My new coffee timer scale has exposed one flaw of my otherwise trusty and reliable electric burr grinder — widely inconsistent amount of coffee grounds, ranging from -8.4% to +12.1% from an average of 29.3 gm across 24 samples.
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Dialing in our pour over coffee brewing variables (Mark II)
Continuing on my journey down the rabbit hole, I opened a new bag of Mt Whitney Organic Ethiopia Guji. Previously, I used the Tetsu 4-6 V60 pour technique but this time, I wanted to keep things simple and decided to use the Hoffmann instead.
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Dialing in our pour over coffee brewing variables (Mark I)
It’s been about a month since my timer scale arrived, marking the start of my journey down the pour over coffee rabbit hole. Using single-origin Guatemala beans from Mt Whitney Coffee Roasters, I’ve been making our morning V60 brew by adjusting three variables: (i) filter material, (ii) coffee/water ratio, (iii) grind size and keeping track of our individual tasting scores.
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I probably should clean the coffee grinder more often
Hmm… come to think of it, I don’t think I’ve ever taken apart my DeLonghi KG89 grinder to clean. I know it sounds gross, but please don’t judge. And also, better late than never.
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Going down the pour over coffee rabbit hole
The journey down the rabbit hole is about to start, and it looks like the next few weeks are going to be interesting.
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The most important meal of the day is coffee
Caffeine is one of the few legal drugs left in the world, and coffee is its best delivery mechanism. I’ve been addicted to coffee since forever and it is an indispensable part of my daily routine.
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It doesn’t count if you use a machine
When you’re stuck at home and run out of things to keep you occupied, you end up making Dalgona Coffee.
And if you’re going to do it, you might as well do it right and make it by hand.
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