ATLien Aficionados 🍑

[jaunty ice]

They are about $165 or so in Taipei

[desert dawn]

You’re getting the a2 I assume that should be more blendy?

[jaunty ice]

A2, a4z for my little brother… maybe a few more if there is a CNY sale

A2 should be identical to q2 I think

[desert dawn]

Nice!

[nova wadi]

Just brewed up a washed Peruvian geisha from the roster who shall not be named. Absolutely incredible. 12.5:200 on the Gabi

Damn that blew me away

Damn, should I open this baby up??

[cedar olive]

wait who is this roaster? ||is it prodigal?||

[jaunty ice]

Has to be. His name is mud

[desert dawn]

I was guessing it was a guy that likes the braves 🤷‍♂️

[nova wadi]

Yes

[cedar olive]

Yeah you should dawg

[nova wadi]

Bag opened

[gaunt gulch]

I'm not a particularly alarmist person, but I'm running out of coffee water, so buying 3 gallons of distilled water at the grocery store today made me feel a certain way LOL

[plush sinew]

would like to second the gititu praise. . . though you'll be more disappointed in me than my dad once I tell you it was a 50/50 because I was using the rest of some thankfully beans 😬

BUT I CHOSE CAREFULLY BY BEAN TYPE AND FLAVORS, DAD!

[nova wadi]

I grabbed 2 jugs from Publix myself

What’s weird though is that I put them on their side and they started leaking

[gaunt gulch]

Must have been packaged by Atlanta watershed management

[nova wadi]

Think they’re okay to use? lol

[jaunty ice]

I had a water jug ruin our wood floor as it slowly leaked

[nova wadi]

Oooff

[sharp jasper]

As someone not accustomed to ice storms, but very familiar with hurricanes, I treated it as the same:

Bought booze and filled up some reusable water bottles.

Although I am slightly worried about losing power because we lose power every other time it rains. 😒

I do have a propane stove, so I can make moka pot coffee. 🤠

ZP6+moka pot honestly sounds sketchy now that I think of it.

[jaunty ice]

I think my biggest fear at the moment is death by tree

[nova wadi]

When I lived in Brookhaven I couldn’t believe how often we lost power

[nova wadi]

Same

[desert dawn]

When I bought my house death by tree was real. We had so many huge pines right up against the house. I ended up getting them cut. When we went outside seeing them on the ground it was pretty sad… but I’m not willing to take the risk

[desert dawn]

Ya the main thing is the ability to stay warm/eat if we lose power for any lengthy period of time. Can’t drive on ice, snow would be better

[nova wadi]

Yeah this is where I am. We have big gorgeous pines I don’t want to take down definitely should. When it snowed last January we had a massive branch just barely miss our house and took out our fence

[vocal mesa]

I have taken down 3 trees since buying in 2018. Had one branch fall and puncture the roof. Had one branch fall and take down the powerline and my weathermast.

[sharp jasper]

So @gaunt gulch and I are rocking Chevy Bolts. I'm curious if I could camp in the back with the seats folded flat and heat on low....

[gaunt gulch]

Oh shit!

[sharp jasper]

And @gaunt gulch here is one of my favorite reddit posts in awhile. 😂😂😂

https://www.reddit.com/r/espressocirclejerk/s/luOwBzjt5e

Mesmerizing to the end. 🤌

[sharp jasper]

That looks really neat!

[desert dawn]

Shitty work flow for him. Bouncing around to get coffee on the right of the machine and then trying to run to the left of the machine to grab milk and back and forth. Took probably literally 10 steps probably just to make 1 cup. 300 cups a day I would be on the floor

[desert dawn]

That would make a great lighter for a cigar or something

[gaunt gulch]

... Or something

[desert dawn]

Man that clicker was really satisfying. I would be playing with that all day

[gaunt gulch]

Lol it's nice

Butane

[sharp jasper]

Yeah I feel like it was extra on purpose. Or maybe he's usually ringing up someone, and making 3 drinks at a time typically.

[jaunty ice]

I too once had a bolt 😢

[sharp jasper]

Cmon man! Get another!!

[gaunt gulch]

You got like 1 production year to get the new one

[jaunty ice]

Got two Nissans

[sharp jasper]

Lucid is working on a bidirectional charger.

https://lucidmotors.com/charging/

This will be awesome for hurricane/snow storm level events. Lucid are pricy cars, but cheaper than 6-7 Tesla powerwalls.

[jaunty ice]

I’m not going to recommend the Ariya but safety features work well

[gaunt gulch]

Looking at that ev9

Stupid kids making friends and now I got to start carrying them and their friends and all their crap

[jaunty ice]

I really dislike parking big cars. I did test drive the Chrysler phev van but they didn’t charge it so it was just using that sad engine driving around Cobb county for the test drive 😂

[sharp jasper]

But think of all the coffee gear you can fit too!

That Chrysler van is awesome. I rented one when I moved to ATL. I kind of want one and I don't even have kids.

[jaunty ice]

We rented the gas one once, it was great.

I wonder what used EV9s will be selling for

[desert dawn]

I have the Chrysler van. The Pacifica plug in hybrid. I do have the pinnacle model that’s fully fully loaded. Kids love it. I loved the tax credit and tax write off

[woven stone]

First up for today. Forgot how good this was. It’s been in the freezer for 6 months or so

[desert dawn]

I believe that’s Diego Bermudez’s farm he’s got crazy coffee projects going on

[sharp jasper]

This is what I have been playing with.

https://www.blackwhiteroasters.com/products/r-jhonatan-gasca-natural-pacamara?srsltid=AfmBOorP-5kYFkyQOYrcvfAvg8ntS39AltUMIznTUiPIwyGShOhnC4Jv

Made a Blooming Espresso shot. Ate it with a twinkie cause thats my weekend guilty coffee pleasure.

[nova wadi]

I love this

[sharp jasper]

Twinkies and coffee are a great combo!

[desert dawn]

Breakfast of champions. $$$$ espresso cause you classy. $ Twinkie cause your a real human

Are the pacamara beans huge

[sharp jasper]

Yes!!

[desert dawn]

I ordered some maracaturra beans and told they will be huge too. I don’t have experience with XL beans and people say they have their own complications in roasting so I thought I would practice

[sharp jasper]

That is an interesting variable. Makes sense though. Different density too I'm assuming?

[woven stone]

At Belux

[jaunty ice]

One of my favorite beans for espresso a year ago was a pacamara I bought a kg of it

[desert dawn]

Possibly. The main thing is the batch size in the roaster. 100g of a small bean vs 100g of XL takes up more room in the roaster. My understanding is Pacamara likes to roast fast, but due to its size it’s more prone to roasting defects like tipping, facing, scorching so it’s a double whammy

So I’m assuming I’ll have to reduce my typical batch size

[jaunty ice]

Opened up new boulder blend. Almost 3 weeks off roast, should be dark enough.

[jaunty ice]

This is really good.

[nova wadi]

Right?

Boulder blend one of the best values out there imo

[sharp jasper]

Yeah I think I'll have to give Prodigal another shot

I'm trying so hard to clean out my freezer though

[jaunty ice]

I think I’m only going to purchase the boulder blend for now. I think I’m going to try different weeks rather than fill a kg of just one blend.

For washed filter I think I’m going to stick with other options.

[nova wadi]

Their shipago peru geisha is pretty fuego

But yeah Boulder blend is solid

[jaunty ice]

How are you guys keeping track of things? In the past I would just watch Brad Nitz feeds

From NWS Atlanta

[desert dawn]

Tik tok. I thought it was a reliable source 🤷‍♂️

[jaunty ice]

I mean this is from formerly twitter 🤷🏼‍♂️

[desert dawn]

There is a guy I like on tik tok

https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesweatherpage?_r=1&_t=ZP-93LkugqgE51

People talk about Glenn burns in Atlanta but I have not followed him

I primarily like the people who say this is as of right now. These are weather models from X. Then offer their professional opinion. I hate the ones that do it for views and put the most unlikely option as real

[jaunty ice]

Yeah twitter is super cool with people calling Brad a liar because another weather person is being optimistic.

[gaunt gulch]

Ok ice storm, I'm ready for you to knock out the power so i don't have you see stuff like this https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSU1JQrkpBU/?igsh=eHNtbWhteHNsMjJn

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[nova wadi]

https://tenor.com/view/cruftbox-but-why-gif-1290062710361139636

[sharp jasper]

How yall doing?? All have power?

[jaunty ice]

Power on here 👍

[desert dawn]

Good here too

[jaunty ice]

21 days off roast, finally opening up some new beans. Oxo soup 👍

[nova wadi]

Ooo I’ve got that too

[nova wadi]

No issues here

Oh my god I jinxed it

Our lights just flickered

[jaunty ice]

Presumably plenty of opportunity for branches to fall still

[nova wadi]

I see a big one that fell but luckily landed in an empty area in the backyard

[woven stone]

Same. 2 times so far.

[nova wadi]

You’re by me aren’t you

The well

[woven stone]

Yup

[sharp jasper]

https://www.blackwhiteroasters.com/products/r-rodrigo-sanchez-passion-fruit?srsltid=AfmBOopFzFs2ocps6sFqTEBIqTPoNblvNQgKFJ0OfGAx8aT1d4wcoimC

So I polished off the bag from yesterday, working on this. Not sure I'm a fan of these super funky ferments. First shot was straight up bad, second shot was better. Still have some tweaking.

I have a black and white subscription, so they just throw these randomly at me. I might ask if they can send me some regular, non-funky stuff for a month or two. 😅

[jaunty ice]

Gonna soup this now and see if I regret the funk

This one is good.

