ATLien Aficionados 🍑

[granite holly]

FMW has an extra scale for me though so going to be a little better about it once I get it

Damn yall got more scales than my old plug

[jaunty ice]

at some point I went from no scales to why do i have so many scales

[granite holly]

I got some of FMW's beans and been loving some proper grinds as a start, was just doing Fresh Market coarse grinds for a couple years now

Was always decent for the first few pours but obviously got stale over time

[jaunty ice]

I hit up fresh market so often I know what you're talking about

[granite holly]

I enjoy their beans enough honestly, especially compared to a lot of what is on the shelves

[jaunty ice]

I mainly use the french press for spiced coffee these days, I think somewhere in the neighborhood of 1:12.5 to 1:14 is where you would want to be, on the lower side if you add milk.

Would probably start at 1:13 and go from there.

For grind size I'm coarser than "V60" but finer than "French press"

[granite holly]

I do not add milk, and not to be super noob but is the ratio just referring to bean > water amounts (grams?)

I am still trying to dial in the grind size, I did 120 clicks per the guide on the grinder but still seemed too fine, the plunge went down way too easy

[nova wadi]

K6 btw

[granite holly]

Woof, oops

[desert dawn]

Oh wth. Any other milk allergies or intolerance

Hello!

[granite holly]

Hello there

[desert dawn]

I still think you need a few more…. And more timers too 🙃

[jaunty ice]

Yeah. A ml of water is a gram since that’s how we define grams so it’s interchangeable here.

[desert dawn]

Yes. Bean to water. 15g coffee to 240g water is 1:16

[jaunty ice]

Yeah sometimes just feels like I should have just gone with an acaia

[desert dawn]

I like the buttons more on the Acaia, but battery life doesn’t seem as long as the bookoo I think

I bought pearl? used for like $100

[jaunty ice]

For French press I find you can use a lot for different grind sizes, always push the plunger down slowly whether it’s easy or not. An issue with going too fine or plunging too fast is grit

[granite holly]

That’s exactly what I ran into, thought I was just too strong but I’ll be purposefully slow going forward

[nova wadi]

None at all it’s so weird. My mom and sister have the same thing, thought I just didn’t inherit that

[desert dawn]

When my son was born my peanut allergy evolved to ANYTHING that grows on birch trees cause apparently peanuts grow on birch. But it was just to the pollen so if that item was processed cooked I was ok - super weird. Almost died trying to eat some way too expensive cherries from h mart

Switched allergy meds and started immunotherapy shots and that problem is much better

[nova wadi]

I really need to get to an allergist

I just don’t want to get pricked by a million needles

Glad to hear it’s better

Also, @granite holly is one of my oldest bestest buddies who just bought a K6 and is trying to make some tasty brews

[jaunty ice]

Oh I thought he was being serious when he said he’d never met you

[granite holly]

I was just being a little stinker

[nova wadi]

He was only the best man in my wedding so no big deal really

[jaunty ice]

Yeah the context really helps now

[granite holly]

And vise versa

lol

[jaunty ice]

I learned how to brew coffee with our French press. I’ve tried a few other methods to make what my wife calls “drinking coffee”, v60 switch, aeropress, americanos, landed back on French press.

[granite holly]

My brother got me a press and electric kettle back in like 2019 and I have enjoyed it ever since

[nova wadi]

Glad you can help him cause I have no clue on French Press haha

[granite holly]

Medikit has already been an invaluable resource and I appreciate it

[jaunty ice]

I’m very much oriented around making her cups which are a bit too concentrated to drink straight.

Before I joined this server I was experimenting making “espresso” with a super fine grind at very low ratios in the French press trying to make cappuccinos. My little brother came for thanksgiving and just called me out said I needed pressure and that I should join the meticulous kickstarter.

[granite holly]

And now here you are, afficionado

[nova wadi]

A Met would be so cool…

[jaunty ice]

Flair 58 was on sale for cyber Monday after he left and I was like whoah this is like a manual metic

[desert dawn]

Mine uses these square looking things that have 8 needles. They put them on your back. Like 5 of them in 1 minute. You can’t feel it cause it’s not like a real shot.

Only uncomfortable part is if you have a reaction that little spot will by a little itchy for 15 minutes then they come in and put itch cream on it

[nova wadi]

Oh that’s not too bad

[desert dawn]

I guess it’s not really like a needle

[granite holly]

https://tenor.com/view/austin-powers-prick-gif-2272482291191747311

[desert dawn]

Only the dog and cat one was a shot

[jaunty ice]

I don’t have much grind size guidance beyond not too fine and not classic FP boulders. For drink strength I would focus on the ratio first and dial that in to what you like. I used to measure the water by mL but one of my scales handles our heavy french press just fine so now I pour into the French press after taring.

[desert dawn]

I did both of my kids at 6 months old cause I have a ton of allergies

It was like $300 with no insurance

[granite holly]

Our baby had an FPIE back in December so we have to get him checked out again at 9mos

[desert dawn]

That sucks!!

Some of friends kids have it

[desert dawn]

I want a met for no reason at all. I don’t even drink espresso 98% of the time

[jaunty ice]

Are you going to get him into soup?

[jaunty ice]

It’s wild I went from only caps to mostly filter over the past year. I want the met too but the more I see the more I feel like waiting.

I’m not sure if I’ll ever use my gaggia much as I just sort of generally dislike the water reservoir.

[sharp jasper]

They have DE1 on sale 20% off... Just sayin!! https://decentespresso.com/de1_sale

(I know, still a dang expensive unit...)

[granite holly]

Is 'soup' the fancy drip he's made for me a couple times

[desert dawn]

You spelled pour over wrong

I need to start drinking lattes 24/7 so I can learn latte art. I just need a couple basic designs

But I’m not that interested in it………..

[sharp jasper]

There is only one design you need to master...

[jaunty ice]

Dangerous click

Yeeeep

[sharp jasper]

Crap I deleted it. Meant to change it to this.

[nova wadi]

I made soup while we were playing magic in Tampa for Kyles wedding

I think you drank it?

Its like a very concentrated coffee

Shoebox Mr. Tadesse Teko if I recall

[granite holly]

Yes that’s what I was thinking it was / referring to

I definitely had a cup or two

[sharp jasper]

Mtg?

[nova wadi]

Yessir

[sharp jasper]

Damn. I still got an elf deck of epic proportions. You guys ever play local?

I haven't played since boy scouts

[nova wadi]

We have a little group that plays commander every so often and then we've done some prereleases at Peach State

I'll admit im a bit of a casual

Mostly play to hang with the boys

[desert dawn]

I can never unsee penis head

[sharp jasper]

Dang just looked it up. Never heard of that game mode. I have some old cards that would make that game mode interesting.

[nova wadi]

You probably got some $$$ sitting in your old cards

[sharp jasper]

Wish I had a few black lotus . 🥲🥲

[desert dawn]

I just launched primer everywhere thinking I secured the lid. It was a 5 minute clean up. I think that means I’m lucky today

[nova wadi]

Every day after seeing the headlines

[desert dawn]

Disregard. It was more like a warning

[desert dawn]

Inspiration from @jaunty ice ifykyk

[cobalt slate]

I’m late to the party. I completely to my understand the peanut allergy issue, and it really stinks that people have those allergies. I belong to the peanut-loving group. I love peanut butter. To anyone who wants a coffee that tastes like peanut butter, you may consider Dragonfly Espresso Crema Dolce. It actually tastes just like peanut butter

[jaunty ice]

Oh man I could have given you some I have too many

[desert dawn]

6 pack like $8

[desert dawn]

Your either allergic or you love it is my general understanding of peanut butter

I can’t understand why people like it

https://tenor.com/view/going-to-vomit-gif-15669269131231828557

Also me the moment my body knows it’s peanuts

[cobalt slate]

Right. There is nothing in between

[jaunty ice]

main motivator for my purchase right there.

[nova wadi]

I love peanut butter sm

[desert dawn]

Yep and I have a bigger one but it doesn’t have a good home

[gaunt gulch]

Yo what do y'all do for a living that you can afford specialty coffee and magic! Lol

[gaunt gulch]

I'm out of the loop on this one. What am I looking at?

[sharp jasper]

I used to buy in bulk and sell to my scout troop. Paid for part of my collection.

[gaunt gulch]

Nice. You make it all the way to eagle?

[jaunty ice]

After my little brother saw me spend and spend on coffee he told me to avoid wine.

[sharp jasper]

Yessir!! #25 of T192 in St. Cloud FL. 🫡

[gaunt gulch]

Heck yeah man. Me too!

[sharp jasper]

🦅

Very nice!!

[nova wadi]

Coffee and camping when???

I’ve got my outdoor edition oxo rapid brewer ready to go

[desert dawn]

Humidity sensor. @jaunty ice uses it to dial in coffee 🤯

[desert dawn]

I was in the wine industry for a bit. I’ll save you the headache - if it tastes good drink it.

If you want to drink expensive bottles buy $75-$100ish/bottle of something that ages well and are not that old and drink them in 8-10 years

[nova wadi]

That’s next level

[desert dawn]

I would be useless camping, but happy to help if you tell me what to do.

[nova wadi]

I haven’t been since I was a Cub Scout but the outdoors have been calling me lately

[jaunty ice]

That’s not true 😂 I bought some to see if I needed to fix our hvac humidifier, I don’t think it went under 40% all winter. But I had so many I put one near the coffee station to see how it might be impacting retention

[desert dawn]

My story is better….

[jaunty ice]

Hmmm 44.5% today? Let’s increased by 1 degree Celsius and just water by 5ppm, increase dose by 0.1g

[desert dawn]

Thanks. I’m at 44% today so I’ll do 1C, .1g and 3ppm!

[sharp jasper]

Brewed Lardera Yellow Honey coffee beans. 19g in 20g out in 24 seconds.

