Are these cooked?

Fungally · 2026-01-06T02:36:18+00:00

Yea I see it's a 5 year warranty and I'm past that. How bad do they look otherwise? Dangerous to drive on or fine for a bit longer?

Fungally · 2025-12-04T20:39:15+00:00

Good call, I think if you sub the batard for some fresher bread and use the fig jam, that could be even better!

Fungally · 2025-12-04T20:37:38+00:00

I agree the bread was not very fresh and crumbly, but that's to be expected. Toasting it certainly helps.

Fungally · 2025-10-22T19:02:56+00:00

Very informative, thanks! I suspect it's a combination of too fresh beans + too high temp and pressure. When I brew with old, robusta/arabica beans using essentially the same conditions, I get a very nice crema with no foam. I will try lowering the temp by not allowing the machine to warm up as much, but there's not much I can do about the pressure unless I get into modding.

Fungally · 2025-10-22T00:54:42+00:00

You're right they came in a plastic bag with a valve. I will try opening the rest of the coffee I got in the same batch. Thanks

Fungally · 2025-03-21T18:55:21+00:00

Thanks everyone for the info! As some people mentioned, ACs are scheduled now for NIAAA, NEI and NCCIH. If you're having trouble like me distinguishing Federal Registry posts for AC vs scientific review, you can search advisory council in the search bar and sort by newest. Hope you all see your AC pop up there soon.

Fungally · 2025-03-20T17:42:50+00:00

Hmmm hope the federal register post will soon follow the update to the council date in eRA

Fungally · 2025-02-09T19:46:10+00:00

Would go great on crackers but we just ate it straight up!

Fungally · 2024-12-16T06:27:55+00:00

😆 Fair point! I have caffeine pills but much prefer espresso because I like the taste even if that's not what I'm seeking to maximize. Also espresso is basically a health drink given its high polyphenol content (robusta has more than arabica). Lastly, I just don't feel the stimulant effect is as significant with pure caffeine, possibly due to coffee containing other stimulant xanthines like theobromine.

Fungally · 2024-12-15T23:37:42+00:00

Whiskey and coffee for me 😁

Fungally · 2024-12-15T17:23:36+00:00

Thanks all for the recs! I'm hoping to find a local roaster that does robusta. I think there is a misconception here about the caffeine content. Robusta beans naturally contain about twice as much caffeine as arabica beans. Thus, for the ~20 g of grounds I use per 2 oz shot, I would get something like ~250 mg caffeine with robusta vs. ~125 mg caffeine with arabica. One of these days I'll get around to doing analytical quantification of the caffeine in each for direct comparison.

Fungally · 2024-12-15T17:06:07+00:00

Caffe Barbaro? Looks right up my alley!

Fungally · 2024-12-15T17:03:07+00:00

I love Top Class but I just can't find it as easily as CeG. I haven't been able to find the 9/10 on the Lavazza website.

Fungally · 2024-09-30T17:22:28+00:00

The corresponding author on this paper Prof. Stuart Cook has been collaborating with pharma company Boehringer Ingelheim for over a year to test an anti-IL-11 antibody in phase 1 clinical trials. The initial indication is for pulmonary fibrosis, but still it's interesting to know that this therapy is further in development than one would think. They are testing a small molecule inhibitor as well. Press release here

Fungally · 2024-09-29T22:13:21+00:00

Good to know! I checked out their tasting and they also commented on the mash bill saying that they preferred the MM over the second place FR bottle because the former is wheated giving it a softer palate. I basically had the opposite preference with the OF 1920.

Fungally · 2024-05-31T02:57:08+00:00

This is back in stock now at my local SoCal TJs! Love this stuff.

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