In Akihabara district there is a coffee shop called Keilo Coffee that had some fantastic coffee when I was there last year. Their selection changes frequently but always looks good.

https://kielocoffee.shop/

How fine is fine? Fine for Turkish is basically dust. Fine for an espresso machine is smaller than table salt but not dust.

Big ups for the Clever Dripper!

Depends on you budget. Personally, I feel like the Clever Dripper and the Hario Switch are the best choices for making good coffee for someone just starting out.

that wasn’t coffee, that was tequila

You basically described some of the folks on the Specialty Coffee Enthusiasts Discord group.

Try adding a cinnamon stick into your french press sometime.

the enshittification of a decent thing

Yup. I used AirBnB when they first started and it wasn’t terrible but then it became a huge hassle. Don’t give me a list of chores and then I might get penalty fees if I don’t do them right. Plus all the other damn fees. I don’t even bother to look at ABnB any more

too little too late.

Well that is pretty cool. Thanks!

What kind of burr/grinding mechanism is inside this? Does it use a ceramic burr or steel or no burrs but some other kind of thing?

It’s already got cinnamon in it and then you add milk. Not normal instant already.

It is somewhat science based. Some good info there to be had.

The bloom is essential for recently roasted beans. It allows the CO2 to off gas. You want the CO2 to properly off gas because the water cannot enter the grounds if the gas is try to escape. I believe Lance Ledrik (Youtube guy) uses a 2 minute bloom. I have bloomed beans twice if they were very very recently roasted (within a week).

A minimum 1 minute bloom. Start with a coarse grind first then work toward more fine if needed on the next cup. Try to not over agitate while pouring because it can drive the fines into the filter paper slowing the draw down to a crawl.

The change to a Fellow Ode 2 (which produces very few fines) from good grinders that produce a somewhat normal amount of fines, made for a big change in cup clarity and draw down time.

The 1zpresso ZP6 would be similar to the Ode 2 in producing very few fines as a hand grinder.

None of that is needed if the server app for plex works as intended.

I’ll take a look.

Annually or sometime a couple times a year, rake the pine straw, have it bailed, then sell it to folks doing landscaping or have someone pay you for the right to do that.

In Georgia, roughly 100 acres of pine trees sell for around $1.5mil to $2mil when they are ready for harvest which is 15 to 20 years.

Unable to set up a working server for outside of the home network. Also, the UI is terrible and didn’t organize things well.

Pine trees for pulp wood? Pickle ball court?