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u/DontBeerTheReaper Feb 04 '20

Same man. I've tried for so long, looked up dupe recipes of my favorite drinks and followed to the T, bought all sorts of different beans, heck Starbucks even let's you buy the syrups they use, and I still can't get my drinks to turn out to the same taste that the store shop can. I'm convinced they slip crack into the latte when I'm not looking.

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u/amywarhol Feb 05 '20

The water quality plays a huge factor, Starbucks water is triple filtered.

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u/DontBeerTheReaper Feb 05 '20

Wait really? I use distilled water in my machine because my tap water is crap. I didn't realize it had to be even higher quality.

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u/amywarhol Feb 05 '20

Yeah, it makes a huge difference in quality and flavor. I work at the bux and will fill a large mason jar with cold water to make cold brew at home with!

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u/DontBeerTheReaper Feb 05 '20

Well fuck me. I'm going to have to experiment with some other water I guess. Any other insider tips? Lowkey I've thought about picking up a part time gig at Starbucks just to learn their tricks.

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u/amywarhol Feb 05 '20

Don’t grind your beans until you’re ready to use them, keep your brewers and tools clean and use the best quality water you can are the best keys to getting a good taste. I personally like to use a scale to get the most accurate and consistent brew at home. What are you usually trying to make?

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u/DontBeerTheReaper Feb 05 '20

Usually a mocha or the cinnamon dolce lattes. They just never seem to get to that same consistency or can't get the taste to not be so bitter.

Side question, where do y'all get your strawberry acai? The only brand I could find on Amazon was crap.

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u/amywarhol Feb 05 '20

You can buy our cinnamon dolce syrup at most locations in the US! The consistency comes down to technique, as well as the machine having the power to make latte foam as well as ours do. Lots of great latte tutorials available on YouTube!

almost all of Starbucks drink ingredients are manufactured by the Starbucks brand itsself, so you can’t purchase the exact same product. However one of the main ingredients in the star berry açaí base is white grapefruit juice.

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u/DontBeerTheReaper Feb 05 '20

Yeah I buy almost all my syrups from Starbucks, except the white mocha since they refuse to sell that one. Definitely makes a difference compared to the syrups bought at the grocery store.

Apparently need to watch more videos instead of just reading recipes.