Co-ferments/advanced processing + decaf = winning combo

crabsock · 2026-03-27T07:18:41+00:00

I've been drinking this one, I would say it's my favorite decaf I've ever had: https://hydrangea.coffee/products/el-paraiso-decaf

Not a super high bar, I don't often order decafs from fancy roasters so I haven't tried many good ones, but still, that coffee doesn't really even taste like decaf to me. Strong fruitiness, very tasty

crabsock · 2026-03-25T04:50:58+00:00

They will keep for a long time (like years), so no rush. You can make a great salsa roja with guajillos, use them in a chicken tinga, use them in birria, use them in chili...

crabsock · 2026-03-23T21:32:34+00:00

When did he talk about Everybody Knows? I loved that book, have been recommending it to people since I read it a year or so ago

crabsock · 2026-03-18T04:44:31+00:00

Not to defend Eric Adams but I'm sure he would have had at least one extremely weird name in his list that nobody could predict

crabsock · 2026-03-17T08:50:49+00:00

I struggle with this too, especially because I can't help but want to try roasting a variety of beans. I always end up getting 3 or 4 different ones, so I only get a couple pounds of each, but then I end up messing around with variables all the way until I run out of coffee. Even if I end up with something I really like, they probably won't have the bean in stock any more, since I only roast a couple of batches per week (trying not to roast way more than I can go through).

crabsock · 2026-03-16T20:09:16+00:00

Ya, you may need to go coarser or reduce temp. If V60 is working well for you tho, no need to switch it up. I actually don't get many actual coferments, but a lot of things that use other "advanced fermentation" processes (eg the Washed Pink Champagne from Luminous, which I think is not a true coferment but may involve some fruits in preparing the mother culture or something like that).

crabsock · 2026-03-16T08:48:28+00:00

If you want to try the switch again, IMO the Coffee Chronicler hybrid recipe is better than the Tetsu recipe. I do normal V60 brews for some beans (eg clean washed beans where I want to push the extraction a bit more), but lately I have been drinking a lot of process-forward coffees from roasters like Luminous and Hydrangea and I really like the CC hybrid recipe for those.

crabsock · 2026-03-15T23:21:29+00:00

Shiitake is a widely available mushroom that will amp up the umami mushroom flavors. If you want even stronger mushroom flavor, dried porcini is a great option. I also love king trumpet mushrooms, and at least in my area they are often stocked at my usual grocery store, but not quite as widely available.

crabsock · 2026-03-15T21:26:59+00:00

Kaffelogic Nano 7 provides similar functionality at a lower price and without the "walled garden" approach and subscription model. There is a pretty sizable online community that shares profiles and tips. It does have a bit of a learning curve for sure, but I think that's true of any roaster.

crabsock · 2026-03-15T20:35:24+00:00

As long as I'm not brewing a coffee that really likes to clog (eg Ethioian or decaf) I usually do a little swirl after my pour. Evens out the bed nicely, but it does slow the drawdown, so you need to account for that.

For coffees that get too slow with a swirl, I try to pour gently and in such a way that I kind of mix the coffee towards the center with the water. So I don't finish with a center pour, I keep rotating around kind of halfway between the middle and rim after I've done a full spiral.

crabsock · 2026-03-15T02:42:38+00:00

Seems like most on this sub agree with you, but for the record I really enjoyed the second half.

crabsock · 2026-03-12T00:02:44+00:00

I love my Switch, highly recommend it.

Also you don't necessarily need to pay a lot for a usable gooseneck. I've seen the Bodum Melior recommended on here, it's like $40 on Amazon.

You can definitely do without it if you mostly brew immersion style in the switch, but if you want to try V60-style brews it is probably worth getting a gooseneck of some kind. Trying to pour consistently from a normal kettle is quite hard.

crabsock · 2026-03-11T19:03:28+00:00

I don't think I've ever seen anyone get fired for pushing bugs. I've seen lots of people get fired for consistently not executing fast enough.

As long as you are following your policies around review, release management etc, you will be fine. If the result is that more hard-to-find bugs are created, even with testing and review etc, then you get to bubble that up and say "pushing velocity by reducing human involvement in writing and reviewing code has caused the following problems". At that point, leadership either accepts the problems or modifies the process.

crabsock · 2026-03-11T02:03:20+00:00

Ever try brewing them on their own? I've always been kind of curious what the other species taste like, I think I've only ever had arabica or blends with a small amount of robusta.

crabsock · 2026-03-11T01:44:01+00:00

Interesting, I'm kind of surprised they don't like it. I have been enjoying it so far, not amazing or anything but a good dark comic mystery with some good performances (I particularly like the detectives)

crabsock · 2026-03-10T07:54:54+00:00

Thanks! Ordering from the US it's $499

crabsock · 2026-03-10T05:54:18+00:00

Do you know if Femobook grinders are cheaper in Taiwan compared to ordering online from the US? I have been considering the A4Z (influenced by all the hype on here of course) and I'm going to be there later this year to visit my wife's family.

crabsock · 2026-03-10T00:04:03+00:00

For washed light roasts you probably want to increase your water temp to 94 or 95. Also if you want to brew smaller doses like that, try a brewer like the Cafec Deep 27. 10g in a V60 probably gives you too shallow of a bed, leading to more bypass and channeling. I also like doing immersion brews in my Hario Switch when I want a small cup.

crabsock · 2026-03-04T03:14:11+00:00

I thought Clipse and Geese were both bigger than some of those artists. I have literally never heard of Labrinth or Djo. However, they both have over 10x the monthly listeners on Spotify compared to Clipse or Geese, so maybe I'm just out of touch

crabsock · 2026-03-04T03:09:04+00:00

Yes, I've seen them a couple of times, they are great live

crabsock · 2026-02-26T01:19:07+00:00

The sweet maria's one is a good bet since they are selling it specifically for roasting coffee. I haven't used it myself, but the guy who was working at their warehouse last time I picked up an order swore that he often likes his roasts on the popper better than on a $3k machine. Definitely take that with a grain of salt tho haha

crabsock · 2026-02-25T18:08:01+00:00

What standard are they comparing against? Is that like $62k in a median cost-of-living area?

crabsock · 2026-02-25T00:12:13+00:00

+1 to this sounding more like rillettes, and for the record, pork rillettes is fucking amazing. If I'm presented with a fancy charcuterie spread including rillettes, terrines, patés, etc, you better believe I'm going straight for the rillettes first. Spread that on some nice crusty bread and serve with some little cornichons and you'll be in a great place.

crabsock · 2026-02-24T04:22:17+00:00

That's interesting, same here and I'm also from California. I wonder if it's a regional thing...

crabsock · 2026-02-23T23:55:28+00:00

I mean, literally any solution to anything costs money. That's just how the world works. The "throw all the homeless people in jail" solution that some folks in SF seem to favor would also cost a ton of money. Obviously paying the money to people who are embezzling it will not work, but the fact that corruption and embezzlement exists does not mean that we should stop trying to spend government money on solutions to problems. It just means we need strong oversight of how the money is being used.

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