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- Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
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General question about handling cafe drink quality
It can be done, but as you suggest, it's not easy to pull off, and it's even harder to reproduce. As for the topic at hand, Hoff is right: in almost every scenario one can imagine, complaining is unlikely to get you anywhere. I usually do a little recon before trying a new place. I
- 3 minutes ago
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 35
- Views: 985
Latte Art Diagnosis
I took a video this morning to show you. Notice that I actually pushed twice at the very beginning. The second push was a subconscious correction for poor technique. My milk was a little too thick and didn't continue flow out in a white stream on the surface, so I did a second push which recovered the
- 13 minutes ago
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 2
- Views: 35
Miele CM5200 Brew Issues
Among many gadgets, I have a Miele CM5500. Mine is 2 years old and I haven't had any issues so far. Sadly I don't have any repair experience, but my policy has always been " open the machine and try to fix it when I don't care if I break it more." My brew group is
- 18 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 15
- Views: 492
Highest chance of success - roasters
The highest chance of success in roasting is through the highest level of learning and experience one can get with the given roasting contraption
- 25 minutes ago
- Forum: Grinders
- Replies: 3
- Views: 185
Shot inconsistencies with SSP Cast LS
Man hope that's not my issue. I've invested a lot into these burrs
- 43 minutes ago
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 15
- Views: 492
Highest chance of success - roasters
Automated coffee roasting you may as well buy local roasted beans
- 54 minutes ago
- Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
- Replies: 365
- Views: 43232
Odyssey Argos owner experience
I've had the Argos for about 9 months now. I still love it and appreciate the small nuances of it more and more. The lack of a sight glass is a non-issue for me. This isn't a machine where you fill it once every few days. It's a quick and easy machine... ready to go in about 5 minutes. Not
- 59 minutes ago
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 168
Bezzera Crema/BZ13 quick review
I believe this machine has volumetric shot capability? If so, how consistent are shot volumes? Any pre-infusion capability or possible hacks?
- 1 hour ago
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
- Replies: 46
- Views: 2476
Fellow Aiden anyone?
Will this offer a jump in brew quality for someone that has a moccamaster already?
- 1 hour ago
- Forum: Water
- Replies: 31
- Views: 711
Water, no scale? no corrosion? For reservoir espresso machines
Do you buy or make your own concentrates? If former, which ones? If latter, I have found making concentrates to hit specific ppm targets incredibly difficult. I usually miss my target, then try to figure out what ppm concentrate I have via titration kits. Does 20g of KH concentrate have the same ppm as 20g of GH