

Won’t be in tomorrow bc I gotta roast coffee for xBloom

[desert stirrup]

Bruh

That’s crazy

[cedar otter]

First wholesale order

[mellow sonnet]

They don't want us accumulating a ton and taking a month iff

One of our older employees that just retired

[desert stirrup]

That makes sense but wow that sucks

[mellow sonnet]

He would take every other Friday off as PTO

🤡

[desert stirrup]

The more I learn about medicine the more I am thankful I did engineering

[mellow sonnet]

I'm in healthcare for the good insurance 🤡

I'm pretty sure most of my hospital visits are free as long as I don't mind my coworkers looking at what meds I end up on 🤡

[cedar otter]

Lol

[desert stirrup]

Damn that is a good perk

PTO or healthcare

Hmmmmmmmmmm

That is the question

Also I gotta go to Ondo to check out them Bang lamps in person

Man has 3?!?!?

That’s crazy

[mellow sonnet]

There's 1 upstairs and 1 downstairs

[desert stirrup]

Sick lamps and good coffee

What a fucking combo

[mellow sonnet]

And sick beats to jam to

[desert stirrup]

Next thing you tell me is he also has NotNeutral, Loveramics, and Kurasu cups

[mellow sonnet]

I think he uses nn vero

[vivid violet]

pretty common for PTO caps to fill up, then you just lose it..

(cause it’s a liability on the books, for payout)

[mellow sonnet]

Mandarin recently switched to loveramic tasting cups for filter

ReCaphe uses neat competition glasses

Esp in nonprofit we have limited budget and u can't really go "over budget"

[desert stirrup]

Dude Loveramics also makes plateware!

How cool

Sleek designs too

[vivid violet]

can’t eat into the bonus money for the C-suite ! 😂

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah esp when we had a fire and the hospital offered 0 help 🤡 I'm still salty over it

[desert stirrup]

Is this a brand or are you just using “neat” as an adjective?

[mellow sonnet]

They told us to request LOA if we needed it

What a joke

🤡

NEAT competition glasses is a popular cup on Amazon

They have budget version and higher quality crystal one that's way nicer

[drowsy knot]

I use 5 for PO but only baking soda and epsom salt in the Decent to avoid chlorides

[desert stirrup]

Wait please elaborate

Chlorides?

Also what grinder do you use?

If I recall you have two Z1s

Z1^2

[mellow sonnet]

1^2 is still 1 thou there's a flaw in your plan

[cedar otter]

I use loveramics for filter

[mellow sonnet]

I found the cups got too hot to hold when I used them at home but they were nice to drink from

[boreal solar]

I usually just go to the kinto showroom at ROW. I should diversify though.

[drowsy knot]

I use epsom salt, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, baking soda and potassium bicarbonate for PO (thank you Gagne) and then epsom salt and baking soda for espresso (using the barista hustle concentrates recipe). Typically 88/45 for spro and 75/38 for PO though varies depending on what I’m roasting and which burrs I’m running.

[cedar otter]

Loveramics tasting tulips for all geshas

[mellow sonnet]

Drippy is slightly thicker and is a warm cozy cup to hold

[cedar otter]

I also like the textured unglazed portion

[mellow sonnet]

Although I probably had too big of a cup bc I had the 250ml(?) loveramic tasting cups

My opinion on the tasting cup prob better if I had smaller cups

[desert stirrup]

Cups or their brewer?

[cedar otter]

Cups

[desert stirrup]

Ssshhhhh don’t check my math pls

[desert stirrup]

I didn’t know Kinto had a show room here!

[mellow sonnet]

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0950329319306652

If u want to nerd about cups drippy pots are better bc they provide 2 textures kek

Smooth and unglazed rough

[desert stirrup]

The Gagne article slaps. You and I use the same PO water recipe it sounds

[drowsy knot]

I got his book so I could feel stupid and it worked 😂

[desert stirrup]

88/45 is way seems quite different than 60/20

[desert stirrup]

I didn’t read it all just abstract but I wonder if the texture the graders are mostly effected by is texture of the hand or texture of the mouth.

[drowsy knot]

For a while I was running 5 different waters for PO from 60/20 to 175/50 to experiment and ended up preferring 75/38 as an all-rounder. I use 88/45 in the decent because I mostly use it to make milk drinks for my wife with darker roasts. And when I want a turbo it’s not too bad

Haven’t run the same experiment on the Decent because mine is counter sunk and it’s a pita

[mellow sonnet]

By hand in the paper

If we're going by mouth feel I'm pretty sure the 2 way cup provides a larger difference

[desert stirrup]

God you have a wife too???

