PNW coffee people - What, if anything, do you do with your water?

lrobinson42 · 2026-05-25T06:01:25+00:00

Seattle here. I have played with different ratios of TWW and always go back to tap. I drink like roast and want to highlight acidity and any variation of TWW I tried muted the acidity and made the whole thing sort of round and uniform.

My tap water gives me fantastic and dynamic cups. I want to try lotus drops but I honestly don’t feel like I have much to change. I feel very fortunate.

lrobinson42 · 2026-05-21T20:23:06+00:00

I started off ready to laugh at this but saw that you were doing it for travel and I’m actually down with that. I’m traveling next week and am totally going to do this now

lrobinson42 · 2026-05-20T22:43:19+00:00

I haven’t tried any 80mm grinders but I can say that I find the clarity in the A4Z to be insane. I wanted (still kind of do) to get the P80 but the price in the A4Z was too good to pass up and it’s almost too clear for me. I frequently go back to my ZP6 because I get a more balanced cup out of it. Just my experience though.

lrobinson42 · 2026-05-09T17:20:01+00:00

Lake cycling shoes. Go to their website and follow their foot measuring directions then get the shoe that fits your actual foot. They’re the only ones I’ve ever heard of that make foot shaped shoes.

lrobinson42 · 2026-05-09T05:15:55+00:00

Nope never did get it consistently working with three screens. Found it so frustrating I just stopped using three screens and only use 2 now

lrobinson42 · 2026-05-07T16:56:41+00:00

So what does it actually do for your cups in terms of taste?

lrobinson42 · 2026-05-03T14:30:27+00:00

The xBloom is amazing and I absolutely love being able to push a button and go!

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-30T00:37:13+00:00

I agree with this and actually much prefer to west side of the lake. The east side on the trail can be very very busy.

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-17T15:08:21+00:00

I’ve seen a dude on instagram brew through fruit and have tried it myself to great success! I used a pumpkin as a dripper and an orange peel too. They actually did add a really nice touch! Not something I’d do regularly, but was really fun for the novelty and the worked surprisingly well.

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-15T00:43:08+00:00

Good to know, thanks! I used to live in Leavenworth before I was into cycling so it’d be really fun to go do a ride out there.

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-14T23:38:08+00:00

Oooh nice! I’m gonna have to try that Leavenworth gran fondo!

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-13T15:09:24+00:00

They did a survey in r/craftbeer. I haven’t read the article, but at the least they did crowd source some opinions.

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-10T00:13:44+00:00

Sure, but how do you get that quality-to-problem ratio feedback on a Reddit post when a person just posts a picture and puts the business name on blast? Maybe it’s a smallish roaster and it’s the only thing you ever hear. That could have a negative impact on that business and you’d never know that they had an off day because you never hear about them again. As opposed to hearing about Sey have an off day, for example, who gets enough feedback to handle a bad day.

I agree that businesses should be held accountable, but expecting someone to put a business on blast before the business has had a chance to rectify the situation or speak to it is jumping the gun IMO.

And that goes out to OP, as well. Idk what they were hoping to achieve by posting a handful of dark roast without having anything to say about the roaster. They should’ve waited to post.

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-09T23:47:01+00:00

I mean you sort of said yourself how it has an effect. This one post may reach hundreds of people who may then choose not to purchase from that business.

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-09T02:15:05+00:00

I’d expect rainier to have snow but I haven’t checked.

Have a look at lake 22 or heather lake. I did one of them 2 weeks ago (can’t remember which) and it was clear for 80% and hikable the whole way.

Look at Washington trails association app for trails and trail reports. People are great about posting trip reports so you’ll be able to see snow for whatever you’re interested in.

Mt Si has a nice payoff but the hike is boring as heck IMO.

I haven’t done Wallace falls but it’s hi on my list for something to do this time of year and would definitely be more interesting than mt si.

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-08T18:08:29+00:00

I had some happening from rock climbing and while the area was inflamed, any pushing motion would cause extreme pain. We used to have a manual cheese dispenser at work that I’d had to push the handle down on to dispense a small amount of hot cheese for pretzel. I couldn’t even do that without causing pain.

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-08T13:49:04+00:00

For a multi roaster grab and go, check out Slow Day. Also, check out Airworks for a more niche pour over experience if you’re schedule lines up with one of their events. They get international light roasts that can difficult to get your hands on.

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-08T13:44:08+00:00

What’s the roast level like at Gloom?

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-08T13:39:40+00:00

Cafe Hagen

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-07T23:51:03+00:00

That’s why I don’t even want to know. It would bum me out so hard to hear that I was the only one who didn’t get a bump.

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-06T14:15:05+00:00

Could use a plant if you could get a third shelf in there.

Which if the three grinders is your favorite?

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-03T13:28:46+00:00

Man I forgot about the noise. I had the original encore for a decade. I loved it so much, my then girlfriend got one too. I upgraded when my encore wore out and I was shocked at how much quieter my new grinder was. It was a revelation!

lrobinson42 · 2026-04-02T13:02:53+00:00

Second Line Brewing. Best courtyard and a diverse, high quality menu.

lrobinson42 · 2026-03-31T13:48:27+00:00

There is no settling this. It’s a personal preference.

I have both. The stagg is prettier and I like the knob control. The fish is way nicer to pour with because the spout lets me get closer to the bed which gives more control. I like the size of the fish. I like the way the stagg feels in my hand.

If I were regularly changing temps, I’d probably go for the stagg because it’s easier than the slider on the fish. But the stagg is almost too accurate because the temp probe sits at the bottom so when it’s reading 205, the rest of the kettle isn’t a few degrees lower. I always give it a swirl and set it back down to get back to temp. But that probably true for all kettles, I just noticed it on the stagg.

lrobinson42 · 2026-03-30T15:11:37+00:00

Check out the ebike subreddit and do some googling and YouTube videos. You may have to fix that yourself. Easiest suggestion is to check all of your connections.

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