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Hi I'm more of a passive person on the site for the past 12 years or so and have been reading more lately since time is aplenty during the Covid shutdown.

First some background, my wife and I lived in Zurich, Switzerland for several years in the '90s and used to travel to Como...

Hello:

I was about to put this in the Craziest ... forum, but I think it is way beyond crazy .

This is the type of mud the coffee world is sinking into.

Of course, YMMV.
It's just my (very curmudgeonly) $0.02.

CIV

Hey all!,

What is the best way to store coffee beans?

Airtight?:

Co2 release valves?:

Or something else?

Thank you!

So I am noticing the term structure in coffee descriptions. Here are just a few examples I quickly found.
Sweet-tart structure with bright, winy acidity; viscous, creamy mouthfeel. - Paradise re: Nicaragua SL28
The sweet cocoa and caramel nose leads into a medium-bodied cup,...

There has been a good amount of talk about Black and White Roasters on the What is wow'ing you? mega-thread so I thought I would give them a try. Big thanks to IMAWriter for bringing this to everyone's attention over on that thread.

I am pretty excited about this stuff 1)...

I have been watching Patrick Rolf's YouTube vids a lot and really enjoy them, but I've never had their coffee. Anyone tried it before? If so, what's your experience? I'm even considering doing on of their subscriptions. Has anyone ordered recently? What were ship times like?...

Not my idea! My wife had a taste for Pumpkin Spice. I just want to make sure that my equipment will survive the affront to its sensibilities.

Anyone found a sweet spot for BLACK CAT ANALOG ESPRESSO

For regular black cat I've heard of 18g dose , 27 g out in 25-30 sec

Anything similar for the analog? I've been out of the game long enough I feel like I'm starting over with the basics with dialing in a shot. Could use...

Hi all --

I did a search but didn't find anything; hopefully someone here can help:

Recently picked up the Verve Amado Fernandez SO espresso:

In general I love Honduras coffees as pour-overs, and so I was quite excited to try this out. Unfortunately it just isn't working...

I had high hopes for this blend considering the number of accolades on this forum. Alas, for me it was a bust. Having a lever-operated machine I think is part of my failures with these beans. And I'm not even going to go near discussing my less-than-top-of-the-line-non-Tesla...