I’m doing the frying pan method, I go a few minutes after first crack. Still, these beans may be too lite for an espresso machine that’s under $100. My personal pick is the ninja machine, I’m saving up for it.

About the grinder, you want to check reviews and various sites for what’s a decent one. I like the encore I have (ESP) due to easy cleaning and ordering of replacement parts.

I used a spice grinder (blade) for a while, but made the switch and can’t go back.

The encore is great for its price. You can also upgrade the standard to the esp burrs. However, it does take up space.

Side question, what’s your roasting process?

On topic: As others have said. Investing in a proper grinder may be the next step instead of an espresso machine.

Encoding to AV1 is good to cooking CPUs.

I think you can do some settings related to transcoding per user account. Maybe that will help.

I like the fast brew method by Lukasz Jura.

Coffee: 19.5–20g Grind: Slightly coarser than filter grind Water: 200ml @ 75°C Brewer: Inverted Filter: Paper, soaked

Directions:

1. Stir 4 times
2. Stop stirring, secure the filter and turn at around 10 seconds (total contact time around 15 sec.)
3. Press and serve

I only use 14g of coffee and as much water as I can fit inverted without it falling over lol.

Zerg rush!

Don’t forget to check the stumptown clips on youtube. These are good starting points as well and pretty easy to follow and expand on.

The blend changes each week. What else can I say except it doesn’t taste bad.

I’m sure you did. Thanks.

Yeah, I don’t think my mind was blown by my first bag, but that’s just marketing fluff. I’m just happy they have 8oz sizes as it takes me over a month to get through 12oz bags. I did notice there was a lot of chaff on these.

Not sure, but it’s ok just sharing about some beans. 🙂

I’m sure there are going to be bags I’m not too hot on, but that’s ok. This happens when I shop around on my own as well.

It’s still fun to try these services out even if only for a few bags.

Just tried it. Blend 295, it’s good, thanks for recommending them, I also ordered decaf for my parents from them as a gift.

What’s an affordable way to check TDS?

Nice. How do you brew it ?

Nice. This is my gift for next year to my self. I think it’ll be the last coffee machine I’m missing… I think…

Yep, mostly aeropress (11g), sometimes V60 (17g).

I can, I subd for one every 3 weeks. It takes me a long time to get though a bag

I’m going to give this a try, thanks for the recommendation.