Community
Coffee discoveries, check-ins, and stories from the community.
Favourite single origin right now
Which origin are you loving at the moment? Ethiopian naturals? Kenyan washed? Colombian gesha? Let's hear it.
Earned 2 new badges!
@strawberry544 About halfway through cherry bones v1. Thank you for making my first exchange a memorable one.
How do I edit my profile?
Soon I will need to change my email address here. Any idea how we do that?
Thanks, Dan, for your thoughtful and delicious selection. I brewed a cup as soon as I received your package and both my wife and I loved it. This a a complex coffee and we look forward to getting to know it over many more cups. Thanks again, Dan. Well chosen and much appreciated
Wade, thanks so much for the wonderful coffee and thoughtful note. We brewed our new coffee from RUOK this morning and were beyond impressed. Everything we look for in a specialty coffee was there in spades - just the right level of acidity, rich, flavorful, wonderful mouth feel, and smoooooooth. My wife pronounced this the smoothest coffee she has had and prefers it to our daily driver. She's very picky about her coffee so that's high praise indeed. tl/dr: We Love It.
What's your morning coffee routine?
Walk us through your morning ritual. Do you weigh, time, and dial in — or just wing it?
@strawberry544 Currently on 34 clicks on the z1spresso jxplus(?) and either doing the bomber on the origami with amulet b recipe timing and pours or straight amulet b on my baby orea. Occasionally trying finer grind with subarist flats on the baby O. Been also experimenting with iced pour overs. Fun times right now.
@w98abee Each day is a little different as I tweak the variables to learn a little more. Coffee water is the Rao/Perger recipe that we make in batches every few weeks. I enjoy the manual grinding ritual but am struggling with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in right wrist and am using a DM-47 with Kinu Pour-Over burrs until I heal. First brew of the day is usually via Size 03 V60 Switch w/ 36g coffee and 660g water which nets us about 600g for my wife and I to share.
Unpopular coffee opinions
Time to share the takes that might get you side-eyes at a cupping table. No judgement here (mostly).
Best cafe you've visited recently
Tell us about a cafe that impressed you lately. What made it special — the coffee, the atmosphere, the people?
@strawberry544 PushxPull stark in portlabd
@strawberry544 PushxPull stark in portland. (oops, hit enter by accident) quinnessential portland cafe. Minimalist chic aesthetic, good coffee and wine, good atmosphere, good coffee people. Got an ethopian pour over that bloomed open like all hell once it started approaching lukewarm.
@kelyons80 I was at Memli Coffee Labs again. Took some coworkers to his tasting class. Next month I go back for an Architecture of Flavor course.