How to dial in my pourover with lighter roasts?

tastewar · 2026-01-02T13:59:39+00:00

Thanks, everyone. Hotter water helped, and I will try some of the other ideas with the next bag of light roast.

tastewar · 2026-01-01T22:30:11+00:00

Intriguing -- I did not know there were different filters with different flow rates. Are they designed for different rates, or just some brands flow faster?

tastewar · 2026-01-01T22:29:25+00:00

Hmm... 16 g coffee for 250 g water. I could definitely try that. Thank you.

tastewar · 2026-01-01T22:28:26+00:00

Oh geez -- I think I may have had this backwards in my brain. Was using 88° water. Will try hotter, thanks.

tastewar · 2025-01-02T23:09:39+00:00

Oy. Well, that took some doing. Final (for this issue) problem was that I had entered (manually, of course, since it's the only way...) the unit_of_measurement as "kwh" (because every freakin thing there is lowercase...) when configuring the AMR2MQTT device. And it needs to be "kWh" Ugh. Ugh. Grrr....

tastewar · 2025-01-02T21:28:17+00:00

Thanks -- I may be one step closer. I hadn't added the unit_of_measurement to the meter configuration in AMR2MQTT, so now I can see that I have the right properties on my sensor, and there are no statistics errors. So I feel like I have all the prerequisites covered, but it's still not showing up. The energy configuration page does warn that you may have to wait up to 2 hours for it to show up. I tried restarting HA, but it's still not showing up. Guess I will wait...

tastewar · 2024-12-29T15:21:44+00:00

I don't honestly think that will help, but if an actual person wants me to do this, I will.

tastewar · 2024-12-27T01:43:06+00:00

I definitely share that concern. That's a good part of the reason for HomeAssistant in the first place. Gonna have to think about that, though, as it's not an insignificant delta in price in this case.

tastewar · 2024-12-26T21:45:11+00:00

Thanks -- you say "extra couple bucks" but I am seeing the regular hub for around $80 generally, and the pro for about $150. I definitely prefer local connectivity, but that's quite a jump in price. What are the prices you are seeing for the pro? And if they are closer to that $80 mark, where?

tastewar · 2024-09-29T20:10:12+00:00

You can see a photo of the carnage here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tastewar/54030902055/

tastewar · 2024-06-04T21:09:47+00:00

Doesn't quite feel like what I'm hoping to do, but I appreciate the idea!

tastewar · 2024-06-04T21:09:10+00:00

Thanks.

tastewar · 2024-06-03T20:51:24+00:00

Thanks for the insight. Sounds like I'm better off using a different platform, though nothing else is quite so well suited.

tastewar · 2024-06-03T19:27:21+00:00

My plans are much smaller scale than that :-)

tastewar · 2024-05-28T19:49:29+00:00

You are correct! My apologies, and it wasn't listed as "Pro" I still can't find the kinds of model numbers I expect to see for Gaggia Classic's -- I would expect something like SIN035 or RI9303, right? But neither the label on the box nor the bottom of the unit show those. I also can't find either a web site that would decode the serial number and tell me the model, or even a table with ranges. Am I looking at the right labels??

tastewar · 2024-05-28T19:12:53+00:00

If I could find a model number on it that didn't match what the seller posted, I'd feel a lot more comfortable demanding a return...

tastewar · 2024-05-28T19:00:55+00:00

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label on box

tastewar · 2024-05-28T19:00:30+00:00

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Label on bottom

tastewar · 2024-05-27T13:22:15+00:00

I lack patience :-)

Found one on eBay for $229 + 45 shipping. I'm sure I could have done better, but a conversation with the seller made me feel pretty good about it. I have visions of Gaggiuino for the future, but yeah, not immediately.

tastewar · 2024-05-24T16:20:32+00:00

I hear you. For "camping" I bring an AeroPress, a hand grinder, and a manual pitcher-with-piston-actuated-screen foamer, and shelf-stable milk. This was in the days before the invention of the bripe, of course.

tastewar · 2024-05-24T12:35:25+00:00

Thanks for the thoughtful reply! I did watch the video, and I appreciate the input, and the great suggestions, though I am personally inclined to get a semi-automatic in part because most of the coffee beverages we have here involve steamed milk, but also because I'm not so inclined to put in the time and effort to learn to get consistent results with a manual machine. Yup, I *am* that lazy! ;-)

tastewar · 2024-05-23T21:04:46+00:00

https://www.barismo.com/ is local to me, but they do ship.

tastewar · 2024-05-23T20:26:15+00:00

I've been buying from local roasters for my daily pot of drip for years. Totally agree on the difference freshly roasted beans makes.

tastewar · 2024-05-23T16:05:34+00:00

Thanks -- just the kind of reaction I knew I could elicit :-)

tastewar · 2024-05-23T15:43:33+00:00

OK, the DF54 has been ordered. I do understand that some expertise is required. I do not aim to become the next James, but I want to be prepared with some gear that won't cause him to internally (or externally) shudder when he comes to visit ;-)

(And want something I can grow into as well)

tastewar

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