Lardera occasionally offers free sample packs of coffee. I think i got like 10 packs with 57g each. They are great for brewing for the Starbucks coffee folks. I just keep them in the freezer, but i decided to try these out.

Will pull a slightly longer ratio next time, but still a syrupy motor oil shot. Which sometimes hits the spot. 🤤

[desert dawn]

Love the cup. 1:1 and sounds like it’s pulling a bloom shot?

Blooming

[sharp jasper]

It was 4bar for 4 seconds then 9bar for remaining 20 seconds.

[desert dawn]

Next time I’m over I want to try a 1:1 I don’t think I’ve tasted that before

[sharp jasper]

I am a cup addict too. 😂😂 Love that thing.

[desert dawn]

Are you in the mugs group?

[sharp jasper]

I have poked my head in there a few times. I try to avoid it. I'm trying to restrain myself!! 😂😂

[desert dawn]

Ya, that group costs a paycheck

[sharp jasper]

We should try Cantina one day. I've heard its solid for those kind of shots!

There is a place in Lexington, KY with a Slayer and I was chatting with the guy there on a slow Sunday morning when I was the only patron. They used one of the onyx coffees. I asked him for a plain slayer shot and he made me something that was damn near espresso whipped cream it was so thick.

I think the vibratory pump of the DE1 does take away from texture. Like I'm not sure if the fact it's basically pulsing water a thousand times a second renders the fines differently or what, but it does seem to be just a hair off on texture. Or heck maybe the grinder was better there. Idk..

[jaunty ice]

I like the look of MK studio cups but not the feel as much. Prefer my cups from from Bisqit but for day to day use I think I like Kinto and Origami the most as they feel more sturdy.

I went to Yingge Ceramics museum and the shops just outside Taipei, as I was shopping my wife was asking, don't we have enough coffee cups already?

Here are a few cups they had at a competition that looked fun

[jaunty ice]

Shoey blend to be available today

[cedar olive]

@jaunty ice are you ordering direct from Scenery?? Asking bc I’m wondering how much shipping is. Feeling like I need to try more scenery

Jk - just saw the Airworks stickers on the picture you shared

[jaunty ice]

Yeah. I did in January. I forget how much I paid. I didn’t love everything.

I bought encanto otl and that is teaching me some things right now as I try and squeeze coffee juice out of these beans

I have an airworks washed sub

[nova wadi]

Down for a group scenery buy

Split the shipping

[sharp jasper]

These are beautiful cups

[jaunty ice]

These were the sets I wanted to buy.

But they weren’t for sale of course. I like the smoke set and the tray the most.

[sharp jasper]

Yeah I could definitely over caffeinate myself with those. And love it. 🥲

[granite holly]

@jaunty ice Got Wiggles's scale yesterday and did a nice 1/15 split this morning, tasted great

[jaunty ice]

Nice. Now you can reproduce and experiment with water temp or grind size etc

[granite holly]

There’s water temps too! Jesus do I need a Bunsen burner and some alchemical flasks?

[nova wadi]

Wouldn’t hurt

We haven’t event gotten into water chemistry yet

[granite holly]

I boil it, that should do the trick

[jaunty ice]

Can just change one thing and see. Usually that’s the bean ofc

[nova wadi]

Lots of people do that so not a bad place to start

[desert dawn]

Coffee - The more you know, the less you know.

[desert dawn]

https://youtu.be/gJQ5q8thX7s?si=a2nHNDBoYDGz9xO7

[desert dawn]

My first post on Reddit 😬

Oops already spotted mistake s

[jaunty ice]

When I was at Scorpio in Sacramento I found I preferred their batch brew since it was a nice blend

Speaking of batch brew… is anyone eyeing the roadrunner?

[jaunty ice]

TIL about breakdown products

Purine alkaloid in my food- oh yeahhhh fuck yeah!

Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid polyol? Well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.

[desert dawn]

If they don’t have pour over - batch is my next order. I’m lactose intolerant and don’t like the nut milk flavor. I blame that on peanut allergy 🤷‍♂️

[desert dawn]

The Weber one?

[jaunty ice]

Yeah $150 💸

[desert dawn]

It’s essentially the Bird but plastic right?

[jaunty ice]

Apparently it’s similar to clover but manual?

[desert dawn]

I see

[jaunty ice]

Probably on my wait but try one day list

[desert dawn]

Im all for making my travel setup better. But I’m in a weird spot. I need something for when I just need 1-2 cups or when I’m with the family and need 10+

[jaunty ice]

Yeah I would use as the home brewer

[nova wadi]

Looks interesting

I like my RB for personal travel brewing and the hoop for making a few cups

RoadRunner looks cool but I think my wife will kill me if I buy one more brewer haha

[jaunty ice]

Yeah. Same.

[nova wadi]

I can think of some good use cases for this tho

[jaunty ice]

I had an interesting soup accident. I was going to try the scenery encanto otl in the A5 grinder today. But was a full rotation off for Gabi. So instead of fine filter I went coarse espresso (about 30 clicks below soup)

So I pulled a soup with it and flow was fine, it was really good. Previously I couldn’t get much flavor out of this at usual soup grind on the A4z

Alright pulling a blend of boulder blend and aviary 23 at 90 clicks on the A5

That’s pretty good, grind looks a bit more uniform, the tartness is more intense than the a68 but not in a bad way. Can’t recall what I pulled last but I usually error on turbo, this went 19:50 in 20 seconds.

[desert dawn]

Good cups out of mistakes are some of the best

[jaunty ice]

This stuff is good for those who partake

[jaunty ice]

Definitely a grind finer moment. About to do the encanto on the A5 for real. One thing about the k ultra I forgot how manual grinding gives you real team feedback on how roasted your beans are before you have a sip.

Zo im glad I didn’t break out the peanuts while you were here 😂

[desert dawn]

Death nuts!

Come on yall. Peanuts cant be that great

[jaunty ice]

these red peanuts are particularly good

[nova wadi]

Ohh I bet they’re good

[woven stone]

@sharp jasper do you know what a good price would be for a used Decent DE1 pro?

[sharp jasper]

Depending on version and remaining warranty 2000-2500. They had some marked down to $2900ish recently. And the way they import the machines you don't pay sales tax on the majority of the machine.

They sell it as a software package with a $499 machine.

https://decentespresso.com/de1_sale

These are a screaming deal IMO

[woven stone]

ohhh

and i thought the one i found on FB was a good deal

thank you!

[sharp jasper]

Yeah the one listed for $2800?

[woven stone]

yeah, in smyrna

[sharp jasper]

I think i saw it but it's 4 years old.

[woven stone]

funny enough the seller is our LM rep

[sharp jasper]

Now that's funny!

[woven stone]

yeah, v1.3

so direct from decent is the way to go

[sharp jasper]

Imo yes

Arrived in 3 days too

With the Bengle coming I'm curious if it will push prices down

[desert dawn]

https://tenor.com/view/et-tu-brute-gif-12920109

[desert dawn]

Jake?

[woven stone]

Yeah

[desert dawn]

I think he covers the SE

[woven stone]

Sounds right

[willow token]

So is the A5 on par with the A68 for spro?

[jaunty ice]

It was good. Tasted a little bit more like a flat burr than the a68 (less sweet and slightly less body) but only pulled one shot. I’ll try using it exclusively for now.

I was worried about the work flow but filling a step down basket is so easy.

It’s more like the a68 than the p80 or any 64mm burr I’ve tried. I could try to compare to moonshine burrs sometime.

[desert dawn]

@jaunty ice Lance just dropped a video on the RoadRunner. Are you in cahoots?? A4Z video dropped after you mentioned it too 🤔

[nova wadi]

https://tenor.com/view/zaunvi-caitvitwt-gif-1251875630135871970

Noticed that as well

[jaunty ice]

I’m just a little too online

I saw it mentioned on reddit and then I watched this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crt_ieYaJ2k

The way Lance says it feels cheap- I think it implies there will be some knock offs in the next year or two.

[jaunty ice]

It's really fun to see them enjoying their cups.

[desert dawn]

Now that he made a video it will be in under 6 months

We need get with an engineer to design and for us to sell an all in one travel setup.

An all in one. A2, Pietro burr, water heater, brewer, and drinking vessel.

Some how in the size of an Oxo/French press. It can be plug in and v2.0 battery

[nova wadi]

Seeing the clean up of the Roadrunner is a big no from me

[desert dawn]

I didn’t make it past it feels so cheap

[sharp jasper]

BTW, if any of yall plan to fly out of ATL soon, arrive early. TSA Precheck took a hour at 6am. They were snaking us through the baggage claim. Pretty nuts, but understandable with the shut down.

[jaunty ice]

Really enjoyed shoebox mystery league today

[jaunty ice]

What’s your travel coffee plan?

[sharp jasper]

More instant coffee. 🫠

Partners. Might try B&W next time.

[jaunty ice]

I was in Monterey in 2024 and the only drinkable coffee was the verve instant coffee my little brother gave me.

[sharp jasper]

They seem to contract help most companies make their instant. The boxes all seem to have the same design.

[jaunty ice]

@sharp jasper looks like the security line may be due to flight cancellations

[sharp jasper]

Its not terrible for instant coffee!

[sharp jasper]

I'm sitting 2 hours delayed so far. So that checks out. 🫠🥲

[sharp jasper]

But at 6am?? Like I didnt think they had that many delays at 6am?

Ohhhhh

Yeah a lot of people were sleeping in the rainforest. 😶‍🌫️

Shieeeeet I had Sky Priority. I didnt know that was a separate lane

[jaunty ice]

I don't think I knew that either.

[sharp jasper]

I'm flying out again Thursday so I'm curious how bad it will be then.

Shouldn't have delays so probably better?

