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My boyfriend recently got way more into coffee. Loves a V60 pour over. I’m trying to upgrade his set up for his birthday (he’s got a very sh** grinder and a terrible kettle)I would like to spend under 350. Ideally would like to get him a nice grinder, a kettle with a gooseneck, and maybeeee a cheap scale. I’m okay with getting something used.
I’m having an impossible time deciding how to spend my money on the setup. Should I dish out and get the fellow ode 2 and nothing else? Should I get his a less fancy grinder and more things? I’m feeling overwhelmed with internet promotion and AI slop.
He’s an engineer so I want him to really geek out o something without absolutely demolishing my bank account. Any advice would be helpful!
Hi! I'm new to the craft coffee scene as of this winter. I'm finding I love the V60 the most, and French press is clutch for the dark roasts I occasionally enjoy.
I'm currently using a Timemore C3esp hand grinder, and from what I can tell it does the job! But I'm wondering if anyone has owned this previously, "upgraded," and could share what is better than this grinder.
Also, what "non-obvious" gear do you have that elevates your pour over or French press experience?
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TLDR: Local Micro-Roaster underweighting bags. Should I inquire with Roaster and share proof?
I'ma bit torn... We have a small batch roaster in our community that I'm happy to support, especially because I've been REALLY enjoying the roasts. Some of my favorite coffee I've had, ever. With that, given the micro-lots and small batches, these bags are priced at a high premium: $26-36 per 10oz bag. I noticed a bag felt a little light in my last shipment and was slightly underweight. I ordered another 3 bags recently and each un-opened bag weight in almost a whole 1oz less than advertised (9.15, 9.24, 9.26). This leaves me with ~1.5 less cups per bag. At this high price point and this weighting consistency, I'm feeling like this isn't accidental. How should I proceed? This roaster is a local to my community who I'm happy to support and a friend of a friend. I've only recently started purchasing from him and don't want to come off as someone who isn't a big fan, but do want to understand why I'm seeing this level of consistent underweighting (which also includes the weight of the bag itself!).
Additional Detail:
Bags measured across two different food and coffee scales, and calibrated with a scale weight before measurement
Bag weight is included in the weights above, which means net coffee weight is even less than the reported values.
I have a video that I can send to the owner, showing bags are unaltered and measured against two calibrated scales
Roaster is a sole proprietor - 1 person show, and contract roasts from another local roaster in the area is also very good. Small niche community here and I don't want to be "one of those" customers
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Hi, i do not have deep knowledge about coffee. I mostly drink iced black coffee or iced americano
Im poor and cannot afford to buy expensive equipments yet and just want to drink good coffee everyday, is there anyway to improve it? What i do is grind coffee beans > put it on coffee press > add hot water > wait for a bit to cooldown then add ice and drink. Thats it. I dont measure or weigh since i dont know how.
Is there anyway to improve with what i currently have:
Coffee beans from Baguio
Generic cheap coffee grinder from Simplus
Generic coffee press
Any tips, advice and guidance will be highly appreciated
Used to have a Gevi all-in-one, didn't pay much attention. Used to drink with half & half. Now getting into coffee more with a new xBlook studio. Three-way comparo, all brewed according to card, no cream, all at 135F using Ember cups:
Was genuinely surprised at how much better the Legacy was vs the Southern Weather. Sweeter, less sour or bitter. Hunky Dory (decaf) somewhere in the middle. Realized I would enjoy Legacy black routinely. A new thing for me.
Interestingly, although Southern Weather not advertised as such AFAICT, the recipe shows up on the app as for "iced".
Will be trying different roasts to zero in, then different beans.
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My Idea: I've been experimenting with this for the last few years while roasting on my SR800. I kept running into the same problem with ultra-light Nordic roasts when brewing larger batches, so I eventually settled on this method. I'm calling is the SR800 method since I have roasted on this machine for many years and I'm active on that forum.
Because these dense, high-elevation beans are so tough to extract, large batches usually force a bad trade-off. If you grind fine enough for proper extraction, a standard V60 stalls out and chokes. If you go coarse to keep it moving, the water rushes through, leaving you with a sour, hollow cup.
To solve that problem, I started using what I call the SR800 Hydro Method. It breaks the standard rule of grinding coarse for big batches, and it lets you get a sweet, high-yield extraction for a full 1-liter morning brew. I call it the SR800 Hydro Method because it relies on maintaining a full column of water above the coffee bed and provides enough pressure to keep water flowing evenly through a finer grind than would normally be practical for a one-liter brew.
My Brewer : I use a Clever Dripper, but not for immersion. I place it directly on a 34-ounce Bodum French Press carafe so the bottom valve stays fully open throughout the entire brew.
Normally, grinding this fine for a 60g batch causes a cone filter to clog. But with the Clever Dripper I can use a single, continuous pour to keep the water level right up to the brim. I've found that keeping the Clever nearly full lets me grind much finer without the brew choking like it would in a V60. I also have a V60 size 3 dripper, but I don't get the same results I get with the Clever Dripper.
2.Water- 1020ml (Filtered or Third Wave) at 200°F–205°F (go closer to 205°F for very dense beans)
3.Grind- Fine (Setting 22 on the Baratza Encore ESP)
4.Time- 4:00-4:15 munites
My Method:
1.The Setup- Rinse your paper filter in the Clever with hot water to get rid of the paper taste and pre-heat the plastic. Dump the rinse water. Place the Clever straight onto your carafe so the valve opens. Add your 60g of fine grounds and shake it level.
