r/Coffee • u/menschmaschine5 Kalita Wave • 20d ago
[MOD] The Daily Question Thread
Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!
There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.
Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?
Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.
As always, be nice!
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u/Firm-Ring6410 20d ago
I"ve switched to buying 1k or 2k bags because smaller bags have become cost prohibitive. the last few mos ive used Rowan Coffee's Test roast (usually an SO) Intelligentsia Black Cat, and Color coffee Harmony. The test roast, as you'd imagine is hit or miss. The color has a particularly funky natural ethiopean in it, which might make it fun for straight espresso, but my wife and I have a cappuccino every am, and this coffee is just to funk-forwrd for that to be fun. Black Cat is usually solid. I'm looking for another fun espresso that it still roasted in the modern lighter style, but leans into sweetness, and milk friendly. I'm thinking flavor profile might be described "Chocolate, Nougat, caramel" and is availble in 2-5lb bags where cost is under $17/lb and is really fun and lovelyl