[jaunty ice]

would check the subreddit to see, this was posted yesterday https://www.reddit.com/r/Atlanta/comments/1rvbg2x/atl_airport_tsa_wait_times/

[sharp jasper]

Thanks! I'm checking it out

[desert dawn]

I think that’s only for delta related things like checking bags or boarding the plane. I don’t think it applies to security that’s TSA

People were saying they were advised to go through the international side security

[sharp jasper]

They mentioned in the screenshot Medikit posted something about it being 5 minutes? Idk

[desert dawn]

Ya I saw that but assumed they just assumed lol

Well if it works for anyone let me know in case in April it’s still shitty

[jaunty ice]

Going through international if you have no checked in bags is still the best hack if you aren’t using Marta

[desert dawn]

I have not done it yet but need to try

So you go through security and then just ride the same train to your terminal?

I also saw a hack the other day about riding the skyliner train? To a hotel and catching an uber there is substantially cheaper

[jaunty ice]

Wouldn’t do it if you park your car since you might be forced to check in bags on the way back.

[violet fjord]

it's not that bad, took like 1-2 hours or so

[desert dawn]

I’m far from the airport so I usually uber now

[desert dawn]

Sup, have we met?

[violet fjord]

i don't know, probably not 😄

i'm just that guy on live that first-mate mentioned

[desert dawn]

Nice to meet you guy on live. Where in Atlanta is guy on live from?

Spotted in the wild

[nova wadi]

Wanna come mod my Delonghi? lol

[violet fjord]

Italy, haha. i just sometimes use the search here

[jaunty ice]

would be cool if there was a tap to access the freshly brewed coffee I'm assuming is in that tank.

[desert dawn]

Sorry sir. The only Italy we have in Atlanta is the little Italy Antico Pizza tried to create.

[desert dawn]

I didn’t see the side but I was guessing it was a gas station truck advertising coffee

Like racetrack or speedway. QT would remember to put their logo on the back

[nova wadi]

I’d move to Italy tomorrow if my wife would let me

[sharp jasper]

So Luminous instant coffee is better than I remember. They might be the best instant I've had. Or maybe this morning I particularly needed coffee.

[jaunty ice]

Things are going well I see

[sharp jasper]

I'm flying home tonight, then back at ATL tomorrow morning for a 930am flight. I think I'll just plan on getting there at 6am.

[jaunty ice]

Sorry

[sharp jasper]

My boss has impeccable timing. 👌 😂😂

Has me fly to Chicago the day after a big snow storm. Has me leave Chicago and the high is 50 degrees. 🥲

[jaunty ice]

I was supposed to head to Chicago for a conference next month and was looking forward to but then my wife was asked to fly to DC so I’m attending virtually. Starting to think I’m the lucky one if things don’t improve.

[sharp jasper]

Yeah flying is a bit more stressful with the shenanigans.

Although everyone else that flew in yesterday for my meeting had minimal issues. I'm sure they compound at larger airports.

[jaunty ice]

Went way too coarse but ended up with a way better cap than I expected after make filter with it.

Green apple and cherry are both already zippy 🤷‍♂️

[jaunty ice]

I don’t understand why there is a mismatch between actual wait times and reported. Feels weird.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Atlanta/s/NrDFMJ0tR4

Someone mentioned they might start not allowing non intl travelers to use that check in. I can’t verify rn

[woven stone]

Makes sense when missing an international flight would be really bad due to larger lines

Glad I’m not flying until SCA

maybe the whole situation will be resolved. If not, 3 hours before the flight is my show up time lol

[jaunty ice]

Someone said evening check in wasn’t bad.

[desert dawn]

You know I realized Prodigal I believe switched from an IMF roaster to a Roest P3000. I wonder if that has to do with their change in roasting style

EVERYONE - Sunday March 22nd

Who all is available? I will be hosting at my house in Lawrenceville

[jaunty ice]

It’s roasty for me but I’m trying to go a touch darker for caps. No more adding milk to UL for me

[plush sinew]

smfh not using old.

goddamn kids these days

[plush sinew]

I think I'm still good, but this week has been a disasterclass of illness and absenteeism by both my kid and me, so no promises

[desert dawn]

NP. Just DM me if your coming and Ill send you the address

[cobalt slate]

Still on the hunt new coffee. I wanted to try Alma Coffee. Do they have any espresso beans that taste like chocolate and berries?

[nova wadi]

I loved their honey and natural process beans in espresso

[nova wadi]

I’m available still

[cobalt slate]

Thank you

[nova wadi]

Honey process my favorite of theirs personally. Zo took their green and made it unreal

[desert dawn]

Ive been roasting all day. Im really liking this washed PNG right off roast. I hope I have not gone delulu from roasting/tasting all day

Well Ill just enjoy it for now and hope for the best

[sharp jasper]

So ATL is still jacked up. Slightly more organized but still nuts

[desert dawn]

Man I can’t imagine no pay again and go to work then listen to everyone upset

[sharp jasper]

Dude for real. Even the airport employees having to explain why just because you can SEE the TSA Precheck line right behind them, doesn't mean the line starts there.

The issues seem to be compounding because people we were in line with were flying in 5+ hours. They didnt want to risk it. Which I understand. But now you got more people trying to cram through the lines early in the AM. That must be why it smooths out later in the afternoon

[jaunty ice]

That makes sense. Everyone running for the fire exit at the same time.

[nova wadi]

I’m so glad I don’t have work travel for once

[jaunty ice]

Morning cap

[desert dawn]

How is it

[jaunty ice]

Good. I used the A5 and I preferred it with the A68. Not sure if I’m using equivalent grind sizes but once again a68 was sweet with better body.

[jaunty ice]

A5 was better as straight espresso though.

[desert dawn]

I haven’t had it as straight as espresso only soup. How would you describe that

[jaunty ice]

Just a sip. Tart (pulled 19:45 in 20s so expected) some fruit. I’m bad with tasting notes

[desert dawn]

Ya I don’t worry so much about tasting notes. Every which way you brew can change them.

[desert dawn]

EVERYONE,

Sunday I will be hosting at my house in Lawrenceville. If you can make it let me know and I will DM you details

[gaunt gulch]

I'm in!

[nova wadi]

I'll be there

[jaunty ice]

@nova wadi airworks Big Sur drop

I already bought the San Antonio gesha and probably don’t need any more coffee beans at this point

[nova wadi]

Nice

Still haven’t gotten my TPC from them

That’s tempting though

Big Sur so good

[jaunty ice]

My first year with airworks but I appreciate that they force you to let the beans rest for 6 weeks before delivery 😆

[nova wadi]

Oh man they got the cups

[jaunty ice]

Cup dimensions are different from the past

[nova wadi]

Oh really?

[desert dawn]

@jaunty ice pulled soup on the same bean but Anaerobic and more Nordic light. Tart boozey death. Will probably go great in wife’s latte 🤞🤣

Third sip is better. My palate acclimated to the death

[jaunty ice]

I think one of the challenges whe I first made soup is that I didn’t really have any clean flavored beans. So it’s interesting that decaf works so well as soup.

[desert dawn]

Oops. I screwed up. I was doing a larger serving. I did 40:70

Meant to do 40:120 at least

[jaunty ice]

Apparently okay to go through international check in. Not sure why conflicting information out there. @desert dawn

[cedar olive]

I went to airport on Wednesday and it was unreal. My wife and I got there at 6 am thinking we’d be okay with TSA precheck based on wait times online. There’s no way the precheck wait time was correct because the line snaked all the way through baggage claim and, before that, all the way back down to where the normal TSA precheck line started.

No way we would’ve made our flight if we hadn’t had our newborn in a stroller which allowed us to skip everything for special assistance

It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen hahaha

[jaunty ice]

Good god

[jaunty ice]

I’m looking at so many different critically important government agencies that are fundamentally broken and wondering how long we can last like this.

At least within science we are going to be staring at a massive personnel hole if we ever decide to turn the research funding faucet back on.

[jaunty ice]

Where is this? I have some arriving today 😆

[desert dawn]

I’m curious if that works for checking bags or you have to go domestic to check in bags

[desert dawn]

Are you in Portland?

[desert dawn]

You have to be in the .01% of the population or it’s F-ed

[desert dawn]

I was talking to Rob and he said Heart used to roast super light like what we see from Scenery

So they def know how to but maybe mainstream changed things to be a bit more soluble. I still think they have solid coffee

[plush sinew]

Ah shit I shoulda got it then. $40 at Harbor Coffee

[jaunty ice]

I went one size up so I think it's the same price as online but gotta pay shipping

[plush sinew]

Harbor's default is Heart, FWIW. If the commute isnt terrible and you want whatever they happen to have, which is probably the limiting factor

But owners are awesome regardless and deserve our love

[jaunty ice]

I'm glad I live close to work/kids school but I do wish I lived closer to that part of town.

[plush sinew]

Its the best.

[jaunty ice]

Being able to walk to a coffee shop was my dream but brewing at home probably better in most ways.

[plush sinew]

Join us. The ITP _____ Park neighborhoods demand it.

[jaunty ice]

I can bike to work. Was looking really good until ATL beltline bungled the bridge they literally just installed.

[plush sinew]

And the rail...

[desert dawn]

I walk to work…. Downstairs 🤣

[plush sinew]

Same homie, same same.

Maybe I'll swing back and snag the gesha before tomorrow's meetup. @jaunty ice if you brew it, let me know how it goes

[cedar olive]

Omg - I was reallly wanting to pull the trigger on this, so very good to know there is a pick up option in ATL

Any chance you checked the roast date on those bags? @plush sinew

[plush sinew]

Of course. 23.Feb - PRE SEASONED!

[cedar olive]

Sheeeeesh

My buy ban in grave danger

[plush sinew]

Another reason to come tomorrow - maybe can have it without buying!

