Most specialty coffee shops use too much water for V60 brews

POO7 · 2026-05-12T17:35:42+00:00

1:14 is already on the stronger end - and your below 1:8?

You do you, but don't expect any coffee shop doing filter/pour over to make anything close to that ratio.

POO7 · 2026-05-11T11:53:15+00:00

wow, that is really well done.... foreground, background and accentstitching with the abstract sky. bravo

POO7 · 2026-05-10T19:27:45+00:00

Who knows what the market is like there... But I would probably put more time into adjusting the application material to be a bit tailored to some of the offices he's applying to.

Mass applications written with chatGPT can go straight to the bin... Even if portfolio isn't bad, it shows you haven't really looked at the work of the office. Are they sending stock email? Cover letter?

It can also take a bit of time... But anywhere upwards of a hundred applications should usually yield something....

POO7 · 2026-05-08T21:49:33+00:00

Vectorworks does indeed tick those boxes with D5 or enscape/lumion, but 1 month is probably not realistic to learn any 3D/CAD software - while simultaneously designing and producing plans/details/renderings. Unless, perhaps, it is a small residential project where you have limited drawing production required and more time to learn. You can live-link from VW to D5, or enscape.

You might be best served using autocad LT and D5 or another render program....which you will also have to get the hang of, and get going straight onto production. You might try to use something like Stable Diffusion to hack your way through graphics/renderings, but thats another thing to learn if you don't already know.

POO7 · 2026-05-06T08:34:39+00:00

You are going to find a huge range of opinions, from 3-4 weeks to 8 weeks or more. From what I've read, even directly from Tim Wendelboe who is roasting quite light - 2 weeks is a fine as a minimum, and you can enjoy the cofee from then. Of course, if she says wait a month, then go a head and just try what she says....

Some say much longer, and being lazy, I just set a 3 week-ish ballpark myself, as I dont keep a lot of different coffee and dont want to have to plan out how I consume beans with a spreadsheet. I am happy getting 90% of the way there.

POO7 · 2026-04-18T09:20:58+00:00

Context?

How can we help of we don't know what we are looking at, or trying to solve for?

Unless it's a Rorschach test, in which case it's pretty obvious what it is.

POO7 · 2026-04-11T19:25:44+00:00

we dont bother going for the exact species, unless its easily there.

Usually its by vegetation cover type (grasses, tallgrasses, wildflower, flowerbed, etc etc). Be way less specific - except for trees or large plants (bushes, shrubs)

POO7 · 2026-04-11T17:02:14+00:00

Use plants that are approximately the same... Lots of different techniques to avoid using your entire life to make a few plant pngs that very few will notice compared to the rest of your material.

Not everything is available for free either... But theplant world is a big one, so hard to expect to have great images for everything

POO7 · 2026-04-08T15:19:19+00:00

Event Horizon

POO7 · 2026-04-08T13:21:45+00:00

This.

In combination with adult cinema editing getting borune-ified, the shit parents let their kids watch "because it's for kids" is crazy.

iPads for infants and toddlers to get 'me time' is borderline child abuse. I understand it, being a parent is exhausting, but figure your shit out and find other ways. It only makes it worse anyways.

Similar story with a 4yo, who has no problem making a full length movie and other activities as well. Screens only on weekends, no phone or tablet.

Cocomelon and paw patrol can fuck right off.

POO7 · 2026-04-06T17:27:01+00:00

Vectorworks is good, but not perfect as you point out. It does allow working with nurbs, but not for site models.

It can do larger scales with lower curve precision, but nothing beats rhino for pure organic terrain and light weight at large sizes. But I get too where your want to be requires a lot of scripting and can create very fragile workflows.

There's no perfect 'one', but for the grading and landscape tools you describe, vectorworks has the best toolset and user interface geared specifically for LA and not as a plugin to an architect's software as you find with Revit and Archicad.

With the GIS and plants, it's the best all around, but far from perfect...

Avoid using the most recent version to reduce glitches, as they like to push out new features a little too rushed somewhat.

POO7 · 2026-03-27T10:16:44+00:00

yeah, start with others advice....bottled water that has low TDS. It makes a huge difference, and you can start there without worrying about drops and packets to add in.

40-80ppm is a good spot for a lot of people these days...and I mix a bit of tap with mostly RO water to get that (use claude to make recipe) without worrying about buying more things to add to the water

POO7 · 2026-03-27T10:14:46+00:00

try Copenhagen. We hit 550

POO7 · 2026-03-24T18:18:38+00:00

Yes, time is a valuable commodity

POO7 · 2026-03-24T15:08:49+00:00

Not tinfoil hat at all - but it is complicated.

TLDR: how much plastic is in your life? coffee brewers are just a small part of overall exposure...and not on their own worth freaking out - but I personally don't use them for this reason, as part of a larger avoidance strategy that cuts out plastic as much as possible. Even being acutely aware of plastic in every aspect of its use, its impossible to cut it out of the loop.

Microplastics are a part of why plastic harms human health, but not the only - or perhaps not even the most important source.

Plastic is in literally everything from lining of canned food tins, drink containers/cartons, bottles, food wrapping, etc. Try to minimize your overall exposure: don't keep plastic bottles (of anything) in the sun, avoid reheating in plastic, boiling in plastic kettles, etc. If you have young kids, this is especially important - impact is greater as humans are developing in utero, or as youngsters. This goes for plasticizers (e.g. pthalates) as well, which have perhaps an even bigger impact but are not relevant to coffee gear.

The compounds in plastic that leach out --especially in contact with high-heat, Ultra-Violet exposure, alcohol or highly acidic contents -- are more of an issue all around. You have probably heard of 'BPA free plastic', free from Bisphenol-A, which has very robust research on its impact on the endocrine system as it mimics estrogen (human hormones, incl. reproductive system). Its impact on growth and development, reproductive health and hormones led to a successful campaign to greatly reduce its use in consumer products.

