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samuellaw178 replied to a thread Aceh Danau Laut Tawar in Cup Tasting Room

Hi Janus, Do you mind sharing your approach/profile in roasting these? ie, bean temp, time to first crack, how long post first crack, second crack...

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2 Days Ago

samuellaw178 replied to a thread !!!SOLD!!! - FS; Mazzer Kony E 2013 (Sydney) in SOLD

Great price for a top-of-line home/prosumer grinder! Mazzers are built like tanks! I wonder what the seller is upgrading to :p Good luck with...

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samuellaw178 replied to a thread Kafatek Monolith in Grinders

Wow, preopen started less than about an hour ago?? 10 conical and 17 flat left..There's way too many people with too much money...hahahaha

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6 Days Ago

samuellaw178 replied to a thread Kafatek Monolith in Grinders

Oh, I know what I can say about the Monolith though! :p For a ~$3000 grinder(close to 500 went to DHL and tax), it did not come with a $15 power...

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6 Days Ago

samuellaw178 replied to a thread Kafatek Monolith in Grinders

Yes for sure. Compared to the PC-tower AKA Mythos, or K30 the tin can, the Monolith is still a lot better (in person at least and I have/had all...

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1 Week Ago

samuellaw178 replied to a thread Kafatek Monolith in Grinders

Well, do I like it? I dunno...words just can't even describe it... :p but I believe my search for 'the' grinder has ended after all these years. :p...

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samuellaw178 replied to a thread Kafatek Monolith in Grinders

Just put the Monolith Conical through its pace for my morning coffee... I can see why there're so many home barista that get infatuated by the...

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samuellaw178 replied to a thread Kafatek Monolith in Grinders

That $3300 ZM is the older model of ZM before the new one with a LED faceplate. Almost certainly use the 83mm burrs from Mazzer Major. Btw, the...

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samuellaw178 replied to a thread Kafatek Monolith in Grinders

You sounded exactly like me many months/a year ago. You may try resist it as long as you want...do a million things to justify why you don't need the...

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2 Weeks Ago

samuellaw178 replied to a thread How can Aldi sell an Italian espresso machine for $149? in Brewing Equipment - Entry level (sub $500)

I googled and found it on their Aldi Wednesday special. It's a classic appliance-type espresso toy, for sucking in consumers who think they want...

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2 Weeks Ago

samuellaw178 replied to a thread Kafatek Monolith in Grinders

I find the convention is only helpful when you're starting out with nothing as baseline. Every machine has a different preinfusion function so...

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2 Weeks Ago

samuellaw178 replied to a thread Kafatek Monolith in Grinders

Once you get used to it, it will be equally hard to get your head around how were you able to put up with a hopper for so long. :D Here's a video...

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3 Weeks Ago

samuellaw178 replied to a thread Are supermarket coffee beans really that bad? in General Coffee Related...

Funny you mention that. They used to be 1 year best before from the roast date(at least that's what my palate told me!). However, since many months...

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4 Weeks Ago

samuellaw178 replied to a thread The Slayer in General Coffee Related...

Very interesting Rocky. It is certainly something new - I've never encountered/heard this channeling-fixing approach but I guess you don't know what...

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4 Weeks Ago

samuellaw178 replied to a thread The Slayer in General Coffee Related...

I'm with Melbroaster...if there is any pressure built up prior to stopping the flow, any 'channeling' you saw was created from stopping the pour....

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