ATLien Aficionados 🍑

[vital pond]

Oh wait that's like on top of stellow

How did no one mention this 😭, now I have to drive back lol

[jaunty ice]

When I had a Kia I was on bike or foot frequently on peachtree industrial and it was such a sigh of relief when I reached the pedestrian friendly portion of chamblee

[jaunty ice]

Low ppm water and k ultra made this perfect

[sharp jasper]

Why K-Ultra over ZP6?

Isnt the K-Ultra more blended flavors?

[jaunty ice]

I’m pretty sure this has an extended fermentation step and my A4z doesn’t do as well if the flavors aren’t clean. K ultra presents processy coffees a little better.

Like I want the lemon without highlighting the “balm”

I used the A4z earlier this week. It was okay just a little too transparent for not entirely pleasant notes

[sharp jasper]

Gotcha. That makes sense.

[jaunty ice]

The zp6 honestly didn’t bother me much for naturals I even preferred them. But A4z I haven’t really enjoyed anything but clean washed beans

[jaunty ice]

If you are interested in filter grinders I do like this review: https://coffeechronicler.com/gear/grinders/manual/best-manual-coffee-grinder/

My current understanding isn't really blendy vs. clear it's more clarity vs. body. And for some beans/roasts clarity isn't your friend.

[sharp jasper]

Thanks! I've been more interested in filter coffee lately. Still espresso mostly but making more occasional filter stuff.

[jaunty ice]

What grinder(s) do you use?

[sharp jasper]

Please don't ask for my filter grinders. 🤣🤣🤣

ZP6

Baratza Encore

[jaunty ice]

I started with a df64 stock for filter which was mostly trying to mitigate the limitations of that burr

[sharp jasper]

Niche and DF83V are my espresso setups.

[jaunty ice]

Encore if it’s M2 burr should be pretty tasty and a good contrast to your zp6

[sharp jasper]

Yeah the encore isn't bad actually! I share a V60 with one of my coworkers every morning to start the day.

The ZP6 is for Filter 3.0 brews at home on weekends or when I'm WFH

[jaunty ice]

I prefer using the zp6 over the k ultra

[sharp jasper]

Interesting!

[jaunty ice]

It’s way easier to grind and I like the screw bottom more than the magnetic one.

I bought both in 2024 but sold the k ultra because I didn’t enjoy using it as much. Then sold the zp6 when I got the A4z… then bought another k ultra 🤦‍♂️

[sharp jasper]

I liked the stuff you brewed at the meet with Zo and Cory, unfortunately didnt get a ton of time to experience your prowess brewing!

[jaunty ice]

I don’t think I brewed anything, I just brought some beans

They used my A4z though for a brew

[sharp jasper]

Oh that's right

Cupping

Forgot it was only cupping

[jaunty ice]

Would have been fun to brew some

I confirmed I am bad at tasting notes.

Trying to do some mystery coffee league this year and explore that more

[jaunty ice]

You tried this hydrangea pink bourbon that was “washed” but had a hibiscus tasting note

[sharp jasper]

I love the challenge of tasting notes but often end up with the same notes over and over. Haha

Hey man, you can brew at the meet!

[jaunty ice]

AKA me using FMW's recipe. If I am able to make it- I'm planning on bringing my A68 if someone wants to foam milk, K ultra, A4z unless Zo is bringing his

[sharp jasper]

I can foam milk

Zo might need to bring one of his mammoth pitchers though. Haha

[jaunty ice]

A68 is interesting. Not good for straight espresso but makes a nice cap

[sharp jasper]

Wait! @woven stone should be the milk steaming expert of all of us!

[jaunty ice]

bringing that much gear will make it feel like a LAN party

[woven stone]

I’m alright at steaming lol. Our shop manager is way better than me tho

I was proud of my oat last week

What I’m really wanting to do is go in when it’s slow and go through a few gallons

[sharp jasper]

This looks better than all latte art I've ever made. 😂😂

[woven stone]

Got this in the mail today too

I shall bring

Basically some auction lots roasted by different roasters

[gaunt gulch]

Wait did you get another one?

[jaunty ice]

Not another zp6 but another k ultra

[gaunt gulch]

Yoooo https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYg0rWKt57a/?igsh=dTBybHoyOGh1M2h6

[sharp jasper]

Whoa!! Where did you buy this?

[woven stone]

Natives site

https://thenativecoffeecompany.com/

Admittedly it was a lot

[jaunty ice]

Is this similar to what Airworks was selling?

[woven stone]

No idea

[jaunty ice]

How was it? I’m an orange creamsicle Stan now.

Also what’s between the origami and the carafe? I don’t see a steel ball.

[woven stone]

There’s a ball. Just the angle hid it
I think I needed a touch coarser on the brew. I like orange creamsicle flavor though. It’s just light enough

[woven stone]

I’m really enjoying the packaging

So fun

[jaunty ice]

Yeah I love that they leaned into the mixtape

I’m just going to guess that I would prefer the September

[desert dawn]

For any of you in the city of Atlanta boil water

Issued 40 mins ago

[gaunt gulch]

What that hell atl 311

Why am I hearing about this from the socials of some random local roster that I saw someone make post about on Reddit?

