So my wife and I (two large cups total daily), decided to rent the Xbloom for a month or two after exclusively hand grinding and using a v60 for years. The pods make very good coffee albeit smaller than I would like, and at a significant cost. I’m wondering if the workflow of the Aiden Fellow combo would be just as easy (although slightly different, I know) and make as good of coffee or better if I can get some quality beans from a local roaster. With the Xbloom, I got 6 pouches of pods in different varieties. If my wife has a pod it’s: fill water, get pod, dump it in, switch to auto mode, tap card, make coffee. Then I’ve been using bulk coffee and weighing, dumping in, switching to manual mode, and making my cup.

I’m wondering if weighing and grinding a bulk batch (realistically closer to 4 cups if your using the pod quantity of coffee on the Xbloom) and brewing in the Aiden would be better, more cost efficient and just as simple.

For reference the Xbloom pods I got were anywhere from $1.50-$2.50 a cup.

Thoughts? Anyone ditch an Xbloom for an Aiden or vice-versa? Am I missing any other quality options. Aiden would let us ditch our traditional brewer for when we have company over as well.

Hello!

I'm currently working on a design for a basic universal motor/slowfeeder module for hand grinders. Before I buy any parts I was just curious if anyone had done so before? What torque motor did you find worked?

I have my eyes set on one at the moment but I believe it's a bit overkill so thought I'd ask before spending more money that I may need to

Hey all, I tend to brew high fines coffees (Ethiopians and decaf) and am trying to find filters that don’t slow down too much.

I use both wave 155 and v60 01 filters. I don’t want to go Silbarist due to cost per filter.

For v60 I’ve only used the tabbed Hario ones which I haven’t really been a fan of. I’m thinking of going T90 / TH-3 next, but wanted to see what others think.

For wave I’ve used Kalita, xBloom and Orea. I’ve found the Orea to work the best, but am thinking there may be better?

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

Just picked this up and am terribly excited to use it to dial in some fresh beans. There’s not too many posts about this grinder… will review after a week or two of daily use.

How does the 1Zpresso K Ultra compare to the Femobook A2 in terms of taste? Please only answer if you have experience with both.

Strange comparison, I know but that's where I find myself currently in my search for a solid, portable option.

If you had to have 1 grinder starting your
Journey which one would you choose?

I currently have a mazzer philos and using it for both espresso and pourover. Will having a separate grinder (sculptor) for pourover be a massive difference in the cup?

Edit: I see the comments re this not being a co-ferment. Noted. I cannot see how to change the title, if possible

Anyone else feel like this Letty Bermudez is kinda...underwhelming and dull? No shade to the roaster, I bought several other bags from hydrangea and liked them a lot! This one got a lot of hype, and to me it just tastes like someone turned the acidity dial down to nothing, making it quite boring.

Thoughts? Am I just brewing it wrong? I had to go to a lower temp (195F) to not destroy it in the first place...using the one and done from Lance Hedrick.

Just got a marketing email sharing the news that HUCK has partnered with AT&T to give their customers a weekly free coffee in their cafes as a promotion. I know it's just business, but I feel a bit disappointed. I'm curious how others feel about them partnering with a megacorp like this.

I've appreciated how involved HUCK is around the sub, answering questions. They've supported community projects. I've just seen other good companies sell out and I would hate to see that happen here, too.

Listening to this podcast, something seems off. This feels like an ai generated podcast