that's a nice grinder, very modern looking.
regarding retention - there always is. try weight in / out ground beans. if the retention is about 0.1g , that's good. does it have a knocker of some sort to drop the fines after grinding?
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regarding retention - there always is. try weight in / out ground beans. if the retention is about 0.1g , that's good. does it have a knocker of some sort to drop the fines after grinding?
It has a knocker. Yes there is no such thing is no retention, which is why I said virtually. <0.2gr, and in most cases 0.1gr. My NZ has around 0.3gr of retention if I blow up the chute. If I use a powerful blower to blow down from the NFC disk, as much as 0.5gr retention is blown out. For Lagom casa it is less than 0.2gr. Very impressive with its grinding quality. My only complaint is it grinds slowly and a little high pitch. Not unpleasant but not pleasant either. But for the money, can't ask for more.
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I found some really good honey process Mexican coffee beans!!!!
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It sounds like Kicking Horse is pretty popular here too—mountain biking seems to be a big part of what they do. One of our guys even considered working for them. We don’t get a huge selection of their beans, but a few options show up at the local supermarket, though I’m sure you have access to much fresher choices where you are. I’ve tried roasting my own beans before, but using a hot-air popcorn popper was more trouble than it was worth.. I’m curious to see how much of a difference true freshness makes, but for now I’m still working through my usual Costco beans… which probably aren’t very fresh at all.
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I have a Ceado grinder that gives me the best grind I've ever had. It is not low retention and that doesn't cost me any sleep at night. People have only been talking about retention for about the last 5 years, and people made great coffee just fine before those conversations began.
Big restaurant Bunn with a Costco Capresso conical burr grinder for light and medium roast American coffee first thing out of bed. I'm American and I will always want coffee this way first thing in the morning. The rest of the day VBM Domobar Jr with my Ceado grinder for medium to dark roast cappucinos and Americanos. I have a kitchen scale between the grinders, and it's amazing to me how good I am at eyeballing my dose. It seems like about 1 in 3 grinds is right on the money first try without having to grind more or remove any, but I'm old and have been doing this a long time lol
Big restaurant Bunn with a Costco Capresso conical burr grinder for light and medium roast American coffee first thing out of bed. I'm American and I will always want coffee this way first thing in the morning. The rest of the day VBM Domobar Jr with my Ceado grinder for medium to dark roast cappucinos and Americanos. I have a kitchen scale between the grinders, and it's amazing to me how good I am at eyeballing my dose. It seems like about 1 in 3 grinds is right on the money first try without having to grind more or remove any, but I'm old and have been doing this a long time lol
For me at least. NZ struggled to grind my light roasts, and it has significantly more retention, and more static too. It is however built like a tank, very study, a bit more quiet (and the noise is in low range which is more tolerable). I do not regret a bit replacing NZ with Lagom Casa.
Bookoo Motto80 will be my next grinder
Yes, indeed.
The amount of retention (using Niche Duo w/espresso burrs) also depends on the ambient humidity, as expected: Only about a 0.2gm difference on a 16.3 gm dose.
I've never attempted to purchase or pull (lever machine) espresso shots using light-roasts.
I've tried dark roasts but I equate it with more processing of the beans and I've convinced myself that the result is more acidic and/or more bitter (re: medium roasts).
Less roasting of the beans causes less size expansion and less moisture loss [think popcorn], resulting in denser individual beans and yield.
Makes the use of an accurate scale essential, rather than a scoop.
what lever machine are you using? i'm using the Flair 58 with a slight mod of a USB PD power adapter instead of the big ugly brick
In general, light roasts favor the "fruit" notes (if any) and darker roast favor "roast" flavors, e.g., chocolate notes. At least as important as darkness of roast is how quickly the beans are roasted, i.e., the rate of rise, and how quickly the beans are cooled post roast.
kemmler3D
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I just snagged a Fellow Aiden automatic brewer at their warehouse sale for quite a bargain. So far I think it actually produces decent coffee.
I haven't had a drip machine in about 18 years, but with a baby on the scene it was getting challenging to keep up the pour-over routine. I don't think it's as good as my usual pour over but it's a small enough step down that I'm pretty happy with it, and that's even with leaving the grinds in the filter overnight for the AM scheduled brew.
Recommended to anyone that can't be bothered to use a proper brew method.
I haven't had a drip machine in about 18 years, but with a baby on the scene it was getting challenging to keep up the pour-over routine. I don't think it's as good as my usual pour over but it's a small enough step down that I'm pretty happy with it, and that's even with leaving the grinds in the filter overnight for the AM scheduled brew.
Recommended to anyone that can't be bothered to use a proper brew method.
Congrats on the baby!...but with a baby on the scene it was getting challenging to keep up the pour-over routine. ,,,
So, you must've made a choice between your caffeine addiction versus your asr-addiction..., and decided to cut-down on the java time; rather than quality-time with us...
...wise choice...
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kemmler3D
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Changing the baby, feeding the baby, entertaining the baby, and making coffee all need to happen between 7-8 AM and are all hands-on. Coffee also takes 10+ minutes. Posting on ASR can be done in 45 seconds at 9:30 PM on the toilet, so it's easier to fit in the schedule.Congrats on the baby!
So, you must've made a choice between your caffeine addiction versus your asr-addiction..., and decided to cut-down on the java time; rather than quality-time with us...
...wise choice...
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There will be a difference between Costco beans (generally very dark roast) and craft roasters, given that you have appropriate tools and the knowhow. Light roast will benefit from at least 2 weeks of sitting, whereas you may enjoy medium and dark roasts rather immediately. You can try Lavazza Super Crema (medium roast) from Amazon first before venturing deeper. Then when your brewing fundamentals are sound - all cups are exactly the same every time - you can start looking into different processes of beans ie washed, natural co-ferment, anaerobic, etc.
"Want To Know Why Coffee Makes You Poop Defecate?"
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Even more annoying than JamesHoffmann w/o an AI sidekick, yet informative.
Even more annoying than JamesHoffmann w/o an AI sidekick, yet informative.
What are your thoughts on this now? Still madly in love with it? Any unique compare/contrast between the two? How is loudness factor?
Any hipster -today- would want to know if the grinder has the "unimodal grind profile".What are your thoughts on this now? Still madly in love with it? Any unique compare/contrast between the two? How is loudness factor?
Well thank fcukin' dog I'm not a hipster and I know how a conical burr can be expected to behave!Any hipster -today- would want to know if the grinder has the "unimodal grind profile".
Yes still very happy. It is not annoyingly noisy, completely acceptable to me. The biggest contrast is how well lagoon casa grinds light roasts. Niche zero is not good at thatWhat are your thoughts on this now? Still madly in love with it? Any unique compare/contrast between the two? How is loudness factor?