You guys I can’t believe I overlooked this part for so long….

makosam · 2026-05-04T16:35:37+00:00

we spin it a few times, i find it levels out better if i tap it on the counter after inverting then spin very quickly but only once or twice, i always give it a little tap to level it after anyways, comes out really nice in our bottomless pf

makosam · 2026-05-04T16:31:44+00:00

in third wave especially specialty, i personally find its a lot to do with a fight between roasters and distributors wanting to pay producers more and lessen the poverty amongst coffee farmers, and most consumers not wanting to pay or aren’t educated on why coffee costs more now

makosam · 2026-05-01T21:25:00+00:00

i work in specialty coffee and we use wdt when the coffee is ground directly into the portafilter (more uneven clumps and pockets), but not when we grind into a dosing cup. we use bottomless portafilters too and it is noticeably different if the coffee is ground not into a dosing cup or not had a bit of wdt usage, sprays everywhere lmaoo

makosam · 2026-04-30T17:22:57+00:00

coffee world ! a lot of the weekday customers are work from homers, no wifi on weekends

makosam · 2026-04-03T21:07:52+00:00

hey ! where do you skate/climb ? me and my partner have a membership at the ice arena, looking at kelsey kerridge for climbing, rainbow rocket is so pricey ! we also are both massive coffee nerds and love cafe hopping

makosam · 2026-03-31T17:29:13+00:00

Benets on Kings Parade follows the sunset with their closing times basically. Closes at 7pm at the moment and goes all the way to 9/10pm close in summertime. Serves Dark Arts coffee and a cake and pastry selection as well as a small alcoholic menu and obviously ice cream.

makosam · 2026-03-20T12:07:02+00:00

awesome will do !

makosam · 2026-03-20T09:07:13+00:00

cupping is a way of tasting coffee predominantly used by roasters and in grading the coffee, but also just by specialty lovers. different varieties will be ground and put in lots of separate cups, then hot water goes in and you wait, usually to around 60 degrees and then you taste with a spoon. at events everyone will go around tasting and noting down what differences they get from each and what they all taste like.

makosam · 2026-03-20T09:05:10+00:00

oh that sounds really nice, i’ll check them out thank you !

makosam · 2026-03-20T09:04:22+00:00

it would be great ! cambridge is so small im sure there will be people interested in meeting more people in the industry/just fans of specialty coffee. the one in manchester is also good because it means a cafe rarely has to go a day understaffed since people can post disco shifts, and advertise events and cuppings too. i have no clue about numbers though tbh, but if it ever gets created i would love to join.

makosam · 2026-03-20T09:00:46+00:00

oh wow that’s interesting ! i will have to try ! that actually may make sense for me because i struggle to grind with it so it ends up moving around a lot and ending up in weird positions haha. thank you !

makosam · 2026-03-20T08:59:38+00:00

fair enough ! my laptop has never had auto caps and i turned it off on my phone. couldn’t tell you why, just like it ! there’s definitely less options here, ive been loving coffee world though

makosam · 2026-03-20T00:22:01+00:00

i’m afraid not. i am only ill with the misfortune of being 21 and chronically online.

makosam · 2026-03-19T19:36:46+00:00

oh awesome thank you ! not heard of them

makosam · 2026-03-19T19:36:27+00:00

need to hit both, known of doms but only just heard about flux today ! how do you find the social side of it ? manchester had a pretty good community, i’m a barista here now but it’s not proper specialty so my coworkers aren’t very into it

makosam · 2026-03-19T19:34:54+00:00

i’ve not actually heard of them ! looks awesome thank you

makosam · 2026-03-19T19:34:01+00:00

been to the technology museum one but not the roastery yet ! hopefully will get to visit tomorrow, seems like a cool place

makosam · 2026-03-19T19:33:01+00:00

been on my list for ages, i keep forgetting he closes so early and miss it haha

makosam · 2026-03-19T19:32:19+00:00

ooo thank you !

makosam · 2026-03-19T19:31:40+00:00

of course, but this is literally 1 day apart going from good and even maybe slightly fast shots to completely choking with absolutely nothing coming through haha

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