[gaunt gulch]

Looks like piedmont should be above the area? Or they just don't mess around at the hospital?

[desert dawn]

The whole hospital had to boil water. Wth

[jaunty ice]

Maybe a separate issue?

[jaunty ice]

This was choa

[sharp jasper]

Any y'all have had coffee in Louisville, KY?

I'm headed up there and going to try to look around for decent coffee

[sharp jasper]

Also, finally ordered Crema Bar. Figured we can all try Lance's favorite espresso. Even if it's a little, cause it's got 40% Robusta in the blend. 😅

[desert dawn]

I had the 100% arabica one. Wasn’t bad at all, but I think just not use to that roast level.

Rob is setting up his new lab right now… he’s going to send me some dark roast hopefully it’s before our meet 🤞

Also I got the Gabi. What’s a standard recipe and preferred fillers

[jaunty ice]

I think Prima Coffee is located there but I don't think you are headed there to buy coffee equipment

[jaunty ice]

X bloom filters and I think this is the recipe FMW shared https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6-mImE2MOE

[sharp jasper]

Negative. I'm trying to avoid buying more equipment for a bit.

[jaunty ice]

Oh but for my gabi recipe I'm doing 13:200, 50cc 1min bloom then 150cc water

[desert dawn]

I think I grinded too fine

[jaunty ice]

If you didn't zero your a4z I would suggest 1.5.5, if you are close to true zero then maybe more like 1.6.2

[sharp jasper]

Thanks!

[desert dawn]

Wow, this isn’t a bad cup first shot.

I’m using a smooshed up too large Aiden filter. Used the zp6 on 4.0 probably ended up hitting 315 tbt. This is an Eth I roasted labeled washed - it’s def got some fermentation or natty.

Cup is intense fruit with nice body finishes chocolate covered fruit. It’s like dessert after dinner except I have to put it down so I sleep

Dang I want a little more

[jaunty ice]

I drink my three cups in the morning before work so that way I can't hold my hands steady

[desert dawn]

Can’t hold your hands steady?

I’m imagining a doctor with shaky hands

[jaunty ice]

I don't think any notices but I'm in a cognitive specialty and rarely do anything more than swab lesions.

[desert dawn]

Arguably a little hand vibrato sounds like it could be helpful in technique

[jaunty ice]

It helps to be or at least appear very awake

But it's hard for me to have more than 3 cups in the morning. Makes me sad.

[desert dawn]

I’m weird. I just have tiny micro doses that probably only add up to 1-2 cups in the whole day

2 probably

Like I only drink 50 ml max and move on

[desert dawn]

Confirmed it was an Eth Wush Wush Natural. Why I wrote washed no idea

[drowsy jacinth]

what if i say no about coffee but had a crazy good peruvian chicken 😂

[desert dawn]

Buried deeper in the description “96 hour dry fermentation” but labeled natural. It’s anaerobic wth

[desert dawn]

Nice we have a Peruvian spot in downtown Decatur called Las Brasas totally forgot about it

[gaunt gulch]

3x 13g cups?

[drowsy jacinth]

putting this on my google map list rn

[gaunt gulch]

Oh man when we lived in East lake I would go there all the time.

[desert dawn]

That rotisserie charcoal chicken is fire. They used to be where Smiley burger is for years. Used to only be a to go window

There wasn’t a whole lot going on where they were. That part of Decatur was dead

[sharp jasper]

Tell me! I may try it out!

[drowsy jacinth]

https://maps.app.goo.gl/Qmp1iS3GonnSg8Ff7?g_st=ic

[desert dawn]

I don’t know how late you would be there but on Thurs/fri the observatory (check hours it changes) near Fernbank is open from 9-10pm when the sky is clear at night. They have a massive room sized telescope on the roof. It’s free

[drowsy jacinth]

oh i have meant to go for ages, only been to the Georgia Tech one haha

[desert dawn]

This is not the same property as Fernbank. Not sure about Tech, but I believe this one is the largest in the southeast

[drowsy jacinth]

tech one is not that big lol, southeast weather is kinda brutal for telescopes / observatory

[drowsy jacinth]

a must see

[desert dawn]

Ok ya 20 inch at a tech and 36 inch at observatory.

But it’s massive

Some nights they setup extra smaller ones outside too

At the planetarium downstairs during the day? You can watch some space shows and they have the real Apollo 6 command module on display loaned from the Smithsonian in the lobby

The lobby part is free the show part is like $10 don’t remember

[jaunty ice]

Usually 20g soup then either 2x 13g filter or one filter and a 19g cap

I’ve not been drinking much espresso this year.

[drowsy jacinth]

i think i really have put off fernbank visit for way too long lmao

maybe it's time to go

[desert dawn]

Two separate properties. One has the museum and like a mile away is the observatory and planetarium

[drowsy jacinth]

but like same area right? felt like it is walkable unless they paywalled it to be not walkable lol

[desert dawn]

No, I think it’s like a mile away

1.3 miles apart

And not a friendly walk cause I think most of it is small roads with no side walk

Unless there is a back way?