*assuming they haven't sold it all by the time I go back

[cedar olive]

Ughhh I wanted to make tomorrow work so bad but coming back into town today and will have to spend tomorrow getting ready for the week 😭😭😭

I’m so sad to miss

[plush sinew]

---

Unrelated to the above (or maybe coffee at all...), I visited Radio for the first time however many years ago and pointed out to my partner the really cool, train-station-esque board they had up behind the counter. Floated the idea "that would be so cool to just have on the kitchen wall..." Knowing full well it would not fly at all with her MCM/white-wall aesthetic. And to my genuine surprise, when they released a smaller version, she sent it to me and said "it would be a cool thing to put up."

So hawt damn here my daily weather, schedule, and coffee-resting vestaboard will hang (with, apparently, t Swift quotes sprinkled in) all thanks to our friends at Radio

(see? Totally on topic)

[sharp jasper]

Yeah i think Vestaboards are so cool. Definitely might be in my future man-coffee-cave

[gaunt gulch]

I like the vibe at harbor

[gaunt gulch]

I have always wanted one of those

Goodnight sweet prince

[desert dawn]

Ooo matching cup

[desert dawn]

For tomorrow I have a cupping planned, palate training exercise, and if I can squeeze it in roasting too.

Cupping 2 coffees roasted different ways:
-Juliana Guevara and Weimar Lasso washed Java, Colombia
-Mong Coffee Community, washed Blue Mountain, Papua New Guinea

Cupping 6 acids
Citric acidity
Malic acidity
Lactic acidity
Acetic acidity
Tartaric acidity
Phosphoric acidity

Stoked for it and to see you guys

[nova wadi]

Hell yeah. thanks for putting this together

[nova wadi]

Think I might bring some backlog and see if you guys might want some stuff

[plush sinew]

On my way now. Late, as per usual

[desert dawn]

@nova wadi had it. So we got to try it again. Still kinda surprising for an Anaerobic

[jaunty ice]

Making last cup of Shoey MC this week

[nova wadi]

Had a great time cupping with the boys

[desert dawn]

Oh hey I know that place 🤣

Suburb jungle garage

[nova wadi]

You’ve got a great space. Especially compared to how I just roast under my kitchen hood with my laptop

[desert dawn]

I think my caffeine hangover finally faded

Yeah I didn’t show you but I actually gutted the whole garage, new insulation and air sealed, new electrical, and plumbing.

I ran 4 separate 220v lines (one at least every wall) and like 4-5 separate 20amp lines. Plumbing for a sink on both sides of the garage.

I could technically run a full scale roastery

[nova wadi]

It’s a vibe in there. So many toys

[plush sinew]

My a2's first task: grinding batch brew at 10pm in my parent's pantry (so as not to disturb the baby) so the early risers all get coffee without waking me or the kid. This is the life.

(read: never buy a old house, but especially never try to fix a old house)

[desert dawn]

Mine has old complications. I couldn’t imagine yours

[desert dawn]

All I need now is to add some coffee trees to the jungle

Atlanta Gesha has a nice ring to it

[plush sinew]

Call up the UK for samples of stenophylla, begin your NA growing empire from the garage.

[desert dawn]

Bag details
Zo Shah
Lawrenceville, Ga
Gesha
Washed
1100 masl
Floral, Frooty, Bomb-digity.

[nova wadi]

Been there

A2 is pretty sweet. Ran a few beans through

[jaunty ice]

Hopefully our screws remain intact . Not too many people reporting failures but if Femopietro works out and I use it regularly I will use threadlocker if that's what most end up recommending.

[nova wadi]

That’s so wild

[desert dawn]

same, just regular blue thread locker should be ideal

[nova wadi]

Kinda scared to use the A2 now

[jaunty ice]

I haven't used it much since I already have too many grinders. Thus far the failure rate with the screws is low but I do think we will all run into trouble if we ask for a replacement grinder and they definitely wouldn't cover shipping back.

Since it's relatively inexpensive I'm not terribly worried about ruining the stock burr but once my pietro burrs are in there I plan to use threadlocker- perhaps longer screws as well.

[nova wadi]

Yeah I saw some people are looking into better replacement screws

[gaunt gulch]

@jaunty ice just brought that BK back out of the freezer. It's super tasty man thank you again

[jaunty ice]

I really miss OG Aricha. I just bought 400g of underdeveloped Aricha 😭

[nova wadi]

I’ve got some Aricha green I’ve been working on

[plush sinew]

I have good news and I have bad news.

Good News: that Gesha from Heart is in fact dope on soup, good call @nova wadi / @desert dawn.

Bad News: I FAFO'd with the a2 and choked 20g of said heart beans into a pressure bomb in an attempt to soup it at work. Without a tamper. Yeah, idk, I'm utterly incompetent or something. I should learn where tf to dial these burrs 😂

[jaunty ice]

Gonna wait it’s just 7 days off roast. How light is it?

[plush sinew]

Well I had my first coffee in 2 weeks this weekend, so my palate is not going to be helpful here, but between Zo's and Wiggles's roasts, I think we probably drank a few bags of lawn clippings.

And it's not that light... (I jest <3)

While I get some brownsugary/caramelly notes in the nose, it definitely drinks a bit lighter. some good florality on my one good brew, but I need to clean up my grind for sure to get more dimension out of it without muddying things (still not very bitter though despite the heinous grind/method today)

BanaBrown but LaymanLight

[jaunty ice]

Soluble is good

[desert dawn]

Try to save some of the Gesha. I find they usually need more rest with all roasters

I would say a safe place to check is 3w

[jaunty ice]

Others in the “let it rest camp”

[plush sinew]

totally get the hollowness thoughts

[nova wadi]

I take this as a compliment haha

[plush sinew]

As you should! Green (coffee) tea for me, please!

[desert dawn]

Oh no. That explains my troubles with Roest. They say they are similar

My roasts we cupped this weekend were less than a week old and I got some astringency and a couple things on the table were grass

[nova wadi]

Feran is saying that’s a trait of new machines?

[sharp jasper]

https://www.heartroasters.com/collections/beans

Any other thoughts on this roaster?

(I know it's literally the one yall are talking about but any other thoughts since they are on sale? )

[desert dawn]

Not too new but yes Loring. My Roest acts a lot like a Loring. They are kinda hybrid drum/air roasters cause you have a drum and high air volume.

All machines apply heat in their own unique way causing the coffee rest times to be different. Ex ultra light on a Typhoon roaster only needs 2 weeks, but on a Loring/my model Roest at least 8

On the roasters end the problem is in the beginning it’s really hard to taste when your cup is jacked up. It leaves me confused on is it a bad roast or need time. It’s what it takes me soo long to say ok let’s serve it

[nova wadi]

Right right

Interesting

[desert dawn]

Both toasty and green has def showed up for me. Astringent def which I usually blame the roast but apparently I need to let it rest and see

[nova wadi]

Damn the A2 is pretty good as is

[peak field]

Trying out peach coffee roasters

[woven stone]

our GM just came from there

Peach is a solid place.

also, our shop opens april 20

[peak field]

Oo, what’s it called

Oh, stellow?

[jaunty ice]

Wish I lived and worked near/in chamblee

Wasn’t there a hype coffee shop on one of those corners newr hopstix?

[peak field]

I find myself in Chamblee once every couple of weeks I might stop by

[woven stone]

There's Kin, Laylo, us, Sidecar

laylo just opened recently. they have awesome looking pastries!

[jaunty ice]

I think I was thinking of Moonbird

I tried to go once a few years ago but their schedule wasn’t compatible with mine.

[woven stone]

I think they’re permanently closed according to Google

[nova wadi]

Was making a lot of Trad spro with PCR back when I just got started. Pretty good, a little dark for me these days

[peak field]

Just tried dirty south and yeah it’s pretty dang dark, but it’s good dark

Very sweet upfront

I sense goop potential

[nova wadi]

They have a hoodie on their site I want really bad but they dont have my size

[nova wadi]

Hype

Will def stop by when I'm in the area

[cobalt slate]

I just tried this.

[jaunty ice]

🥁

[cobalt slate]

I actually quite like it. It tastes like caramel

I hope that’s what I’m supposed to taste, or else I’m really dialing it in wrong 😅

[jaunty ice]

The walnuts sound interesting to me

I like nutty espresso

[cobalt slate]

Maybe I’m tasting candied walnuts. It tastes caramely 😃

[jaunty ice]

The candy part, That makes sense

[desert dawn]

I think they just won an award, but it was in Spanish so I have no idea what was said

[cobalt slate]

Oh nice!

[peak field]

Nice! My cafe is thinking of switching to Alma ill defo keep that in mind

We are looking at soulmate and essence

[cobalt slate]

Oh cool! Yeah, Soulmate is nice. Maybe I’ll try essence next

[nova wadi]

Soulmate is great

Very solid medium

[desert dawn]

I should clarify. The award was for the farm Finca Terrerito.

One of the owners of Alma’s parents own farms in Honduras. They warehouse the raw green coffee at Alma and ship all over.

Alma is the kids way of having a roastery and cafe to serve that coffee.

For you coffee nerds they run two Lorings so I assume it’s no small operation.

[jaunty ice]

How does Alma’s “bright roast” compare to other light roast. Would it be similar to Prodigal? I’ve been using that for espresso and for my wife but thinking about buying some coffee from Alma when I reach the end of these bags.

Nm buying now

[nova wadi]

A good bit darker than prodigal

Roasty

[plush sinew]

WHATCHA WORKIN ON?

COLLECTIN SOME STRIPE PAYMENTS?

👀 I SEE U WRITIN DAT CODE BEB 👀

[plush sinew]

a true travesty that prodigal won its bracket round (no offense meant, just massive underrating of flowerchild)

[nova wadi]

Dude I couldn’t believe they beat H&S

[jaunty ice]

Tried aviary #24 today and it’s got a lot of flavor, especially as it cools. More roast than the ultralights I drink but still great.