[jaunty ice]

I don’t enjoy co-ferments as much. They were interesting but the last one I had just tasted like watermelon candy and it was hard to enjoy.

I think my favorite coferments are peach and strawberry as milk espresso drinks. But they are still very one note.

[woven stone]

peach co-ferment is lovely iced

[sharp jasper]

Ooooh that does sound good too

[woven stone]

it was from MadLab

^not my photo

wish they still had it

[desert dawn]

In my backyard I have a bunch of my neighbors smaller trees all leaning over the fence now. Hoping it doesn’t take it out

Normally all of that is upright

[jaunty ice]

Yeah looks like you have more ice

[desert dawn]

On the ground I’m not clear how thick it is I would say under a 1/4 inch

[nova wadi]

People kept saying Getacha was good but I couldn’t seem to dial it in

[jaunty ice]

It seemed like a solid Ethiopian to me but I have to add a bit more water to soup. I used the last of my previous bag for Gabi and I recall it being decent. Have had better cups for sure.

[nova wadi]

Just grabbed the MCL as well

Need to start working on my Hydrangea MCL

[jaunty ice]

I am trying to cancel my order because I realized I wanted another bag 😬

[woven stone]

Broke my avensi wave on accident 😭😭

My fave carafe

[jaunty ice]

I'm sorry, those are nice and not cheap

Why are the icicles getting longer instead of melting from the rain 😕

[desert dawn]

Power starting to act up here. Cut off twice

[woven stone]

yup. we lost ours for 5min

glad i have APC backups on our fiber modem

keeps that going

[peak field]

Still good out here

[jaunty ice]

Friends in a midtown lost power a bit ago. https://outagemap.georgiapower.com

[sharp jasper]

I lost power in Doraville for about 10 minutes earlier.

[nova wadi]

Apparently I’ve been using the Gabi base upside down this whole time 🤦‍♂️

[jaunty ice]

Which way is right side up? I decided it doesn’t matter

The bit that sticks out fits perfectly inside my kinto coffee jug limiting movement so I’ve been happy to use it that way

[jaunty ice]

Me: I don't know what the problem is, this thing seems reversible. Gabi base:

[nova wadi]

I’ve been doing it with the outer lip facing down. Doesn’t seem super secure on either of my carafes but when I do lip up it seems more secure

Oh but it does seem to fit either way on my new kinto

Love the kinto

[jaunty ice]

Last one of the day

[vocal mesa]

I just did a similar Gabi brew, Hydrangea Washed Habtamu Fekadu Aga

[plush sinew]

Dear Atlanta,
So glad you made it through this utterly fearful moment of slight chill.

The brief and terrifying 1mm of ice that coated only your imagination was truly a test of your resolve.

Good job.
-God, probably.

[jaunty ice]

Some of the icicles were longer than sewing needles fyi. It was very scary.

Suddenly I was living in the dragon’s belly.

[willow jasper]

See a lot of people out are are in EAV/Candler Park/Inman

I am in Edgewood

[plush sinew]

An incredible visual description

[plush sinew]

The EAF members are getting closer to my house... 🤨

CP didn't have any trees take down all of Mclendon this time, so as far as I'm concerned, that's a big fat W

[willow jasper]

I'm surprised I didn't lose power

[nova wadi]

Hey! Welcome to the group

[jaunty ice]

Driving on treacherous peachtree where few dare.

I see Georgia power dealing with some tree damage on Lindbergh

[sharp jasper]

I have been at work in Chamblee since 8. Driving in was a breeze. Just cold. No ice.

[woven stone]

Doraville is the same

good to see they salted 400/285

anyone try this place yet? https://www.instagram.com/common.coffee.cocktails/

[desert dawn]

Welcome @willow jasper

[desert dawn]

Not yet, so they strictly do La Cabra?

[woven stone]

Not sure. They look quite interesting though. I might stop tomorrow.

[desert dawn]

Sweet! Let me know how you like it

[vocal mesa]

La Cabra - classic espresso drinks (Americano, Latte, etc.)
Passenger - current creative signatures, lending depth and story to drinks like “Pear-well” and “Amber Fall”
Hydrangea & Blendin - not yet on our drink menu, they’re key inspirations in our R&D lab — you’ll likely see their surprise debut in future seasonal specials.

https://www.instagram.com/common.coffee.cocktails/p/DTTkXd6DwRA/

[jaunty ice]

@desert dawn yeah, my youngest loves to eat and we've been able to curtail his calories and our own by swapping white jasmine rice for brown jasmine rice. Needs a bit more cooking time and a touch more water but it can be pretty good.

[jaunty ice]

I should go there and buy this bad boy

[desert dawn]

Interesting. I’m excited for the coffee scene growing here

[desert dawn]

Ya I don’t think I’ve nailed the cook on Jasmine. Taste wise I don’t mind it

You know I also get kinda sad seeing our Atlanta shops not able to show case any local roasters

I know that sounds biased but Atlanta needs better representation. I’m sure there is some gems we have not discovered yet

[vocal mesa]

My preferences just shifted so light that I shot past the profile range of every place I used to make trips to.

Guess if I was already out and wanted some beans for soup lattes I could grab some Opo.

[desert dawn]

I believe Opo is on the darker side out of the Atlanta roasters?

[vocal mesa]

They also have the Maker's Mark Coffee....

[desert dawn]

I think I roast on the lighter side. I personally am too afraid to give beans to a cafe

[vocal mesa]

No doubt.. Why I would just grab for milk drinks. But is there a light-to-medium roaster inside the perimeter?

[desert dawn]

Eh

I would say medium

[vocal mesa]

All of the Atlanta roasters are on the dark side of the spectrum compared to what I order online. Sure, a few in the American medium side of the spectrum, but none that I would say is more light than medium.

Maybe I need to revisit or have not tried someone.

[desert dawn]

No I agree

Some stuff here and there may be a lighter medium

But I get it. They are roasting for their audience and what they know

For Lume so far my roasts have been oops to light and shops are not equipped for that

[vocal mesa]

Trying to think, I know a couple attempted a few less-developed bags in the past.

Even thought Radio might go down that path when they started sourcing those full-spectrum bags back in the day.

[desert dawn]

By that I mean their skills are centered around medium roasts or darks. Brewing such light coffee is not as easy

[jaunty ice]

A radio full spectrum bag in 2023 totally changed my interest in coffee

[desert dawn]

I don’t think Radio is as light anymore. They sold earlier this year

Sorry last year now

[vocal mesa]

I was still on the B&W bottomless scale then and a few of those radio bags were fun.

[desert dawn]

I think for Bana members and preferences it’s hard to find coffee in Atlanta, but realistically I would say most cites in America don’t have coffee that light

[jaunty ice]

This one was amazing

[vocal mesa]

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0bp1mbMb7a/?img_index=1

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this one

[desert dawn]

I wonder if that’s when Alexys was roasting for them

[jaunty ice]

Yeah I was about to post it, I kept buying bags it was my main go to

[vocal mesa]

I would prob turn all of these into soup lattes for my wife now

[desert dawn]

I remember when Radio was making a big presence with their Hi Fi blend

I think they are still good. They are just def in the medium roast territory

When I try Atlanta roasters I adjust my opinion based on their target market not necessarily my taste preference. If they serve their market well then good job. If they can’t do that then it annoys me. We do have some bigger name roasters here that don’t give an F

[jaunty ice]

That’s harsh for dancing goat

[desert dawn]

You know I actually didn’t even consider them

[jaunty ice]

😂

[desert dawn]

I have not been to one in over a decade, but I guess I have to now

[jaunty ice]

They are doing their thing, looks like there are five stores now

What are they using at Bellwood? I used to get a cap there if I was in a pinch.

[desert dawn]

I’m not sure actually

[jaunty ice]

I tried spiller park when I was on jury duty last November. It wasn’t good.

[desert dawn]

When I try the shops here I either get a pour over if offered or batch drip.

I’m lactose intolerant and don’t like the nut milks so options are limited

[woven stone]

What have been your top shops so far?

[jaunty ice]

I was going to East Pole for a while, I've mentioned that before, I ordered an anaerobic processed for pour over to see what they could do with it but they just used their pour over machine and the resulting coffee had water post brew that was way too hot to brew with

Made me kind of scared that they would sell this to someone

[woven stone]

Do they not taste test I wonder

Or just don’t care?

[jaunty ice]

I don’t know. It tasted rancid. My fault for thinking they would brew it well.

[woven stone]

We’ll have a modbar pourover system at my shop. I will not program it hot af

[desert dawn]

I mainly went to roasters to learn and compare my progress.

-Belux - I appreciate that they want to offer specialty with a slow pour bar. I had La Esmeralda which was medium light. My wife had a dark roast latte
-East Pole - I had a decent cup. Probably medium light. I saw the barista pouring it back and forth between carafe and cup so maybe yes their brew is hot ?
-Flow Danny is very nice friendly. Cares about what he’s serving. I had his obligon (sp) on espresso at SCA and enjoyed it. Roast is ??
-Valor friendly staff. Seemed knowledgeable. Lots of offerings from big names. I think it’s a more modern take and great for their target. Roast is medium?
-Azara the cafe manager is related to my wife. I have had some tasty seasonal lattes. Roast is medium.
-Lume Roasters my company. Knowledgable, friendly but no shop. Also, should probably list more stuff for sale. Roasts are very light atm.