[drowsy jacinth]

prime atlanta city planning lmao

guess i will drive

[desert dawn]

Yep

[jaunty ice]

I looked for houses in that neighborhood so many times. It’s a really pleasant

But not Clifton with no sidewalks

Oh I guess there is a side walk there just really long

[desert dawn]

I really like the neighborhood around both the museum and the observatory but I think close to the observatory is smaller tighter roads with no sidewalks and up down hills feels like I would hit a walker

[cobalt slate]

If you were to try different coffees one after another, do you have to eat/drink something in between sips to cleanse the palate? If so, what?

[jaunty ice]

Sparkling water, mixed with the last few drops coffee in my cup.

[desert dawn]

I don’t. It’s not practical for a coffee roaster to train with rinsing.

Also, in all seriousness I actually think it’s bad for your palate. Same goes for tasting other items. Reach for water only when you must.

Water changes the coating on your tongue. The way you perceive acidity, bitterness, mouthfeel, aromatics all changes.

Same goes for rinsing my cup. In a professional tasting or event it’s not available - need to be able to taste beyond

However, I don’t thing rinsing the cup is “bad”

If you do drink water m - be mindful and recalibrate your palate. Maybe don’t judge on first or second sip

[jaunty ice]

I drink sparkling water between cups, I use a quantitative analysis technique when I add a new coffee to my cup, adding just a bit to mix with the few water drops that are there, drink that (could toss I suppose if you don’t want to be influenced) then add some to drink to the cup.

[cobalt slate]

Thank you @jaunty ice and @desert dawn

[desert dawn]

I like this technique of adding a little coffee to the water

I think the most important thing is stay consistent in whatever your method is

[jaunty ice]

No other way to get those last few drops out

[desert dawn]

My carafe doesn’t like the Gabi. Hard to level

Yesterdays brew was probably really sideways

Looks like im better off not using the base plate

I’m brewing a lighter roast of the same coffee. Went 3 clicks coarser to speed up the brew…. Didn’t work. Also now I’m missing depth instead it comes off roasty

Forgot. I used mouthwash last so I think I’m messed up.

[jaunty ice]

Gabi usually takes like 3:30 for me because it’s designed to slowly add water

[desert dawn]

Ooo ok

[jaunty ice]

can fill it up and see how stage 1 slowly adds water to stage 2 which slowly drips water

[desert dawn]

So it’s def not going to work with the Pitchii. Their hand blown and have some variations the way the Gabi sits it’s not staying level both ways

The Hario kettle is more consistent but still not perfect. Will keep playing with it

My times are still hitting 315, but I think bc of the oversized filter I’m getting a lot of bypass

[jaunty ice]

I use with my kinto

and it tends to be abit angled for a variet of reasons which is slightly annoying.

[nova wadi]

Yeah they’re made for Kalita carafes

Kinto works well too

[desert dawn]

That’s carafism

https://tenor.com/view/no-nooo-nope-eat-fingerwag-gif-12358308896192153975

[nova wadi]

Black Bean Enchilada week at TDS

[jaunty ice]

How is it? I’m taking some lactaid looking at this

[nova wadi]

It’s our favorite special

[jaunty ice]

My wife was inspired by chef my fridge today

[gaunt gulch]

Oh yea!

@desert dawn keep meaning at ask you how your carbonation rig is going?

[desert dawn]

Wow I’m really hungry looking at the pictures

[desert dawn]

It’s going well, I think it’s time to turn it up. I think I have it set to around 36-38.

What temp are you carbonating at?

[desert dawn]

I need to go back and finish the culinary war season

[jaunty ice]

Kim Poong’s loach dish episode is a good start point

[desert dawn]

I don’t know the official name of that pancake style dish, but the one at Jang Su Jang is worth trying. I went to the Duluth location and I believe they have a Johns creek one too

[woven stone]

Downtown Alpharetta

[desert dawn]

That was the first spot that I was like wow k bbq done well is fire

All the other places I went to were all you can eat or just felt like subpar food

[nova wadi]

Ohh I’ll have to check that out

[desert dawn]

I def enjoyed it. Hope it’s still the same

[nova wadi]

Anyone need some XBloom filters? Going to order some and the shipping is the same cost as a pack

So might as well see if yall want to stock up

[gaunt gulch]

55! Lol

[desert dawn]

Yeah def going to turn up the psi to 55 now, but how cold is your water

36-38 dies out too quickly

[desert dawn]

Like are you just grabbing from the fridge

And carbonating or

[gaunt gulch]

Yeah I have 4 bottles I keep in rotation

Add I'll generally let you for 15 min before opening

[cobalt slate]

Han Il Kwan in Doraville got a Michelin nod for K bbq. It was also really good

[desert dawn]

But just fridge temp?

Not like put in the freezer and then hit it with carbonation

[desert dawn]

Will have to check it out

[gaunt gulch]

One of my favorites

[gaunt gulch]

Naw I don't have the spare executive function to not forget

[desert dawn]

Cool, I think 55 will bridge the gap. At fridge temp 36psi isn’t cutting it

[jaunty ice]

Headed to peachtree corners for Sushi Mito

[desert dawn]

I did Jorom’s Omakase maybe 3 weeks ago? Then last week my daughter saw the sushi sign outside of Kroger and begged me to get some. She only likes the little vegetarian maki rolls - it’s cute

[jaunty ice]

I’m feeling sick so I just need some Nabeyaki Udon while my wife enjoys the sushi

[desert dawn]

People love udon, but I don’t think I’ve had it at the proper place

Pho is usually my go to when Im sick/need to recharge

[gaunt gulch]

Is peaches corners a sushi destination?