You people sicken me

[drowsy knot]

and two kids - both in college. Well, one for just another month 😂

[desert stirrup]

Such an interesting but honestly some what useless study

I enjoy science regardless. Props to the researchers

[desert stirrup]

BROSKI HAS ADULT KIDS AND IS ON DISCORD !?!?

What a rad dad

My dad is a Fox News dad who spends his waking hours reading Yahoo article comments

[cedar otter]

This is when men have time again for hobbies

[desert stirrup]

Hahahaha

Sad but true

Being a good parent must be hard

Being a good dog handler is already quite time consuming. Imagine giving that dog mass amount of intelligence and emotion

Crazy

[drowsy knot]

um not quite THAT old…. College is $$$ gotta hustle

[drowsy knot]

parenting is super easy… unless you have a conscience 😉

[mellow sonnet]

Just be single and have no pets 🤡

I do nothing but shop, work, trade stocks

[cedar otter]

[boreal solar]

Even with closing Ragdoll I feel like I have next to no time between my tech job and my three year old. I’m just happy I’ve managed to carve out time for CrossFit. I’m down 10lbs in the last month since I closed the site so that’s nice.

[drowsy knot]

amazing!

[vivid violet]

bouldering

[mellow sonnet]

Oh yes plastic rocks

Plastic rocks and coffee

[boreal solar]

I think I’m too tired to comprehend the plastic rock joke 😅

[vivid violet]

fake rocks at the climbing gym

[boreal solar]

Oh, it’s rock climbing.

[drowsy knot]

When mine were younger it was so intense and time consuming - worth it though cause when they’re gone they are gone 😭

[desert stirrup]

Nah man if I didn’t have my dog I’d be suicidal af

[boreal solar]

Three feels dangerous. She’s in that impulsive stage and capable without being capable of processing consequences

[desert stirrup]

Loneliness is ass

Pups are cool

[drowsy knot]

yeah like many adults, lol! At least she can’t drive

[mellow sonnet]

Just pick up single person hobbies to fill time kek

[boreal solar]

She just looks you deadpan in the eyes and pours pepper on the floor while cackling.

[mellow sonnet]

Children are terrors

[desert stirrup]

HAHAHA

WTF

dude

We gotta help you out with your kiddo

[mellow sonnet]

Ok question

Do your kids draw on the walls

[desert stirrup]

That’s gotta be precursors to psychopathic tendencies

That would fuck me up to a whole new level

[mellow sonnet]

Me and my sis drew on every inch of wall we could reach when we were little 🤡

[desert stirrup]

Then again, my dog has had diarrhea on my nice rigs and I’m patient

[vivid violet]

my friend’s kids did, and flung smoothie onto the walls (inadvertently)

he joked about just burning down his house.. and then his house burned down in the fires 😭

[desert stirrup]

YOU WERE A MENACE!

[mellow sonnet]

We would get in trouble and then do it again too..eventually my mom gave up and waited until we were old enough and then repainted all the walls

[desert stirrup]

Hahahahahah

[boreal solar]

Nah, we bought her an easel and she loves it along with her little smock. It’s sort of cute.

[desert stirrup]

wtf

You all make me not want to have kids

This is too funny

[drowsy knot]

me and my bro learned to pick locks (5 and 7 yrs old) and then broke into schools to steal money from the vending machines (genx)

[boreal solar]

Although on the psycho note she did paint a little red man and called him the “sad man” this afternoon.

[vivid violet]

my sis and i did NOT draw on the walls, heh. we would have been scolded.

[mellow sonnet]

Me and my sis would fake arguments just for fun and my mom would get mad at both of us bc we're basically whining complaining about nothing 🤡

[vivid violet]

omg, you tortured your parents ! 😅

then you told them “i like drugs. i want to mix them.”

