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I have some nice crystal that I wouldn't mind using from time to time with espresso drinks but didn't know if the discharge temperature was enough to cause breakage with that type of glass. I know some places use Libbey glasses even though the manufacturer suggests not using...
Hi, I made these WDT tools and am looking for feedback. They work pretty good. Not too hard to make... most of my local coffee buddies think these are pretty fun.
The white, black, and white & black have the thickest needles at .8mm, the rainbow is .6mm, and the blue are .5mm....
Hello Home-Barista! I'm very excited to share my new project with you all. I've been a user on here for 8 years and found this community to be very high signal and invaluable to anyone's coffee journey.
Light Roast Ventures is the world's first syndicate with a mandate...
I was not sure where to post this but I suppose this will do.
Macap mc4 grinder issue.
My problem is I have an infestation of tiny maggots in my coffee grinder. I am trapping for the adults, assuming they are fruit fly larvae, or maybe fungus gnats. They must have laid eggs in...
I always enjoy seeing other people's photos and I didn't see a general pictures thread, so I had a fun idea to make a thread where EVERY POST requires you upload a photo!
Want to show off your latest purchase?
Poured some killer latte art?
Got some FIRE new beans!?
If you know your CYP1A2 rs762551 genotype, then this study released a couple weeks ago is interesting, and you might want to control your caffeine consumption if you don't have the AA genotype. If you don't know your genotype, then this is ignorable (ditto to a lessor extent if...
I know sugar is bad and it's probably considered sacrilege to add it to a shot of espresso. BUT, I do add a small amount to my 36g shot and it is heaven on earth!
Do any of you add sugar to your shot? If so, how much? (asking for a friend... :oops: )
I pulled out my RoastVision this morning to use in my part of Home-Barista's review of the IKAWA Home Roaster, and found a couple samples in the same storage container as the RoastVision - a Klatch roast from Dec 2019 that was kept in its original bag, and my roast of the same...
An acquaintance glanced a my Bianca sitting beside my HG1 and the usual tools--really, quite a modest set of (visible) coffee gear. Sez he, Espresso. I like espresso. Does that take a lot of work--like, money, time?
My answer, which I'm offering here, was to rely on a metric I...
