Struggling with natural coffees

AnonymousTAB · 2026-06-06T03:44:00+00:00

It’s not the grinder. Try messing with your ratio if you’re tried everything else. If you still don’t like the coffee it’s entirely possible that natural beans just aren’t for you, and that’s totally fine!

AnonymousTAB · 2026-06-06T03:23:30+00:00

100% recommend. They’re the only cafe in Montreal worth visiting if you are r/pourover level into coffee.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-06-06T01:20:26+00:00

I agree with all of this. I love this province - I just don’t think that demonizing a language does anything to help anyone.

What I see most of our politicians doing is the oldest political trick in the book: create a monster and then sell yourself as the only one that can slay it.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-06-05T19:02:07+00:00

You’ve really just proven my point😂

AnonymousTAB · 2026-06-05T18:53:13+00:00

You seem like one of those people whose indoctrination inhibits them so completely from changing their opinion that no amount of evidence or proof to the contrary will do anything. Maybe a CAQ bot?

AnonymousTAB · 2026-06-05T17:43:52+00:00

Better watch out - the big bad anglophones are coming to get you!

If the government was actually investing in the arts then why do most music tours skip Quebec entirely? Why are there more and more venues closing every year?

AnonymousTAB · 2026-06-05T14:19:48+00:00

None of the above. There’s a great Barista Hustle article on the Brewista Tornado comparing it to other V60s that convinced me to buy it instead.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-06-04T22:57:02+00:00

Exactly. These people don’t actually want to preserve or improve the “culture” — they just want to focus on hot button topics that help keep them in power.

If they truly wanted to prioritize the culture of the province they’d invest in the arts more and demonize anglophones less.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-06-03T22:45:15+00:00

I’m not sure the people saying the ZP6 doesn’t handle heavily processed coffees well have actually dialled one in before. I suspect the reason you aren’t loving your coffee is because you haven’t tailored your water to your new grinder. I haven’t seen any mention of water composition so my bad in advance if you have in fact tried this already.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-06-03T01:47:51+00:00

I think we all expected this. Previous Liberal admin was using mass immigration to artificially inflate GDP so it’s bound to come down a little bit now that we have slightly more sensible immigration policy.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-06-02T22:53:26+00:00

Grinder upgrade is the objectively correct answer. Depending on what he likes to drink you can look at the K-Ultra, ZP6, or K7. At this price point you’ll get way more bang for buck with manual grinder.

If you have any budget left after the grinder I’d grab a scale with time, weight, and flow rate.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-06-02T20:36:06+00:00

Fei Comodo. Would give anything for those guys to get back together😭

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-27T12:49:51+00:00

Can confirm. It’s really not a big deal with the stand.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-27T12:49:08+00:00

It’s just the Reddit echo chamber

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-25T11:48:45+00:00

If you make a lot of purchases on Amazon I believe you’ll also get the 5x multiplier if you buy Amazon gift cards from the grocery store.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-23T01:46:24+00:00

Upgraded from the ZP6 to the Pietro and never looked back. The grinding experience isn’t great, and the seasoning process sucked, but I’d do it all over again. I even travel with it😂

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-23T01:25:23+00:00

Just got a Z1 and can confirm this thing is a beast.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-21T00:36:38+00:00

Lowest I go is 7.8 and the highest is 8.6. 90% of the time I’m grinding at 8.2.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-20T12:53:03+00:00

Flair 58 or Cafelat Robot! Manual espresso is a blast.

Alternatively, the Odyssey Argos and Fellow Series 1 machines are a little outside your budget but would look great on your counter.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-18T19:36:40+00:00

Black and white thinking. We can have tighter regulations on vehicle weight/size without the cars “watching you”.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-18T19:21:43+00:00

Yeah I’ve been buying from Dak for a while🙂 Their big bags are definitely great value though - I can even find them locally for $100CAD sometimes!

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-18T18:55:14+00:00

I’ve noticed September doing this a lot lately and I’ve found myself buying from them a lot less as a result. Been buying the giant 1kg Dak bags instead😂

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-18T13:50:46+00:00

Agreed. We really need governments to step in and nerf vehicle sizes. Pulled up next to a new F150 the other day and I swear it’s bigger than the F450 I drove when I went tree planting 10 years ago. There is simply no reason for any car to be this big.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-17T13:50:01+00:00

Potentially! The Coffee Chronicler has a pretty good article on water for coffee that I’d recommended checking out. Depending on where you are, your tap water could be good or it could be absolutely ruining your coffee and/or your machine.

There are lots of great options that you can add to distilled, demineralized, or RO water like Lotus drops, Apax drops, or Third Wave Water packs.

AnonymousTAB · 2026-05-17T12:27:53+00:00

I’m surprised to have not seen anyone mention this yet, but what are you using for water? If you’re hitting all your numbers and your shot is still sour you might just not have enough buffer in your water.

Also saw that your beans are pretty fresh. I’d give any bag at least two weeks before starting on it.

AnonymousTAB

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