I needw more regular sushi spot

We live almost walking distance to nakato

[gaunt gulch]

Udon a was my gateway Japanese noodle style

[desert dawn]

I couldn’t say

[jaunty ice]

Would get pho but my 14yo decided she was anti pho suddenly 😢

I’m really sad that J’s mini hot pot closed (the one in chamblee)

[desert dawn]

Is that the place that served a whole fish on the side

[jaunty ice]

No they served meat raw and you cook it in your soup.

I think they only had tilapia for fish

[nova wadi]

Been craving sushi all day because of this chat and my wife goes without me 😭

Zest in Roswell is pretty solid. Though I won’t claim to be an expert

[desert dawn]

I got the xbloom filters. Slowed my brews down substantially. Went from 4.0 on the zp6 to 4.5 still hitting some astringency. Going to try again at 5.0-5.2 tomorrow

Pretty sure I had too many gaps with the oversized filter and more bypass

[nova wadi]

Slowed it down? Huh thought they were supposed to be fast

[desert dawn]

I think the oversized Aiden filter was leaving gaps between the paper and the wall so water was probably bypassing the coffee bed

I think it’s why my brews were running fast on such a fine setting

[desert dawn]

5.0 brew way better, joocy, more body on this style brew that is comforting, acidity is lively but rounds out - it’s as if the acidity is pulling its punch?

Touch of dryness now

TDS, 1.79 🤯

Next cup will jump to 5.5

This is awfully forgiving for 1.79

[nova wadi]

I’m the kind of person that can barely function without the first cup

It’s not even really enjoyed on my end because I’m just not all there yet

[vital pond]

How important is a grinder when it comes to something like a yama cold drip

I understand the relevance of consistency on grind size for espresso

Like if I want a dedicated grinder for cold drip, am I fine to take my dads older breville smart grinder and get him an upgrade

[jaunty ice]

What’s this again?

[plush sinew]

For any and all types of coffee brewing, grind is easily one of the top two/three most important aspects with regard to cup consistency. Whether that means it's important to you is another question—how much do you care about tinkering with brews or "dialing in?" b/c uniformity is one of the many factors that 'fuzz' results from brew to brew.
If you're generally brewing pretty coarse and/or a forgiving roast/bean, maybe you don't care as much—one brew might have a little more body/bitterness, but you're cold dripping and diluting or milk-drinking, so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ — this is why grind for cold brew is often treated with less import, but I think that's a bit of a cop out. Definitely possible to get really good extraction and flavor from cold water, just takes more work.
But if you're really trying to get the most out of a bean or you're brewing up UL stuff with delicate notes or you want to maximize some flavor notes from the bean/roast, that's where a consistent grindsize (or even straight up high uniformity) is going to be important.

[jaunty ice]

I looked up the grinder and seems like people are happy with it across broad brewing techniques but I don’t know anything about this technique

Got it.

Ngomano factory is tasty. Roast reminds me of rogue wave. A lot of flavor in this cup especially cooled.

[desert dawn]

For cold brew or flash brew?

For cold brew yes - I think grinders are more consistent as you grind coarser.

For flash brew (hot water brew over ice) - generally I’m grinding finer than I do for v60 and doing a long steep. Here I would prefer my better grinder

[desert dawn]

This is the coffee I’m sending to Ordinary in Europe.

I thought that roast was final at 125 agtron - more traditional light. I couldn’t push it lighter without defects. Brew should have sweetness, body, depth, complexity but less flavor clarity

But after pulling it back out for Ordinary and hitting my head against the wall for a couple hours I figured out a way to actually push it a lot lighter at 135 agtron.

I would say the cup has more clarity, stronger aromatics, and now no body

I got a little pep talk from BK at Norml since his roast of the same green was a f- ton lighter at agtron 150+

[jaunty ice]

I thought it was good. Drank yours after sharing a cup of ceto bambito gesha and I enjoyed them both very much.

[vital pond]

Cold brew, coarser. Thankyou.

[nova wadi]

Just did a PO in the delta sky lounge

Lady next to me is like what the fuck

But whatever good coffee

[desert dawn]

She jelly

I just packed up my gear in the checked bag. I know if it’s on me I’ll get an itch and my wife will be pissed

Packing extra caffeine pills instead

[jaunty ice]

Love it.

[jaunty ice]

Soup?

[nova wadi]

Orea Baby 01 and the wacaco exaflow

True pour over

[woven stone]

Step 2: on the flight

[nova wadi]

I’m not secure enough for that

[desert dawn]

Wacaco exaflow? This is new to me

I almost decided to take the Gabi on the trip, but remembered I could pull soup in put it in milk for the wifey so Oxo still gets the nod

[nova wadi]

I brought the RB too 😬

[nova wadi]

Yeah pretty sweet. Just got some hot water and I was in business

[desert dawn]

I’m headed to Mexico. Concerned water is going to be super high ppm

[woven stone]

what's in Mexico? vacation?

