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    WAKE UP AND COFFEE

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    • popvultureP
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      This picture sure ain't the belle of the ball, but I got an email for a sale JBC was having last week and couldn't resist trying this one. Natural process Burundi with notes of "Mixed Berry, Nerds Candy, Melon." It's definitely tart, gonna try Chemex tomorrow — need more Nerds.

      WTB
      IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
      Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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      • weftyarnW
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        That mug is a great gift @popvulture 👍🏽
        Also love your black Comandante. I love my OG wooden MK3 but that black is beautiful!

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        Let’s see how it goes with the New Year’s resolution of reading more books. Starting with Harari.

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        Use it or lose it.

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        • popvultureP
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          @weftyarn ah yeah the wood ones are so cool! I just got black basically because it was the cheapest 😅. Plus I just want everything in black.

          Those things are so badass, though — I just got mine recently and am still marveling at how well it works.

          WTB
          IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
          Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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          • weftyarnW
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            Oh yeah, there’s still a few examples of good German Engineering. This is definitely one of them 😃

            Have my Comandante for 4 years now as my daily driver and it’s still good as new

            Use it or lose it.

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            • popvultureP
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              @weftyarn on that note, do you do anything special to clean yours? I just brush mine out on the bottom a little after each use, nothing fussy. Wondering if I should be doing anything more.

              Re: the coffee I posted yesterday, tried a Chemex just now and I think I like it a little better. I think that also could be because I haven't dialed in my Kalitta Wave method at all. Funnily enough I came across a review of a bunch of Chemex techniques a few years ago, and the favorite (now also mine) was just steadily pouring all of the water in at once and letting it go through in one big infusion. For whatever reason it ends up being the smoothest / juiciest. So easy, but I'll be damned if it isn't the best I've found.

              Still no Nerds today, lol. I think clearly one of those (common, really) instances where the taster got a little too creative 😝

              WTB
              IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
              Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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              • weftyarnW
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                @popvulture said in WAKE UP AND COFFEE:

                @weftyarn on that note, do you do anything special to clean yours? I just brush mine out on the bottom a little after each use, nothing fussy. Wondering if I should be doing anything more.

                Nothing special really. Only about twice a year I open it up completely to take the burrs out and clean them with a brush. That’s it basically.

                Use it or lose it.

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                • DansD
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                  Recently learned about stroopwafels 💣

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                  • SKTS
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                    @Dans love those things. My wife started putting some in my stocking every year at Christmas…it’s something I always look forward to.

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                    • todyT
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                      @Dans Better late than never. As someone who regularly travels to the Netherlands, I can't really go without them anymore...

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                      • Tago MagoT
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                        @Dans nice mug. Went to the taphouse when I was in Minneapolis a few years back

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                          Breakfast with coffee.

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                          • ddtrashD
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                            I have been enjoying some nice roasted offerings from Reframe Roasters (Penang Island, Malaysia).

                            One of my work colleagues brings Reframe coffee with him to work.

                            I have been trying to find something suitable to bring with me from the U.K.
                            Settled on a nice all round Mexican bean roasted by Square Mile Roasters called Vocho Rojo.

                            Square Mile Roasters were set up with help from James Hoffman of You Tube coffee review fame.

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                            There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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                            • ddtrashD
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                              Have also been incredibly humbled this current offshore hitch. It is my last hitch in Dubai before heading back to work in Norway.

                              My coffee mentor and work colleague purchased a leaving gift for me so I can continue my coffee pursuits at work in Norway.

                              I am now the proud owner of Black Mirror Nano scales and the Kinu M47 hand grinder. Both quality items. The hand grinder is a lovely thing to use, super smooth bearings and very neat grind adjustment, practically step less.

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                              There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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                              • steelworkerS
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                                Kinu? Thats a good friend!

                                Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                                Well, I have others.

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                                • ddtrashD
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                                  @steelworker Completely agree, I am one lucky co-worker. It will be sad to leave this particular job and colleague. The coffee chat in the evenings at shift change have been memorable, makes the month away from home a bit easier.

                                  I am looking forward to getting back to Norway. Their coffee is not the best but their work schedules are the best, more time at home away from work has to be good. At least now I have my portable coffee set up sorted with the scales, Kinu and Aeropress.

                                  There is no 'I' in team …............ however there are five in 'individual brilliance'.

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                                  • weftyarnW
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                                    One of my favorite classic chocolatey beans.
                                    And the best Franzbrötchen in town. You know they’re good when the paper bag looks like that 😁

                                    Use it or lose it.

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                                    • Tago MagoT
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                                      @weftyarn and a trip to statement while you're round the corner?

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                                      • weftyarnW
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                                        @Tago-Mago said in WAKE UP AND COFFEE:

                                        @weftyarn and a trip to statement while you're round the corner?

                                        Almost almost. They recently opened up two more shops in Schwabing which means picking up beans just got way less dangerous hehe.

                                        Use it or lose it.

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                                        • ARNCA
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                                          I’ve been wanting to try this one for a while – might need to play with my grind settings. The herbal and grape elements are currently dominating when brewed with my Walküre.

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                                          “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                          • Tago MagoT
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                                            @weftyarn when I’m in Munich or passing through I stop by Statement and it ends with me buying something more often than not. A truly dangerous area

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