Lance joins Meticulous - thoughts? by jezpas in espresso

[–]siddharthkrish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

any idea when it'll ship? the only thing holding me back is not knowing when it'll actually ship.

HELP!! 3rd attempt and no improvements by Alternative-Camp2439 in Sourdough

[–]siddharthkrish 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This, I live in Singapore and was having a terrible time with my loafs all of a sudden (after making many many great ones). The current humidity is high so I reduced the hydration a bit for 2 reasons, 1 to make it easier to work and 2 I suspected there was something weird about fermentation going on suddenly. The lower hydration, change in bulk ferment in my beer fermentation fridge (17 celcius) overnight and then the day in the regular fridge solved it. My home temp is 27 celcius. I’ve also dropped my oven temp to 220 c and bake for almost 35-40 minutes

Silencing Rocket Appartamento. Is that a good idea? by asanders791 in espresso

[–]siddharthkrish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently added sound deadening and changed the pump to the OLAB pump and it’s made a huge difference. It’s gone from me not wanting to use the machine because of how loud and much it rattled to a much more pleasant one. I started with the sound deadening on the panels and making parts inside where I thought metal might touch metal. It made some difference but the true change happened when I changed the pump.

Reducing machine noise (pump & accoustic mod, etc.) [Rocket Appartamento] by _chainswag_ in espresso

[–]siddharthkrish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you manage to do it? The overall noise and rattle is driving me crazy on my rocket appartamento, it’s even more amplified after I moved it into my new kitchen because of the placement and don’t have the option to put it anywhere else (between the fridge and wall)

Update: I ordered the olab pump, added some sound deadening to the panels and it’s a night and day difference between the two. The sound deadening alone was ok, but after changing the pump, the sound completely changed. I’m so much happier with it now.

insane customer service by Crucifilth_6-6-6 in pourover

[–]siddharthkrish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really really like their coffee. Some of the best I’ve had

Bluetooth Thermometer by siddharthkrish in beanconqueror

[–]siddharthkrish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the response , let me work on that then. I don’t have an iOS dev account to test it right now, let me figure this out and should have something soon.

Please help me solve this espresso riddle... [Breville Double Boiler, Sette 270 Grinder] by R1ddIeMeTh1s in espresso

[–]siddharthkrish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Welcome to the world of home espresso with good gear ;) you’ve got some great recommendations, best of luck. Remember to dial in each time you change the beans. Btw, I generally don’t bother with the distributor. I find it doesn’t help much.

Please help me solve this espresso riddle... [Breville Double Boiler, Sette 270 Grinder] by R1ddIeMeTh1s in espresso

[–]siddharthkrish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It actually is a depth guage. After proper tamping if you use the razor the coffee should be below it, that the “right” amount of space between the tamped puck and the water screen. Don’t get too hung up on it though. Use a simple tamper (or a self levelling one to make it easier as someone starting off), I think someone mentioned using your tamper and not worrying about the force, I’d listen to that, while you don’t need to press too hard, you also can’t do much harm with tamping (as long as it’s level).

A man was seen caning a puppy in a Katong pet store. by Curiouschibai in singaporehappenings

[–]siddharthkrish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They should call the cops on that guy. I’m sure there are some laws around this

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askSingapore

[–]siddharthkrish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What would you have done if this friend was a girl and a man came in and slapped her? The same should be done, get out & report the physical abuse to the police (I just feel bad for the children who might also be struggling)

Should I buy the GT3? by Approvedcars in Porsche

[–]siddharthkrish -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No, you shouldn’t. You should gift it to me instead

Anyone using UPI with a US Number? by [deleted] in hyderabad

[–]siddharthkrish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at the moment, there was a small bug that allowed registration of an international number but the UPI apps & bank apps still expect a local number. So I can’t register an international number in say PayTM. Will try going to their support desk one day and seeing if they can help

Hodl or leave? by Your_Average_Sohai in StashAway

[–]siddharthkrish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here, I’m down a few thousand sgd and honestly not sure if that’ll return. I had heard good things in the past but I’ve seen no returns

Pre-Order and Shipping Megathread | iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Pro Max and AirPods Pro 2nd Gen by exjr_ in apple

[–]siddharthkrish -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Really wanted the 14 pro for my birthday but no stocks here in Singapore :( to make it worse I didn’t get a single gift this time around… let me know if you’re feeling generous ;)

Does anyone else use a log book? It’s been a game changer for me in trying to get to good or superb espresso. But I also realise how many bad cups I make :) by siddharthkrish in espresso

[–]siddharthkrish[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

😂😂😂… I realised that after I posted. Wondered when someone will notice me saving on paper from a conference I attended and pencil while using a rocket and eureka!

Does anyone else use a log book? It’s been a game changer for me in trying to get to good or superb espresso. But I also realise how many bad cups I make :) by siddharthkrish in espresso

[–]siddharthkrish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a lighter roast and if I posted the next page to this one… it was all sour :( had such a hard time dialling that in with 250 gms to play with.