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Alternatives to Aeropress?
New aspiring coffee nerd here.
I'm looking to do a hand grinder + french press setup. Mostly for home use, but small enough for travel would be a wonderful bonus. Low budget (under $100 total)
I've narrowed my grinder options to the Hario Skerton…
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Does it make sense to buy smaller-sized bags of whole bean coffee to keep it fresher?
How much impact has having a coffee bag being opened vs. sealed on preserving the aroma of beans over 1 month?
I am deliberating between 250 gram and 500 gram packages, with the former being 4% more expensive per kilo then the latter.
250 grams…
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Why does my coffee at work have a paper/wood flavor?
I'm at a loss. I have tried everything to make coffee taste as good at work as it does at home, eliminating as many variables as possible. I do not do anything different in my brewing between home and work, but the coffee at home is hundreds of…
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How do I bloom coffee in a large percolator hopper?
I've read that I should "wet the hopper" in a large metal percolator (35-100 cuppers). I think that just means I shouldn't put the coffee into a dry pot, but I don't know what good that does me. Is it possible (or useful) to bloom 6-8 cups of…
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What acids are there in coffee?
I don't know what acids extract with what temperature. For example, in 93 °C what acids hurt and what acids extract. I want to know for better flavor and less bitterness in my espresso, what can I do?
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Pressure changed overnight? (to high)
Anybody has any idea what can make the pressure go up overnight?
From the normal 7,5, its now over 12 BAR.
I didn't changed anything. Just added some beans last week.
I cleaned the machine, but it had no effect. I also tried less then 7 grams, and…
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Do ground beans or brewed coffee lose flavour faster?
I usually roast my coffee in the evening, grind it and brew it in the morning, to drink multiple hours later. I do notice that I do not have the same experience drinking coffee multiple hours after it has been brewed and kept in a thermos, despite…
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Website or database to find local coffee beans
I'm having a problem finding places that sell bulk coffee beans (other than one grocery store selling stale beans). Is there a website somewhere that keeps track or a place I can go to ask? I live in a metropolitan area in a county west of…
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What skills/techniques are necessary for making espresso?
I'm considering buying an espresso machine, as an experiment. (I have a number of concerns, including expense, counter space, and my spouse's patience, but I also want to move beyond the pre-determined menu items in the coffee shops.) I know it's a…
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Does aeropress coffee change flavour after several hours?
Every morning I make coffee with aeropress, fresh bean grounded with automatic burr grinder. When it is working day I would put it into a warm bottle and drink in office. I would arrive at office and drink the coffee around two hours. When it is…
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How to clean an Iberital MC2/Challenge grinder that is stuck?
I have an Iberital MC2/Challenge grinder which got stuck today while grinding. Not sure what happened.
In the manual, I can't see how I can clean the inside of the grinding mechanism. Does anyone know how to take of the top grinding plate so that I…
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thread locker / sealant for espresso machine maintenance
I have started disassembling my Nuova Simonelli Oscar, for descaling and fixing purposes, I have checked all the electrical section and I am about to start with the hydraulics.
I have seen that all threads are fully locked and sealed with some hard…
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Environmental/human ethics of common brands
I currently try to purchase fair trade coffee, since it at least comes with a policy of attempting to be...well...fair to the producers. However, just because a coffee is not fair trade doesn't mean that it isn't fair, and there are some coffee…
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Kopi Luwak coffee beans
Kopi Luwak are the most expensive coffee beans, but I was wondering if there is a special taste to these coffee beans.
I was also wondering if there is a recommended method of brewing which would harness the flavor of the coffee beans?
If I would…
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How to dismantle La Scala E61 group shower
I have a hard time dismantling the group shower of a La Scala Butterfly. The main problem is, that there is —as I have seen so far on other machines— any visible screw nut on the bottom of the sieve. It is stuck, does not turn, even by force using a…
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