[mellow sonnet]

🤡 she would tell us to both be quiet and then ask us what happened and we both would be like "nothing happened"

[desert stirrup]

Broski you and your sis gave your mum hell

My brother was such an ass to me and I would just scream. Like blood curdling, being tortured scream. Both my parents would rush in to see me on the ground crying and my bro finishing the level on 007 Golden Eye when it was so obviously my turn to play

[vivid violet]

golden AYE CHIHUAHUA

[desert stirrup]

Hahahahaha

Gtfo

Outside of that my brother and I were somewhat docile

To my recollection at least

I’m sure if you ask my parents they’d disagree

I look forward to having a beautiful wife, 2-3 pups hanging out, and 3-4 kiddos wreaking havoc coloring on my fucking walls

Oh also damn good coffee

[cedar otter]

Some kids do. My kid never did

[desert stirrup]

YOU HAVE KIDS TOOOO???

Holy shit fuck

I thought you were chill

Just a mid 30s man running coffee shops

[mellow sonnet]

Yeah I feel like most kids didn't but me and my sis were serial wall color-ers even after getting punished

[vivid violet]

Bryan IS chill

[cedar otter]

My friend has two daughters and almost everyday her instagram story is photo of her daughters drawing all over the walls

[mellow sonnet]

Bryan the cool dad

[vivid violet]

and Erik too

and Evan

[desert stirrup]

All you guys need to get vasectomies

[vivid violet]

lots of cool dads.

[desert stirrup]

Yeah ngl

You guys are cool dads

[mellow sonnet]

This was me and my sis basically everyday kek

[vivid violet]

Labrews, wtfitsperry..

how many times a day do i have to do the macarena like Dr. Evil to be cool

[desert stirrup]

I don’t believe corporal punishment is effective but boy after the 3rd wall I’d be tempted to smack your ass into next week

[drowsy knot]

lot of chill dads with a stimulant hobby

[mellow sonnet]

Oh we had a hallway we would run up and down w a crayon on the wall

[desert stirrup]

Bruh

I’d duct tape your hands

[drowsy knot]

It’s def effective but teaches a very diff lesson than parents think

[mellow sonnet]

U know if I was my mom I would've taken the crayons after the second wall but we still had them

[vivid violet]

my sister and i would spray chewed carrots at each other, going “SHHHHHH”, while running up and down the back stairs

[cedar otter]

You’d be surprised how many lipsticks turn into crayons

[desert stirrup]

Yeah, as someone who was physically punished it didn’t turn out too well when I started to think for myself and grow stronger while my parents grew older and weaker

[drowsy knot]

that is hysterical

[mellow sonnet]

Me and my sis would eat cookies outside bc crumbs would fall and my mom didn't wanna clean 💀

Me and my sis now eat cookies over the sink in our own houses 🤡

[drowsy knot]

well there’s that for sure but also just that it teaches kids how to NOT get caught

[desert stirrup]

chat went wild when my dad tried to grab me one day and I caught his wrist mid flight then stared into his eyes and said “not today”

I felt bad ass

Adrenaline rushing through me

[vivid violet]

nothin like a good over-the-sink meal. nothing to wash, except your hands !

[desert stirrup]

Felt good

[mellow sonnet]

Yessir

Give the sink a quick rinse and ur done

[desert stirrup]

Oh yes that too. I was sneaky af

[desert stirrup]

Your kid seems rad

[desert stirrup]

Bro what

What ?

Huh????

[desert stirrup]

Honestly, valid.

If I just vacuumed or mopped I will feed my dog treats or even his meal just outside the front door

It’s quite comical to see a poodle lean forward just enough to reach his food but not step outside (stepping past the door is against the rule without my consent)

[desert stirrup]

I do this because I’m lazy and don’t want to wash a plate or my floors!

Ayo so at the next EAF meet up are you all going to bring your kiddos?

I’ll bring my dog that way I’m not left out

[mellow sonnet]

I think kids are fine

Most of them aren't terrors

Somebody had their kid make a decaf which was fun

[crude citrus]

The trick to not have my kid drawing on walls is to not give them any walls

[weary chasm]

Hey. Your own official recipe cards?

[cedar otter]

I think bq will work on it

[weary chasm]

Request your shop colors for the cards. Or as much as they can make it. 😂

[prisma prairie]

Umbra is a different protocol

[mellow sonnet]

Wtf ondo has a zp6 instock

I kinda want it

GAS getting to me again

Ya imma get it 🤡

1zpresso is tariff land now 🤡

[eternal birch]

ondo zp6

[boreal solar]

I was thinking about buying some things in Paris and London to avoid them.

But they’re already sort of pricy. So I don’t know

[mellow sonnet]

I had my zp6 for 2 weeks only smh

[boreal solar]

I sold my zp6 because the poor little thing was collecting dust outside of when I travelled.