[gaunt gulch]

What's your travel airport setup?

Sorry I read them lol

[jaunty ice]

If you used the A2 she was amazed and just has resting PO’d face.

“What can’t Taiwan and China accomplish together?”

[nova wadi]

I actually ground it before I left and put it in a little tube I got from a 20g CETO purchase

[gaunt gulch]

[email protected]_53727 I just noticed this. In diluting 3ww he specifies classic profile and I have the light one. Have to go look at the difference there~ nvm I'm an idiot

[desert dawn]

Yep! Cousins trip with all the kids

[desert dawn]

Classic and light are the same thing

“Classic light roast profile”

[gaunt gulch]

Lol yeah I edited my message

[desert dawn]

Ivan of Recuerdos made it on the Sprudge Top 20!

[woven stone]

And Daniel from flow!

[desert dawn]

Ahh I didn’t know his last name. That’s awesome!!!

Atlanta is getting some attention

[gaunt gulch]

That's awesome!

[jaunty ice]

Trying to pour coffee and talking during a meeting did not work out well today

[sharp jasper]

I hate trying to do a V60 while talking. Always screw it up. Haha

[jaunty ice]

First I’m trying to remember a word and the next minute I’m freezing up because I’m wondering if it sounds like I’m in the bathroom 🤦‍♂️

[sharp jasper]

Solve this problem by having all meetings near running water so it's the norm for that noise in the background.

[cobalt slate]

Hi Everyone, so I have a problem that I need to solve. I’m trying to find a coffee bean somewhat in between a cappuccino and a latte that my Starbucks-Caramel-latte-loving Wife would drink at home, without using fake syrups. She also likes the burnt sugar syrup concoction at Spiller Park. So far, we almost had it with Alma and Boxcar coffees, but she said they were too bitter today. Any suggestions?

[jaunty ice]

Is she trying to avoid syrup? I like to add a little sugar to our caps

[cobalt slate]

No, I’m trying to avoid syrup 🙂 I do add milk and sugar. Maybe I’m wanting her to like the coffee I make at home too much. However, I was hoping to find something we can all drink at home instead of going out all the time (especially since I have equipment at home)

[jaunty ice]

It just sounds like she’s after a flavor profile that is the syrup itself rather than something you could easily and reliably recreate with just a bean alone,

I would try to figure out what she likes to add to coffee and just own those and learn how to use them sparingly if possible

[cobalt slate]

Is this a widespread problem, that we love the coffee we make at home, but our spouses would rather go out?

[jaunty ice]

For my wife she kept asking for “drinking coffee” which was coffee with milk and sugar. That’s what she wants in the morning so I’ve just learned to cater to what she likes

And making pour over with a v60 then adding milk isn’t it

[cobalt slate]

Thank you. I can try that, just it’s hard to just put chocolate sauce in a cup. I shudder at the thought. It takes away the flavor of the coffee itself, which may not be what she’s after anyway

[cobalt slate]

Alas, I guess I have to succumb to finding a decent syrup

[jaunty ice]

I take sips to get it to where they like. Also that’s hilarious. Definitely sounds like a rabbit hole so I might ask my wife if she wants me to try and make it at home, she might just like being in a cafe

[cobalt slate]

For sure. We like cafes, but i should just stop and give ‘em what they want instead of forcing nuanced flavor profiles on them (that she swears she doesn’t taste) 😃

[jaunty ice]

Let me show you what I make every morning:

[cobalt slate]

Wow, what is that?

[jaunty ice]

It’s French press with cardamom pods, nutmeg, a clove, and cayenne

[cobalt slate]

Nice!

And your wife approves?

[jaunty ice]

Had to figure out the right ratio so I can add milk, add that and about 3/4 teaspoon of sugar and she’s happy. What’s surprising is that I can’t just use any coffee beans, if I try and sneak some over roasted beans in there it shows up in the cup

[jaunty ice]

Yeah that’s why I do it. It started as an experiment, I was using a recipe making “Moroccan” spiced coffee and I’ve simplified the recipe quite a bit based on her feedback

[cobalt slate]

Isn’t it crazy how a little of sideways beans changes everything?

[cobalt slate]

I’ll have to try that 🙂

Now, I guess, to my next question, what’s a good ‘burnt sugar’ syrup that I can either by or make? 😃

[jaunty ice]

Yeah, for sure. Naturals and process focused play well here at least. I go 33g:425mL in the French press, 95c, wait 4 minutes before plunging, add milk to taste usually about 45-50cc and the sugar

[jaunty ice]

Make sure you don’t burn yourself

[cobalt slate]

Thank you!

[cobalt slate]

I appreciate it. Is there a good one I can buy?

[jaunty ice]

I don’t know but I was googling and I saw people liquifying sugar and it made me concerned since it brought back memories of burns. I wonder what they used at spiller that she liked

[cobalt slate]

Thank you. You know, I’m not sure. I think they make it in-house, unfortunately. We tried making our own syrup a while ago. We didn’t burn anything (thank goodness) but it wasn’t the same

[sharp jasper]

@cobalt slate I sometimes like to indulge my old mixed coffee drink desires with better recipes. Morgan Eckroth has some great recipes online. I often keep her cinnamon syrup on hand that is in this video. Just wanted to throw my .02 out there. Her recipes can be a bit involved but they have a wow factor.

https://youtu.be/SygmGtTN24U?si=5nVkO_3OTUUHdKim

Also, I'm hosting a meet up on June 20th if you want to make it out!