[desert dawn]

Nice. Where you planning on opening

[woven stone]

Downtown Chamblee

Probably a month out

When I say my shop I just mean the company I work for (owner and I). We’re just a mobile op rn

[jaunty ice]

Rent is too high for good things where I live

Even my barber left for Edgewood

[vocal mesa]

where

[jaunty ice]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/SFXzsZwafAFff5R8A?g_st=ic

[nova wadi]

Very cool

[jaunty ice]

I only schedule with Alex

Maybe I can take the train to David’s shop and cosplay a city dweller.

[desert dawn]

Yeah that’s a major issue. Rent is very high

[desert dawn]

Awesome. Are you guys going to be near Kin

[woven stone]

Yes. Like 4 doors down

lol

Next to the book store. Wild Aster

[sharp jasper]

Right next to Antigua Lobo??

I work very close by. I'm going there for Taco Tuesday tomorrow. 😆

[peak field]

I really do like belux…

My cafe works pretty tightly with valor. They only use “Freethrow” in their cafes which I’d say is medium compared to their other coffees

We use Workers Comp, which is their medium-dark imo. It has a pretty prominent nuttyness in a milk drink

[plush sinew]

https://tenor.com/view/freedom-murica-gif-10866207

[nova wadi]

Belux is great, would love if they’d try a lighter roast

[nova wadi]

Nice. Very familiar with the area. I wanted to stay down there for ever but everything was too expensive so now I’m OTP lol

Chamblee has changed so much. I remember where there wasn’t much of anything on Peachtree

[sharp jasper]

Yeah I started visiting Chamblee for work every few months in 2016, and the boom I saw even since then was nuts. And I know it started earlier. (I only moved to GA in late 2023)

I think Chamblee is the the fastest or one of the fastest growing cities in GA.

[woven stone]

Yeah! Just off the back of them!

[jaunty ice]

I was surprised how much chamblee had changed I was riding my bike to the Marta station from the Kia dealership back in 2023. Peachtree industrial is still terrible but at the Marta station it’s pretty great.

[nova wadi]

I rented a house with some friends around 2015 and it felt like we were on the fringes of the city back then. Truly nothing but car dealerships, storage, and rundown strip malls. It’s insane how different it is now. I remember when they started building the Whole Foods.

Eventually moved into Brookhaven basically in the boarder of Chamblee

Over by the Costco

Yeah that Marta station was clutch. We’d take that to go see hawks / falcons games etc

Buckhead was still the place to be so it wasn’t too far from the bars and stuff

Now I think everyone wants to be on the beltline

[jaunty ice]

They are trying to build up Lindbergh center near me especially as the belt line eventually reaches it but I’m worried those restaurants won’t make it. White windmill not nearly as busy as the doraville location.

The Clifton corridor was supposed to be connected to it and work being done by now. Then it changed to a bus, now it may be moved to armor yards where there isn’t even a real station. Back when I moved here in 2012 I told some city of Decatur OGs about the Clifton corridor and they looked at me in the eye and said that’s not being built in our lifetime.

Now that I understand MARTA itself to be an accident of history, a gift from successful NIMBYs in Seattle it’s easier for me to understand why transit is mostly an afterthought.

[nova wadi]

So sad. If a city ever needed a good transit system it’s Atlanta

[gaunt gulch]

That Esmeralda was great, but from a regular perspective I've enjoyed my Lume more than east pole and radio

[gaunt gulch]

I'm also having a harder time with my second sey washed Ethiopian

[willow jasper]

I moved here two years ago and the beltline does seem really cool but I have started cycling a lot more and part of me wants to move to Roswell or closer to silver comet lol

But then I would be a poopy traffic commute away from all my friends and will have to make new ones

I do like easy access to airport where I am though! And don’t mind the early morning no traffic weekend drives to silver comet or the greenway

[jaunty ice]

I tried to ride my bike on the SE beltline when it was just dirt, but too difficult to ride in clay and sand

[nova wadi]

What’s a good spot to meet an out of town friend for drinks down in the cabbage town area

[woven stone]

Lloyd's, Mambo Zombi, 97 estoria

[desert dawn]

Just need a spot to pour now!

[desert dawn]

Is it good cupped

[gaunt gulch]

I'll have to try that actually. I was trying to figure it out through my last bag when someone what mentioned they had very little acidity in either

[plush sinew]

dammit it's so cold my headlight washers popped out the front of my car. . . first world problems

[sharp jasper]

I have performance tires on my car and in the cold they are more like hockey pucks. I drifted out of the parking lot getting lunch.

[desert dawn]

My side mirrors wouldn’t open

[sharp jasper]

It was 16 degrees when I rolled into work this morning!

[plush sinew]

I preheated yon vehicle while it was plugged in at home before taking kiddo to daycare. Nice and warm. yay.

Came back home (because I was a slowass not ready to go to work) and parked it in the driveway for maybe 15 minutes before I came back out to leave.

The heat death of the universe had occurred in my car where once there was warmth.
The leather? stiff. frigid.
The air? Like breathing in snow.
My soul? Gone, forthwith, from my body.

Next time I'm leaving the dang car on, sorry Mother Earth.

[nova wadi]

Mother Earth understands

[gaunt gulch]

Ha

[nova wadi]

Roasting has destroyed any hope that I ever had of getting through my backlog

[sharp jasper]

Sooooooooooooooo.... Are you going to yard sale your coffee or what?

Or maybe you could come to the next coffee meet and share the wealth! Cmon man!

[nova wadi]

I might have to

[sharp jasper]

How is the roasting side project going?

[nova wadi]

It’s been a lot of fun. @desert dawn has been a huge help

[nova wadi]

Is any of it good? Probably not

The roaster came with bunch of half pound bags of different varietals so I’ve just been roasting those up and trying to get my footing. I think each roast I do is better than the last so that’s cool

I just got a 3 pound bag of Kenya Githiga AA

So hoping that roasting more of 1 type will help me dial in a little more than doing a bunch of different types

I’ve done 10 roasts so far. I think 7 are drinkable

Couple roasts from this morning

[jaunty ice]

"Optimized for espresso"

[willow jasper]

Love Estoria

I saw the stranger things cast there once (Finn, Sadie, and Gavin)

[jaunty ice]

Oh man my daughter will be so jealous when I tell her

[sharp jasper]

@desert dawn you see Lance made a video about the Deep 27?

I still haven't bought one. But I kinda want to play with it

[desert dawn]

Not yet. I’ll def check it out. I’ve been using it for the past week or two exclusively

[sharp jasper]

And you didn't tell me??

I'm hurt

[desert dawn]

I like the idea of 10g doses, but it’s finicky. I think easy to over extract

[sharp jasper]

Ahhhh that makes sense

[desert dawn]

Haha I had to buy filters from cafec and they had it Lume green so I pulled the trigger

[sharp jasper]

A sign from the Gods you say?

Fair enough... 😆

[desert dawn]

God wanted me to have it

Who am I to deny the gods 🤷‍♂️

[sharp jasper]

I am annoyed because Filter 3.0 on the Decent is just so dang easy to make solid filter coffee. And I wish I had that capability at work.

Thats why the Aiden or Xbloom might be in my future.

[sharp jasper]

It does look pretty....

[desert dawn]

I’m not sold on it being ideal since at the moment I think dialing in is tougher than v60

So I like the Aiden on single cups, I dont at the moment on large batch

On a full 1500ml batch I think it’s ok. It does have temp and pulse control, but I’m not sure it’s worth it if that’s your goal

[sharp jasper]

Naw. I'm usually making a 16g pourover at work.

Single cup effectively

Espresso at home then PO at work.

[desert dawn]

Yeah I think it can do a good job there. Any other options you are considering

[sharp jasper]

A second DE1 for work.

[desert dawn]

I don’t know enough about the xbloom but I feel like the built in grinder has gotten some complaints?

[sharp jasper]

My only problem is the first DE1 blew my coffee budget for the next 3 years

[sharp jasper]

Oh yeah, I would use a separate grinder fosho

Honestly the V60 PO at work is solid. I'm just always tinkering and dreaming of the next step.

[desert dawn]

Just convince work they need an Eversys so I can come try it. I’ve heard great things about this super auto. It runs between a Toyota corolla or Toyota Rav 4 depending on model you choose

I’m pretty sure you could get a Tesla

[sharp jasper]

The office crew loves their Folgers on a 3 burner Bunn coffee maker.

I buy about 30 pounds of Folgers every month or so from Sam's club...

[desert dawn]

I honestly need to try it again. I don’t remember what it tastes like

[sharp jasper]

On the occasion I brew it, I admire the particle size distribution. They have a solid grinder. 😂

[vocal mesa]

I bought an Xbloom last December. Sold it six months later

[sharp jasper]

Damn! So what's your daily driver now?

[vocal mesa]

V60 01, Gabi, or ORB.

[sharp jasper]

Ahhh

I'm curious what you disliked so much...

[vocal mesa]

1. Grinder was way too blendy compared to the ZP6.
2. Pod system was a half-effort on their part and not priced competitively. Also they had a $75 threshold for free shipping.
3. In the XBloom discord, I was more active than their entire team. I basically was running R&D and tech support for them for free. Had people tagging me instead of them.
4. The pour rate is 3-3.5 ml/sec. They had a vibration setting for agitation but it was not effective.
5. The temp was capped at like 205F on recipes. You can go up to 212F on the manual brewer. When the tea maker came out, it had recipes with boiling temp and when asked why it could but not coffee, they did not know why.
6. The recipe system was a mess. They took away the ability to search recipes by roaster and removed a couple data points like type of coffee, region. In the end, I basically just created a 32642 recipe or modified the Feran recipe and used nothing else. So not using their recipe "database, the grinder, or pod system removes most of the appeal.
7. Not really something I needed, but not being able to brew via timer was a miss for others.