Also after having a few amazing cups with #22 I ended up struggling with it through the end of the bag.

[jaunty ice]

My wife’s comments on some filter I made with #23 that I left on the table without finishing. “The coffee is good with cream and sugar”

[desert dawn]

Hahaha- well maybe we are all doing it wrong. Maybe a dash of c/s is the way. I really did like that red honey with c/s

I souped the anaerobic version yesterday (first soup on the A4Z) it was crazy. I don’t think Anaerobic and soup is for me

[jaunty ice]

Yeah, that sounds like a bad time, especially with the funk being crystal clear from the A4z

[nova wadi]

A coffee I roasted tastes like biting into a tomato.. it’s.. not good lol

[jaunty ice]

Is it the bean or the roast?

[nova wadi]

Zo said he’s getting berry so must be the roast

[jaunty ice]

Coffee is strange

[desert dawn]

Oh I forgot about that 🤦‍♂️

In wiggles defense the coffees description has tomato in it. Shoebox sold it in late Feb maybe? Kenya washed Ngomano. He listed red currant, tomato, jasmine on it.

In the green offering these were descriptions from their cuppings.

And read this description. Like wth is rose jam saffron slow roasted tomatoes

[jaunty ice]

When I was at Substance Joachim’s wife Alexandrine helped me pick out some beans and she kept recommending Kenyans “this has great classic Kenyan tomato flavor”. I wasn’t sure that’s what I wanted! But turned out to be my favorite Kenyan last year.

Gicherori AB lot 095

[desert dawn]

Wow crazy. I would have been worried too

[jaunty ice]

I had sticker shock at 100g of geisha for 40++ euro but kind of wish I bought at least one bag.

Bana called my purchase budget substance 😂

[jaunty ice]

Used the k ultra to make soup with some scenery (not otl). Omg I’m certainly not 💪 but this was nearly impossible. Great in the cup though.

[desert dawn]

Any coffee recommendations in Asheville?

[desert dawn]

I tried in the Pietro. It sucks. It took over two minutes. I won’t be doing that again

[jaunty ice]

I was in Asheville a few years ago, went to Rowan but can’t remember if it was good. Liberty House was a nice meal

[jaunty ice]

I’m still hurting. Zp6 > k ultra for ease of grinding alone

Actually the reason I sold my first k ultra.

[desert dawn]

Even for filter k ultra is harder?

[jaunty ice]

Yes absolutely but very doable unlike soup. I don’t think I’ll try soup again tbh. I’ll try to repeat with a5 tomorrow to see if similar —if I can rember

[nova wadi]

Been years since I've been there but I absolutely love Asheville

[desert dawn]

@plush sinew im having the Heart Gesha today. It’s nice whats the roast date on it? I’m getting the same brown sugar but I’m thinking it doesn’t need more rest

@jaunty ice I would do a bag burp and check in around 20 days maybe even 14-16 days bag burp

[desert dawn]

I’ve never been so it will fun.

I gotta cook their tonight so it’s a crazy packing coffee stuff, cooking welcome dinner etc

Also they have a blackstone. I haven’t used one yet so let’s see

[plush sinew]

Yes.

😂 I gotta go find it. maybe in old Bana thread - I asked and posited some options. some folks responded with great recs, too.

• Farewell is good, they tend to stock bana-able roasters.

(Unrelated) It's also right across from Green Man brewing, which has really good root beer (Trust me, I'm an expert; the guy who makes it must have an exclusive with them or something — wouldn't sell to me direct 😡 )

• Pollen has been mentioned and they're solid.

There's another one that I swear to god I found on the west/north side, but I can never find it on gmaps and have apparently never saved it...

• Maybe Cooperative Coffee Roasters? I know they're cool, at least, idr the space well enough.
• Bad Manners is the only other one I recognize on GMaps.

[jaunty ice]

I was wondering why everyone on her was talking about the pollen in Asheville 😆

How’s pollen in Asheville? Not bad

[desert dawn]

I looked at the views from Pollen. That’s not even fair.

[plush sinew]

yeah avl p dope until once-in-a-lifetime storms show up

[jaunty ice]

Keep running into people from canton today and asking if they’ve been to Alma

The good news is I now know where Canton is relative to holly springs and Woodstock.

[nova wadi]

Green Man is so good. Forgot about that. Damn now I want a beer haha

[jaunty ice]

Only 3 days off roast but really enjoying these beans in milk drinks today.

[nova wadi]

Yeah I liked those and the honey for trad spro

Alma is solid

[jaunty ice]

I’ll probably stick to their bright medium and lighter but looking like a better replacement to the prodigal boulder blend I had been buying for this purpose.

[nova wadi]

Yeah the other stuff is pretty dark

[desert dawn]

Their new lots should be landing: already landed so I’m excited to see what this harvest tastes like

[nova wadi]

I’d buy some green off you

Looking forward to roasting up that honey

[desert dawn]

Sure, I’ll let you know what the future holds

I’m in an odd spot with the roaster broken

[nova wadi]

Yeah I bet

[jaunty ice]

Sorry Zo

[desert dawn]

Ya sucks. At least another two weeks.

[nova wadi]

If only there was a co ro

[woven stone]

What happened to the roaster?

side note, i think next year we might get one for Stellow

[nova wadi]

Nice, roasting is fun

[gaunt gulch]

Oh shit

[desert dawn]

Ya

Parts come from Norway

[nova wadi]

Worst timing ever

[woven stone]

Norst timing ever....

sorry.

[desert dawn]

It really is the worst timing. I have so much green.

[gaunt gulch]

You going to be ok for scaa?

You going to be ok for scaa?

[nova wadi]

Liking the A2 for soup

Also great stealth grinder. Start it up and throw it in the cabinet

[jaunty ice]

It’s my decaf soup grinder right now and it’s pretty tasty

I can’t remember what my zero is, I think I went just past a quarter turn from lock, 7 clicks

Might try a bit coarser

[nova wadi]

Just did a lovely decaf soup with it

Have you done anything with the screws yet? @jaunty ice

[jaunty ice]

No. In the passive stage where I see what others do. Want to see what screws people use and if anyone runs into issues with the head size.

[nova wadi]

Yeah that’s probably best

[jaunty ice]

The fact that a reasonable amount of screws are loose… makes me think that actually falling out is unusual even when loose?

I probably won’t travel with one unless I secure the screws.

[desert dawn]

Im serving Lume at the Roest booth. I am going to use the coffees we cupped. The Papua New Guinea and the Colombian Java. I just have so little coffee to take

Hopefully it’s enough🤞

Also I was told the water is usually sponsored and pretty hard so…. Don’t think that’s going to help.

[peak field]

Stopped by Stellow. Didn’t realize it’s not open yet lol

[woven stone]

April 20!

[gaunt gulch]

Grab some distilled when you land lol

[jaunty ice]

Looking good

[woven stone]

@desert dawn what days are you in SD? I'll be there Fri-mon

[jaunty ice]

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It has the presence of a Barista Barbie EG-1

[desert dawn]

Wed-Sun

[desert dawn]

Yea I’m just debating what to bring/use cause the station is tiny

But I probably will as long as it’s allowed

Like I don’t know if the water sponsorship company means you have to use that water

[desert dawn]

Unless something else pops up I’m planning to grab breakfast in the AM and head to Sey house if can to make some coffee

[woven stone]

Probably my first stop after I land

And drop my stuff off at the hotel

[desert dawn]

Last year and I would guess this year too they had a check in spot at convention free of charge to hold luggage

[woven stone]

Sey house is right by my hotel. That’s convenient

I thought it was gonna be a literal house

[nova wadi]

Is it not?

[daring flare]

had a brew of #22 today courtesy of Wiggle's split

Nice, round mango with a zing of citric acidity to balance things out

[desert dawn]

It’s being hosted at Luce lofts which I think is an event space

[desert dawn]

I enjoyed this chiroso. It seemed nicely balanced like I could drink a couple cups

[daring flare]

defo agree. first time having aviary actually and i think this is gonna get me hooked

1:17 low agitation brew ^

if yous were wondering

also are you headed up to SD @desert dawn mate ?

[desert dawn]

Christopher Feran of Aviary is a seasoned pro. Very hyper focused. I believe he’s a green buyer for crop to cup too

[desert dawn]

Yep! I should be there next week. @woven stone is going too

I actually need to ask Flow if he’s going this year

[daring flare]

Danny Flow ?

or Flow on Bana lol

[desert dawn]

Oh ha. Forgot - Danny Flow.

Bana Flow is Carl and he said he’s not coming

I met Danny last year at Houston convention

[gaunt gulch]

Awesome

[woven stone]

Danny flow is coming @desert dawn

As is Connan from Academy

[nova wadi]

So jealous of everyone going to San Diego

Sey House sounds awesome

[woven stone]

maybe i'll bring some Hatch that i have coming in this week

or one of the many things in my freezer

[jaunty ice]

Totally sad I couldn’t find hatch while in Toronto.

[woven stone]

ohh. love toronto in general

one of my buddies runs a cafe. Issho Bakeryhttps://www.instagram.com/isshobakery/?hl=en

usually carries hatch or september

[jaunty ice]

Toronto was great. Didn’t have much time as we drove to Niagara and back but good several days there, mostly used transit with occasional uber

Biggest highlight was the food

[woven stone]

for sure

great food and bars

Suite 115 was an amazing cocktail bar

[plush sinew]

damn, a whole best-of-atlanta showing up in san diego

a BoATLoad of people, if you will...

[nova wadi]

Sending good representation

[desert dawn]

Yall. I went a boatload coarser on the Pepe TyOxy we had at my house. It’s heaven today.

