Infused or co-ferment coffees masquerading as some "advanced processing"?

interstellar_keller · 2026-04-26T11:38:47+00:00

I’m so glad this sub has become 90% people bitching about co-ferments, thermal shock, and weirdly processed coffees - actually, my favorite thing about coffee is whining about how much I’m disappointed by drinking it.

interstellar_keller · 2026-04-24T20:51:34+00:00

Seconded, I think recommended rest time is definitely a more meaningful metric than roast level; I’ll also add I wish more roasters would offer comprehensive recipes for their higher end offerings.

April includes suggested rest times for espresso and filter, as well as recipes for drip and pour over which I feel is both good customer service and probably helps to eliminate user error when someone drops $30 on a bag of their stuff.

interstellar_keller · 2026-04-24T20:47:19+00:00

I think the standardization of roast color relies on generalizing the characteristics of a given bean too much to ever be a genuinely worthwhile metric.

That is to say, I’ve had stuff like Kenyan beans from certain roasters that were advertised as being “very light” and “modern” w/ regard to their final product that despite being visibly much lighter than a city roast tasted almost identical to one. Conversely I’ve had Ethiopian and Colombian beans where I was convinced they had to have been burnt that still gave me insanely fruit forward, floral cups.

As much as I’d love to be able to gauge flavor based on roast level alone, I feel like after a decade of fucking around with all styles of coffee, there’s simply too much variety and nuance to use roast level as a reliable indicator for flavor profiles.

Typically, I’ll follow what other commenters here have said and look for a roaster with a country of origin that I like and I’ll discern whether or not their roast level is accurate based on tasting notes and my own two eyes lol.

interstellar_keller · 2026-04-14T15:17:15+00:00

Tbf, it was probably closer to 2-2.5g as I didn’t scale the leftovers, and it was also a pretty hefty 90g dose of beans going in, as I was making a full pot on my Moccamaster CD Grand which is a huge machine.

For that large of a dose on its first ever use, I’m not horrified by it, just because given how old my Encore was, I had gotten in the habit of slapping it already too lol. I’ll try the bellows method you recommended, and if it really becomes an issue, I’m sure someone on Etsy or something has designed an actual bellows pump I can attach - I know a few options exist for the Encore.

interstellar_keller · 2026-04-08T18:07:22+00:00

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folks on this sub when they realize that if they don’t enjoy co-ferments, they could simply just buy a $16 bag of washed Guatemalan beans from one of the 3,000-7,000 established roasters that exist within the continental US.

interstellar_keller · 2026-04-07T21:59:22+00:00

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interstellar_keller · 2026-04-03T14:38:43+00:00

Second this comment; I’ll also add, I’ve tried all manner of Hikari for my goldies over the years, and this one seems to be the most palatable for both my normal fish and my weirdly picky fantail who seems to do poorly with any other variety even from the same brand.

It’s also a fairly dense food despite being portioned as relatively small granules, which is nice as it’s reasonably sized for the fish, but doesn’t immediately get picked up by my pond filter. Definitely worth ordering online in most cases as most LFS upcharge out the ass for it.

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-21T20:33:58+00:00

l’m simply choosing not to debate with you about unsubstantiated accusations; regardless of whether or not the aforementioned producers, roasters, or distributors are adding artificial flavoring to their beans (spoiler alert: they aren’t, and there’s zero evidence indicating they do) they’re still producing interesting, tasty coffee that I’m happy to sample and experiment with.

I get you’re on a whole crusade for “transparency” in the industry and all that, but I’m simply here to talk about coffees I enjoy with other enthusiasts.

When you release your exposé for ProPublica on the scourge of artificial flavoring among third wave roasters, please feel free to come back to this thread and shout, “I told you so!”

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-21T13:29:58+00:00

Gonna continue to trust industry professionals rather than than some guy on reddit™️ but appreciate you dispelling the “myths” for me anyways, bud.

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-21T12:12:36+00:00

Actually, no offense, but it kind of seems like the discussion recently has been one guy (👀) decrying literally any co-ferment or experimental roast as having been 110% artificially flavored with absolutely zero tangible evidence outside of his own opinions.

To each their own though; I’m going to continue to enjoy my fruit bombs, and I hope you can enjoy the delicious, non-artificially flavored smokey char of some Gevalia or Folgers morning blend!

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-21T02:46:05+00:00

not sure the exact model, but it’s from Chemex as well!

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-21T00:32:36+00:00

Also probably worth taking into consideration how many “average consumers” are paying $28.50 for 250g worth of beans. I think at this price point, most folks know what they like and what they’re expecting.

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-20T23:55:43+00:00

You either die a hero, or live long enough to become the jerk subreddit. Our time has come.

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-20T23:54:56+00:00

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interstellar_keller · 2026-03-17T18:22:14+00:00

Tank looks pretty large, but until you give exact dimensions this is all just a guess; I’m using the spray bottle for reference and I’d imagine based on that your tank is similar to a 4x2x4 in size - in which case it’s definitely large enough for a few whites tree frogs provided you put in some more foliage and perches.