Now I sort of want one because I have a vacation coming up. I need to talk myself out of it

I noticed Amazon has the p2 in US warehouses. I’ve been debating if it would be “good enough” for the four weeks out of the year I use my aero press with a handgrinder

[weary chasm]

is this some kind of hybrid between zp6 and k ultra

🤔 did they have those foldable arms for zp6

[mellow sonnet]

Mine was foldable arm

Bought straight from 1zpresso

I think that's an old pic

Zp6

[weary chasm]

i guess i got it before it transitioned

[mellow sonnet]

And then they brought it back as zp6s w the srm

[weary chasm]

i don't have any 1zpresso with foldable arms.

... maybe if i cave and get a k ultra

on super sale

[boreal solar]

Mine wasn’t foldable.

[weary chasm]

i would vote q air or q2

prettier lol.

[boreal solar]

Daughter would be psyched if I got it in purple

[mellow sonnet]

I hate my q air lmao

So much fines

It worked great when I was hotel living

I wouldn't bother otherwise

[weary chasm]

lol.

[boreal solar]

It’s pretty much just to brew cups during my two week vacation that starts next Thursday. I’ll give you $40 for it 😂

[mellow sonnet]

Oh ok so I don't have to fomo a zp6 still

[weary chasm]

why not a pietro?

[mellow sonnet]

Bc I liked the zp6

I also grabbed the last bag of ondo hydrangea 💀

[cedar otter]

Nooooooo

[cedar otter]

I think there are a few more bags in the back

[onyx forge]

ooof

[mellow sonnet]

Oh hey I forgot I bought minmax and it just showed up

🤡

I once again have too much coffee now

[tight gorge]

this is the way

[vivid violet]

no line at Mandarin now !

[mellow sonnet]

Sheeesh

Ya I think 11-12 is a great time

But I work at 2

So I usually go stand in line at 1 so I can go to work right after

🤡

[vivid violet]

also, has anyone tried this place ? supposedly a nice high-end tea shop:

• https://maps.app.goo.gl/ERraMHBekDCenyyo6

[weary chasm]

Interesting menu aesthetics

[crude citrus]

I heard it’s good. But not worth the wait which can be like 1hr+ on weekends

[crude citrus]

Are you going to get periodic shipments? My backlog is still like 5 bags

[compact hound]

I’ll wait an hour+ for food if its good but never a drink

[mellow sonnet]

I wait an hour and then hold up the line ordering a pourover 🤡

I'm the problem

[boreal solar]

That changed when I had a kid. I used to wait all the time though. Now I’m more about trying to find hidden gems.

[vivid violet]

oigh, once waited 2.5 hrs for Din Tai Fung (the original location off of Baldwin). was miserable 😅

[vivid violet]

that's exactly what my friend who mentioned it said.

i.e. go off hours, not worth the longer wait.

[crude citrus]

At least you’re not ordering a matcha

[mellow sonnet]

I think mandarin most ppl get Vienna latte

[boreal solar]

It almost feels like a waste waiting an hour to order something that tastes like the green tea ice cream from sushi buffets.

[tight gorge]

Isn’t that what Mandarin is known for? Sig drinks?

[mellow sonnet]

Is it? I think they make good pourovers

[eternal birch]

nah mandarin known for vibes

[mellow sonnet]

🤡

[eternal birch]

its a cutesy alley

[mellow sonnet]

I get pourover and pastry sometimes and then leave

[eternal birch]

most socal ppl like drinking stuff like rok/AoU/STAGGER

[crude citrus]

A barista at mandarin said that matcha is what holds up the line lol

[mellow sonnet]

Makes sense

Pourovers they can take orders between pours

The matcha I see them just sitting in the back corner

[cedar otter]

Yeah weekly or bi weekly until we sell out

[compact hound]

Any of you guys had Anajak Thai before

Worth the fuss/hype?

Or is it just vibes

Not planning to go any time soon but I am curious

[compact hound]

With the whole matcha craze you can immediately tell someone doesn’t know what they’re talking about when they think hand whisked = guaranteed good matcha

Plus 99% of “matcha connoisseurs” drink it as lattes

[mellow sonnet]

I drink my matcha straight 💀

And I think I can only taste the diff bc years of coffee tasting

[surreal pivot]

Have not been but have been told it’s hype and not worth it

Now you gotta go and report back 😂

[mellow sonnet]

Has anybody here gone to nobu coffee popup?

I've been wanting to go