Edit: NOT THE 20TH, We meet on the 27th.

[vital pond]

I wish I could, y'all will have to send photos 🥲, they have us in a windowless room studying for 14 hours a day.

[sharp jasper]

Ooof! That stinks!

[woven stone]

What time is the event again?

[sharp jasper]

My wife makes K-Cups. 🥲😭

[sharp jasper]

I figure 10am arrival roughly.

[woven stone]

Dang. Have an event 830 to 130 that day

[sharp jasper]

Nooooooooooooooooo

I thought you were good that day! I'm sorry man!

[woven stone]

I thought so too

I think that event booked after we set a date

^ new favorite emoji

[sharp jasper]

Wait

My bad the 27th**

@woven stone the 27th still good?

[woven stone]

Yeah!

[sharp jasper]

Sweeeeeet

June 27th. @nova wadi are you able to pin something saying a meet on June 27th so I don't accidentally say it's the wrong date again? 🫠 (I tried to look for a way to pin my own message)

(I think you started this thread anyway)

[nova wadi]

I can’t

Has to be a mod I guess

[cedar olive]

Just put it on my shared calendar with my wife. We are BOOKED fellas

[cobalt slate]

Oh thank you! I’ll take a look. Thank you for the invite too! I’ll check my calendar

[sharp jasper]

Ah thanks for trying!

[cobalt slate]

I can relate 🙂 My wife drinks Starbucks premade iced coffee in the morning

[desert dawn]

2 pour recipe so I can talk while I pour. It’s still hard. It’s been even harder trying to train and pour slow instead of yeet

[gaunt gulch]

I make my wife English breakfast tea, then occasionally a medium roast latte with white chocolate syrup 🤷‍♂️

[gaunt gulch]

Ugh I'm crushing my v60s lately (I got a little heavy on back log so I've bumped back to 15g in the morning), but my ORBovers have been really flat recently

[desert dawn]

I’m at that point in my life now where it doesn’t matter. Whatever you drink, eat, do - just be happy cause I need to be around good vibes 😎

So I say lean into it. These add big flavor without having to make syrups just add to the cup or steam pitcher:
-baking spices: cardamom, saffron, cinnamon
-black Seasame paste, Massey bourbon vanilla paste

Upgrade your white sugar too for some flavor: cane sugar, turbinado (my fav), agave, local honey (taste changes seasonally)

[desert dawn]

I mean….Im not mad about this 🤷‍♂️

But the other side of me is itching to know how they went flat and what could have changed

@cobalt slate I thought you would appreciate this - but in all seriousness this tiny little milk pitcher is cute

[jaunty ice]

I haven’t been able to make soup since the cold due to a sore throat in the morning. Filters have been mostly great. Since I’m only using 13g it means I can try more beans

[gaunt gulch]

I'm not sure, I went back to 15g ORBover and then back to 12g changing up grind size and ratio but I'm ping ponging with too many variables in too few permutations since I pretty much only make them when I travel. I'm getting closer but not quite to where I was (or maybe these po's have been hitting so good what I thought was a good ORBover was actually trash!)

[gaunt gulch]

Do you have a deep 27?

[jaunty ice]

No not at the moment. Still using my broken Gabi for most brews

[gaunt gulch]

While I'm on this po kick happy to let you try out the deep 27

[desert dawn]

Mexico tap 542 ppm, purified bottled water in the room 23 ppm

I think I’m going to try and find some salt packets to spike the water

[jaunty ice]

I appreciate that. I’m going to stick with the Gabi and occasional v60 because I’m still A B testing too many things

This bag of September is amazing

Beautiful tea like florality. This is wonderful stuff

[sharp jasper]

The color on that coffee looks delicious

[gaunt gulch]

Been there lol

[jaunty ice]

I'm definitely a 1:15 > 1:16 kind of person.

[desert dawn]

Were you having good results with such a small dose on stock Orb?

[gaunt gulch]

I've been using the sworks 49mm step down basket since December

[desert dawn]

Ahhh

Also - travel water changing every time?

[gaunt gulch]

Hmm that might be it

I'm in sc with *aweful water

[desert dawn]

The water has to be a big variable. Either grab distilled and drops or bottled - but not all bottled water brands are available universally

[gaunt gulch]

Ha awful not awesome

[desert dawn]

I’m planning on making Kimoi’s spike

[jaunty ice]

I need to experiment with magnesium more

[sharp jasper]

Excited to try this bad boy out!

Just call me a Lance Fanboy I guess.

[cobalt slate]

Thank you so much, @desert dawn and @gaunt gulch, as an experiment, I tried mixing chocolate milk with milk to the cappuccino. That was a big fail. It seems that if I simply add some chocolate syrup, my family becomes content. 😃 I’ll have to experiment some more, but these are my initial observations 😃

Thank you for the recipes too! I’ll try them!

