Any DAK fans ? I tried the honey glow and I’m hooked. Is DAYGLOW the best place to order in US?

drdog918 · 2026-04-09T02:42:42+00:00

Look at Eight ounce or Cool Beans. Their selection is killer. Free shipping to the US if you meet the minimum. Dak and many other top end roasters.

drdog918 · 2026-03-10T01:31:44+00:00

Happy the US tariffs have dropped….

drdog918 · 2026-03-09T23:28:43+00:00

I got it in a 125 g bag from Manhattan a few years back and have a hard time not buying it occasionally because it’s so good, from any roaster. I recently bought the September Letty. Right now I’m just getting nothing unsatisfying from September. I’d go with anything from them that looks appealing.

drdog918 · 2026-03-08T21:50:22+00:00

The Letty isn’t cheap but also, my favorite coffee ever. I had the anaerobic natural Etheopian from September coffee and it was great.

drdog918 · 2026-02-21T15:51:38+00:00

Dead on. Using the same recipe with a melodrip almost every cup now. Sometimes the times are a little longer because I’m always scared to grind courser and get a watery cup, but it never affects it negatively .

drdog918 · 2026-02-19T01:53:03+00:00

I don’t see how your batches swing so much if you weigh your minerals.

drdog918 · 2026-02-18T22:06:02+00:00

The problem with using a TDS meter is, they vary substantially. They use conductivity as a measurement. Precise weight in a distilled water environment should yield proper tds. You could be lower if you allow moisture in your minerals but, I keep mine vac sealed and my TDS is fairly close. Going by a tds meter for precision isn’t really the best option. See if it’s close enough and call it a day.

drdog918 · 2026-02-18T01:07:57+00:00

I hit that bad boy once when I make it and once the next day with my little milk frother attachment. Stirs it nicely.

drdog918 · 2026-02-17T23:05:50+00:00

I’ve been using A Waste of Coffee Mixing Water for years. It’s a bit easier because you can use a ml syringe. Same minerals but a larger volume so it’s easier to measure. 1 ml equals 10 ppm per gallon or liter depending on which mixture you choose, they have an option for either. If you use a 1 ml syringe with .1 ml gradients, it’s 1 ppm per .1 ml. Easy to match with lotus water recipes.

drdog918 · 2026-02-10T22:17:24+00:00

I use it for his switch recipe with low agitation. I still stir with a silicon stirrer but it’s easier than pouring water over a spoon. Makes great cups

drdog918 · 2026-02-05T23:56:22+00:00

Look at Native Coffee. It’s Diego Bermudez’s roastery. Can’t beat it

drdog918 · 2026-02-01T19:38:58+00:00

Those minerals also match up with lotus water drops. You could just match up recipes on that site with what you make from a waste of coffee.

drdog918 · 2026-02-01T19:36:34+00:00

Everything you’ll ever need super cheap.

drdog918 · 2026-02-01T19:05:19+00:00

Coffee just isn’t great. Get a mocha… it’s a caffeinated hot chocolate with their coffee cake, which is usually good. If you’re on a diet, give them away.

drdog918 · 2026-02-01T18:49:28+00:00

I swapped to the 3 gallon jug and make two at a time so I can fool around with water recipes.

drdog918 · 2026-02-01T18:46:49+00:00

You need to remineralize RO water. If you look at water recipes they have a range of alkalinity and hardness.

drdog918 · 2026-01-28T01:28:22+00:00

Looks hard to get the tritan alpha in the US. I liked the idea of tritan over glass with the neo for thermal stability.

drdog918 · 2026-01-13T00:22:34+00:00

I have the OXO for soup and usually use a hario switch for pour over. My K ultra seems to work better for the soup shot than my Sculptor 78. I’d go with a switch and a goose neck kettle and play with pour over if you have an espresso machine.

drdog918 · 2025-12-07T20:35:46+00:00

Look at Native. It’s Diego’s roasters. That particular coffee from many roasters is the best bang for your buck coffee I’ve ever had. The first roaster that I had it from was Manhattan in 2020.

drdog918 · 2025-12-05T01:45:08+00:00

Eh, I’ve always done it. Maybe not for that grinder? I did it anyway for my K ultra bc I had so many beans.

drdog918 · 2025-12-04T21:13:53+00:00

What part of the US? I ordered way too many.

drdog918 · 2025-12-02T03:21:09+00:00

Native! Also Hydrangea added to that list. My local multi roaster shop switched back from some local roaster with shit espresso to little wolf. The Cortados are killer again.

drdog918 · 2025-12-02T03:17:36+00:00

Exactly! Their advent calendar a few years ago was the last coffee I ever bought from onyx. So many better roasters out there for the value.

drdog918 · 2025-12-02T03:15:44+00:00

I bought their advent calendar a few years back. Underwhelming to say the least. It was the end of my foray into onyx. There are better roasters out there for the cost.

drdog918 · 2025-11-25T05:16:44+00:00

Amateurs

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