[desert dawn]

How could there not be an answer for 5?

Not that the other stuff is good either

[sharp jasper]

Gahhh dang!! Well Xbloom is off the list.

Yeah #5 is B.S. Maybe they outsource their programming and its subpar?

[vocal mesa]

Also the system was all server based. So when that was down, many could not use it.

They created a mode where you could assign a recipe to A, B, or C. I used that and never used those recipe cards again. I know people used reader apps to put their own recipes on the cards. But I only needed those two recipes and one for decaf.

[sharp jasper]

Yeah this wouldn't fly for me. I bought a BBQ accessory that was bricked when the manufacturer and the server host got into an argument. Thankfully Costco took it back.

[vocal mesa]

Oh they definitely outsourced. It was a VC group in Cali.

They learned about pourover on the fly from discord.

[desert dawn]

I need to pay attention to the Aiden. I can’t remember if I can access custom profiles if it’s not connected to WiFi

[vocal mesa]

Pretty early on we had mods to use our plastic V60 01, that kept me going a bit longer with it.

Then I added another mod to use the melodrip too.

[sharp jasper]

That would suck if it didn't

[vocal mesa]

Xbloom filters > machine for me.

They already seemed to be pivoting to store account focus before I sold mine.

[desert dawn]

Oh I saw the video Decent posted about the sound of their new pump. I was impressed it’s so quiet

[sharp jasper]

STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME SPEND MONEY

[desert dawn]

Like cafes?

Maybe the trade in deal will be good 🤷‍♂️

[vocal mesa]

They announced the Williams-Sonoma or Crate & Barrel deal in discord like machine owners were supposed to be excited about that

[vocal mesa]

yes, store accounts

[desert dawn]

Oh got it

[sharp jasper]

Yeah I am curious about that. And yeah when he clicked the mouse and it was the louder, I was impressed

[vocal mesa]

it was this big thing and everyone was like, will the software be updated to fix the recipes anytime soon?

and crickets

[desert dawn]

Ya that’s brutal when you know specialty coffee is so active

[sharp jasper]

As a coffee company like Xbloom, I would feel that consumers would be a bigger market than commercial accounts... Weird.

[vocal mesa]

At the end of the day, making your own recipe on there involves having to guess when the bed will get dry and timing the pause between pours to avoid that. So you have to trial and error several cups/adjust grind size or pour timing.

So a product designed to make pour-over simple, in fact, becomes more complex. At least, for pour-over enthusiasts.

[vocal mesa]

My complete guess is the consumer sales did not hit the mark their investors were told.

Maybe they blew through that VC capital quickly. Again, complete conjecture.

[sharp jasper]

It's a solid theory

[vocal mesa]

I just remember when the app would go down, you had to wait for the one CS person to wake up in Cali, then they had to contact their tech developer in China.

Having 2 recipes I knew fit my cup preference, then just adjusting grind, I ultimately just went back to manual because it is not a machine that saves you time or makes better coffee than you can.

[sharp jasper]

Which is what basically they sold the machine on doing

[vocal mesa]

you can absolutely tap the card, hit one of the three knobs, or use the app to start the process. But you stil have to drop the beans in the chute and also make sure that after they grind, half the grinds don't fall outside the filter as the arm returns to the brewer side. Which would happen fairly often.

[nova wadi]

Gabi does 10g doses really well...

This coversation is right in line with what I've been thinking about lately. My company is based in Boston but now that almost half the company is in Atlanta theyre talking about getting an office space. I told my boss I gotta help pick the coffee machine

Was looking at the Xbloom and the Aiden and I'm not really sure they'd be friendly to the non coffee nerds

Might go Moccamaster

or this #1461891500802834643 message

[desert dawn]

Never seen that before

[vocal mesa]

Order one for all of us @jaunty ice

I'm in

Up next for me:

[nova wadi]

Nice, I got my walnuts too

[jaunty ice]

I think the ratio 4 is a nice little machine.

[sharp jasper]

You know, I've never looked into those. I'll check them out.

[jaunty ice]

I am super interested, it's more compact than the ratio, there are zero reviews but you can enjoy this video of it doing it's thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfTRDvOGwpU

[jaunty ice]

They fixed the design a little so you don't accidentally hit start. I wish it had a clicky button instead of touch

[vocal mesa]

https://youtu.be/yfsstDAhJ80?si=mXPkl4ZVLRizZl9y

[jaunty ice]

Alright I’ll watch it at some point. I don’t think muzhan has it in white

[nova wadi]

I had never heard of these but this could be what I get for the office

[vocal mesa]

I have a friend who uses it. I got him to get a Sey sub a few months later

[sharp jasper]

How does Sey relate?? Is that brewer setup perfect for brewing their stuff?

(When I think of Sey, I think ultra light)

[vocal mesa]

On the broad spectrum they are for sure. It relates in that you are taking advantage of higher extraction with a bit less roast development and getting someone to appreciate flavor separation at an approachable level. More importantly, with a consistent process vs how volatile pourover can be.

Sey is comfort roast for me now

[jaunty ice]

Is this your office?

[jaunty ice]

Now that I’m pretty much just drinking clean washed beans for filter I kind of want to try sey again

[nova wadi]

#1436385688634261536 message

Need batch brewer for my company’s new office

Think Aiden and XBloom might not be a good fit for the people there

Small office maybe like 10 people

Eh maybe 15

Almost never all at once tho

[jaunty ice]

Gotta make sure the water is good

[nova wadi]

Thatll likely be out of my hands

[jaunty ice]

I have an opinion but I like simple things that work

So it’s decided you need to get a decent and a filter 3

[nova wadi]

Mhm mhm I think you’re right

I’ll send the bill to finance

https://tenor.com/view/benjammins-work-expense-business-expense-deductible-work-dinner-gif-10055499511810311836

[vocal mesa]

If using their pods, bloom could be a feasible office machine. Just tap the card, open the pod, pour the beans down the hatch, put the pod in the pod holder, and push play. Jay requires each employee to make their own cup. Upside is no coffee wasted. You can plumb it into a water tank to avoid having to refill during the day.

Wouldn't need to use the app for anything other than machine maintenance.

[jaunty ice]

Barstool pizza reviewed a pizza place inside a mercado in Sandy Springs called Pizza by Yandy's. TIL about this place

[vocal mesa]

$2 a pod usually though. Built in filter/disposable brewer. There is a sub that's 32 pods for $38 every two weeks. But you could ask for the office prices:

https://xbloom.com/pages/wholesale?srsltid=AfmBOoobqkJX6XJZIoPyJO-nZwLHlYxJgSJsEF873Ei87A1K6ijIDKTX#:~:text=xBloom Onsite-,Program,-Interested in featuring

[jaunty ice]

that poor mercado about to get so many gringos

[vocal mesa]

Oh yeah I remember reading about that in one of the Atlanta blogs

[vocal mesa]

Too late

https://atlanta.eater.com/maps/best-pizza-atlanta

[desert dawn]

Oh I heard about that place

[sharp jasper]

Saw this in the Buy/Sell thread for a Moccamaster. Thought it was applicable.

[cedar olive]

Dang pizza by Yandy’s looks amazing

[vocal mesa]

I did have a Moccamaster for a couple of weeks!

[nova wadi]

Just a couple weeks huh?

[nova wadi]

Haha that’s exactly what I’m thinking is it’s easy enough for non coffee nerds but good enough for me

[sharp jasper]

Had the Xbloom for 6 months and the Moccamaster for a couple of weeks?

[vocal mesa]

26 days, to be exact.

I hated the water dispenser arm. Basically, at least half, if not more, of the coffee bed is not getting direct water contact And, you have to turn it off if you want a bloom phase, because it will just start throwing down water the moment it heats up until all of the water is dispersed.

This was back in 2023. It would still be easy compared to the Aiden/XBloom. Just turn off after you have a bloom pour, and manually move the spray arm to evenly saturate. But at the time, I was just not a fan of $250 if I had to still have manual steps. It heats water up like a champ, though.

[sharp jasper]

Gotcha... Yeah I came in to work and made a PO that just hit the spot. And I realized I might be thinking too hard about all of this. Haha

[jaunty ice]

This is probably about ODD. Am I right?

[vocal mesa]

Oh, there is absolutely analysis paralysis going on

[jaunty ice]

Positives of moccamaster is it should handle office environment. Negative is that it’s a touch astringent I guess it didn’t quite bloom well enough.

I also don’t like how big the cup sizes are for the better models. Those models do have a keep warm base

[vocal mesa]

I had the Moccamaster 53949 KBGV Select

[sharp jasper]

Bingo, yep!

[jaunty ice]

Ratio 4 with some instructions. Hold it for volumes less than 300 tap it above 300. Have a scale. I actually weigh the water on the scale rather than fill by line.

It doesn’t keep it warm. That’s the only negative and for me it was a positive.

[woven stone]

aux has a killer Sebastian Ramirez co-ferment rn

gonna check out Common Coffee today too

[vocal mesa]

What a crazy selection for a cold brew

[jaunty ice]

I wonder what he’s using for drip

[woven stone]

lemme ask

https://sorellina.ca/collections/beans/products/damian-bolanos-washed-caturra-colombia

[woven stone]

Common is quite cool

Lovely selection of hydrangea

[willow jasper]

Does anyone here have a bambino + baratza encore ESP

and can teach me to dial in da beans

I keep making lemon juice shots and it’s making me sad but also keeping me up at night through sheer over caffeination

[gaunt gulch]

It's pretty great.

[jaunty ice]

are you drinking the espresso straight or adding milk?