[cobalt slate]

This is great! 🙂

[desert dawn]

I have done this too. Realized the upset was Chocolate milk is many times 2% or skim milk.

[cobalt slate]

I use Horizon 2%. It works just fine. Horizon whole milk changes the flavor to me. So, lesson learned. No chocolate milk 🙂

[desert dawn]

Get some single origin chocolate and make ganache and use that to make your mocha

@plush sinew has one he does with coco powder that sounds easy and money too

[cobalt slate]

Good idea! Is there a recipe?

I thought cocoa powder might be an option

One time I put a tiny scoop of PB2 powder (I like peanut butter) into the cup when the beans got older. It was so good!

[desert dawn]

-Heavy cream or canned coconut milk - cannot use regular milk or half and half
-choc bar (not chips) usually semisweet probably 35-60% cacao the darker you go the less sweet your ganache will be. I recommend starting with a bakers bar or Ghirardelli before going S.O. Expensive chocolate

Basic ganache
Ratio by gram is roughly 1:1, a little extra cream usually to get a better consistency.

1. Chop bar finely with a serrated knife. Place in metal or glass bowl
2. Warm heavy cream in a sauce pan until just simmering you will see little bubbles around the edges of the pan. Turn off heat immediately add to chocolate bowl. Mix

If it boils let it cool but ideally you don’t want that cause the cream could separate

Wanna add flavor? Drop some toasted baking spices, chilis, citrus peels, etc to the cold heavy cream and then heat

[desert dawn]

I like the recipes with some potassium. Feels brighter. So ideally both.

I’m using modified Aviary water to sub in some potassium
8.67 epson salt
2.33 Calcium
3.176 baking soda
.945 Potassium
350g distilled water

Add roughly 1.5-2.0g per 500ml depending on how soft I want it

[cobalt slate]

Thank you so much! 🙂

[desert dawn]

I’m planning to switch to this

I think this would work better for more delicate coffees

[jaunty ice]

I’m using just CaCL2 added to filtered tap

[desert dawn]

I’m pretty sure I could do filtered tap since my area is so soft, but I wanted a repeatable recipe if I have to go else where and use distilled

I use the zero pitcher not store bought distilled

But that’s just to reduce waste

[plush sinew]

https://tenor.com/view/sleepy-sleep-sleeping-slumber-who-gif-20243460

[gaunt gulch]

Is deer Park still what people use as a decent bottled water? I feel like that was the suggestion back before custom water was a thing

[cobalt slate]

I feel like Deer Park tastes plasticky, like most other bottled water. We started drinking Callaway Blue (blue bottles), but they are more expensive and still taste plasticky the older the bottles

[desert dawn]

For coffee water Im not sure. I think soft spring waters in general so there is some mineral content. We drink crystal geyser- so I can check the ppm when I get back

I agree callaway tastes good. Deer park only tastes good to me cold. Room temp it’s no bueno

[nova wadi]

I just use what I can get hands on when I travel

Usually hotel branded water

[gaunt gulch]

Damnit it, I went to the store to get water to try and some berries then my mom blew me up with a bunch of other things and I forgot to get it the water🤦‍♂️

[sharp jasper]

I prefer to travel with powdered water. Makes it so much easier to make coffee on the go.

[jaunty ice]

Honestly took me too long to realize this is a joke and not a coffee product.

[drowsy jacinth]

😭 y'all take pics i have sat shifts 💀

[sharp jasper]

Bummer!! Next time hopefully!

[sharp jasper]

1 month off roast and this Crema Bar on NZ makes goop fosho

[desert dawn]

My skin in the sun has turned to a dark roast cafe con leche

[gaunt gulch]

2 days at a cloudy beach and I'm at a high selling perc roast

[desert dawn]

Yeah we are over cast completely but everyone is burning

[drowsy jacinth]

i was outside in the sun for a whole hour and got burnt 💀

[jaunty ice]

Just ran outside, completely overcast so I don’t have to worry about becoming a roast pinto bean just yet 🫘

[vocal mesa]

Outside of Lume, who roasts the lightest in Atlanta?

[woven stone]

Maybe Belux

Or flow.

In the southeast it’s Thankfully

[desert dawn]

We don’t have many UL in the SE there are some home roasters like me but generally not selling much cause it’s much harder to source coffee that does well UL and worse in small quantities

https://www.instagram.com/beansbeans.coffee?igsh=dnk1dW9mN21rN2pk

This is Neckpro from Bana. I believe he is outside of Orlando and I believe roasts Bana light

[desert dawn]

Are you looking for something in particular

[vocal mesa]

Just to recommend to a friend who runs a brewery

[desert dawn]

Ah ok

[desert dawn]

Sent you a DM

[vocal mesa]

Would recommend Hex to anyone in the Southeast. Every time I order Thankfully it's more developed than I expected.

So it's Lume in Atlanta.

Canyon-sized gap.

Everyone else.

[woven stone]

Oh yeah. Forgot hex lol.

[nova wadi]

I roast light

[jaunty ice]

I agree my extra light thankfully was still pretty developed.

