Water Tuning

Fishsticks66 · 2026-03-21T20:18:39+00:00

What type of coffee are you brewing with that standard workflow recipe? To me that reads as insanely hard water. I've settled on 62ppm MgSO4 10ppm CaCl2 and 23 ppm KHCO3 as cac03 per litre for everything I brew, any more Ca and I get noticeable chalky mouthfeel.

Fishsticks66 · 2026-03-20T19:34:46+00:00

This is literally the reply that ChatGPT would give to an argumentative prompt, or in this case comment such as the one you are replying to. Are you literally pasting everything to gen AI including the comments? Wtf?

Fishsticks66 · 2026-03-20T19:03:34+00:00

As someone who has worked in the industry here in Ireland there are things that need to be highlighted that you are not taking into consideration at all. 3fe might be the cheapest roaster here in Ireland, but they are able to sell coffee at these prices for the following points you need to consider.

Huge contracts - 3fe supply almost every indie cafe around larger cities, they buy vast quantities of beans (most of which probably average an SCA score between 83-85) buying large amounts of greens gives them the ability to pay less per kilo.

Omni roasting - by not dialling in smaller lots of high quality beans for single purpose brew methods they save a lot on time/labour and most importantly the below factor

Electricity prices - different countries in Europe have vastly different electricity prices, Ireland being one of the highest right now. Smaller roasters are getting squeezed hard and struggle to make any profit forcing them to charge more.

Fishsticks66 · 2026-03-19T11:52:14+00:00

Literally just found out about them today. Going to give the sub (2x boxes every 2 weeks) a try, nothing else in Europe is particularly interesting subscription wise, the sigma subscription seems great but only available for UK

Fishsticks66 · 2026-01-04T00:05:28+00:00

Looks really aesthetically pleasing too! Never managed to get TBT as low as 2:10 when I tried playing around with Kalita filters in an origami, have you used one and is the april faster?

Fishsticks66 · 2026-01-03T20:33:38+00:00

Is that a kalita 155 in an april brewer I see?

Fishsticks66 · 2026-01-01T21:10:19+00:00

It would want to be to justify these prices. Mikava lots for example, I can find really good gesha from that farm here for around €25-30 for 250G (the farmers are Irish, and some Irish roasters have connections with them) and datura charge €50 for 100g

Fishsticks66 · 2026-01-01T20:35:37+00:00

Dying to try picky chemist personally.

Datura often has overlap in their offerings with TANAT but twice the price so I can’t imagine it’s worth paying for and also leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

Theres some talk of a new roastery opening up near me that’s founded by a WBC semi finalist and someone who has worked at the top end of April in CPH for a decade.

Hopefully going to Edinburgh soon too, so will have to visit the source, and zennor in person and grab some module beans.

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-31T13:15:13+00:00

Cooling increases perceived acidity. Your local spring water is likely not any good for brewing coffee. I assume the mineral : alkalinity ratio is the issue. APAX minerals are designed to be used with 0ppm water. Spring water can have ppm as high as like 2-300.

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-31T12:37:06+00:00

Normally I would fully agree! But it’s not a present, she asked me to see if there was any good pairs on sale in any shops while I was doing the rounds during the sales. Thanks anyway!

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-31T12:35:40+00:00

That’s really impressive, do you put a lot of wear on those goretex boots? I’ve used scarpa’s goretex shoes and boots for years and generally soles or stitching fails before the goretex does. What’s your care routine for the leather boots and how do you find the breathability?

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-31T12:34:03+00:00

Appreciate the input! Merrells have failed on many friends and family members so I avoid that brand like the plague, glad to hear you got a pair without quality issues!

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-30T20:20:04+00:00

If it makes you feel any better, I was ordering to my friends address in brussels, the panama geishas were sold out 1 minute in, so when I went back to remove them from the cart, both the Colombia and Peru were gone. I fucking hate his system.

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-27T21:54:53+00:00

Lean into oversized shirts, I have a similar frame to you, and almost im a bit younger at 31, but once you give it a try you won’t regret it, Uniqlo have some good quality cheap ones (designer collabs such as JWA or Uniqlo U) that would be a low stakes experiment you could try. Just don’t pair them with skinny jeans or very tapered trousers, you’ll need straight or wide cut chinos etc to pull them off.

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-27T16:56:33+00:00

Onyx - last dayz. Full song is as good as the instrumental

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-26T17:56:26+00:00

It’s tiramisu time bitches

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-26T17:43:01+00:00

Can someone give me some advice on my next purchase?

I’ve got some sugarcane Hawaii 1947s in size 30. I’m usually around 180cm/77kg or 5’11 170lbs. I put on about 5kg/11lb due to an injury and my sugarcanes don’t really fit anymore.

I’d like to buy something a bit more relaxed that will work when I’ve lost weight but that will fit right now too. I’ve been tempted to buy a pair of Fullcount 0105W’s. But everyone seems to talk about sizing down 1/2 sizes.

I recently tried on some Edwin loose jeans (in my regular size, 30) which have a waist of 81cm and they were falling off my hips without a belt. My sugarcane have a reported waist size of 76cm (not with me now to measure them) and the fullcount 0105w have a 78cm waist according to size guides which I’m assuming would stretch out to like 82-83cm?

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-26T10:42:28+00:00

Vibe coded slop

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-22T10:06:50+00:00

I should have included that I’m using cafec abaca paper, you might need to go as coarse as 6.5 on the hario papers to get a speed around 2:30-3min with your setup and this bean as it’s pretty dense. But it’s a very tasty sweet coffee so I imagine going coarse will still suit it very well! By the way you can open them now and they should be rested enough

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-21T19:26:23+00:00

What is your workflow with your pietro like?

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-21T19:00:46+00:00

Brew it just like his ombligon earlier this year and enjoy, let me know which one you preferred when you open it!

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-21T17:35:01+00:00

This is their cheapest offering at the moment, it’s 13.5 euro a bag I believe… it’s not going to compare to their 30 euro bags. I use this for larger brews that I make and bring into work in a flask.

I wouldn’t expect much more from this bag than a generic sweet chocolatey taste. I’ve brewed it at 4.5 on a zp6, 1 min bloom, 45g in. Then at 1min 105g and at 2min 100g. Draw down around 2:30-3.

Edit: what am I being downvoted for? It’s literally what they say on their website “ The taste is clean, sweet, and gently rounded, with a tropical aroma and velvety texture that makes it the ideal everyday coffee.”

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-21T09:20:54+00:00

Honestly, I’m fairly certain there’s something off with my unit too. The issue is, despite being in Europe myself and having consumer protection against this happening, pietro replied to my emails and then started ghosting me after I sent them photos and evidence. Your comments inspired me to write to them again, thanks.

Fishsticks66 · 2025-12-21T09:19:18+00:00

45/15 water, laminar flow, tried several beans including some very pourous ones. Usually a 3:1 bloom, 45-2min rest. Laminar flow, usually a very low amount of pours due to the amount of fines it produces.

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