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  • Lyrebird
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    You can always add a pinch of bicarb soda to the soy milk to raise the pH enough for it not to curdle.

    Alternatively add the bicarb to the ground coffee: instant crema.

  • amberale
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    Bean juice, not milk.

  • amberale
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    Nope, it is a bloody horse and a thoroughbred at that.
    Far too bloody big for mere mortals like myself(OK, Hobbits).
    Give me a Trumpy 900 Tiger any day.

  • flynnaus
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    Well she's no Imelda Marcos. I own more pairs of shoes than her. But she owned at least 8 handbags.

  • Panza
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    I get the odd complaint about the soy milk being slightly curdled, but that's super bean dependent.
    have switched to darker roasts to help avoid that issue, but she likes it!

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  • wattgn
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    Originally posted by Lyrebird View Post
    My partner and I go through a kilo of coffee a week (more if we have guests). Of that, 294 grams is me, the other 700 odd is her.

    She notices changes (didn't like the late harvest Ardi) but as long as it tastes like coffee she's in.
    I did the Ardi at 30% with the Columbian Volcan and it was nice but it was enough. I haven't tried Ardi on its own but I probably won't bother. It certainly does give especially milk drinks a nice lift.

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  • Lyrebird
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    My partner and I go through a kilo of coffee a week (more if we have guests). Of that, 294 grams is me, the other 700 odd is her.

    She notices changes (didn't like the late harvest Ardi) but as long as it tastes like coffee she's in.

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  • tompoland
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    ...and shoes?

  • flynnaus
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    Yum. That’s it. She's very supportative but has raised her eyebrow at some of my purchases.
    Mrs F: 'Why do you have so many grinders?'
    Me: 'How many handbags do you own?'

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  • Dimal
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    My lovely lady spurns all attempts by me to create a wonderful brew just for her.
    Instead, while warding me off, she heads to the counter where her trusty bottle of Instant resides and proceeds to make her own brew. Been like this from day dot...

  • yochiya
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    That LC boxer is so damn fine. Gotta love the GS!

  • Stavros
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    My wife? Threatening?? Well, no more or less than the sabretooth tiger in Far Cry Primal. When she starts to squint, I just throw her a double shot instead of a lump of meat.

  • tompoland
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    OMG love it EA! Wow.

    I'd be on my own though because my wife would rather commit ritual Hara-Kiri than get on the back of my motorbike ever again!

  • EspressoAdventurer
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    Originally posted by tompoland View Post
    My wife is quite extraordinary with her tolerance of my .........
    I suspect her tolerance for my hobby is ......I affectionately refer to as "my little Bavarian bulldozer" (she is German).
    So my advice to anyone who has to get approval.......Throw in a bunch of flowers before the morning coffee ploy.....
    and shortly after your new machine arrives.....
    and you are better off diverting the flower funds into something more rewarding such as a....
    Well Tom there's plenty for you to work with here.......
    Maybe suggest a ....."Gertrande Strasse" focus for both yours near future.
    Post coffee Sat morning a trip to the local Bayerische Motoren Werken and see where that goes!
    Comfy pillion Seat, Helmet Comms System, enough room in the Panniers for a good hand grinder, Bellman and single stove top
    = great coffee whilst your both out there !


    Good Luck with it !
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  • tompoland
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    My wife is quite extraordinary with her tolerance of my espresso obsession. Ironically, since giving birth to the first of the litter 35 years ago she's never been able to drink coffee even though she used to enjoy it and still loves the aroma. Gives her the shakes really bad like a heroin addict going cold turkey.

    I suspect her tolerance for my hobby is partly due to the fact that when my coffee addiction started my motorbike addiction (used to race superbikes) stopped. "Every minute he's dabbling in espresso is a minute he's not on a motorbike trying to kill himself". Something like that.

    As a result, I'm left to roam free with pretty much anything to do with coffee which is in stark contrast to every other facet of life at home for which she transforms from a benign pushover into what I affectionately refer to as "my little Bavarian bulldozer" (she is German).

    So my advice to anyone who has to get approval from the Head of Household Finance, for the purchase of your next essential life-sustaining coffee machine, is to start leaving copies of Motorcycle Trader around, opened at a page featuring the most expensive Italian motorbike you can find, and circle it with a bright blue marker pen. Something over $50,000 should do the trick.

    This way, you may find the resistance to spending a mere 5k on your new coffee machine is lowered considerably. Throw in a bunch of flowers before the magazine ploy, during the magazine ploy and shortly after your new machine arrives. It's entirely unnecessary beyond that and you are better off diverting the flower funds into something more rewarding such as a new tamping device or saving for a roaster.

    And when (not if) upgraditis hits, you can simply rinse and repeat the whole exercise.

    You can thank me after your new machine arrives, but not with flowers please.

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