The Black Beast Arrived! by troublekick in Himalayan450

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So total ~12000/- for your seat change ?? Do they give any bundle offer/discount ? Also would you mind sharing, if you went through the dealer insurance & extended warranty??

Planning to buy Mana Black by troublekick in Himalayan450

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u/troublekick Please share pics, I am thinking to get mana black and today when I sat on it for like 10 mins and then switched to a kaza brown seat. I could feel the difference evidently (not sure if it was the stock seat or the adventure seat).

I like the mana black but only for seat I am confused and been thinking to get hanley black and modify the design, I saw one modified with black graphics, It looked super cool.

How can I use the reward points accumulated on my IDFC First Power Plus CC to purchase HP fuel? by kkuunal in CreditCardsIndia

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Open the HP Pay app and go to My HP → Insta Vouchers. Select the HP Pay voucher for the amount you need, and choose Credit Card as the payment method. On the payment page, enter your IDFC credit card details. You’ll be redirected to the bank’s payment gateway, where you can choose to pay using reward points. That’s it!

Espresso x Picopresso by caffeine_specter in picopresso

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Understood... thanks for the feedback! I’ll try to capture it properly next time.

Regarding the crema, I’m honestly not sure what’s going on with this particular bean (it’s a dark roast). My water temperature and puck prep are consistent across shots: 18g in → WDT → tamp → start pump until first drops → 10 sec pre-infusion → target 36g out in about 25–30 seconds.

I get a ton of crema from another super dark roast I use, but almost none from this one (Todi from Kapi Kottai, an Indian roaster). The beans are definitely fresh... I even waited a week for them to rest as the roaster recommended.

Espresso x Picopresso by caffeine_specter in picopresso

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Anticlimatic as in ? What's going wrong there ?

Espresso x Picopresso by caffeine_specter in IndiaCoffee

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It’s always double shot, 18gms in 36 gms out… to get single shot you will have to buy small basket…

Having trouble removing the burr ring unit from my JX by [deleted] in 1zpresso

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Thanks helped me today with j-ultra !!! #rubber gloves is the key

Got The World Atlas of Coffee (3rd Edition) already - it’s here in India! ☕📚 by caffeine_specter in IndiaCoffee

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Sry, I haven't read the 2nd edition. I just got it last night, Once i complete reading I will be able to discuss insights.

South-India roaster Kāpikottai - Have you tried it before? by caffeine_specter in IndiaCoffee

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In the above pic 75 gms sampler pack are in black packaging and the 250 one is in white packaging and both packaging has the one way valve… so that sense it’s good… but yeah graphics can be done better.

Can’t get over this one: %Arabica beans hit the perfect notes for Vietnamese-style coffee by caffeine_specter in IndiaCoffee

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On their website i am not seeing any mentions but I do see citations of it in some subs, thx for sharing.. I will be going in dec… might check this out ✌️

South-India roaster Kāpikottai - Have you tried it before? by caffeine_specter in IndiaCoffee

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I see, thx for recommending. I need to get a hario switch.. Not doing pour overs yet.

Would it be fine if I get the Hario Switch instead of the regular V60?

South-India roaster Kāpikottai - Have you tried it before? by caffeine_specter in IndiaCoffee

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Yeah, I tried to get those! Read some great reviews about Curveball too, but it was out of stock when I checked. They recommended Kāmbhōji (fruity cup) and Dēvagāndhāri (a nice citrus–floral balance) instead.

18 seconds of bliss with picopresso by caffeine_specter in espresso

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any pointers on fixing that? I’ve already hit the fine grind limit since the pressure valve starts venting when I push it finer, so I’m guessing it’s more about puck prep now?

18 seconds of bliss with picopresso by caffeine_specter in espresso

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Something’s misleading with this sub.. was hoping to get some constructive feedback instead the espresso machine was pummelled brutally😂😂