[nova wadi]

Planning on selling a little on the side at some point

Got approved by the Roswell farmers market

[gaunt gulch]

@woven stone nice write up in Atlanta Magazine https://share.google/xYD3ceWEUtV9UnL3f

[woven stone]

The pictures are great too

[woven stone]

i think we're going to be in access atl too

few others as well

ATL coffee shops already featured us 🙂

[desert dawn]

Woooo!!! Congrats!

[woven stone]

had some 2 year old Apollon's Gold this morning. Still pretty good!

wild how some coffee holds up with just vacuum seal and freezing

[desert dawn]

Dang 2 years is wild

[desert dawn]

What are your Dekalb farmers market must grabs

[gaunt gulch]

Used my glass v60 in an open switch as opposed to my Kono and it added almost a minute to my drawdown.

Almost 4 minutes. Interest to see how this turns out as it cools

[desert dawn]

Wow, same filters? Kono is no bypass so I would have thought slower

Oh wait normally for no bypass i grind finer

[drowsy jacinth]

fruits and wine 😂

[cedar olive]

@flat rivet welcome 🫡

[flat rivet]

Thank you @cedar olive ! Very cool to find out we have an ATL group. Like most of you I am a big coffee nerd. I work in tech but I am a Q grader, and have won Leaderboard a couple times. Glad to be here.

[nova wadi]

Welcome!

[woven stone]

welcome!

[cedar olive]

Legend @flat rivet

@sharp jasper am I correct in remembering that you’re hosting in the 27th?

[desert dawn]

Welcome @flat rivet !

So you’re not in coffee but decided to get your Q? Also, what leaderboard did you win?

[nova wadi]

I feel so out of the loop. Works been nuts

Traveling like crazy

[sharp jasper]

Yes i am!

[desert dawn]

Same. Past couple months just trying to keep up. I think the year will only move faster till we get a grip by late fall on 2026

[flat rivet]

Yeah, I have been in this coffee rabbit hole for a bit over a decade and a few years ago completed the SCA curriculum and decide to pursue Q. It was an intimidating and humbling experience for sure but I am glad I did. I won 1st place on Season 18, Season 19 and 3rd place on Season 20. I also participated in a few national finals for US Cup Tasters but never made to the podium there (these people practice a lot and I have a full time job outside of coffee). Glad to have been introduced to a group of coffee enthusiasts and nerds in ATL. Would love to join you all whenever you met. Glad to bring some greens / gears / food or whatever you guys bring...

[sharp jasper]

Welcome! Are you available on the 27th to meet in Lilburn?

[flat rivet]

Would love to but I am traveling on the 26th unfortunately

[sharp jasper]

Next time hopefully!

[sharp jasper]

https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/s/mGzjR13m15

Top comment. 😂😂

[jaunty ice]

What did they post?

[sharp jasper]

These were the best parts.

[jaunty ice]

Oh yeah this makes total sense

[sharp jasper]

Right??

[jaunty ice]

Just go downstream if you need to adjust the temp.

[sharp jasper]

https://www.instagram.com/p/DY2n1BAFeOu/?igsh=ajdiZm1pdHI0aWRz

Alton Brown microwaving his coffee actually made me twitch

[woven stone]

He’s uninvited from the tasting

[desert dawn]

Dear @flat rivet , your side gig sounds like your main gig

Wait Alton Brown lives in Atlanta. Would be pretty cool to see him at an invent

[desert dawn]

210F water in what’s probably already a crazy hot jungle. That’s wild. Whatever does live there is probably some of the most disease resistant stuff known to man

[woven stone]

yeah, Marietta i think. If he came to an event that'd be dope

[drowsy jacinth]

what if he microwave the coffee tho

[desert dawn]

https://youtu.be/kruj3vUcgTQ?si=nIPCOrtHc4B2Cq3i

This is how I intend to make my dark roast

[nova wadi]

People making coffee this way must be buying the cheapest beans possible right? What would be the reason to buy anything decent

[desert dawn]

It’s probably robusta

[flat rivet]

I helped a friend with roast profiling for some Brazilian 85 point Amazon Robusta. I think he will soon be receiving some greens from recent crop and I might roast some to bring to the meet up (can't join the upcoming one unfortunately). For the brave souls to drink. Honestly, if roasted well it is not too offensive but it lacks a lot of sweetness.

[desert dawn]

I’m always happy to try. What are you roasting on?

Regularly drinking robusta I would be tweaking

[flat rivet]

Link (Nucleus/Kaffelogic) for samples and Bullet R2. I have been trying to roast ULs on the bullet and it has been quite the journey. I like the new SEY profiles, the Aviary profiles, most of the H&S, and some of the Shoebox profiles. I don't like hay and peanuts and some of the ULs out there are a bit under developed to my taste.

What are you roasting on @desert dawn ?

[desert dawn]

Nice!!!

The L100

I don’t like hay and peanuts either. Also, I don’t like chasing grind size, technique, etc to get a decent cup.

[flat rivet]

Same here!! If you find some good greens and want to split let me know. I am always up to it.

[desert dawn]

I just split some pink bourbon with @nova wadi

What is the minimum you want

I can keep it in mind for the future

[flat rivet]

Min around 2-3kg, ideal 5kg and depending on the green it could be more...