Shockingly I’m 120 micron coarser

This cup makes me want to buy more

[nova wadi]

Funny you say that because I just started grinding way courser for soup and I like it a lot more

Have you seen the wood chipper brews?

[desert dawn]

No what’s that

[jaunty ice]

I wonder if I need to dial back my soup coarser. Went finer recently due to some ultralight challenges

Comments like this make me not want to rush to do anything with the screws. Definitely dislike everything about the design where screws can come loose and ruin your burrs.

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[desert dawn]

Yikes. Mine will just sit pretty in the box till the Pietro mod is ready

[nova wadi]

I think you still use these screws with the mod right?

[jaunty ice]

Yeah.

[nova wadi]

Someone will figure it out haha

[jaunty ice]

My concern is that the screws are just grabbing plastic and an extra couple mm not doing much, maybe need to be thicker but I don’t want to screw in more than one time

[nova wadi]

A lot of smart people in here

and I am not one of them

[jaunty ice]

Yeah. Among the things that cause me significant pain is doing irreversible damage to something. Even if it’s under $80

I wonder if you could use even longer screws, goeos through the plastic housing into the motor to hold it in place. Holes on the motor itself:

screw holes on the housing:

Something to consider- rather than unscrew one screw at a time, may be better to go after those two screws in the deeper wells which allow you to remove the bean chute/anti-popcorny tran to reveal the battery access, circuit board, and motor, and then push the motor down as you screw in to make sure it's secure.

@nova wadi tpc airworks at 2pm

[nova wadi]

It’s pricey

I got a sneak peak as an apology for never shipping my last TPC order

[jaunty ice]

Thinking about rawanda RB and Peru chirimoya

[jaunty ice]

yeah these are not the droids I'm looking for

double ferment ~$1/g

[nova wadi]

I love coffee but that’s a bit steep

[jaunty ice]

Yeah same. I just bought some gesha from hydrangea I had been eyeing. Waiting on my airworks Big Sur order too

[desert dawn]

I cupped steamed milk

[jaunty ice]

What did you discover

[desert dawn]

I was trying to see how many rounds I could steam with the Nanofoamer until I could detect a difference.

Between batches I only rinsed the nanofoamer by pouring water into it with my kettle.

First 3 no obvious difference. 4th batch is when I detected a little clump and sweetness slightly less. On the fifth smokey from milk burning on the bottom. Tbh, if it wasn’t for the clump I would say the 4th was fine too

Eventually I will cup different milks to see what I would want in a shop. But is that like water and should change too???

[plush sinew]

oh dawg, if y'all think I'm any kind of nerd about coffee, get me to the cupping table on milk. or root beer. or tea. lesgo

you want the rundown on best oatmilks? I gotchu.
Cow milks? I MOO U

call me the GOAT because I'm screaming at u

[nova wadi]

Next thing you know youll be searching for cow micro lots

[desert dawn]

So apparently there are different milk suppliers for cafes. So there will def need to be some tastings.

The best ones get daily delivery of fresh milk cause the older it is the milk doesnt foam well.

The “good stuff” arrives where you can see the cream on top. I don’t understand but sounds yummy

[desert dawn]

Going to have to open a shop with a field to have my own cow

Milk it yourself and get 25% off

[woven stone]

Cream top milk! Postern uses Atlanta dairies. As does Opo.

I think it’s just higher fat content

[desert dawn]

I heard it was A2 as well

So sounds great!

[jaunty ice]

Grab this Burundi if it’s on sale Sunday

[woven stone]

Despite getting 2 Hatch bags in the mail today

lol. More coffee = good

[desert dawn]

Ooo do tell. I don’t drink a lot of Burundi and hear they are generally harder to roast

[desert dawn]

Assuming Ivan Giraldo is related to Jose Giraldo. They do all kinds of adv processing. Some funky, some clean. I had a couple last year that were enjoyable

ALSO, I will be doing a pop up this Sunday at an open house. If you’re in the area and want to say hello:

2485 Stewart Rd, Cumming, GA 30041

Www.kupropertygroup.com/2485stewart

[woven stone]

What time will you be there? I have an Easter event. I’m doing a coffee cart at in Alpharetta, but I could try to stop by after.

[jaunty ice]

You gotta have it. I souped it and it’s just so bright and flavorful.

It’s bright but not hollow, I have to agree with the milk tea note, I don’t know how to describe it

[desert dawn]

2-5pm

[desert dawn]

Milk tea note and bright how interesting

[plush sinew]

idk about GA selection—don't know that we've got much of a dairy farm scene, agriculturally—but in the nearby Carolinas and TN, I know there's a bunch of quality small(ish) dairy farms/congloms that supply cream top, etc.

glass bottle milk like the good old days (now get off my lawn)

https://tenor.com/view/salute-milkman-unfrosted-ice-cream-truck-dairy-gif-1383370397275324875

[desert dawn]

We have so much potential with all the country land to get great stuff but I don’t see it as much here.

I need to pay more attention to local farmers markets but even those things seem sus

[woven stone]

The Campo Hermoso is so melony and peachy

[jaunty ice]

Oh did they redesign their bags?

[woven stone]

Now that you mention it, it does look different than the last bag I bought from them about a year and a half ago

[jaunty ice]

I think I’m used to the brown bags with the sort of mountain like color. I can see both on their website so not sure if this is the beginning of a change in their bags and art or I’m just not familiar enough with the brand.

There is way more detail on the white bags now too.

[peak field]

I was driving today and I passed by a different Belux location

I looked at the hours and it’s only open on tuesdays for one hour?

[woven stone]

The only locations I know of are Alpharetta and Roswell

[desert dawn]

I think that’s where he roasts

McGinnis ferry?

Like I think they keep it only for that

[sharp jasper]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWBKXDpjS5e/?l=1

Made me laugh. 😂😂 @desert dawn what is the most number of cups you've had at once you were actively drinking?

raulxcoffee

Name a better combo 😏

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Only 3 for me... Besides cupping

[desert dawn]

This is funny bc I thought about sending you all a picture earlier this evening. I had at least 7 pour overs going. I stopped counting after that

-Kenya Ngomano - 3 different roasts
-Juliana Guevara, Java - 2 roasts
-El Socorro, Maracaturra - 3 roasts

All 8g/140 deep 27. I was trying to figure out what I like and I want to serve tomorrow at a pop up and what I want to take to world of coffee, etc

[nova wadi]

I need a deep 27

What did you decide on

[gaunt gulch]

I'm with you. I think I'm going to have to grab one. If they having something cool at scaa @desert dawn let me know. Good luck today. Out of town but would have loved to check out the open house

[jaunty ice]

Shoey sub opening at noon

[cedar olive]

https://tenor.com/view/ready-im-ready-running-spongebob-squarepants-gif-4184916

[jaunty ice]

I’m in!

[cedar olive]

Same here!!

[jaunty ice]

👟 📦

[nova wadi]

Proud of myself for not signing up for another sub

[woven stone]

@desert dawn how was the pop up? Sorry I didn’t make it. Was exhausted after working today.

[cedar olive]

Wiser man than I

[nova wadi]

Well I did buy another dripper today so I’m not that wise

Deep 27 in bound

[desert dawn]

Np! It went well slower turn out with the weather

@nova wadi for the pop up I took
Play well with milk:
El Socorro Maracaturra
Finca Tererito Anaerobic

Blk:
Pepe Jijon TyOxy
Paolo Trujillo Wush Wush
Dionafor Ruiz Java

To SCA I’ll take the
Kenya Ngomano
Juliana Guevara Java Colombia
Mong Coffee, PNG, washed
Probably some Pepe

[nova wadi]

Probably slow because of Easter I’d guess

[gaunt gulch]

Where did you grab from? I was going to see if you wanted to put in a rouge wave order

[gaunt gulch]

Did they reopen the 2?

[jaunty ice]

I think there were some errors so he did

[gaunt gulch]

Fak! Lol

[jaunty ice]

#1461891500802834643 message

[gaunt gulch]

Ugh I thought doctors were supposed to do no harm!

Stupid spring break and no Internet

[nova wadi]

I just got it from ole Jeffy B

[jaunty ice]

I had two absolutely amazing cups of coffee yesterday. Shoey mutana soup followed by Ceto mystery in the gabi

[nova wadi]

Would still be interested in getting something from Rogue Wave. Never had it

[jaunty ice]

I literally just ordered from rogue wave yesterday, some stackable origami cups

[gaunt gulch]

I mostly just bought cafec filters from them. Them paused when tarrifs went crazy. Looking now that they are only kinda stupid

[jaunty ice]

I’m a little worried about what rogue wave wrote about an additional 10% tariff, is that charged when it arrives?

[gaunt gulch]

I honestly have held off buying since last time it was almost the cost of my purchase

[gaunt gulch]

Did you end up ordering?

[jaunty ice]

Me or wiggles?

[jaunty ice]

This is good. I would say roast level between rogue wave and September.

I’ll soup it tomorrow

[nova wadi]

Yeah I’ve realized I like Gesha better souped

I’m so excited for my Deep 27. Imma be doing so many micro brews

[plush sinew]

mfw someone's gotta get me on a notification train for these

[plush sinew]

I think that's fair, though it's been a minute (more like a year) since I've had any rogue wave for comparison.

I really like the soup I've made with it.

[nova wadi]

Got my Deep 27

Will have to wait until tomorrow though

[nova wadi]

Eh actually I can do a decaf

[nova wadi]

Pretty good. Im impressed

[desert dawn]

What recipe are you using

[nova wadi]

Lances 5 pour

Was gonna ask what you use

[desert dawn]

Same.