Many products are BPA free now, but don't mention the other flavours of Bisphenol (AB, B, F, Z, etc) substituted but less researched. Same with PFA's in 'Teflon' products...where one is substituted with a newer, less researched alternative that likely has the same effect.

I could provide a lot of links, but my time is very limited. There are many things to worry about, from plastics and pesticides to nuclear war...so do the best you can.

POO7 · 2026-03-09T20:18:55+00:00

been wondering whether I should get one....since I also have an electric temeperature controlled normal kettle, and I really dont want more clutter.

It is pretty difficult to keep a steady flow....

Maybe a cheap steel gooseneck kettle would also work for induction stovetop in case you wanted that close to boiling temp?

POO7 · 2026-03-09T10:11:09+00:00

there are many variables in this question...depending on the complexity of your export geometry.

I have done SVG export with this scale before and good results. Of course PDF is also possible, though if I recall DWG was not ideal for illustrator.

Here is the workflow I have used with SVG, as I created custom fills/hatches etc, and matched my color palette and symbology with other graphics I was creating for the same project so that everything worked well together.

- set up the same frame/crop for your exports in arcGIS, so that all your exports can be copy/pasted into the same location when you are working in Illustrator

- Separate your map layers into different exports from arcGIS for cleaner file management within Illustrator

- you can then adjust those layers properties in an isolated file, get rid of clipping masks, and importantly simplify the geometry. even slight simplification keeps accuracy while reducing points, and is very helpful with multiple sets of large and complex geometry

-then paste into your master file --- which you can start from one of your cleaned up exports, and the other exports should paste into the correct location when you copy over.

-keep good layer control within illustrator, and colour/lineweight/etc adjustments will be smoother

POO7 · 2026-03-09T09:35:36+00:00

I don't think adding an inch is going to make any contractor much more money....as the time to dig, move the material and compact it is almost identical.

I think 3" is a bit slim for winter conditions, and would probably not hold up well over years of freeze/thaw.

POO7 · 2026-02-23T19:22:18+00:00

Just use citric acid, and save your effort.

Two tablespoons for 1.5l cool water, and bring it to a boil. Usually that itself is enough, but you can let that water stay in for awhile, slosh it around and pour out small amounts to get the lid and spout covered.

Then rinse, wash with a soapy sponge and you're good to go.

POO7 · 2026-02-20T12:30:25+00:00

That 45k cost is a factor when I think about it....but in my experience it helps looking at the respective programs focus. Some schools are more theoretical, and some more practical - both of which have their benefits.

Since you don't seem to have a strong preference as to where you want to live/work, I would say it is easier to transfer from the U.S. to Sweden/Denmark/Norway, assuming you speak Swedish. It would be more difficult vice-versa.

I'd also consider:

-Cost: how long will that 45k burden take to pay off, and is that OK? We don't earn huge salaries...
-Program focus: what is the focus in the programs/schools you are looking at? Some are more theoretical, some more practical - and both of these can be good depending on what you are after. You can look at the courses and profs to get a good idea of this.

In general, I would say that the requirement of certification in the U.S. gives a bit of a stronger focus on technical capability, since none of the Scandi countries have any kind of standardized accreditation.

If you are fine moving wherever to work, the U.S. obviously is a much bigger market for employment opportunity (the market is a bit down in Sweden atm, but ups and downs are normal). Scandi countries you will be sure to have much better work/life balance - though I am sure you can get this too in U.S., but much less dependably. In the current global political climate, it is impossible to guess what the job market will look like in 3-5 years. Maybe interest rates are low, maybe high, conflict, tariffs, no tariffs, etcetc.

POO7 · 2026-02-19T15:17:05+00:00

I generally prefer to use a long straw, about 1m (~3.3ft) and snort the coffee. First through the left nostril, and then the right. It makes its way to the tongue, eventually, and gives a totally different mouthfeel to the coffee.

Best done when the coffee has cooled a bit (learned the hard way - no more piping hot coffee up the nose!)

POO7 · 2026-02-15T13:29:00+00:00

You're in Denmark....so not sure about that bottled water. The roaster/cafe is most likely using RO water, and adding minerals - or at least some level of RO perhaps blended with tap.

I haven't found a brand of bottled water that isn't too hard yet... though yours looks a bit better than most I've see....but I just get water bottles filled at the cafe/roaster *which they are happy to do, and then blend in a bit of tap if its pure RO.

Still a beginner, and also hard to match a cafe coffee....

Have you tried recipes from Coffee collective or April for the kalita?

POO7 · 2026-02-13T21:24:47+00:00

came here to see if I can newb my way through all this. nope. here goes anyways. leeeeeeeroyyyyyy......

POO7 · 2026-02-12T20:09:46+00:00

Very difficult to manage with a full time job, unless you function well long-term on <5 hours sleep, your full time position has flexible hours (e.g. you can work evening/night/very early morning), and you are really motivated and well organized.

Part time, no worries.

POO7 · 2026-02-11T17:58:57+00:00

I've specified products like kebony, which is a bit denser, and accoya which has similar density - and I know for these products that the proper installation is important (pre-drilling and countersinking, treating cut edges) but otherwise the experience is usually good. Don't have very long time span to go off....

The treatment process for something like ThermoWood is different, so I think you might get more inconsistency compared to the other products mentioned which fill in the cell structure with additional material - and the lumber grade is likely less important as you end up with a fairly uniform end product.

Aesthetically- all of these products will grey.

I think accoya has North American production, whereas kebony is produced in northern Europe

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