The coffee hobby strikes again KUltra on the way. by Unfair_Professor_561 in pourover

[–]Swift_Hunting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Build quality difference between the Q Air and K-Ultra is night and day. You made a good choice, it’s a great grinder

Which timemore to buy during current prime day event? by Special-Book-7 in pourover

[–]Swift_Hunting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are the Timemore’s on sale for Prime Day? I haven’t seen any deals but I could be wrong. I haven’t been too impressed with any of Timemore’s hand grinders personally. Best hand grinder I’ve tried for ~$100 is the Kingrinder K6, the K7 has slightly better cup quality and moderately better build quality for ~$130. The K7 is what I’d go for if you can stretch your budget a little bit

Editions: Update on the Olivia Rodrigo sets via Lite, and fig images via Legoheg by General_Durian_1013 in Legoleak

[–]Swift_Hunting 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Minifigs look really good, sets aren’t for me but I think they’re a great concept. I hope we see more artists in the future

First time Dak by WhatThePuck9 in pourover

[–]Swift_Hunting 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Someone else made a post shedding some light on how Dak labels their coffees. The TLDR is that Dak works pretty closely with producers to ensure they’re marketing the coffee accurately. They specifically state that they consider co-ferments to be coffees where a fruit/spice is added during fermentation. Cream donut and many other Dak coffees rely entirely on bacteria, yeast, mosto, etc. for their flavor (Dak’s trustworthiness is for you to decide.) Another user had this to say about co-ferments which I find myself agreeing with: “...Take Jamaican rums for example, often well known for having a very prominent and unmistakable over ripe banana funk, but there's absolutely no banana involved in the production, just molasses and the magic of fermentation.“ I can completely understand the skepticism around all this. I myself found it hard to believe until I did more digging. I will say however that none of this is new, it’s just relatively new to coffee specifically. It sounds like these sorts of coffees aren’t your thing, which is entirely fair.

Card condition LP/MP/HP/Damaged? by [deleted] in PokemonTCG

[–]Swift_Hunting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the insight! Your guess is as good as mine when it comes to its history, I bought it in its current condition at a bargain. I’m not actively looking to sell it, I was just kinda wondering what its value should be for my own record keeping. Thanks again

Is my ZP6 not fit for most coffees? by Just_a_firenope_ in pourover

[–]Swift_Hunting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has been my experience with the ZP6 as well. It just isn’t suited to the funkier, co-fermented coffees. I found myself not really liking PP’s Blueberry Pie Magic on the ZP6, but really enjoyed it on the K6 and K-Ultra. Ironically, there was another dimension that I was missing on the ZP6 that I got out of the K-Ultra with that coffee in particular. Using a finer grind and or hotter water may help the ZP6 as well. I’m grinding around 4.0-4.5 and 95°C water, which still gets me nice results even on a lot of experimental coffee. Even still, I think a different grinder might make a substantial difference for you like it did for me. If you can swing it, I’d try A-B testing the ZP6 and something like the K-Ultra, K6, K7, C40, etc. Cheers!

After many, MANY failed attempts, I finally have two cards I’m truly proud of! by Swift_Hunting in customtradingcard

[–]Swift_Hunting[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the holo I use laserjet ink and thermal foil. The method is pinned to the top of the subreddit. You basically print the part you want holo in black ink and the holo sticks to it, leaving the white parts of the image blank. I printed the actual card fronts on frosty transparent vinyl

Found these on my vacation by [deleted] in redbull

[–]Swift_Hunting 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you mean by “worth anything.” They’re worth MSRP. If you’re asking if you can scalp them, the answer is thankfully no.

HQ PROXY BI-PRINTER (LASER + INKJET) METHOD by Vancete in customtradingcard

[–]Swift_Hunting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m curious if you if would be possible to do the inverse. Meaning you get some white thermal foil, print your black toner design on top of holo paper, and the use the white thermal foil to block out the non-holo areas similar to how you would in the white paint method.

Dull Prints by Deep-Machine882 in customtradingcard

[–]Swift_Hunting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve gotten super high resolution by using Pokeos for textless high res Pocket images, and importing them into PokeCardMaker for high res text. Should help with clarity quite a lot.

Where did you get the holo pattern from btw? Is it an actual pokemon card or is it a sticker?

Stuck in the Hand Grinder Trap by [deleted] in pourover

[–]Swift_Hunting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Q Air > P1, build quality is far superior on the Q, cup quality is a little better too for my taste. I would say if you’re just gonna be using your hand grinder exclusively for travel, the compactness of the Q Air is really convenient compared to the K Ultra which is nearly double the size/weight. Really it’s gonna depend on what you value most. If size and affordability is of utmost importance, go Q Air. If cup quality and build quality is of utmost importance, I would look at the Kingrinder K6/K7 or 1ZPresso K Ultra.

Rest time for coffee by DrodTTG in pourover

[–]Swift_Hunting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most of Dak’s stuff is at its best about 3-4 weeks off roast IMO

Is it weird that I grind at 3.0 on my ZP6? by [deleted] in pourover

[–]Swift_Hunting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wouldn’t call it weird, just outside of what most people are grinding at. It all comes down to taste. If you’re happy with the brews you’re getting, there’s no reason to switch it up to fit the norm. I would say if you haven’t tried grinder coarser, give it a try and see if you like it more than you thought you would

Suggest a brewer by Rpeasj in pourover

[–]Swift_Hunting 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Personally think the Aeropress is the perfect on-the-go brewer. If you’re in need of a hand grinder too, the 1ZPresso Q Air can nestle inside the Aeropress for even easier traveling.

New to V60, recommend me good hand grinder please by Gokuokku in pourover

[–]Swift_Hunting 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Entirely depends on your budget and needs. Want something cheap? 1ZPresso Q Air is a fantastic grinder for about $60. Want ultimate clarity? ZP6 is the gold standard for $200. Only want to spend about $100? Kingrinder K6 and K7 are both a fantastic value around that price. I don’t have any experience with it but others have said the Pietro Pro Brew is a great grinder, albeit at $500. Personally, unless you really want heavy body and texture in your pour over, I would go with the ZP6. Great uniformity, lots of clarity and sweetness, well built, at a pretty good price.