[willow jasper]

I am drinking straight up to test the flavor but I eventually add frothed milk and make a latte

[cedar olive]

Love that we’re getting a new multi roaster!

[jaunty ice]

I’ve not used either machine but should be able to find some help here. I see some suggestions on Reddit about steps for heating and discussion about preinfusion. I personally prefer milk drinks and I mostly prefer close to turbo so a touch coarser than traditional espresso.

[jaunty ice]

Headed to Morelli’s for some ice cream cake

[jaunty ice]

VaHi lights are a nice touch. And there’s a chevron

[sharp jasper]

1. How many gram dose?
2. How much output?
3. How many seconds does it take?
4. Which beans?
5. Temp of the water for the shot?

[plush sinew]

PDL. By millenial memers, for millenial memers

[willow jasper]

1. 17.5 g
2. I have test 35g up to 50g, all sour
3. 30 seconds ish to get 1:2
4. Currently using Sweet Bloom Hometown Blend roasted 1/14
5. This I don’t know. Don’t exactly have control of it but I always pre-warm the group head and basket to get everything as hot as possible

For additional prep, I use WDT tool and have 1.7 mm puck screen.

I am using 14-18 g IMS basket in a bottomless portafilter

I think there’s just too many variables lol and im a little overwhelmed. I pre infuse every time as well, but not sure how long I am supposed to.

[sharp jasper]

I think you may be over extracting. Can you try pulling a shot with no coffee into a plastic cup and see how hot the water is with an instant read thermometer?

Can you try pulling a shot with no preinfusion seeing if that tastes better?

[gaunt gulch]

So good! The one in vahi?

[jaunty ice]

I’m glad they kept the lights on beyond Christmas

[gaunt gulch]

Nice!

I'm like 5 from there

[jaunty ice]

My daughter went to a friends house there last year and she was telling me about how they walked into town from the house and then went to academy for hot chocolate and to morellis later for ice cream. Super jealous of that kind of living.

We used to go to Yeah burger over there.

[gaunt gulch]

Damn not that close. That sounds nice af

[gaunt gulch]

I have checked it very few of those restaurants. Only the pizza place (way to sweet) and farm burger

[nova wadi]

I haven’t been to farm burger in ages

[gaunt gulch]

It was child directed

[jaunty ice]

The buckhead farm burger closed I think 2 years ago and the vahi location is apparently closing. Midtown location is somehow not great either. Maybe just decreased quality with expansion

[nova wadi]

Dang that’s a bummer. When it first opened I’d frequent it and thought it was pretty dece

NFA best burger in Atlanta tho

[jaunty ice]

When I used to commute from city of Decatur to Grady I would starve the whole day and pick up a burger with a fried egg on the way back and enjoy the fuck out of that thing

[woven stone]

Up at Meadowlark today in Gainesville

Great multi roaster. Trying the sl28 washed from Ilse on Xbloom

[nova wadi]

That’s awesome

Hydrangea getting around

[cedar olive]

Dude NFA burger rules

[willow jasper]

164 F (highest temp on thermometer I see when water dripped on it)

Yeah I think it’s over extracted for sure

bitter today

[sharp jasper]

I pull shots at 190f. 164f seems slow. That might make it sour.

[willow jasper]

I think the water in the group head itself is hotter? I also temped it off the first shot and didn’t pre-heat by running first whoops

it cools so quickly as soon as it exits

But I assume the bambino just doesn’t get that hot from what I understand

[jaunty ice]

Have you tried to make it hotter with the steam wand trick

[willow jasper]

I have not 😔 🥺

[sharp jasper]

Try with and without preinfusion and taste them side by side. I'd target 17g in, 34g out in 24 seconds for both shots.

[vocal mesa]

It does. Glad we have Smiley's in Decatur to save me the commute.

Fred's and Bonafide have the closest thing to what we had with the Meatstick at One-Eared Stag (RIP).

[cedar olive]

Fred's is also so good. I haven't been to Smiley's but want to

[willow jasper]

I did no pre infusion on my first shot today and it tasted bitter (first better shot ever, it’s usually always sour!)

Second shot I did same dose with 5 second prefusion, and it was sour

[willow jasper]

I think since it’s a medium/light roast I need to increase the dose a lot prob. That’s probably the only thing I haven’t tried at this point. Maybe there’s too much headspace

[plush sinew]

oh I'm just now showing up to this discussion. Bambi is also just shredding your coffee with high pressure, so that's always going to be tough. Turbos perform really well though. Other consideration is maybe roast-age? If it's pretty recent, you might be feeling it's sour/acidic because it just needs more off-gas time.

[willow jasper]

1/14 roast

[plush sinew]

idk about the 14-18g basket, I suspect you're running close to "full" - I know with 18-22g basket an 18g shot sometimes (bean dependent) fills that sucker up

[willow jasper]

I have been using the razor tool to make sure there’s enough space and there’s a coin thick gap between the bottom of the razor and my puck screen

[sharp jasper]

I also find a non- straight wall basket to underextract the sides, which is more noticeable on light roasts.

[willow jasper]

Hm so should I try the stock basket?

[sharp jasper]

A milled basket might help. How is the stock basket?

[plush sinew]

I think first playing with variables you have makes most sense before sworks'in it up.

defo suggest saving a couple doses of that roast and seeing how you feel about it a month out rather than 2 weeks.

[sharp jasper]

True

[willow jasper]

Unsure barely used it: https://www.breville.com/en-us/product/sp0001520

I immediately went to IMS per recommendations

[willow jasper]

I’ll try letting it sit!

I have a new bag of Onyx Geometry I’m too scared to open

Also a light roast that I wouldn’t have bought because of intimidation on dialing in, but I got it as a chrimus gift 🥹

[willow jasper]

The Breville stock basket is a bit tapered so maybe I try it

[plush sinew]

Might actually be worth down-dosing. Obviously means you have to re-dial grind, but that should then also make it pretty immediately apparent if your grind was problematic

[willow jasper]

I am worried about too much head space if I dose down

do I need a smaller basket if I do?

I already have a nickel sized room at 17.5 g dose and with 1.7 mm pick screen on top when checking with the razor tool

Not sure if the razor is supposed to actually touch the puck screen

I am not sure if my puck screen is interfering? I just like it to keep my group head clean really

Not sure if that is increasing it takes for the coffee to start dropping (takes 13 seconds, with or without the puck screen either way, so probably not)

[sharp jasper]

Oh id keep the puck screen 100%

Try the geometry. I'm curious your results

Have you ever tried to dial in with a different grinder?

[woven stone]

Setting the equipment out finally

Forgot the EK is 1,000 lbs

[sharp jasper]

What will that bad boy be used for mostly?

[woven stone]

Drip and pour over

E80gbs for espresso. E65 for decaf

[sharp jasper]

Dang that is some heavy investment in equipment!

So yall had a coffee cart prior to this storefront?

How often were yall booked? Or did you popup at places typically?

[woven stone]

The owner started this about six years ago, purely doing mobile carts and events. I’d say we’re booked three days out of the week sometimes concurrent events on the same day.

Mostly corporate clients

So I manage the mobile side now while he focuses on the café, but I get some input and say on what equipment to get and how things should work since I’m the only one who’s worked at a café before

The buildout for the café only started about three months ago

[willow jasper]

My friend has an NZ and I took over my Onyx Tropical Weather light roast and he was able to dial it in beautifully

No sourness, no bitterness, beautiful texture

he has a gaggia classic machine

I’m planning on bringing my bambino to his house at some point to see if I can get decent results with his Niche Zero

I kinda regret buying the EESP

I feel like I was far enough into the espresso rabbithole at that point that I wish I just preordered the DF64 when it was on sale lol

Otherwise I haven’t tried a different grinder because I don’t have one on me

before my own setup I was using my old roommate Breville barista touch but I always made milk drinks so didn’t really matter

Now that I have a more manual set up I’ve been testing flavors/beans etc

So far they all taste like lemon juice ahaha

[sharp jasper]

Ive never booked a mobile coffee cart. Can you give me a price run down? I'm curious how it works!

[sharp jasper]

Ahhhh don't be so hard on yourself. It might be a technique you can tweak!

But yeah I'm curious how it goes with your dialing in with a NZ

[willow jasper]

I’ll keep you in the loop!

[willow jasper]

Well let us know when the grand opening is so we can all pull up and support!

[sharp jasper]

I'm also curious if you can dial in the ESP to the Gaggia. 😂😂

[willow jasper]

HAHAH that would be funny! I’ll bring both and give it a go!

[woven stone]

Booking are a min of 2 hours. We bring everything needed (cups/lids/ice/milks/alt milk/barista). Clients pick syrups too from our list. If you were interested in pricing you could fill out our form and I could build a quote for you!

[sharp jasper]

Yeah can you send the link? I have occasional events for work, but I think they are a tad too small.

But it's always worth finding out!

[woven stone]

https://www.stellow.com/book-event

[sharp jasper]

Just submitted. Plz don't doxx me

[willow jasper]

Ooo I’m trying to host more lunch and learns for the new hires/early career folks at my job and would be cool to have a coffee cart

but I am too pleb in the chain to make it happen but could maybe convince an Exec to sponsor

[woven stone]

ok. for pourover my boss got 2 hario switches!

i was worried about origami tbh because i heard those were more difficult to do well consistantly

also, who knew laying out equipement on bar would be so tough bar flow wise

[nova wadi]

Brewed up some of the beans I roasted and it was the first batch that was actually dece

[gaunt gulch]

I feel like @desert dawn and you should make a "friend's and family bag" aka your friends and family know you're a coffee person and they want to drink coffee at your house but definitely will not enjoy the lightness of the beans that you drink. So here's one that's a little bit more developed AKA I may have over roasted for my normal clientele LOL

[nova wadi]

I was actually thinking about that because I have all this coffee now and I don’t know what to do with it all. I was thinking giving it to people but then had that thought that they might not like it so light

Like my mom drinks Starbucks pike place black

I do have some that ended up too roasty for me that I may give her

[desert dawn]

That is part of the business plan.

