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#2 Weekly coffee Thread (piefed.social)
submitted 4 days ago* by [M] to c/coffee@lemmy.world
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In this thread you can share what new coffee, equipment, techniques etc. you have tried this week.

What have you enjoyed and what didn't you like? Have you learned anything new?

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[–] 0 points 3 days ago (1 child)

I tried James Hoffman's method for making Americanos more like drip coffee and it is actually pretty solid.

Steam tap water (I still often use the water from the machine first)

Pull a shot

Skim the crema off

Mix it a bit

It makes coffee at my work and at cafes more enjoyable as the beans often are quite mediocre.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago (1 child)

    Have you A/B tested the steamed water thing? Almost anyone else I’d have ignored the suggestion out of hand, even from him I’m incredibly skeptical.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago

    I have, but not blind.

    But itakes a lot of sense because the water tubing on 90% of machines is very very rarely cleaned. I have opened them up before and there is always limescale and mold all around that whole system.

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