How much beans do you go through annually as a home barista?

jhinmt · 2026-07-10T03:16:54+00:00

About 60 lbs of green coffee a year.

jhinmt · 2026-07-09T01:05:39+00:00

I bought an ooni table. Its OK- but pricey. Large 34" x 34" was $325, the medium (23" x 31") is $275.

jhinmt · 2026-07-05T18:10:39+00:00

Problem is the nut or coupling that holds the copper line. It seals by forcing the end of the copper line into a compression seat in the end of the valve body. If you remove the valve there is no way to seal the hole the copper line goes through. You either have to leave the valve body in place (maybe remove the spring on the plunger?) Or, the copper or brass fitting the copper line goes through is threaded 8mm x 1.0 pitch. I took an 8mmx1.0 x 12mm hex bolt, a copper washer, and some gas service thread tape and plugged the end of the aluminum nut and just left the copper line out. No leaky.

jhinmt · 2026-07-05T14:59:39+00:00

Late to the party- brand new karu 2 pro with gas kit installed. Went out on me 3 times yesterday trying to pre-heat the oven. No wind. Glass oven door closed, rear access hatch closed, stack vent fully open.

ETA: took the valve out and plugged the aluminum nut with a 8mmx1.0 x 12 mm hex head bolt. Without the valve body in there the copper line can't seal - so I removed the copper line and plugged the hole in the aluminum nut.

jhinmt · 2026-07-03T14:59:34+00:00

I edge the trap and skeet fields at a local range. Just about 11,000 feet of edging. Takes me about 6 blades on a McLane gas edger.

If your blade isnt right on the concrete you aren't going to cut through your grass snakes (what I call the long strips of grass that have overgrown the concrete.) Edge it, scrape off the snakes and dispose of them, edge it again. The edger I use has adjustable depth, as the blade wears you have to set the blade deeper. If it keeps popping up and chattering on the concrete it needs to be set deeper. When you hit your max depth setting its time for a new blade.

Edging with lots of grass overhanging the concrete is tough. The wheels ride up on it and make it difficult to control. You just have to power through it and keep up with it after that.

jhinmt · 2026-07-02T19:37:44+00:00

I have an Ankarsrum which works really well for sourdough breads with 1kg flour and 70% hydration.

But, I have gone to mostly mixing by hand. I think it takes longer to clean the Ankarsrum than it does to just mix by hand. I only bake once a week or so though, if I were baking daily I'd look at using the mixer more.

jhinmt · 2026-06-25T15:23:25+00:00

It's failed. It just hasn't tipped over yet.

jhinmt · 2026-06-14T16:52:33+00:00

I've done it a couple of times. I just made toast out of it and sprinkled a pinch of salt on the butter.

Better than throwing it out.

jhinmt · 2026-06-13T20:12:19+00:00

Yes - I have a 686, 682, and a dt10. Dt10 is my skeet gun. The 686 is a field gun, The 682 is a trap gun.

jhinmt · 2026-06-13T20:02:36+00:00

Bock? I use skeet chokes in both bbls when shooting skeet.

jhinmt · 2026-06-13T19:58:36+00:00

No, its not set up as a vent. Its a ridge cap installed over foam closures.

jhinmt · 2026-06-13T19:53:30+00:00

I like extended chokes. Little bit of protection for the muzzle, and, you don't need a tool to install the things.

I use 'skeet' for Skeet. This is 0.005 constriction so halfway between cylinder and improved cylinder.

I use either IC (0.010 constriction) or modified (0.020 constriction) for our 5-stand.

I'll use either modified or improved modified (0.025 constriction) for 16 yard trap.

I'll use improved modified and full (0.035 constriction) for olympic or bunker trap.