[gaunt gulch]

"sell mistakes"

[desert dawn]

No

I have plenty of kg of mistakes though

[jaunty ice]

The real reason Sey quality dropped off is they started hoarding the best roasts for themselves.

[desert dawn]

Plan is:
One coffee offered two ways:
-Ultra light filter roast
-Light filter or espresso option

Something sourced specially for dark roast that will be only offered one way. This will be more when I need coffees for lattes

No mediums. I don’t really drink medium

[plush sinew]

they're in my freezer (I jest)

milk-bev flights - macchiato, cortado, flat white

[nova wadi]

I tried to do a medium the other day and I set off the smoke detector

[desert dawn]

I poured coffee at a private event yesterday. The crowd was very high net worth and mostly 65+. It was very interesting.

So many were kind, open minded, and enjoyed the coffees. I used the same ones we cupped for pour over. Also, I added the red honey Honduras for a batch self serve option.

I had a few that were no way we only drink dark roast. So I said well… the batch option is slighter darker… they loved it. It was at the end of light roast 😉

[desert dawn]

If you have any Alo or Layo roasts left pull it out. Let them rest a little and anything above 8% should be banging. I’m hitting them pretty hard. Maybe 4.0-4.3 on a ZP6

[desert dawn]

That’s weird. I would do the opposite. I can adjust for my mistakes in brewing

[desert dawn]

Yeah you need to work the bar in a stress test to decide final placement. Ideally record the workflow to see the mistakes of too many steps or bottle necks

Also— I booked my flights for SCA!!

[jaunty ice]

Watched our CEO deal with her broken kurig doing pour over a mug after opening up the Starbucks pod. Just desperately seeking caffeine there.

[jaunty ice]

I was attempting a joke

[desert dawn]

Lol oh!

[desert dawn]

I know that burned holding that little pod

[jaunty ice]

Actually it was a tea bag? She emptied out ground Starbucks. I don’t know how this machine works but til we have hot water dispenser from the tap

I hated what she was doing but when I showed her my coffee table she only cared about how much time it took

[nova wadi]

These?

Used to have this at my old companies office

[jaunty ice]

I’ll look. The machine is down because there is a hose from the wall that needs to be replaced. I’m impressed but the thought and consideration put into this coal machine

Flavia creation 300 packet system

[nova wadi]

Interesting

Never seen these

[woven stone]

Cute cup🥹

[nova wadi]

Italiano vibes

[desert dawn]

Haha I had a few of those yesterday like you do this for your morning cup?? Then they tried it and were like oh that’s quite nice..

[desert dawn]

You got a Strada X?

[woven stone]

S

[jaunty ice]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Atlanta/s/APQkY7GZph

[jaunty ice]

YES. 3x if possible

[desert dawn]

Oh ok!

[desert dawn]

Boy I hope this is wrong

[jaunty ice]

I think I’m going to cancel the Alpharetta birthday party for the second weekend in a row. Probably for good now

[woven stone]

Cancelled my latte art class for tomorrow. Don’t want to risk the weather issues

[sharp jasper]

Where was this??

Supposed to be*

[woven stone]

Flow

Down in Avondale estates

Want to learn from Daniel

[sharp jasper]

Ahhh

Who's Daniel?

Guy who runs Flow?

[woven stone]

Yup!

[drowsy jacinth]

do you happen to know why all those classes are on weekend or 5 pm on a week day

[woven stone]

Nope. Probably when he’s not roasting I guess

[drowsy jacinth]

ahh i see

[nova wadi]

I kinda want to do a roasting class there

[woven stone]

Same. I know 0 about how roasting works lol

[desert dawn]

Maybe one day I could host a get together and show you guys some stuff

[cedar olive]

I was going to say we need to get another meet up on the calendar! Should we try to shoot for one in Feb?

[woven stone]

I’m down

[nova wadi]

Down

[sharp jasper]

I'm down

[desert dawn]

Sounds good to me. I am out of town the weekend of Valentines and then doing a pop up hopefully in Athens on the 28th

But of course whatever you guys decide I will try to make

Also I just watched a video of people roasting coffee in Jordan. This came about from learning some Arab countries roast even lighter than ultra light. They don’t even hit first crack 🤯

[gaunt gulch]

I'm interested in a meet up where @desert dawn isn't having to work!

[plush sinew]

Yes but then I would have to make my own coffee???

What do I look like, capable?

[willow jasper]

How is the weather

Are the roads drivable

I’m homgry

[jaunty ice]

Not enough snow to stick yet in the city. Seems like it’s worse north and east.

[vocal mesa]

I have seen single-digit flurries in East Lake so far. Just loud wind gusts.

[nova wadi]

We have flurries up here but that’s all. It’s a full on blizzard in Cumming apparently

[vocal mesa]

Okay, the flurries have finally arrived.

[desert dawn]

We had light snow in the morning. Again now and this looks like much more

[jaunty ice]

This snow is so lame

The wind means business though.

[nova wadi]

We’ve got some that stuck now

It ain’t much but bout to see if we can make a tiny snow man lol

Just made a long soup to get ready

[desert dawn]

My daughter made a tiny 6 inch tall snowman

[peak field]

In Alpharetta… roads are still drivable but the snow is sticking all around

Glad to see some snow this year

[nova wadi]

Days like today call for some chili

[sharp jasper]

Made a big old pot earlier. Chili for lunch and chili for dinner. Each with a baked tater, cheese, and green onions.

https://tenor.com/view/dutch-oven-fart-farting-gif-19757427

Gonna be me with the wife later.

[jaunty ice]

Hydrangea getachew better today 4 weeks off roast

[nova wadi]

For the next meet up, when’s a good time for everyone? We thinking week day or weekend?

[cedar olive]

I would think weekend??? Saturdays are better than Sundays for me personally

[sharp jasper]

Weekend fosho

[woven stone]

Weekend for me

[nova wadi]

My mornings are all full of kids birthday parties except for the 15th. Afternoons are pretty open

[sharp jasper]

I can host on the 21st

[sharp jasper]

How early are you available?

I live in Doraville right by 285.

[nova wadi]

I’ve got the kids all day on the 21st unfortunately

Gifted my wife a full spa day as a Christmas present

Don’t let me hold yall back if that works for everyone though

[gaunt gulch]

What spa?

[nova wadi]

Woodhouse

[willow jasper]

bring the kiddos

[gaunt gulch]

Never wanted coal more

[nova wadi]

Ive seen that on insta and I too want it for the bag alone

Alas.. medium

[willow jasper]

👀

Do we hate not-light roasts here

[nova wadi]

Nope, I’ll drink any coffee really but I prefer light

[sharp jasper]

Since there seems to be a slight grey area when it comes to where the line is drawn, I would say I like light and true craft medium/dark. Monarch from Onyx is my yardstick for dark craft coffee.

Also, on that note, what do you all generally think of Portrait coffee?

(Buying their whole bean stuff)

I am actually nearing the bottom of my freezer stash and need something to fill in until my next subscription delivery is ready...

I was thinking about trying Portait again.

[vocal mesa]

the cups and shirt are cool.

[jaunty ice]

even their lightest is medium

I really like my portrait cup though.

[nova wadi]

Ooo

[jaunty ice]

my first amazing shot was with portrait was their Colombia El Zacatin Tabi natural but they lean so dark I just don't buy portrait anymore

[sharp jasper]

Sometimes that dark shot hits so gooooood though!

[woven stone]

My wife loves dark roast. And honestly, it’s not that bad even though it’s from Costco.

[desert dawn]

I saw that. I will say I did have a good dark roast from them last year. It had notes of figs and strawberries which was surprising to me in dark

[desert dawn]

There is an Eth lighter medium you can get from Costco online that I liked some time ago. It was only online and cheap like $10/lb

[desert dawn]

I prefer ultra light, but try to keep my palate open to everything

It usually came 2 weeks off roast

I probably still have some in the freezer. Maybe I should sneak it into a cupping to see what people say

[nova wadi]

I got here because of traditional Italian espresso so I am definitely open to anything. I have fallen in love with light roasts though

My stepmoms feedback from some of my beans

No acid

[jaunty ice]

My wife usually wants low acidity if she is going to make a regular coffee with milk

[nova wadi]

That’s fair

Not everyone’s bag

[willow jasper]

Mines very acid 😔

[jaunty ice]

She hated it when the milk curdles.

I'm going to order a K ultra on the 4th since they are having a 5% off sale, did anyone want me to bring something back from 1zpresso or femobook (not sure if femobook will have sale)

diamond A not part of the sale, not gonna recommend that chonker

[nova wadi]

I want an A2 but I absolutely don’t need 😅

[cedar olive]

@jaunty ice remind me - where will you be again??

[jaunty ice]

Taipei. Going to order some grinders in advance so I don’t have to deal with lunar new years closures and hopefully take advantage of sales

[nova wadi]

If there’s a sale I might be interested…

Nope nope I don’t need it

Unless?

[jaunty ice]

1z or femo. You save some money on the grinder without a sale but obviously can’t return internationally

[nova wadi]

How much you think?