Deep 27
8g
Pour to 20/40/90/120/140
Time 20s, 40s, now follow till water level is low but don’t let fully drain
TBT under 2 mins
*Remove one pour for bitter or adj grind preferred
*less turbulent pours

10g 25/50/120/170, only 4 pours here

My TBT is generally between 130-210 just depends

I started pre wetting the filter then grab it from underneath and pull it down a little to help reduce bypass. I think has slowed down my brews

[desert dawn]

@jaunty ice @nova wadi
Ngomano 10.3 WL, 3/22
Dry aroma: lemon/limey, roasted tomato stew

Wet aroma: peppery, chamomile

Taste: ??? My brew is astringent to me. I think I’m too sensitive to that now. I get great sweetness in the after taste that mine be a sweeter cherry tomato. I was getting persimmon before but bad brew so 🤷‍♂️

To give you an idea I measured 130 agtron on my 11.3 WL, so this one is probably hyper light

[jaunty ice]

Shoebox?

[desert dawn]

Lume

[nova wadi]

I think I’m on the opposite side of the spectrum where I almost never notice astringency

Haven’t brewed my Ngomano in a bit

Due for a revisit

[desert dawn]

Never released cause roaster broke so couldn’t go production

11.3 weight loss
Wet aroma: more rosey a lot more floral and pepper

Taste: sweetness more pronounced, fruit more developed and clear

But I switched back to the EG1 since the Femobook is packed. I am not enjoying it now. Everything is tasting chemical and over extracted

OH and throw in allergies 🤧

[desert dawn]

Test it to grow palate. Cup 3 coffees with different grind settings - blind test

11.4 WL

Went coarser and more gentle. Improved the cup, but I think I need to switch to 4 pour instead of 5

[desert dawn]

Look at this crazy m98v

[woven stone]

how does the brewing aspect work? Bring beans or buying there?

I'm so ready to fly out tomorrow

[jaunty ice]

Did you get a cup?

That’s awesome Lance had the pleasure of meeting Zo

[desert dawn]

All free. Check my IG they built a tower in the center of the room with single dose 15g weber vials.

Grab whatever you want and brew on whatever you want. But getting your hands on stuff is busy busy

[woven stone]

amazing

saw the tubes but didn't know if it cost anything

[desert dawn]

Yeah the m98 cups are very different. I really like the taste.

[desert dawn]

Nope! All their latest hits

[woven stone]

i'll refrain from having any delta coffee tomorrow and save it all for woc/sey

should be ready to go around 11am after i land and stow my bag

[desert dawn]

My wife tried to take me to Starbucks in the airport. Luckily it was a coming soon one in my terminal

I had so much coffee and eq on me and offered to brew her a cup but nope

[jaunty ice]

In what way? I get that’s hard to describe with just one cup. Is it like pietro?

[nova wadi]

I’d have got straight to the Meticulous to try soup

[desert dawn]

I brewed my own Java so I was familiar with the coffee already. I was too coarse tbt 210 on v60 15/250

I don’t know what burrs are in it, I’ll ask next time. But lots of sweetness and it was the texture that I really enjoyed

On the other hand it seemed very loud in an already very loud environment

[gaunt gulch]

Ugh I want a m98v. Do I want one? Tell me I don't please

[desert dawn]

The loudness seems pretty off putting

For me

M98v - Cups great. Size more reasonable than eg1

Zerno Z2 in this loud environment I could not hear at all. I literally put my ear to the hopper to hear if it was on and when it finished grinding

I was using the Z2 with silver knight burrs

Again super loud environment but if I had guess
M98v loudest
EG1 middle
Z2 quietest

[desert dawn]

I didn’t pull spro/soup today but will. I saw the new sworks 49 conversion piece for espresso machines on the counter so I’m assuming something is outfitted with it

[jaunty ice]

Machine noise is a pretty big deal to me

The p80 is pretty quiet with stock burrs, fast too

[desert dawn]

Same. You know what there was no cap on the funnel. That would help

But also the I wasn’t using a cap on the z2 and it was still so quiet

Also I’ve heard of people putting rubber pads or some kinda sound dampening pads under the ek43 so maybe that could be helpful

[jaunty ice]

I thought about that with my df64

[cedar olive]

M98v is sizable

[desert dawn]

Yes, but it feels more compact than the eg1

EG1 is tall and has a large base plate

You can kinda seem compared in this

Also funny story. I was dialing in the EG1 for Christopher Hendon. I was in a panic cause his brew color was terrible….

Ok that pic doesn’t do a good job but it was way too light. Turned out we both assumed the Oxo kettle was on cause it said 210…. But we never turned it on so brewed with cold water

[gaunt gulch]

Nooooooo stop

[jaunty ice]

What kind of printer hopper is that for the Femobook

Oh anti popcorn

[desert dawn]

🤷‍♂️ so many gadgets. At one point there was a crema loop or some kind of similar slow feeder on it that seemed printed for it

Just saw a post from Lance to return the Weber tubes. They lost 150 😬

[woven stone]

I bet people thought those were souvenirs or something

[jaunty ice]

Stolen?

[desert dawn]

I guess people thought you could keep the tubes or stolen. I mean there wasn’t clear instruction/place on where to return them but also no one said take them home

[nova wadi]

I did this with mine and it helped. Not a ton but noticeable

[desert dawn]

I imagine on a bigger noisy motor should help more then

[plush sinew]

Z2 my beloved.

And there were two of em?! Zo, return those 150 tubes you stole and snag one of the Z2s. No one will notice in all the confusion. thx.

[desert dawn]

Dude. There was at least 4 z2

I will happily trade my own tubes for it.

I was debating buying more Weber tubes. I’ll throw those in too

[woven stone]

On the plane to San Diego!

[gaunt gulch]

Z2 is 83mm?

[gaunt gulch]

I totally forgot you have that. How's it been now that it's been some time

[jaunty ice]

I sold it after less than 2 weeks because it was too big, too silver, too expensive, and not what I was looking for.

[desert dawn]

I think 80, but blind burrs like the EG1 no screw holes so larger surface area

[jaunty ice]

I think for my space if I want big burrs it’s either an ultra or BooKoo if they pull it off but trying to learn to be content with my army of conicals

[desert dawn]

I don’t think your going to see gains but rather different flavor

[jaunty ice]

I think I would benefit from maximizing my abilities with what I have.

[desert dawn]

Agree

[plush sinew]

I just want the sicko UX. Z2 so well designed.

(z1 as well, but...shiny new)

[woven stone]

@desert dawn finally in registration line. Are you at Expo today?

[woven stone]

Archers at the Quat booth today

Many lines for everything lol

[desert dawn]

The sworks g wagon build was nuts

[nova wadi]

So that’s why their products are so pricey

[desert dawn]

I’m guessing this was just from the earnings on the step down basket 😂

[plush sinew]

FYI food nerds, @smokingtiger.club is a dope ass chef, and first supper club event has tickets open now — I'd say I'll see you there, but I already have a date that night 😭 😭

[nova wadi]

That looks incredible

[gaunt gulch]

Ohh nice

@nova wadi how's the deep 27?

[nova wadi]

Pretty solid but definitely not needed

[nova wadi]

How’d it go

[woven stone]

I had a great time just taking it all in. Trying coffee directly from Pepe and Esmerelda owners. Sey house is very communal and got to listen to Lance chat coffee

[woven stone]

Saw Pepe a ton really. lol. But also cool getting served from Morgan Eckroth

[desert dawn]

Agree with what David said. I felt vulnerable putting the coffee out there, but got a really good response.

[plush sinew]

good people + good coffee = good response. thx all you folks for repping our humble little village. Also please return with cold air, it's already too damn hot.

just hold a jar out the window of the plane or something.

or send up some astrophage to the sun.

[desert dawn]

Im dead. Coffee hungover and then @woven stone and I went to go get cocktails. Will be in recovery till May

[gaunt gulch]

That's awesome

[gaunt gulch]

👎

[gaunt gulch]

I think I'm still going to grab one. Anyone else want anything from rogue wave?

[nova wadi]

Do it! Can never have too many brewers

Nice to have the option to do a small dose brew

[jaunty ice]

Shared coffee at work today, dropped the top part of the gabi and cracked the melodrip like part

Works okay but expands when it gets hot and drips a touch

[nova wadi]

Worst part about the Gabi is that flimsy plastic

[jaunty ice]

I sent them a message to see if I can just replace that specific part

[nova wadi]

I asked about the same thing cause mine cracked and they said no 🫠

Hope you have better luck

[woven stone]

Heading back from SD today. Bittersweet that it’s over but I need the recovery from too much caffeine lol. Got some exciting coffees and a new dripper and some fun swag. Very cool to see @desert dawn brew at Roest and drink many cocktails after WOC lol

[desert dawn]

@jaunty ice can I trade you coffee for an IV

[jaunty ice]

You okay man? Drink a lot of water, avoid EtOH

[desert dawn]

Haha ya. Exhausted really bad sleep all weekend and long days with lots of walking.

[gaunt gulch]

What's the dripper? Something fun/new?

[desert dawn]

When will Amazon sell Banana bags

[woven stone]

Was at slow pour and was gonna buy a standard origami. But then I didn’t realize I was in a line for a limited dripper lol

https://www.slowpoursupply.co/products/origami-pinn-dripper

[desert dawn]

It was really nice. Tiny but heavy

[jaunty ice]

Vitamin plus electrolyte sports drink mix 1:1 with water

[desert dawn]

AG1 + lmnt pack?

[woven stone]

I brought so many packs of liquid IV

[desert dawn]

I think what I am most excited about is my roaster is back

[woven stone]

It helped

And working

What was wrong with it?

[desert dawn]

Same. Was drinking one daily. The bag sleep again last night I think is what made things worse

[desert dawn]

Luckily just the switch

This was my old power switch I sent them. No resistance internal spring or whatever is shot

[jaunty ice]

That’s it? Just the switch?

[desert dawn]

Yep!

[jaunty ice]

It’s the same thing that messed up the early df64 gen2s ?

