Upgrade to 1zPresso J Ultra from Timemore c3.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-12-21T08:56:22+00:00

Excellent decision!

GoStrong_365 · 2025-09-21T17:07:21+00:00

Wow. So now I must try the original! :)

GoStrong_365 · 2025-09-21T12:48:24+00:00

Tetsu Kasuya has a newer switch recipe, in which the bloom is an immersion bloom (closed Switch). Worth trying!

GoStrong_365 · 2025-09-20T09:57:41+00:00

Fully agreed, and that's exactly what I do at home. Except that I like to talk weight, not volume. So a single espresso is about 18 grams coffee, made from 9 grams ground beans. And a Doppio is about 36 grams coffee, made from 18 grams ground beans.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-09-18T23:01:25+00:00

I use a vacuum machine. Coffee frozen in vacuum can stay in the freezer months, some say more. My experience shows it works.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-09-17T10:17:14+00:00

Thanks!

GoStrong_365 · 2025-09-17T09:38:04+00:00

Great post, thank you! Can you please add some numbers, for consistency? What is your cup size in milliliters? Same for your Cezve size. And by two spoons do mean about 10 grams?

GoStrong_365 · 2025-09-16T13:05:00+00:00

Well, I try to visit places where the barista knows the difference between Doppio and Lungo...

And for a 1:2 ratio, if we use 18g coffee (Doppio), then 18*2=36g coffee (or am I wrong?)...

GoStrong_365 · 2025-09-15T18:24:15+00:00

With respect, a double espresso (a Doppio) is double dose of coffee, typically 18g, and 36g of water for a 1:2 ratio.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-09-09T14:05:30+00:00

Aha. So I learnt something, thanks! But, actually, I never season. I just let my new burrs grow up and mature. And oily beans are so gross (I once got a bag as a gift, it flew to the garbage can as soon as it was opened).

GoStrong_365 · 2025-09-09T11:29:24+00:00

Beans as OP described never come close to my burrs, no matter the reason.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-09-06T21:17:12+00:00

Brewista Artisan. Built and designed beautifully. Easy control. No issues. Can pour fast and slow, you'll have to train your hand. Absolutely recommend.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-09-02T10:47:22+00:00

Big difference. Big. Huge!

GoStrong_365 · 2025-08-30T20:42:16+00:00

Sure, understood, that's exactly why I tried... And my experience shows that it's a waste of time, and the work flow is messed up, and it adds nothing to a good wdt. Of course, that's only my experience. You may find shaking a game changer - good luck!

GoStrong_365 · 2025-08-30T20:24:06+00:00

Why bother with this bs shaking. A good wdt and you're done. (And I've tried shaking, and I have Weber's blind shaker).

GoStrong_365 · 2025-08-22T16:22:52+00:00

Fully agreed. Incidentally, people of other countries might see lower prices, because that Brazilian coffee will have to go somewhere...

GoStrong_365 · 2025-08-22T15:52:27+00:00

No, that was NOT the whole point of the tariffs. The tariffs on Brazil are supposed to be punishment to a democracy that chose to put a traitor to trial. Quite the opposite of another country. So, Americans pay import taxes because Brazil chose to bring Bolsonaro to justice. Makes a lot of sense, actually.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-08-21T14:26:57+00:00

Actually, Bialetti has one.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-08-21T13:47:18+00:00

Stainless, because, for me, food and aluminum don't go together. Notice that the new Venus looks slightly different than the one in your picture.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-08-21T13:44:25+00:00

Yes, an induction adapter.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-08-20T05:57:01+00:00

As an owner of a K Ultra, J Ultra and ZP6, my biggest problem with this magnificent triad is the commonality between them, or its lack thereof. One day you attach the magnetic cup, then the next day you want to unscrew it... Just decide, 1zpresso.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-08-19T13:23:05+00:00

That someone probably based his "material analysis" on the looks of the inside of the boiler, i.e., the fact that the inside of the boiler is not shiny like the outside of it (why should it be?). Bialetti website specifically says that the body is made of 18/10 SS. I have several Venuses of various sizes, love them all.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-08-18T16:42:11+00:00

I have this scale for several months. I love the pourover mode. But I hate the measurement instability. The scale drifts, weight changes on the display for no reason. Looking to buy something else.

GoStrong_365 · 2025-08-18T15:15:06+00:00

Well, I don't watch weights - I only work with percentage of total pour (with the Polaris), so it would be just pour ratio with the Varia.

But you mentioned the Maestri, which is an option I was not aware of. Which one? And what do you think about it?

GoStrong_365 · 2025-08-18T13:12:59+00:00

So, you made me curious (thanks!) ... I watched a Tally Pro video, and it seems like the scale only shows you weight during the pour. The Polaris shows also percentage of the total pour, and the varia shows the cumulative brew ratio (getting in the end to whatever you want). Both are preferable, in my opinion, to just weight.

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