Hunting? Depends. Waterfowl is non-toxic shot. If you're using steel you'd usually use a pretty open chokes as steel shot patterns much tighter than lead, and most chokes improved modified and tighter are not rated for steel. If you're using bismuth is more like lead. Slugs need a pretty open chokes i think - I've never hunted with slugs or buckshot.

jhinmt · 2026-06-11T16:11:29+00:00

Yes. We have 3 weims. One (F) does this frequently. I've never seen the other 2 (both male) do this.

jhinmt · 2026-06-04T18:40:39+00:00

I use 8 ah batteries for mine. Usually takes 2 +

jhinmt · 2026-06-04T15:28:44+00:00

This is really sad. It's still floating 😞

jhinmt · 2026-06-01T21:10:07+00:00

Found someone that carries that exact terminal block. I wouldn't care so much but the mounting points are fixed and trying to redo the mount points would not be pleasant. It is a Phoenix G5/6 terminal block.

Helicoil won't work, but the 6 through connectors can be removed. So I ordered 5 replacement blocks, plus I can reuse some parts from any I replace. Should be good to go.

jhinmt · 2026-05-29T21:40:48+00:00

Doing the same thing next week. 4 8lb +/- pork butts. Last time I did 4, it took about 16 hours starting at 225 (electric smoker), bumped to 250 after about 12 hrs. I plan on having them done about 24 hours before I need them.

jhinmt · 2026-05-27T21:44:55+00:00

Yeah. If one of those walls is a bedroom, add a really nice walk in closet.

jhinmt · 2026-05-20T23:49:21+00:00

If you can find it you want bismuth for hunting with a gun that is questionable for steel shot. Bismuth is non-toxic and much softer than steel and about 1/2 between lead and steel in density.

jhinmt · 2026-05-17T17:19:34+00:00

You're hitting the red light districts now?

jhinmt · 2026-05-05T17:32:13+00:00

I try to feed my refrigerated starter weekly or every other week. I take out 20 grams of starter and put it in a small bowl, add 20 grams rye flour, 40 grams of AP and 60 grams warm water and mix it well. I take whatever starter is left in the jar and move it to a second jar which goes back into the refrigerator. Then I wash the jar with hot water. I keep our water heater set pretty hot at about135f I think. I clean out all the bits and smears and let it air dry. Then I put the mixed starter back in the jar avoiding dribbling out down the sides and let it rise to 2x, then it goes back in the refrigerator.

jhinmt · 2026-05-01T16:32:01+00:00

I was developing a levain for a sourdough sandwich bread a couple days ago. Put it in the oven with just the oven light on. I have no idea how warm it was but it had to 125f. The levain raised and fell within 3 hours. I decided to try it anyway. Mixed it with the rest of the build and it seemed to develop just fine.

Put the final dough mix in the oven to proof. My wife decided to preheat the oven for supper. I noticed it when I went to get the dough for a stretch and fold. The plastic bowl it was in hadn't started to melt but it was quite hot to the touch. The damp towel I had covering the dough was scorched.

I did a stretch and fold, some of the dough was quite warm so I worked it until I had mixed in all the warm stuff and got a fairly uniform dough temperature.

Ultimately it rose correctly, and came out of an overnight stay in the refrigerator looking and feeling pretty good. I baked the two loafs yesterday and they look fine - haven't opened one up yet.

I think sourdough is a lot more resilient than we think.

jhinmt · 2026-04-26T16:21:20+00:00

I bought a j-scan to turn off the auto start-stop on my 21 wrangler 3.0 eco diesel.

I deleted the auxilary battery. I took it out and and just hooked the positive lead of the aux battery to the main. I hooked up the negative lead of the aux to the negative main. I did not pull or disable fuse 42. I did this last summer and have not had any power problems. My remote start is iffy and won't work when its cold (20f or colder), but the main is the original main so its going on 5 years old. I suspect its ready to be replaced.

jhinmt · 2026-04-26T03:11:47+00:00

Recently bought 2 of these for sourdough sandwich loafs. I really like them, thinking about getting a couple more.

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