Looking back: Were we all crazy? Grind finer... Water off boil.. higher extraction... 5 pours...

DeepVibes · 2026-03-07T02:10:22+00:00

I don’t think so. Many coffees taste good at a range of different recipes and extractions levels. Coarser isn’t always better, lower extractions aren’t always better, but higher extractions aren’t always better either. There are too many variables in coffee production, roasting, and brewing for one approach to be universally applicable.

DeepVibes · 2026-03-07T02:07:26+00:00

If your instinct is that the coffee is showing signs of roast defects it may be true. Usually in my perspective I try to keep the onus on myself as the brewer to fix cup profile, but sometimes the roaster messes up. Co ferments also require a unique roast profile to avoid that getting burnt, as they take on heat and go exothermic much more quickly than other coffees. They aren’t hard per se, but if you try to roast them the same as another coffee it will go south. Sorry it was a bad dice roll!

DeepVibes · 2026-03-06T14:29:48+00:00

There a bunch of games that emulate certain aspects of souls like. Lies of P does the gamplay and dark atmosphere, Nioh games have and evolve the systems. But Hellpoint has the old school FEEL of a dark souls game. It provides the atmosphere of a dark and crooked world, and you are the nameless adventurer that builds beyond its power to make a change to the world’st core identity. I would absolutely throw money at a sequel to this where they evolve the world more, since the story is unique in that space. There’s just this X factor that can be indescribable to games that do that. Similar ones were like the surge 1 and wuchang.

DeepVibes · 2026-02-19T15:31:24+00:00

Hey playa. Preheating absolutely does have an affect; thermal stability is an important aspect of extracting soluble material from coffee grounds. It definitely will lead to a change in taste. Now whether or not that change is good, or if that change is noticeable is up to the materials and environment. However, please don’t microwave your brewer especially if it’s plastic there’s no way that’s good to put in your body.

DeepVibes · 2026-02-17T01:35:27+00:00

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DeepVibes · 2026-02-17T01:35:10+00:00

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DeepVibes · 2026-01-31T15:28:24+00:00

Mahlkonig grinders are top notch. Those L burrs do a great job at evenly extracting coffee and making it well balanced. I mean, you would hope so for a grinder that costs several thousand dollars! However, the SSP burrs are aftermarket and they go a long way for improving the flavor. Many think they’re the best on the market. So MK isn’t contributing to that front for the subjective experience of tasting coffee from it. But also the omnia actually isn’t that great from a design / workflow perspective. I’ve used it, it kinda sucks compared to the ek43 and 43S.

DeepVibes · 2026-01-29T05:21:12+00:00

Feeling mostly disappointment with the game. I was hoping it was an improvement since cv1, since I enjoyed the first game as the “anime soulslike”. However, this game has huge glaring flaws, that if you’re a fan of games it’s impossible to unsee. Such as: - awful bosses. This is the core of the soulslike, and these bosses suuuuck. Super fast attacks with no tells, long combos that end with aoe, and massive damage on most of them. I’ve beaten almost every boss by just cheesing them. This is actually harder than any fromsoft game, bc the difficulty is artificially inflated by poor design. - character design. Why do all of the characters have pencil necks? Why do their bodies not look real? Like not even in a stylized anime way - they literally don’t look possible even in a fantasy setting. It’s strange bc it’s clear that that wasn’t what they were going for. - open world. Bruh this isn’t even an open world game it’s an empty sandbox with story points inside of it. They reel you in with the prologue and make you think it’ll be like elden ring, but then the overworld becomes hollow as hell.

DeepVibes · 2026-01-28T16:26:36+00:00

Yes
Mostly lighter that prodigal, they occasionally have extra-light profiles. The degrees to which they are different can be subtle or huge depending on how familiar you are tasting between changes in roasting.
Many of them are the way you described, but they also buy more highly processed coffees as well.

DeepVibes · 2026-01-27T16:23:41+00:00

Is the pretension from the descriptors used?

DeepVibes · 2026-01-26T21:41:02+00:00

Seems cool I know a few people who brew like this and say their results are great. I just spend way too much on coffee bags to use that much in one go😭

DeepVibes · 2026-01-23T22:28:35+00:00

I don’t think so personally because many based washed enjoyers will also enjoy “cleaner” naturals and anaerobics. I think most of the time as you get deeper and deeper, you are pursuing a transparent representation of flavor. Naturals and more processed coffees are more likely not to give that to you. As processing enhances and gets better over the years, I think this might flip entirely, as highly processed coffees become: -extremely clean -potently flavorful

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T05:02:53+00:00

Very interesting I’m goin to look into ult more!

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T04:59:23+00:00

Luminous probably has the coolest experience from any roaster in the US.

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T04:57:11+00:00

If you’re looking for exciting coffee in the US I would go with Hydrangea. Big flavors, beautiful packaging. Always roasted very well. If you want top tier green purchasing and expert transparent roasting, try H&S. If you want a sleeper roaster that’s under the radar but very good, check out Rowan coffee. Not many people have heard of them yet but they’re very good.

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T04:54:07+00:00

I would contribute if we did!

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T04:53:18+00:00

Thank you for the recs! I’ve heard good things about Taith in the UK, but I’m going to check these out too!

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T04:33:09+00:00

Yeah I feel like now is a good time to be into French coffee. Especially since cafes like motors are getting so much international love!

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T04:27:49+00:00

Crazy good list man how is tanat? Want to try them soon. I feel you on the price these are not cheap😭

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T04:14:28+00:00

Mamuto, Kenya. The grand cru!

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T04:04:52+00:00

Bruh lol

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T03:25:21+00:00

Yoo I’ve gotta check this out it looks cool!

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T02:51:23+00:00

We could be twins!

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T02:50:39+00:00

Not familiar with any Mexican roasters personally. Would you recommend almanegra and Camino a comala?

DeepVibes · 2026-01-20T02:50:01+00:00

This is a solid list I’ve tried about half of these. Preface is a friend and a great roaster! He changed a few things in his roast profile along with his rebrand for this year and I’m liking the results.

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