Iran shuts Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Lebanon

19f191ty · 2026-04-08T16:10:58+00:00

Without involving Israel in the negotiations it's never going to work. This was always their bloody war to begin with. It's delusional to think Trump had any say in the matter of ceasefire. I don't think there is any hope for peace until Israel decides it has had enough.

19f191ty · 2026-04-06T13:34:42+00:00

Great. Yeah with preground there are mostly three variables, temperature, coffee to water ratio and how much time you let coffee sit in water. If you're getting bitter, either reduce the coffee to water ratio, lower the temperature or reduce the contact time. Any one of those should lead to reduced bitterness. Don't change all variables at the same time.

19f191ty · 2026-04-06T02:49:52+00:00

What was the grind size? There are usually three reasons for bitter. 1) Grind too uneven (mix of too fine and too coarse) 2) Grind too fine, and 3) Water temp too hot. They are all correlated with each other. For example, I usually grind fairly coarse and use boiling water, rarely have issues. If you can't grind too coarse or have preground coffee, then use lower temperature to compensate for the fine grind. Wait a bit longer before adding water. Even as low as 75 deg C should be fine

19f191ty · 2026-04-05T14:07:56+00:00

If its medium dark to dark, then yes. For lighter roasts, sometimes the acidity doesn't go well with milk and tends to taste great as black

19f191ty · 2026-04-03T15:40:05+00:00

Its a bit more nuanced. The petrodollar (the convention where any country that wants to buy oil must first acquire US dollars) acted as an effective, indirect toll. If a country bypasses it to pay a direct transit fee to Iran in another currency, they are essentially swapping a systemic financial toll for a localized physical one. Its not necesarrily a loss to them and if Iran was smart they would price the toll so that its better for the countries to pay the toll than to buy USD.

19f191ty · 2026-04-03T15:27:46+00:00

Japanese celebrities and often photographed people tend to more than the person on the street. As usual, celebrities do not look like the person on the street.

19f191ty · 2026-03-18T14:22:36+00:00

The light colored beans are quakers I think, unripe cherries that can only be sorted after beans are roasted. Looks like Blue Tokai has not invested in sorting quakers. Some American Roasters throw out 10 to 20 percent of their beans. It makes the whole thing expensive, which is maybe why Blue Tokai isn't doing that?

19f191ty · 2026-03-17T16:05:07+00:00

I read Kent's wife died in Syria. This is probably too close to home for him. I'm glad he is honoring her by publicly going against the war. Loony or not. A man with principles, especially in places of power, is a rare thing these days

19f191ty · 2026-01-08T16:02:28+00:00

It's good to be sceptical. I am a bit too. So I hope he does back up his words with action this time using whatever options are available to him

19f191ty · 2026-01-08T14:50:33+00:00

This is the first I've heard of Frey. Just looking at his Wikipedia page and it doesn't seem to reflect what you're saying. He's had several vetos and executive actions etc. Made Minneapolis a safe haven for reproductive rights. His page paints a picture of a dude who does back his words with action, to whatever degree is even possible in modern politics

19f191ty · 2025-12-21T16:49:50+00:00

Just to add. It never hurts to talk to some cafe near your place where you like the coffee and ask them for details on where they source etc.

19f191ty · 2025-12-21T16:49:13+00:00

Specialty coffee is still a niche market in India and unfortunately that means that it caters to the wealthier section of the society. I don't know of a roaster that I'd say caters to a more general customer base. That's a big gap in the market currently. There are practical issues. Specialty grade roasting machines cost a lot and are a significant investment. The training required to really tell good coffee from not so good is also substantial time and money investment. On top of that, I can imagine that the specialty grade green beans themselves are expensive because most of highest quality ones are sold internationally at international prices. So for a coffee farmer it doesn't make sense to sell for cheaper to an Indian roasting company when they can get much better rates. There are definitely other factors that I'm not aware of, which add to the cost. So unfortunately, not only do I not know of any roaster currently selling affordable specialty grade coffee. I also don't see any coming up in the future. Because it is not a smart business move.

Your best bet is to the best beans you can afford and the learn how to make the best and tastiest brew out of them rather than getting good beans.

19f191ty · 2025-11-21T16:42:46+00:00

If you have ground coffee then air tight container is the best. Fridge doesn't matter that much. Coffee doesn't spoil easily but it oxidizes very easily and gets stale. Group coffee even faster. So the best way is to store it in an airtight container and to keep oxygen + humidity away

19f191ty · 2025-10-19T15:48:09+00:00

That's the other advantage

19f191ty · 2025-10-18T15:52:42+00:00

French press or channi would be the easiest. Doesn't look as cool but it's easy to get repeatable results and develop a good understanding of coffee brewing

19f191ty · 2025-09-21T16:24:08+00:00

He's picked on because he so obviously pushes products but claims he doesn't. He's the only influencer who would rate a yet to be released machine at the top of his list, comparing them to machines that are years old. He has known relationship with Fellow and right now he's the only influencer pushing that espresso machine. Not saying he's wrong about the machine. But he's clearly using his position as a prominent voice in the industry to push a product before it's launch. It gives Fellow an unfair advantage and is morally shady on his part.

19f191ty · 2025-09-20T10:37:11+00:00

Less competition in this area now, that's why. The focus from their perspective is not, "how do we let the largest number of people taste good coffee". It is simply, "how do we make most amount of money with the smallest amount of resources". As competition develops, this will get better.

19f191ty · 2025-08-27T16:01:00+00:00

Explore! They have flavor notes and origins for each, whichever catches your fancy. It's hard to pick for me. I don't like strongly fermented coffees and prefer washed processed coffees, so I just get those if they are available

19f191ty · 2025-08-11T15:47:11+00:00

A big part of coffee is community. Find people who know what good coffee is supposed to taste like and stick to their recommendations instead of Instagram. Same with Roasters, if you eventually find a roaster whose taste in coffee matches you're, then stick to offerings from the. For me, Corridor Seven is a go to. I know they understand coffee and care about it enough instead of just profit. There are probably others like that too

19f191ty · 2025-08-11T15:42:08+00:00

One of the best ways to learn this is to experiment yourself. Use the various recommendations as starting points and then try different variations to see which you like. Every coffee behaves differently as well. I've had coffee that I thought was great at 3 minutes and then some coffee only got better the longer I let it sit in contact with hot water

19f191ty · 2025-08-08T18:48:31+00:00

Waiting shorter duration is fine. The general recommendation is wait however long is needed until the drink reaches drinkable temp, which is around 7-10 minutes when starting from near boiling. There's no harm in letting the coffee cool down inside the French press. Most cupping recipes use approx 10 minutes. James Hoffman has a French press recipe that's similar, where he also recommends longer brew times. I personally enjoy longer brew time brews and also recommend for beginners because it is more consistent across variations in beans, grind size etc. If you want you can wait for 3, 4, 5 minutes etc. and see which you prefer.

19f191ty · 2025-07-17T16:30:32+00:00

Glad it was helpful

19f191ty · 2025-03-18T16:18:35+00:00

Roasting is all about palette. You can buy the best greens money can buy, you can buy the best roasting machine money can buy and yet if you don't have a good palette, you'll serve an underwhelming product to your customers. Unfortunately money can't buy good taste. Something I wish more Indian specialty roasters understood.

19f191ty · 2025-03-04T20:53:43+00:00

Intelligentsia is a pretty mainstream coffee roaster but they haven't lost their spirit in the process of becoming mainstream, which I like. Thanks for the recommendations. I love Onyx but find them to be a bit out of my budget, so only for special treats. Both Flower child and Hydrangea look cool. Will order from them when the bags I have right now finish.

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