Posts made by Christopher James

• Day 11: El Salvador Santa Rosa

  Optimal drinking temp is supposedly 135F - 145F. I have my Ember mug set to 136F. In my limited experience, fruity and sweet notes don't come out until a brew has cooled down to that range (or cool...

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  Christopher James
  12/11/23, 12:22 PM
• Day 7: Burundi Long Miles Gaharo Hill

  @Amanda Esposito Normcore 45.5mm Puck Screen Suitable For Flair Pro and Pro 2 - Lower Shower Screen - Metal Coffee Reusable Filter - 1.7mm Thickness 100μm - 316 Stainless Steel https://a.co/d/8...

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  Christopher James
  12/7/23, 11:43 AM
• Day 7: Burundi Long Miles Gaharo Hill

  @David Wills Stalled for me as well, on a Kalita Wave 155 with filter screen at the bottom (which usually avoids stalling). Perhaps that's why, but not a lot going on in the cup for me with this o...

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  Christopher James
  12/7/23, 9:33 AM
• Day 4: Colombia Aponte Village

  For my fellow 1Zpresso K-Ultra users, I tried 8.7 on the grind setting but will tweak it for my second cup. Had to set my Ember mug to a lower drink temperature after seeing the suggestions on lett...

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  Christopher James
  12/4/23, 10:04 AM
• Day 2: Ethiopia Hambela Bishan Fugu

  @Jordan Sadler Thank you! That's a rather coarse grind. Looks like nearly a 1 on my 1Zpresso K-Ultra.

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  Christopher James
  12/2/23, 8:30 AM
• Day 2: Ethiopia Hambela Bishan Fugu

  @Onyx: Do you have brew parameters? Not seeing them on the Instagram video today. 

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  Christopher James
  12/2/23, 12:10 AM
• Day 1: Framily

  @Mark Seipel I tried 7.5 as a guess for my first cup and I think I enjoyed it more than the 6.5 that I used for the second. I've read that a given number isn't necessarily consistent across individ...

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  Christopher James
  12/1/23, 3:34 PM
• Day 1: Framily

  Anyone on this forum using a 1zpresso hand grinder (K-Ultra in my case)? Looking to convert from Comandante numbers. @Onyx, lots of 1zpresso users out there so if you could list settings for us ea...

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  Christopher James
  12/1/23, 9:13 AM