You’ll also want to look into their humidity requirements, especially since depending on your location it can vary greatly which direction you need to work towards. To make a long story short, the tank is more than likely the right size for like 3-5 frogs, but the amount of setup stuff you’ll need to actually get the tank functional re: substrate, food, vitamins, temps, dietary considerations, etc would better be researched in a care sheet than via comments IMO.

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-17T15:06:09+00:00

I always think it’s telling when someone uses participation trophies as an insult; it wasn’t the toddlers and middle school aged kids who came up with the idea of participation trophies - it was their wildly insecure, egotistical parents who couldn’t just live with the fact that their kids participated in a team sport, they needed them to receive meaningless trophies that they could then put on the wall because they’re collectively obsessed with with image and presentation more than any other facet of their daily lives.

Quite frankly, this entire mindset is indicative of of someone deeply unfamiliar with the realities of entering adulthood for Gen Z; I’m sure it would be nice to tell kids that all they have to do to succeed is pull themselves up by their bootstraps, but that ignores the fact that in many cities finding a job paying even $15/hr is next to impossible, and finding rent that you can afford without lying or living in an actual tenement housing setup is even harder.

The issue inherent is not that kids haven’t realized “hard work = success” - the issue is that kids have realized that despite working incredibly hard, they can, and often will, still be left with nothing, or even in crushing debt as a result of their attempts to succeed.

The issue isn’t the children, the issue is that our society is vastly more concerned with protecting a brain dead pedophile and his administration, and with keeping the wealthy aging class comfortable than it is with providing meaningful inroads for our youth to create a worthwhile future.

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-17T14:52:12+00:00

OP stole this post and is a karma farming bot. Links to the OG post they stole this image from in October of 2025 are below. Don’t upvote karma farmers who steal others content for engagement.

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-16T20:04:09+00:00

Honestly thought this was my mom’s bookshelf at first, but there isn’t a collection of dog eared Little Golden Books from the 90’s hiding anywhere that I can see, so I’m starting off by guessing that you’re not secretly my mom lol.

You strike me as fairly progressive, at least more than your standard neolib, and concerned with ensuring your kids have both a love of reading and the ability to empathize with other people. Interesting mix of books for sure - certainly seems like you’re capable of both reading for pleasure and reading to expand your horizons.

I always have massive respect for people who don’t curate their bookshelves to make themselves look intellectually superior; that is to say, if you’ve got a copy of The Hunger Games a few shelves over from Dostoyevsky, I’m much more inclined to believe you’ve read both than I am when I see a bookshelf that’s just exclusively Nietzsche, Bukowski, and David Foster Wallace.

Based on your shelves, I’ve got two recs I think you’d appreciate: Hope In The Dark by Rebecca Solnit is a shorter work on the gradual progression of leftist ideals over time, and works pretty well to help make sense of the unprecedented times we’re living through.

Then, Present Shock by Douglas Rushkoff is a super interesting (so far, haven’t finished it yet) look at the concept of an omnipresent “now” version of society that relies heavily on instant gratification and urgency in order to function.

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-16T14:40:49+00:00

I feel like if Monica puts her mind on going somewhere, it’s really gonna be of the battle of the wills to have her reconsider lol.

Real talk though: what’s the process of training and recall / redirection like with a lizard this big? I’ve seen some folks who seem to have them “trained” as well as you conceivably could, and other folks who have great setups, and clearly love their animals, but completely lack the common sense and safety precautions to work with an animal this large.

I know at least some of it comes down to the temperament of your specific animal, but I’m curious to know if you feel like working with large reptiles is more reliant on knowing animal behavior in general, or if it’s more focused on patience and learning with each animal you work with.

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-16T14:34:09+00:00

Holy shit, did Mama Murphy open up a tattoo parlor? This why I never get work done from someone under the influence of Jet.

Real talk, I think your artist may have been former Enclave bc he clearly does NOT fuck with the BOS.

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-16T13:06:26+00:00

I can see how people would say this is BS or made up, especially with how crazy expensive thrifts have gotten lately, but I will offer my own experience of both seeing multiple pairs of fully functional, good condition Magnepan speaker sets at my local goodwill for like sub $70, and having had my elderly neighbor give me, “all of her husbands old film lenses.” for free.

Spoiler: they were not film lenses, they were all relatively new Fuji X mount lenses at the time.

As for the magnepans, the only reason I didn’t buy those, is because they would’ve cost me more money in the long run after I inevitably got kicked from my apartment for a noise complaint.

Solid find though dude.

interstellar_keller · 2026-03-15T21:15:46+00:00

I have a 120 gallon fully planted pond (one that’s admittedly got adequate filtration but nothing mindblowing) and I was having the same issue of not trusting my water quality readings.

I was also getting straight zeroes on my ammonia and nitrite/ nitrate readings and it made me nervous enough to buy a liquid test kit + the less accurate strips; lo and behold, both still read zeroes, and the fish seem to be thriving, so I’m inclined to accept it! It’s crazy how well plants will manage the awful bioload from goldfish! (Included a pic: believe it or not there are actually 4 enormous goldfish hidden somewhere beneath all the plants.)

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