Femo a2

[jaunty ice]

About $70. I’m buying two already I can get another. Not sure if they will be on sale but buying Femobook next week otherwise

[nova wadi]

Woah

I mean at $70 I pretty much have to get one right?

That’s just savvy shopping

[jaunty ice]

That’s my thinking

[nova wadi]

The savings!

Yeah put me down for one

Thanks man

[jaunty ice]

No problem. Will figure something out once I get back. I’m in buckhead so not too far from 400

[nova wadi]

Can Venmo or whatever

[desert dawn]

How much is the A4z?

[jaunty ice]

$411. I think that’s close to the used price?

[desert dawn]

Ok, put me down for both A4Z and A2 if you have space

Venmo Zelle cash whatever let me know

[cedar olive]

A4Z crew grows!!! Great decision @desert dawn

[desert dawn]

I just can’t get over the size of that A4Z. I need one 🤣

I mean come on

[cedar olive]

Yeah it’s insane haha

And selfishly I would love for some Lume recipes with the A4Z

I just got the Q air or else I’d ask for the A2 😭😭😭

[desert dawn]

The a2 is just a gamble for… who knows what

[cedar olive]

Kinda wish I knew about the A2 before getting the Q air but the Q air has still been quite good

[desert dawn]

I should sell the Pietro

I should just sell something

[jaunty ice]

No get the pietro to a2 adapter people are working on

Prototype right now but we may crowdsource metal version #1317535416659869919 message

[cedar olive]

The pietro mod makes me want an a2 haha

[desert dawn]

I saw that. Its impressive

It technically only needs the burrs right?

[jaunty ice]

Easier said than done

It will need some kind of catch cup and something to make it lean diagonal so you don’t have to hold it

[desert dawn]

I could just hold it over my v60

[nova wadi]

The fused visions one I think might have a catch cup but their stuff is so insanely expensive for 3D prints

Pretty crazy

[jaunty ice]

I woke up to incredible drama on Monday in that thread. I think I don’t really want to work with fused visions. I just purchased the burrs but uncertain if it will be fulfilled.

Espresso outlet has a really good deal starting today (%20 off) though burrs still way expensive $134 after tax and they told me they don’t actually have them in stock

[woven stone]

that peach Finca El Paraiso from Hydragea is delish

gonna have to bring to the meetup

[jaunty ice]

I purchased the K ultra from 1z today, will try to deliver directly, should give me an idea if the femobook order will run into trouble.

[jaunty ice]

so fused visions tried to sockpuppet as /u/beanlogic yesterday

[nova wadi]

Oh no way

[jaunty ice]

#1317535416659869919 message

[jaunty ice]

check out cafe regulars chat at the moment

drama before FV showed up: #1317535416659869919 message

Going to just take a moment and point out that this is happening because #1 pietro M modal burrs are apparently that good and #2 Pietro experience is apparently that bad

[nova wadi]

I love a little tea

[cedar olive]

Do they have a Hario store in Taipei? I have been curious about the Hario Alpha. Don’t think it’s possible to get in the states though

[jaunty ice]

I probably would get it from muzhan. I don’t see it listed in anything but tritan for just over $40 https://www.muzhan-coffee.com/products/2024111301

They had a year of the snake model but maybe replacing it with a horse? Anyways I think I wouldn’t recommend if it’s anything like my ct62, decreased extraction afaik and not many recipes

Oh interesting they have an alpha switch too

[cedar olive]

Yeah I’ve seen a few folks who really enjoy it but certainly see your point about not being recipes out there since not many folks have it (at least in the states)

[sharp jasper]

Went to Valor yesterday to buy a bag of beans to tide me over until my next subscription comes in. Got their Freethrow house espresso stuff. It isn't bad, but not quite what I am looking for. I might need to dial in a bit better though. It was on the lighter side of medium though.

[peak field]

Their only bean I truly like for esprssso is turbo diesel

[desert dawn]

What a name

So far I had their Sebastian Ramirez and a Kenyan Gachathani

I think Turbo Diesel should have a some robusta in it to turn up the caffeine

[cedar olive]

Thankfully Coffee is doing a tasting at Meadowlark in Gainsville on Saturday. Will most likely head up there for it if anyone is interested and ends up joining!

[desert dawn]

I have a birthday party this Saturday afternoon

What time is it?

[jaunty ice]

Alright I was correct about the lunar new year sale for femobook, starts this weekend.

$380 for A4z, $62 for A2, hopefully I can buy 4 and get that discount for all 4

it turns out there is a limit I can't buy more than four A2s

[nova wadi]

Dang

Oh more than 4?

[nova wadi]

Oh man that’s awesome. Know what time?

[cedar olive]

I'm going to the 11:30 am!

[jaunty ice]

4 seemed to be the limit. Grabbing them Saturday afternoon when the sale starts. One A2 for Wiggles, A2 and an A4z for Zo Shah, I think that's all I have. @cedar olive let me know if you still want the alpha, I anticipate I'll come across one or can order while I'm there

Looking forward to everyone struggling to explain the name to normies

[nova wadi]

My man

You are awesome

[vocal mesa]

Damn now I really will be the only one without an A4Z!

[jaunty ice]

FIL gets some credit for having to pick up 8 coffee grinders from the doorman and cart them up to his apartment, at least I plan to leave one with him. Changing plans from bringing a used lagom mini to using an A5.

[sharp jasper]

Don't worry, I am with you too.

[nova wadi]

We should send him a gift basket haha

[vocal mesa]

https://tenor.com/view/dozens-of-us-there-are-dozens-of-us-dozens-arrested-development-arrested-development-dozens-gif-18162954729757007693

[cedar olive]

Let me think on it - I may take you up or I may get a baby O1 from Orea lol

But you’re incredibly kind to offer @jaunty ice

[vocal mesa]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUWh0G_EQnk/?img_index=2&igsh=Z3d5c3Zpc2RkZmV4

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[nova wadi]

The baby O1 is pretty cool but you do lose out on acidity

[cedar olive]

Oh interesting - how do you brew with it

[nova wadi]

I do the shoey QC so maybe that’s wrong

I’ve asked Carl like 3 times how he brews with it and he ignores me every time

[sharp jasper]

I dropped and broke my favorite ceramic Icosa cup and now I'm second guessing all my mug purchases

I want another one, but I bought it on Kickstarter and now they are $50ea which is highway robbery imo

[nova wadi]

Dang, I’ll pour one out in for the homie in the morning

[plush sinew]

you wanna buy the smoke one(s) from me, I might be amenable tbh

[sharp jasper]

How much and how many? 😆

[gaunt gulch]

Email them and see if they'll discount OG supporter.

[sharp jasper]

They did say 50% off, but plus international shipping and potential tariffs. I just didnt want to risk it.

[gaunt gulch]

Gotcha.

Tarrifs freaking suck right now

[jaunty ice]

Illegal tariffs

[sharp jasper]

Yeah I was bummed out they would only fulfill the Atlantis Blue out of the International warehouse. Not the local one.

I will ping them in case it changed

[jaunty ice]

I think I fat thumbed a friend request to you. Sorry about that I don’t have anything meaningful to DM

Spending the day just feeling bummed for Florida man’s mug

[sharp jasper]

My coffee just doesn't taste the same... 🥲

[jaunty ice]

I’ve shattered four cups over the past 6 months all of them among my favorites. Only one difficult to replace.

[vocal mesa]

I chipped a cup from Nhut Le's (Judomaster in Peacemaker) pottery like a week after I got it. It is now a planter.

[sharp jasper]

That suuuuucks too... Dang

[gaunt gulch]

I really like double walled glass (I think going back to my Scotch days @sharp jasper). I broke my favorite one on like day 3 of orb ownership trying to make an ORBover and spilled nearly boiling hot water burning myself embarrassingly.

When people say I'm obsessed with finding a glasses that fit the orb, it's mostly because of that incident

[sharp jasper]

I'm also a bit obsessed with whiskey and beer glasses. 😄 So I get it

[plush sinew]

I love pulling a shot (or even making a cortado) into a norlan glass

[plush sinew]

you really want the both of em I'll have to think about it—it's still typically my regular cuppa, but I rotate a lot (just might regret giving them both up...). I'm happy to give up 1 at least so you can replace your lost boi, even if it's not as blue and pretty 😛

[sharp jasper]

I appreciate it! I think i might just end up getting a new blue boi. I'm Blue Da ba dee da ba di with out my blue cup.

[plush sinew]

I get it.

It was my initial choice, but then I got scared I wasn't going to like it, so played safe

c o w a r d i c e

[desert dawn]

Tbh, daily life is chaotic with the little ones. I grab whatever is in arms reach. Cup, spoon, carafe, bowl

https://tenor.com/view/bad-bunny-benito-banda-dance-grupero-gif-351233434121054403

You guys ready for this weekend

[nova wadi]

What is this weekend

[desert dawn]

Bad Bunny half time show at the Super Bowl

[cedar olive]

Thankfully cupping at Meadowlark 🙃

[woven stone]

My wife and I are doing the 2pm cupping at Meadowlark

[nova wadi]

Still trying to find coverage for Saturday morning but it’s not looking good

[cedar olive]

@woven stone maybe I'll see you in between the 1130 and the 2!

[woven stone]

Sweet! I’m excited for this cupping. Never had Thankfully before

[desert dawn]

I have a kids birthday from 12-2

I just need to host another cupping for Lume

[nova wadi]

Yeah I have a kids birthday tomorrow as well

Trying to find coverage lol

They group all the kids in our preschool by birthday so we just have been absolutely flooded with birthdays every single weekend

I just wanna drink coffee’s with the boys

[cedar olive]

yeah that's brtual lol

[nova wadi]

Fun times to look forward to

[peak field]

Valor has put out some coffees for valentines

[desert dawn]

I got my wife some Hojicha hot chocolate from Dandelion. If I give her coffee I’ll be in trouble

[gaunt gulch]

Custom Lume roast!

