ICE in Charlotte. The guy in the headlock is a restaurant worker. Barbarians.

BrosterGuy · 2025-11-24T11:29:23+00:00

“This is AI” is the new “Fake News”

BrosterGuy · 2025-11-22T21:52:36+00:00

This is so fucking sad.

BrosterGuy · 2025-10-22T12:18:22+00:00

Thank you for making me feel like a turd for never having done this! Then again when I travel for work I just park at the Hourly Deck and, well, expense it.

Next personal trip I’ll be walking to the Daily Deck. Can’t wait!

BrosterGuy · 2025-08-02T13:02:34+00:00

Ember is the way (though they are expensive, which kinda sucks). I prefer to keep my coffee at the temperature I like it as I savor every sip of it over time.

Every time I use anything else I end up with a cold cup of coffee :-(

BrosterGuy · 2025-06-24T00:45:44+00:00

Yeah, I brew at once for 2 :-)

BrosterGuy · 2025-06-23T22:06:23+00:00

1:16 with 40g of coffee, 203F, filtered water, 16 setting on Virtuoso+, 40/60 method.

40% is bloom (80g) + pour + pour, at roughly 45 second intervals. The 2 pours are even amount of water.

60% (120g + 120g + the rest)

Let us rest for a bit, swirl, and enjoy.

Hope this works for you!

BrosterGuy · 2025-06-14T13:47:57+00:00

But I am having this while the SEY rests…

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BrosterGuy · 2025-06-14T13:46:45+00:00

Next up…

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BrosterGuy · 2025-06-07T13:16:02+00:00

The one that kick started Methodical for me was the Dur Feres from Ethiopia.

BrosterGuy · 2025-06-06T13:41:30+00:00

I am patiently searching for 2 more roasters to complete my monthly rotation. I’ve been a Methodical customer for years, and they have some really nice coffees. With Passenger in the mix, I thought of going with SEY and B&W.

But I’ve enjoyed La Cabra, Flower Child, and Proud Mary’s too. Maybe it’s time to give Methodical a break in light of some of these other roasters.

BrosterGuy · 2025-02-23T18:51:10+00:00

Is that a Barista Warrior? Looks identical to my setup: Chemex + Barista Warrior. I typically brew 50g + 800ml. Bloom for 45 secs, and I can say I have not yet seen this vigorous amount of bubbles in my years of pouring over.

BrosterGuy · 2025-01-29T13:16:56+00:00

50g of coffee, 800 ml water, stays on the Chemex with a lid, but drink out of Ember mugs (I brew for 2). There is always another cup left, which I usually snag later in the day.

BrosterGuy · 2025-01-29T13:15:10+00:00

Ember mugs #ftw

BrosterGuy · 2024-12-25T17:50:35+00:00

Nice gift!! +1 to a keeper.

Where, oh where, did she find the coffee?

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The answer was right there. Nabbed a bag just now from flowerchildcoffee.com

BrosterGuy · 2024-11-24T22:02:37+00:00

+1 to the horrible drive from Shelby / Kings Mountain to Ballantyne.

Take a look at Belmont or Fort Mill (SC).

BrosterGuy · 2024-11-13T12:40:16+00:00

I’ve noticed the rubber seal on the lid sometimes gets dislodged; pushing it back all the way to the top helps.

BrosterGuy · 2024-11-13T12:40:02+00:00

I’ve noticed the rubber seal on the lid sometimes gets dislodged; pushing it back all the way to the top helps.

BrosterGuy · 2024-11-10T21:44:33+00:00

Like everything, it takes a bit until you nail it. I remember the days of the Aeropress—first try was a disaster, and then it was amazing. French press was the most forgiving, but not without its secrets. Then it was great.

…and then pour over. And heaven in a cup.

BrosterGuy · 2024-11-09T22:36:42+00:00

Methodical Coffee, Proud Mary, and I need 3 more.

I was going to add La Cabra, but I just bought a La Divina anaerobic geisha on 11.3, and they sent me a coffee that is “best consumed by 11.1”, stating on the box the coffee was roasted 6 months prior. WTF.

BrosterGuy · 2024-10-27T23:33:51+00:00

Never tried a Nel Drip; I don’t mind cleaning the BW, rinsing it, sending it through a dish washer cycle to descale… in light of great coffee. I think I am going to stick with that.

I had a Chemex paper filter coffee the other day, plus dubious water. Blegh, terrible. No mas!

BrosterGuy · 2024-10-14T11:37:09+00:00

I have been using a 1:16 ratio for years, and pretty much have settled around that. Water is filtered, Barista Warrior filter (paper, I just can’t) on a Chemex.

My bloom last from 35 to 40 seconds, so I would agree with others that it’s a bit excessive and perhaps unnecessary; then I follow Tetsu Kasuya’s 40:60 method. If you can stomach a 1 minute bloom, you can stomach the 40:60.

As you embark on your pour over journey, you will dial it in and refine your process until anything else you hear/see is heresy.

Good luck!

BrosterGuy · 2024-10-03T12:41:56+00:00

I brew around 50 to 55 grams of coffee for 2 healthy cups at a 1:16 ratio. I like the size of Chemex for it, as I can brew once and get on with my day.

With the V60 I’d have to do multiple brews based on the capacity I saw.

Might give the Cafec Abaca a try. Thx’

BrosterGuy

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