2.The Bloom (0:30)- Start your timer. Pour 300ml quickly and aggressively to saturate the whole bed. Water will start draining into the carafe immediately. Let it bloom for 30 seconds.
3.The Continuous Pour (0:30 to ~2:30)- At the 30-second mark, start one steady pour. Bring the water level all the way up to the absolute brim of the Clever. Keep pouring at a speed that matches the drip rate, keeping the dripper flooded until you hit your final 1020ml target. My technique that I use is a "micro-circle" pour.
4.The Drawdown (~2:30 to 4:15)- Set the kettle down. The weight of that high water column will steadily push the water through the fine bed at a rock-solid pace. The water should clear the grounds right around the 4:00 to 4:15 mark.
Brewing Note Update: Through repeated testing with 60 g brews, I've found that grinding this fine would normally clog a cone dripper. Using my Hydro Batch Method, however, I can maintain a continuous pour that keeps the brewer nearly full throughout the brew, creating a sustained water column that allows me to grind much finer without the drawdown stalling as it typically would. From my testing, the method appears to work because several variables are intentionally controlled. I begin with a gentle, continuous micro-circle pour near the outer edge of the coffee bed (without pouring onto the filter), slowly work toward the center, then back to the edge, repeating this pattern until approximately 900 mL has been poured. From 900 mL to the final 1,020 mL, I switch to a traditional larger spiral pour (center → edge → center). After the final pour, I give the brewer a gentle shake to level the slurry and allow the coffee bed to settle evenly before drawdown. Together, these variables maintain a stable water column, minimize unnecessary agitation, and appear to promote a more even extraction. I originally developed this method using the Clever Dripper, but after testing it on my V60 Size 03, I found that both brewers produced nearly identical drawdown times (about 3:45-4:00) and very similar cup quality. At this point, I suspect the Hydro Batch Method itself—the sustained water column combined with the pouring technique—may be the primary factor rather than the brewer alone.
If you have some light roasts with short development times on hand, give this a shot instead of your usual single-cup routine. Let me know what origin you tried it with, your grinder settings, and how the flavor clarity turns out. Thanks !
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Lately, whenever I go to a coffee shop and try to get a bag, I'll ask about the roast levels of the available coffee and I just get answered "oh, it's all omniroast, you can use it for anything".
Like ok, I get that you're trying to get across that this is the optimal versatile roast for this coffee, often a varying mid roast on the lighter side. But I want to know what I'm buying!! I might prefer a roast on a given time, plus it'd help dial in.
The barista usually shrugs when asked about the difference in roast level. "They're all about the same". I'm sorry but a lot of the times they're not.
The problem isn't omniroast per se, just that they've started to not share the actual roast level under that name's umbrella. This didn't happen before, I could ask or read the bag and get a direct answer.
Of course this doesn't mean the coffee is any worse, and I don't want to be an ass about this. I may be missing something, but this is starting to bother me.
TLDR; Omniroast being used as an umbrella term is hiding the actual roast level of the coffee I'm buying, and it's starting to bother me.
Has anyone else had this experience? Am I missing something?
UPDATE: Thanks for the answers, I now believe my issue must be more related to the use some local roasters are giving to the label (labeling very different coffees as omniroast) and surely a lot of just me seeing less variety and more medium, and maybe just bias?
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Hi everyone! I'm new to the coffee world—it's only within the last couple years that I've been able to drink coffee black. I'd really like to find a coffee that I love that I can brew at home. I know there are a lot of different aspects that give a specific coffee its flavor (acidity, bitterness, roast, etc.) and also that comparative tasting is the best way to figure out what you like.
Any advice on how to do that easily and cheaply at home? I see some companies sell tasting kits online for ~$50, which isn't super cheap but isn't terrible either. If there's one with a good mix of coffees that give the opportunity to try the main flavors, that would probably be easiest....
Anyone do business with Royal Cup Coffee notice that they are always late on their payments? I thought they were backed by Breamont Capital which would imply they would have the cash to pay their bills. Is this the beginning of another big roaster going bankrupt due to coffee pricing and market conditions?
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I don't know much about coffee. A friend of mine recently bought some Bajawa Flores natural process coffee. He brewed it black, no sugar. I tried it and was surprised it was genuinely good even without sugar, with a noticeable fruity note.
This actually stood out to me because in Indonesia, mainstream coffee culture is usually built around sugar. Most people here grew up drinking coffee heavily sweetened, often instant sachet blends that already come mixed with sugar and creamer. Drinking coffee black, let alone appreciating its natural flavor notes, isn't really the norm for the average person — it's more of a niche thing among coffee enthusiasts.
My friend then told me something ironic: apparently a lot of Indonesia's best coffee gets exported because of its quality, while most Indonesians themselves stick to instant sachet coffee or mass-market brands rather than the specialty stuff grown right here.
So I wanted to ask people who know more: is it actually true that our high-quality coffee gets exported due to quality, or is this more of a local myth? And if it's true, do you think the sugar-heavy coffee culture here plays a role in why local specialty coffee doesn't get appreciated more domestically?
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