Having a very normal morning on this very normal day.

yeso

having a hard time understanding (not really) why the cops didn’t just treat the maga crowd like they do the average public school teacher or seiu member they usually encounter at protests

Jtwo my bialetti routine has gotten a little boring lately - how long does it take you to do a pour over? Any gear you’d recommend?

Jtwo

yeso Ah I don’t have anything fancy, just a plastic V60 thingy. I do have a long, narrow spouted electric kettle that is ideal for slowly pouring water on it, which is what I think is most important. Don’t flood it, just saturate the grinds and then let it slowly drizzle out of the kettle a little faster than it travels through the filter.

I too am having a hard time (not really) understanding many things.

yeso

Syzygy can you check on ilhan omar just make sure she’s doing ok thanks

xhekros

Jtwo Pourover seems interesting. I tried several times at the coffee shop where I usually buy coffee and I enjoyed the feel and the aroma of the coffee, but having a French Press covers me up in case I get into V60 (it was a present for my birthday) and I precisely run out of filters.

Regarding the cops, I think we already know the answer. The question that worries me though is how much this will escalate.

Jtwo

Yeah, I really enjoy the french press. Sometimes we bring ours out to the beach with a little camp stove and make fresh coffee. I always take a splash of milk in my coffee. I enjoy it black, but I much prefer a little bit of milk.

yeso

how much practice does it take to get pour over-competent? I’m pressed for time in the am and don’t want to scrap coffee due to half-asleep incompetence.

And re the cops, strange that they weren’t using some of those advanced peacekeeping techniques we saw during the BLM protests (eg waiting until a 105 lb woman has her back turned before shoving her into the curb)

Jtwo

I feel like its totally brainless. Nearly impossible to screw up. Just grind it a little chunkier than you would for a bialetti, etc.

Probably the simplest method to make coffee imo.

yeso

lol then I’ll be stress testing how unfuckupable pourovers are in the near future

Jtwo

You don’t even have to measure it because you can just put the appropriate amount of water in. I like to use a big mug and make like 16oz at a time.

Jtwo

yeso

never judge a book by its cover but that guy looks like a real asshole

Moon

yeso

I think his smile is pure and beautiful

Kez

I love making coffee. Lately I have been having drip in the mornings, but I always grind from fresh beans. Technique wise pourover is not that difficult. Mostly it’s just a case of not agitating the grounds too much. As with most brew methods, the key to pourovers is in the grind! I would say it is less forgiving of grind than a French press or aeropress, so you need a decent burr grinder as a baseline for good pourover.

antillese

marlfuchs2 i’m a french press and boiled water kinda guy.

Kez Lately I have been having drip in the mornings,

Note that on this totally normal day, we have some pretty calm discourse about multiple ways to brew coffee.

I don’t care for aeropresses because they are so fiddley.
I don’t care for espreso because I like to have more hot volume to sip on over a longer period of time. And cafe americano is just diluted espresso!

I used to be a big fan of French Press coffee because of how quickly I can make a pot for me and my spouse or any guests (back when we you know, had guests). I converted to pour-over a while back and like it more. Did some A/B testing last week while on vacation. Here’s my bullet points:

Pour-over takes a bit more time. You need to “wash” the filter paper with hot water, otherwise your coffee will taste like paper. Just get the whole thing wet with the water from the kettle and let it drain into your coffee cup. Smell the water and confirm it kinda smells like glue. Now pitch the water. Done.
You need to keep the water in your filter at the right level. You can’t just fill it up like you do a French Press carafe. Again, it takes more time.
The filter paper absorbs and filters out some of the oils in the coffee. This changes the taste. Whether it is an improvement is up to personal preference.
You can compost the filter paper and grounds!

After this A/B testing, I found that I enjoyed the taste of the paper-filtered coffee more.

And on today’s normal day, I handled the stress by stress-drinking a Vanilla Coke Zero this afternoon.

Jtwo

Yes a burr grinder and filtered water will get you 80% of the way there regardless of your technique.

yeso

thanks yes I’m burr equipped so good to go in that regard

yeso

Moon he looks like just another pathetic small time sadist whose in-laws paid the downpayment on his dumb house in the suburbs

marlfuchs2

I started a document a few days ago called “exit plan” where I collated a bunch of information about different contries immigration processes for work visas, as well as whatever game companies work are located in those countries. Turns out, a bunch in the EU have little packets that list the statistics of their game studios, their revenues, and more info. Sweden’s is pretty extensive, breaking down how they’ve been having a growing proportion of women in the industry year over year. Germany has less, but they have a “job seeker visa” where you can stay in Germany while looking for work. I’d probably need to speak it pretty fluently though.

coffee wise, I was gifted some very nice coffee beans from a SF based roaster by my sister, the last of which I had today. i’m a french press and boiled water kinda guy.

yeso

this is my personal favorite local roaster

https://www.metropoliscoffee.com/

esper

important news bulletin from the AP:

yeso

esper I was planning a hiking trip pre-covid which could have involved renting a llama, but was advised that they are not “beginner pack animals” and told to go with a donkey instead

exodus

I’m “taking a week off” after a super stressful couple months and I sure have not figured out how to relax! I almost feel like I should just go back to work! But today I’ve made myself a pile of ps1 games that I bought and never tried and am going through them… Which is kind of fun, anyway.

We got a real heck of a country over here eh