[sharp jasper]

I gotta give them some credit, I dialed in Freethrow a bit better and it's honestly pretty solid.

[woven stone]

Excited for Meadowlark/Thankful

[desert dawn]

Have fun yall. Drink a little extra for me

[nova wadi]

So jealous

[woven stone]

Omg. The SL9 was nuts

[cedar olive]

Dude YES

[woven stone]

Alex mentioned you were trying to get him to bring it lol

[nova wadi]

So sad to miss it

[vocal mesa]

I used to have a Thankfully sub

[desert dawn]

Very floral? The only SL9 that I know of is from India. Ratnagiri is famous for it

[desert dawn]

Seems like they have made a large come back

[woven stone]

More blueberry muffin w some herbyness at the end. This was from Peru

[nova wadi]

I’ll need to snag that

[woven stone]

Overall, a great cupping. Definitely have a lot of respect for Alex as a roaster.

He said he might be going to world of coffee as well.

[vocal mesa]

Sounds like a very different profile now. Maybe I’ll revisit at some point.

[cedar olive]

Alexs roasting style has definitely evolved over the last year or so - so I think it’s definitely worth trying, especially his extra light profile

[cedar olive]

So interesting…felt like it was really citrus forward when I tried it. Almost like an orange creamsicle. Someone else said Sunny D which I thought was appropriate as well

[desert dawn]

Peru?? Surprising. Didn’t know they had SL9 there

[woven stone]

I didn’t even know SL9 was a a thing prior to today lol

[desert dawn]

At our cupping at Azara last month? I was positive one cup (I think Minmax Janson Gesha) was just wheatgrass and hay on bag smell, grinded dry aroma and taste! By second or third round of tasting the cup transformed into something beautiful and I was blown away. I had already wrote the cup off.

[desert dawn]

Ya not very common.

Well I’m glad you guys had fun. I’m especially happy to see someone in the South succeeding in the UL territory. Hope to join them and bring representation for Ga

[cedar olive]

Chris Feran did a write up on SL9 variety recently

We need you @desert dawn

[desert dawn]

I just need a spot to pour regularly the rest will be history in the making.

I sent out some samples to Rob yesterday to test for me. I’m starting to think some of my equipment is off

I think Difluid is reading a lot that my coffee is a lot “wetter” than it actually is

[vocal mesa]

It evolved bag-to-bag for me.

[jaunty ice]

Hoping that means there will be an aviary release this year?

[cedar olive]

Ooooh fingers crossed hadn’t thought about that

[desert dawn]

That would be cool

[jaunty ice]

Purchase went through but it was more challenging than I anticipated

[vocal mesa]

Just getting caught up. So now I need both an A4Z and an Alpha? Geez I’m falling behind.

[cedar olive]

lol - I’m debating the alpha, the metal O1 Orea just dropped, or just not getting anything and remaining content….pretty even odds on all lol

[woven stone]

Next meetup gonna be great with all the grinders

[desert dawn]

Hey I saw some one of the Patriots players is from Lilburn, Ga

[cedar olive]

Mike Macdonald (Seahawks head coach) was in the same fraternity as me at UGA lol

[woven stone]

He’s from Roswell

[cedar olive]

Also went to my rival high school lol

[woven stone]

Haha. Same

Wait. You RHS?

[cedar olive]

MHS!

[peak field]

Milton high school?

[cedar olive]

Indeed

[peak field]

I went to northwestern middle school lol

Just graduated from Cambridge high school which is kinda Milton’s rival these days

Also funny I used to live in Seattle

😵‍💫

[desert dawn]

I heard some coaches went to Tucker high school too

I don’t actually follow sports, but happy to see Georgia people in it

[cedar olive]

lol same

Long lost best friend??

Cambridge opened when I was in HS

[peak field]

Yahh I was there for a month in 8th grade because I had just moved

Class of 2025

Oh so you were in high school in 2012

[cedar olive]

lol yes I’m old dang

[peak field]

Dam

Welp I’m at KSU now hanging out with my frat

AEPi

[nova wadi]

Mike Macdonald coached my brother in law at Centennial

My wife and a ton of my friends went there. I went to Mount Pisgah tho

Down the street

Sam is a fraternity brother of @daring flare and me

[versed girder]

KSU?

[peak field]

Kennesaw state university

[versed girder]

ahhhh

[jaunty ice]

I remember when southern poly students on Reddit were ego bruised about the merger but it definitely seems like it’s been a great merger for both institutions

[peak field]

Yeah the school is actually quite good. Their curriculum is pretty progressive

But everything else on the polytechnic campus is just severely underfunded

[nova wadi]

KSU has come so far

Wasn’t even on my radar in 09

[peak field]

I chose it over UGA and GT so I could graduate debt free

It was a difficult decision in the moment but I don’t regret it at all

[jaunty ice]

I also went to a local state school for the same reason.

[plush sinew]

Same same (he says, lying through his teef)

SPSU and Ga Southern had hilarious frisbee teams. good dudes.

[cedar olive]

@desert dawn - had another brew of the Gititu (have one left) this morning and it was really nice. Very jooocy

[desert dawn]

Awesome!! I feel like it got a lot juicer as it aged

[cedar olive]

I also have been running it through the Gabi mostly, but did the shoey 4 pour today and I think that really turned up the juice

[woven stone]

dialing in our machines and recipes with the Bellwood guys today

they're going to SCA too

[desert dawn]

I’m glad it could take the hard push

[plush sinew]

I'll let you know how a one-day-old-grind tastes tomorrow. I didn't get to finish making my own coffee this morning before I left 😭 there's just a shaker full of bean dust sitting on my counter

it's gonna taste like my kitchen 🙃

Have also been enjoying Thankfully's Kirura AB. Was bummed to miss the meadowlark event—some good lookin stuff there.

[cedar olive]

Kirura (EL profile) might be my favorite Kenyan from 2025

[desert dawn]

https://www.instagram.com/gacoffeecollective?igsh=MWQ5bDNsY3NlZmZqOA==

Anyone know anything about this

They have a festival at the end of April

[plush sinew]

insta page is awfully heavy on non-coffee things for a collective about coffee

But I am old and cynical

[desert dawn]

I agree. I was confused on if I should go visit or be pour there.. i can’t understand what the festival looks like

Also, Alexyis formerly from Radio is starting a roastery

[plush sinew]

my guess: it's new enough and not-well-established-enough that they don't know either and are hoping it shapes itself.

[plush sinew]

any idea where?

[desert dawn]

Didn’t see him mention that yet

[cedar olive]

Never had radio before he ledt. Would be really interested to see what he starts

[desert dawn]

Over there he was roasting medium to medium light. What I appreciate about his style was he adjusted it for each bean to maximize it the way he liked. Not a blanket auto profile approach

[gaunt gulch]

@desert dawn I just brewed a 10/30 gatugi after having let it reset 45 days, and then pulled it for another 20 after everyone said how much time they were giving it. Soo tasty

[desert dawn]

Maybe I should roast darker so the coffee is ready sooner

Impromptu meet up tomorrow!

Whoever is available going to hit up Common Coffee at 11am

[woven stone]

In theory I could be there closer to 12

[desert dawn]

I can’t do 12

I have to pick up my son from school and that’s about 40 mins away

[gaunt gulch]

I'm in but I'm heading to lilburn after so not sure i can do much later than 11 either

[nova wadi]

Having talked to friends and family about my new roasting hobby, I was reminded that your average person just wants a medium roast lol

Kinda forgot about that after going down the EAF / Bana rabbit hole

[desert dawn]

I’d love to hear what happened

[jaunty ice]

For a lot of people if they go out for coffee they want a fancy drink (from medium or darker ofc)

[gaunt gulch]

To me a fancy drink uses expensive equipment and precise calculations to turn their water into nearly the same water that comes out of my faucet

[woven stone]

I think I’ll check out Laylo tomorrow

Heard good things

[sharp jasper]

So I bought a gallon of this stuff. It will be ready for pick up on the 20th. I'm still down to host the 21st, I know its not a great date for everyone.

My wife is at another event from 930am-230am.

So I'm going to be making over consuming caffeine alone or with yall!

@woven stone I'm curious what milk yall will be using?

[woven stone]

Mayfield I believe

Gonna use Odeko for a majority of delivery

When I was at Postern we used Rock house

Great milk

[sharp jasper]

I am curious how long it will stay in a fridge. I'm guessing y'all had quick enough inventory turns that you never saw it go bad?

[woven stone]

Yeah. Never longer than 2 days open.

[plush sinew]

smh not using cat milk...

[plush sinew]

https://tenor.com/view/milking-milk-milk-me-milkshake-gif-20612183

[desert dawn]

I have barista friends that swear by this milk. They say it comes with a layer of cream on top

[sharp jasper]

I have 3 cats. I should try this.

Question though... Any issues if they are boy cats?

[sharp jasper]

Wellllllll if you come over on the 21st you can try it out!

[desert dawn]

Sweet. Is the 21st official

[sharp jasper]

Yes i can host the 21st for sure

[plush sinew]

there's certainly a way to find out... 😵

[desert dawn]

Ok, I am available on the 21st. What time are you thinking

I can probably do something in March 21 or 22

REMINDER anyone available we are meeting at 11 at common coffee

[sharp jasper]

10am? 1030am?

[woven stone]

I’m available then too