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    Giles
    IHUK Crew
    Joined: 22 Sept 2009

    Yes, please help me…...

    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      Snowy
      Joined: 15 Jun 2012

      nice haul @JCMx800. V60 is great, I agree. Funny you had more troubles with Aero than v60, most are the other way around. Straight into inversion on the Aero, way to go!

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        JCMx800
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 20 Sept 2012

        @Snowy  I knew the V60 from a very nice and local coffeeshop (V17, Deisterstr., Hannover, Germany) and asked em if the can introduce me. The dude was kind enough to show me how to handle the V60, but I never saw the Aeropress in real life action 😃

        Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
        XXX

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          Anesthetist
          見習いボス
          Joined: 14 May 2011

          Snowy (;)), what is the blue ceramic by Kalita? I cant seem to find it anywhere. Did you see their Kantan portable pour over filters? They look perfect for a mini travel kit.

          Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

          IG: bluehandsslim

          last edited by 21 May 2016, 15:51 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Snowy
            Joined: 15 Jun 2012

            @Anesthetist found it. Took some searching to find :). https://favrica.net/items/7404462 It's a Kalita x Beams (B:Ming) x Hasami colab, in true 'cool'/Beams style (the colab bit). It's very practical for me. Means I'm no longer leaving the wave on the sink to drip. Now goes in this little number.  [ http://global.rakuten.com/en/store/dietshop/item/1048623/?s-id=borderless_recommend_item_en is the non-beams edition] [ http://www.bminglifestore.jp/catalog/2016ss/happygoods/detail/28 is the full B:Ming colab view].

            (PS I changed my name to Snowy in both your recent edits, hope you don't mind. Still trying to keep my 'real name' offline ;))

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              Anesthetist
              見習いボス
              Joined: 14 May 2011

              Very cool, thanks for info and my apologies [emoji106] btw I had to order one of the house spoons, it looks too good.

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              IG: bluehandsslim

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                veloaudio
                Raw and Unwashed
                Joined: 9 Dec 2012

                How did you order? I'd love to get the small for a work setup.

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                  Snowy
                  Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                  The Wave Kettle above (silver thing in my post) is pretty nice. The water flow/spout is very interesting, taking some getting used to. It can be slower/finer than the Harios or really open up into this crazy flooding beast. I was a little behind on my pour today and opened it up in the last 10 seconds to hit the ml/sec mark. Not something I've been able to do prior. Very different hand feel, but getting used to it, it feels good/right too :).

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                    veloaudio
                    Raw and Unwashed
                    Joined: 9 Dec 2012

                    @Snowy I really like that Beams mug.

                    last edited by 23 May 2016, 03:26 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                      Snowy
                      Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                      @veloaudio:

                      @Snowy I really like that Beams mug.

                      Cheers, as do I. The logo is really understated. Lots of white space around a blue circle. Beams launched the line "Beams Japan" a few weeks ago. Very nice physical shop in Shinjuku, think the products are online as well. Very restrained execution across the board in that shop.

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                        Anesthetist
                        見習いボス
                        Joined: 14 May 2011

                        Traded my Kuerig for this rig and couldnt be happier

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                        IG: bluehandsslim

                        last edited by 26 May 2016, 20:22 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          Jett129
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                          My favorite coffee is iced pour over using the Chemex. Have a Bonavita kettle which enables me to keep the temperature constant throughout the brewing cycle.–Jett

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                            superfuzz
                            Joined: 31 Dec 2012

                            @Snowy:

                            Yeah the Chemex is a very different taste/profile to V60. Chemex is a lighter/less bodied cup. It often gets called a 'cleaner' cup. Less oils make it through, what you're really left with is the taste of the beans without any of the other influences that can help mask or bring flavours out. If I drink the same beans in V60 and Chemex I get 2 totally different views on the same bean. Some work better in 1 brew method vs another. Kenyan coffees (going from memory here) are usually heavy bodied and don't translate as well on Chemex for instance…

                            Snowy I just bought an Able kone to use in my V60, curious to see how the coffee tastes in comparison to paper filters. Also like the idea of not having to keep buying filters.

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                              Snowy
                              Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                              Let me know what you think superfuzz. I still have my kone here (yeah I have a gear problem :|, thankfully I've collected nearly everything by now :)). It's a fuller cup, more acids/oils in the cup. I enjoyed it w/ the v60, was just a little more annoying to clean. Not having to buy filters is nice - agree. Says he who's now using filters 7 days a week; aero@work, kalita@home-weekday, chemex@home-weekend ::)

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                                veloaudio
                                Raw and Unwashed
                                Joined: 9 Dec 2012

                                @Snowy How is your OE Lido treating you? The Lido 3 keeps calling my name….

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                                  Snowy
                                  Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                                  @veloaudio it's been perfect since the day I got it. Used 1-2x a day every day. Worth it's weight, and it's a heavy bastard in some kind of precious metal.

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                                    veloaudio
                                    Raw and Unwashed
                                    Joined: 9 Dec 2012

                                    Thanks. I'm now leaning toward the Lido 2. I've used my Hario Skerton for 19 months or so and I'm getting tired of the inconsistency. The Lido 2 is cheaper than the 3 and I can use the Hario for travel,  if I ever start taking a coffee kit with on the road.

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                                      Snowy
                                      Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                                      My diner mug collection. Looking forward to adding an IH mug to it. Most of these are limited edition mugs..I love diner mugs!

                                      last edited by 29 May 2016, 11:43 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                        Snowy
                                        Joined: 15 Jun 2012

                                        Velo, you won't go wrong with the Lido2. I've had it more than long enough to be annoyed by it, and I still love it. Perfect function/design/utility.

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                                          Broark
                                          Joined: 15 Dec 2013

                                          That Flat Head mug is awesome!

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