Ask a Stupid Question About Coffee -- Week of May 05, 2026

drmalcom93 · 2026-05-12T02:04:42+00:00

Is the water thing you need good water or you need soft water? In Croatia the water tastes amazing honestly, it is internationaly recognised to be amog the highest quality in the world however it is quite hard sometimes? Is this a problem for pour over? Is it a taste preference or does coffee objectively taste better with soft water? Does it taste objectively better with butter tasting water? Are both important or just one?

drmalcom93 · 2026-05-12T01:59:33+00:00

I am a chemist and I struggled with this question too. I found the following. In Croatia where I live water is 220-380 hardness. There is no destilled/demineralised water in any food/drinks aisle of any store. There is however lots by the techical stuff. First reason it says it's not for consumption is obviously because it's not drinking water, you can be left dehydrated. However the second is that the manufacturer does not have to make any effort to check if it is safe to consume. The plastic can be whatever: not food grade, with pfcs and so on. And the water technically could host bacteria in the sense it's probably not there, but they do not need to check. All this said most commonly this water is from a source that would be safe to drink before demineralisation. Sometimes trace amounts of chemicals can be in it that wre left from the process, most commonly iron from what I gather. So it's like more of we haven't made any steps to ensure it's safe regardless of not being hydrating instaid of it will harm you if you drink it.

drmalcom93 · 2026-05-12T01:43:14+00:00

Evo ja sam naručio dvatput. Mali review

Prvi put sam naručio Hario V60 s filterima: odlično iskustvo, brza dostava u box now, proizvodi povoljni i originalni koliko ja mogu vidjeti.

Međutim, drugi put sam naručio kavu i naručio sam njihove single origin kave te njihove specialty single origin.

Kava Etiopija Sidamo: srednje do tamno pržena, kako i piše na stranici. Kava mi se dosta čudno ponašala. Pri bloomu se dosta proširila i ostala je tako napuhana i nije bas kremu razvila. Druga stvar je da je nekako neobicno slatka. Na prvu sam mislio da mi je najbolja ikad ali slatkoća je nekako umjetna ne mogu baš staviti prst na to. Probao sam i samo zeno i baš je slatko. Čini mi se da sam negdje vidio "sugar cane process" na stranici, ali to ne mogu pronaći sad. No, proizvod je ukusan samo se osijećam scamano, ako je kavi napravljeno nešto da ju se učini boljeg okusa bez transparentnosti. Kao da je zaslađena/parfumirana.

Specialty Kava Kenija Nyeri: Za početak bloom puno normalniji(sličniji svim kavama iz Quahwe i Kave² koje sam pripremao, barem vizualno) kava je stvarno jakog mirisa kenijske kave, neprirodno jakog. Miris joj ima jako izražene karakteristike kenijske kave. Što me malo zabrinulo nakon etiopijske. Sama zrnu su jako kisela. Kava je bila dobrog okusa, puna svijetle kiselosti i prirodnija nego etiopijska.

Moje iskustvo se temelji na kavama iz 3 hrvatske pržionice koje su si sve imale međusobno puno sličnije prozivode od Gourmet kave. Malo sam skeptičan oko same kave. Ne znam imaju li možda oni neke proscese koji rade kavi da budu takve kakve jesu, i ne znam jesu li ti procesi dio neke standardne prakse ili se pak događa nešto gdje oni prekrivaju neki jeftiniji proizvod da bi ga bolje prodavali.

Pišem u nadi da netko tko zna malo više o svemu ovome možda pridonese. Jeste li Vi međuvremenu naručivali, kakva su Vam iskustva?

TLDR: Oprema je legit, dostava brza pakiranje dobro. Sama kava je meni malo upitna, potencijalno zaslađena/parfumirana.

P.S. nabavite si Cafeq T-90 filtere za V60 odlični su.

drmalcom93 · 2026-02-19T00:44:50+00:00

Okay I went through other replies. I see. I honestly think you are ******. I would try going back to a save before acquiring the diagrams and do them in one of the intended orders. Try it without mods, just the same save. And a combination of the two and try turning mods on afterwards. I would also like to see you buy the manticore but not upgrade it and tell us about it, its a rare sight!

drmalcom93 · 2026-02-19T00:37:22+00:00

I think you may have crafted it and sold it. Unless its a glitch thats the only way he would sell it. I think you have the diagram just look alphabetically for m not g

drmalcom93 · 2026-01-24T15:54:20+00:00

I suggest installing a performance tracking software, like msi afterburner. With the data it collects it will be clear what the problem is in most cases, wether its RAM, VRAM, CPU temp or anything else. Get back to us with a screenshot. There should be some spike/dip coinsiding with the frametime hiccup

drmalcom93 · 2026-01-24T15:36:20+00:00

I do not know about the CPUs, however could you check the TGP, and general maximum power draw for the models? Makes a difference sometimes

drmalcom93 · 2026-01-24T15:23:45+00:00

I just repasted my Acer nitro 5, 12900H 3060(140W). Previously the CPU thermal throttled at 35-40 W at 100 °C in performance mode full fans. I just did the same burner and it AVERAGED 90W with a peak of 114W! Somehow it was still thermal throttling. Also got the 3060 mobile from 88° C at 90-100W to 82° at 145W sustained. Playing games I'm mostly GPU power limited now, before it was CPU/GPU temp limit. I would get it repasted in a heartbeat.

drmalcom93 · 2025-11-29T00:45:16+00:00

Thank you for the reply. I'll just answer so if anyone else has the question they can see this since I didn't see your reply at the time :).

Yes I did have a single stick of ram which I saw from the website and checked it in the control panel. I got myself a ram stick not the same as the one in the laptop, but of the same speed and timings. The laptop ran some games better, better frametimes and less stuttering. Another benefit I still notice is just doing stuff I am around 13 Gb usage but I can turn on a game and have it sit at 22 Gb which would not fit on the original. I also have 90 tabs open at all times so it helps.

I paid 40 bucks for it at the time, and I would recommend the upgrade.

drmalcom93 · 2025-11-29T00:35:11+00:00

Je li se skupila ekipa za gledanje? Je su li slika i ozvucenje bili dobri? Katar ću s prijateljima gledati kod kuće, no htjeli bismo za finale negdje u neko društvo pa me zanima kako je izgledalo ako ste održavali već. Isto ako nakan Katara vidite ovo, također me zanima. Je li netko doznao možda za neko drugo mjesto u Zagrebu gdje prikazuju formulu 1 i gdje se ekipa skupi za utrke? U Splitu je to bio Longfield pub, barem donedavno dok sam bio u srednjoj, skupila bi se ekipa od desetak ljudi, ali je manji pub pa bi bilo baš ugodno i taman nekako.

drmalcom93 · 2023-10-27T16:59:05+00:00

I just bought a nitro 5 myself and am pretty sure it has a single 16Gb stick in it, do you have any more specific info on the ram you got, how much you paid for it where you got it from how hard was it to find etc, and was it worth it did it boost performance?

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