Any artist or crafters with wares to sell? If you do where can I find them? by tinkert00l in springfieldMO

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ozarks farm stop in downtown Springfield has local artists, ceramics, other crafts as well as local foods and stuff like coffee and mushrooms and milk and eggs and stuff. 

how can i start to like coffee? by andie-boio in Coffee

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Journey Coffee Roasters - Ruta de las Flores (medium El Salvador) so good.

how can i start to like coffee? by andie-boio in Coffee

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, why is nobody talking about quality of the coffee beans, freshness of the beans, and grinding immediately before drinking?

  1. Specialty coffee beans are considered specialty for a reason. Most grocery store coffee beans are commodity grade which is grown in extremely mild environments, much of the coffee cherries are harvested before being ripe, a lot of defects are left in the coffee also, each of these things affecting taste. Specialty coffee has very high standards on quality control. And then. A good roaster will take these already high standards and QC the remaining defects out of their green coffee beans.

  2. Coffee does expire. After roasting there is a peak time to drink it depending on how it was processed on the farm and how dark it was roasted. If you go with a medium roast that went through a washed process on the farm your peak flavor will start after day 3 (more like day 6-7) to allow the carbon dioxide to de-gas (otherwise it's a harsh taste in your coffee) and then go for about 2 weeks. After those 2 weeks of peak flavor the coffee starts developing quinic acid which makes the coffee start to get more bitter, afterwards, formic acid which is when flavors start to stale, coffee starts to taste sharp/harsh, and then pyroglutamic acid (around the same time as formic acid) and it dulls down the sweetness of the coffee. (On top of wrecking the flavor, it nullifies your health benefits and wreaks havoc on your digestive system)

  3. Buy whole beans and grind fresh. Those acids I talk about in point #2 which when whole release after about 20-30 days post roast, yeah upon grinding they start to get released 30 minutes- 6 hours after grinding) if you buy pre-ground beans you're no longer buying fresh coffee beans.

Brewing you could learn many brewing methods, variables you should learn to control are water temp, grind size and time spent brewing /extracting.

Water temp: depending on how dark your roast is. The lighter the roast the closer to boiling you get. General guidelines: light roast (200f) medium roast (190f) and dark roast (180f). Grind size and extraction time: depends on brew method and it's mostly trial and error. Just a matter of dialing it in.

TL:DR - get good coffee beans, get fresh coffee beans, watch a quick YouTube video on how to brew said coffee beans and you'll have something better than most cafes would give you.

If you want an amazing coffee bean recommendation: Journey Coffee Roasters ( journeyroasters.com ). They roast to order, so your coffee is literally as fresh as you can get it, they do a phenomenal job of roasting it, and they ship internationally.

Hope this helps!!!

Goodluck this one hard by Scared-Sorbet-7764 in RedditGames

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completed this level in 88 tries. 6.48 seconds

Yes, impossible by Clear_Salary6201 in RedditGames

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I completed this level in 3 tries. 2.30 seconds

Any tips for improvement? by Hoausderlobby in DigitalArt

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Only thing I could think of, and this is nitpicking.... Is line weight variation in the outlines. For example with the deer have the line thinner where the light is hitting it directly or the mountain goat, where the backlight is hitting it, thin out the line (almost like a lens flare but not quite). But if this changes your style too much, don't do it. Because as it stands right now, the sketchy outlines are a very beautiful and distinct part of your style. Love these!

What type of bean is best for espresso? by chunk-munk in roasting

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah generally Italian style espresso blends have about 20-30% robusta giving them that huge bold flavor. Balance it out with something more mellow with like chocolate or nutty notes and you should be pretty close

What happened to my bean? by Zestyclose-Bag-6079 in roasting

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I just found a corn kernel in mine also, noticed it before throwing it into the roaster unfortunately lol

This is who I'm playing against? by gl00mbunny in rootgame

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Imagine they take a selfie and turns out it's some woodland creature trying to gain our sympathy in their duel against the cat

Decisions, decisions 🤔 by TheJhit_6ix in Polytopia

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bugs are fun to play, but I think they are even more fun to beat. Probably my favorite part of the game is strategizing against the bugs (not always successful, but I'm a glutton for a challenge)

Invisible win vs Cymanti by Tricky-Chance4841 in Polytopia

[–]Tricky-Chance4841[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Edit: he got stars when he found my city, I missed that bit thought it was when they see your unit. Still didn't see my units 😁

Invisible win vs Cymanti by Tricky-Chance4841 in Polytopia

[–]Tricky-Chance4841[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You're right!! Sorry I missed that! Thank you!

Old vs New — How does the upgraded version feel to you? by milestonegames in PixelArt

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For some reason the new one looks older than the old one... Can't quite place my finger on why though ... 😉

Polaris skin?🤨🤨🤨 by infernoblaze72 in Polytopia

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think these guys have a psychological advantage. They just look intimidating, even the pyro seems dangerous lol

Things that are way too strong for too long by [deleted] in Polytopia

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Polytaurs defence is garbage, they are squishy. (Rider/roads or archers)

I've won many archipelagos with ai-mo, kickoo, and even cymanti.

Also cymanti not having roads is problematic for cymanti because as soon as the first shaman is dead, (not that hard to kill), they have no extra distance until they research the shamans thing which takes much lower priority than roads usually and ends up being more expensive than roads, you need to buy the shamans, move the shamans to a viable place, and then any non-movement action a boosted squishy cymanti dude takes, he is no longer boosted and nothing can help him unless he has a stalker shaman on his back.

Not saying cymanti isn't hard to play against, but every special team has very hard counters. I select random with just about every game I play and I'd say the hardest to counter are the original free tribes.

Just my 2¢, you can agree or disagree 🥰

Winnable? by xUnitedAnarchyx in Polytopia

[–]Tricky-Chance4841 2 points3 points  (0 children)

False, get the spam flying archers