[desert dawn]

Mine wasnt Roests fault. TSA had damaged it on my last trip it just finally gave out

Normally you can pick up replacements but I wasn’t able to find an exact replacement power switches for equipment. I’m under warranty so I wanted to keep it OEM

Just showing the difference

This was the coolest thing for me.

Roest P3000. Sitting on an auto feeding cart and an after burner on the back for clean emissions.

The cart holds 100kg green and has built in scales to weigh out your green.

On the P3000 you can select a profile to run and say how many batches you want it to do and it will do it automatically.

So I could be like ok 20 batches of 3kg and place a big brute trash can in the front to catch it all. This way you can be bagging or whatever you need to near by

[nova wadi]

So cool

Would love to try one out

Did some batches last night and my roaster is so jank lol

[desert dawn]

It’s crazy. He set it to run and we were talking and it was just roasting batch after batch on its own.

Estimated price is a little over 70K for the full package. It’s the size of a mobile cart basically

But that price is not final/official.

[nova wadi]

70k 😵

Welp I’ll certainly never have one

[woven stone]

Made it home. Sad

Back to the real world and not fantasy coffee land

[nova wadi]

It did look so fun

I hope to be there next year

[desert dawn]

I hope many of us can attend next year.

I plan to go harder this year. I have some ideas for next years show

[cedar olive]

NOLA here we come

[woven stone]

Pinn dripper

And my free ceramic yeti thanks to LM lol

Kinda wild how much stuff they just give out

[sharp jasper]

@woven stone I'm creeping you guys. 20th I'm hoping I can swing by!

#TacoTuesday

Forgot Lobo isn't open until 11:30am 🫠

[woven stone]

soft open is the 18th actually:)

but keep an eye on socials for a more official timing

[gaunt gulch]

Oh dang that's right by you. Jealous

I still haven't hit up auxillary

[woven stone]

The sister shop to auxiliary won top 100 coffee shops in N.A.

As did Bellwood

[desert dawn]

When I was at the Moonwake/Sworks booth on Sunady they a guest brewer that was a Panamaian imprter. She had some boxes of La Esmerelda and Lamastus etc on the counter to read the details. Someone thought it was a sample? and walked off with it 😬

[woven stone]

Someone also did that at the slow pour supply booth with a new pitcher

[desert dawn]

Man that sucks

[jaunty ice]

I’m going to be that guy and call this actual theft. Including Weber vials

[gaunt gulch]

Academy? That's my local shop

Excited to check out your place on my next h mart run

[gaunt gulch]

I saw that on the sworks story. So messed up

[desert dawn]

Yep! They won!

[plush sinew]

Academy my goats

recuerdos 2027 i belieb.

and I guess I need to revisit bellwood since they moved. Their old shop was cool (plants, etc.) but I don't know that I ever had brown that I loved. Maybe just the roast(s) they were using though

[gaunt gulch]

I remember feeling almost identically about it

@woven stone ig says opening is the 24th. But soft opening is Saturday?

[woven stone]

Correct

Soft opening is to-go drinks only

[plush sinew]

impromptu eaf takeover meetup at stellow?! (honestly might just be my excuse to go to costco...)

[gaunt gulch]

I could be up for that

[desert dawn]

Are we talking about meeting up on 24th Friday, or 25th Saturday at Stellow?

[woven stone]

This saturday is soft open. April 18

True open is april 24

[desert dawn]

Are you there for any of this

[gaunt gulch]

Ha that's probably the best question

[woven stone]

I should be there all weekend

and the grand opening

[nova wadi]

I’m down

[desert dawn]

Same, I can do 4/18 first half of the day and possibly 4/25. I cannot do 4/24

Ngomano. It looks better but lets see. Also, always ignore my BT curve most peoples looks wildly different from my style atm

WL 10.1 kinda sketchy

I was expecting 10.5+ lol

[nova wadi]

Interesting

I’m getting FC at 178 and dropping at 185. Roasting is so weird

I know you said to ignore BT

But I can’t help but look

[desert dawn]

Dry aroma: Tomato, Jasmine, maybe Cinnamon and brown sugar
Wet aroma: Lots of jasmine, maybe cooked tomato
Taste: Cooked Tomato, something tart maybe red grapes, spice again maybe cinnamon, and jasmine. Once cooled some grapefruit peel or something

[desert dawn]

Each sensor/roaster reads differently so the exact temp will be different. It would be useful for us to calibrate Zo's Roest is 197ish to my 178

[nova wadi]

Ohh right right

[desert dawn]

The end temp is widly different because my ROR is nothing/going negative.

[nova wadi]

Okay that makes sense

[desert dawn]

The ROR nothing/going negative is what to ignore. At 150g and below on the Roest BT is less/useless on being true reading

Dont share the curves though bc the Roest guys come at me for my style. All of there roasts look like the BT is going to the moon.

I will admit my style is risky and could easily land you in baked or problematic territory

[jaunty ice]

Stackable origami mugs from rogue wave. Hopefully no extra tariff charge. I was looking for another cup like the one on the left but they only had the larger style of that one. Mk cup purchased last year.

[gaunt gulch]

Can they come for you after you've already had them delivered?

[desert dawn]

Whats the cup size 8oz or?

Im digging the stackable.

[nova wadi]

I saw a video yesterday of a UPS guy asking a lady for a check at her doorstep. Couldn’t take card to pay for the tariffs

[vocal mesa]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXEspabDnT6/?igsh=ZTA1bnR5N3B5NXpv

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[jaunty ice]

I think I can get a bill after

[nova wadi]

https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/s/tnzsLnnjId

[jaunty ice]

Seems like fedex and maybe ups are charging a tariff handling fee of like $15 too

[nova wadi]

My wife just sent me this

I’m stoked

[plush sinew]

"Why aren't we talking about..."

"Roswell"

That's why.

GET THAT OUTLANTA NONSENSE OUTTA HERE

maybe I didn't need that last cup of coffee... anyway, yeah, I was talking about dropping by stellow for soft opening. I can def only "drop by" for a cuppa (busy day), so may or may not see y'all. Def down to try for a longer 4/25 visit if you want to hang/talk shop Zo/David.

[nova wadi]

https://youtu.be/6IvchaA0B3Y?t=97&si=p9YwSQL69kfLg85j

@plush sinew dis you?

[jaunty ice]

When that song came out someone was like “hey Lindbergh is in Atlanta” and I was happy to explain that she’s talking about the great city of Lilburn.

[jaunty ice]

Every time I buy rogue wave I’m reminded that they are way developed and then I’m left wondering how much I suck

[desert dawn]

How do I not know this song

Oh 4 years ago

Those were tough years for me haha

[nova wadi]

Yeah this song ruffled some feathers when I came out

[jaunty ice]

4 years ago I was on vacation in Florida and my wife looked me in the eyes and said “I need you to stop talking about Covid all the time” 😂

[gaunt gulch]

Yeah I've never bought beans from them

[jaunty ice]

I’m almost always disappointed though I had a lovely washed Sudan rume from them last year

[desert dawn]

Those that are available 4/18 to meet at Stellow -- what time works for you?

[cobalt slate]

I just read that Sweet Bloom coffee is now ranked some of the best in the world. Has anybody tried them? If so, what are your thoughts? Thinking of trying their Jorge Rojas Geisha for fruity pebbles 🙂

[jaunty ice]

I think if I’m in your shoes and spending money and I want a treat I would buy from hydrangea or maybe September. But I haven’t tried sweet bloom.

[cobalt slate]

Oh thank you!

I honestly wasn’t trying to spend a ton of money, but the Sweet Bloom geisha looks to be cheaper than any geisha I could get in Atlanta, and the thought of having it from a world class coffee place makes it that much more interesting. I thought it would be a bargain geisha 🙂

[desert dawn]

I am confused. This is crazy light but I like it

This is like ET light

[sharp jasper]

I cannot make it this weekend, but the 25th I am!

[nova wadi]

I need one of these

[desert dawn]

I forgot to tell you guys about the new Oxo stuff.

Oxo gave Lance a prototype of a new bottom/basket that’s all metal. It is 54mm so thicker puck and can do 15g

Second Oxo partnered with Osprey and is releasing a carrying bag. Lance has it and it’s able to fit the Oxo and an A2, but cannot fit a scale too

Also, the m98v we were using at Sey house had the original burrs Lance helped design. Not whatever the current newest edition has, but I believe you can request the old ones.

The grinder burr combo gave great clarity and lots sweetness

[jaunty ice]

Osprey and oxo are the same parent company so that tracks

[jaunty ice]

That is sexy and I wish I could have tried it

[jaunty ice]

I think a smaller dose soup would be the main plus for me.

[desert dawn]

Yep small dose is the main appeal for me

[desert dawn]

Oh never would have guessed

[woven stone]

Wow. They have quite the portfolio

[desert dawn]

Crazy. The way we buy coffee equipment they buy companies

Some planning. Mostly fafo

[drowsy jacinth]

yeah they do, u can pay online before they deliver with the tracking they give, it’s cheaper than paying when the driver is at your gate. ik for commercial site delivery cards r allowed but they charge more than that $15 😵

[plush sinew]

YESSSS, GIVE IN TO THE DARK LIGHT SIDE!

[cedar olive]

Neeed it @desert dawn !!!

[jaunty ice]

Gimme

[desert dawn]

I have ordered labels for it so if all goes well this one will be released.

Day 0
Juliana Guevara Honey Gesha:
I’m getting a big bouquet of florals like: gardenia, lilac, something like lime zest. There is some tartness possibly from cherry. Some fruit like pear, apricot.

Texture, is interesting. Importer mentioned hoppy texture and I definitely see it. Makes the cup playful.

[desert dawn]

Eventually the dark side will come too 🙃

[nova wadi]

Stellow looking really nice

[nova wadi]

Who’s going tomorrow