I like to remind myself sometimes when the coffee doesn’t come out as good, that at least it makes the days when it does come out good all the more enjoyable. It feels more special. If we had amazing coffee everyday we probably wouldn’t appreciate it quite as much. Makes me feel better at least 😂
Definitely helps. Also having an instant coffee from time to time really helps give some perspective, reminds us that even the less good shot days are actually a lot better than we think 😊
It is okay to have days that don’t pull so well! I always feel like this is what your channel is about - learning and enjoying the process. Think the water really got through a bit too fast today. But latte art was great! You guys are definitely learning well and growing more confident. I get you about brain not waking up. I have to pump my Cafelat Robot arms up and down while my kettle boils the water just to rehearse pulling a shot. On bad days, I can’t lock my portafilter in more than 5 times in a row. LOL. And I get anxious that my water will cool down too much when it happens because you know… manual espresso.
hahah true, yours will require more brain work than ours, having to pump it up and down! Don't think I will be brave enough to choose manual espresso by choice hahah - Jon
Another great heart! How big is your pitcher? You guys seem to be running out of milk towards the end while also not filling the cup quite all the way. You might benefit from having a second bigger pitcher, like a 22 oz one from WPM. You'd still steam in the small one, but pour with the big one which will let you steam more milk without having a pitcher too full to pour with. Also having a pitcher to transfer into after steaming is a great hack for insta-smoother milk
The pitcher is 350mL. Really? The cup seemed quite full to me hahah. Feel like it will overflow if I continue pouring 🤣 Hmm we do have a bigger pitcher. Maybe I will try transferring it next time. - Jon
@@thegroundedduo yes really :) a good rule of thumb is to have a pitcher about 2x as big as your cup at least. So for a 6 oz cup (177 mL), 350 mL pitcher is the smallest I would use. With my 6 oz cups, I tend to use my 15 oz (443 mL) pitcher. My daily driver is a 8 oz cup (236 oz) and a 22 oz (650 mL) pitcher. Try the bigger pitcher!!
Looks like you are using a light roast. I bet it tastes great as espresso but not so sure about milk drinks. I much prefer medium roasts with milk drinks. I find the acidity and fruit fruity tasting notes of light roasts don’t go well with milk. But that’s just me 😊 Having said that my local specialty coffee shops use a medium roast espresso blend for milk drinks as well.
Oh these beans are actually medium roast. They probably look a bit lighter on camera but it was stated as medium roast on the bag. Agreed that fruity tasting notes don't really go well with milk. I do prefer more chocolatey kind of notes with milk hahah - Jon
Hey Steven, thank you! Had to use google translate for this hahah but we are just using an iPhone and a POV ring thing around our neck to hold the phone, nothing fancy sorry! - Jon
@thegroundedduo ups sorry, i thought you are Indonesian because on your other video i've seen you guys replied some comment in Indonesian. Thank you for your reply about the setup! The video really great even though if you are only using iphone 👍
Haha. It is about $2 per shot for me here in Singapore. $40 per bag of 340 g. I use 16 g shots. Maybe you guys also use a little more grams per shot. For my pour overs, I use 14 g. I have managed to find a grind size on my Sculptor 078s that makes incredibly sweet V60s with just 14 g. People used to recommend 20 g doses. You know what? It may be U.S. corporations creating a need like what happened with shavers and cereals. Once I discovered the moka pot and osmotic pressure pour over, I realised that one cup genuinely does NOT require that much beans at all. There are so many ways to be efficient and effective with the extraction. 😊 I think the milk gets expensive too. HAHAHAHA. I use fresh milk in my cooking as well so that does really creep up. I like your milk brand. I always alternate between the same brand of milk as yours and something called Fitmilk
Wow $40 for 340g of beans, that sounds more expensive than ours hahah. And yes, forgot about the milk! It does get expensive too! But oh well, it's all part of the process I guess. It's the coffee version of 'pay to play' 😂 - Jon
Why dont you start roasting your own beans. You can get beans for like around $7 a pound. The fresh roast 800 with an extension tube works really well. Its not that hard.
Because it takes up a lot of time and we are not really a 'cafe'? hahah jokes aside, I don't think it's practical considering we've just started learning about this hobby. We just want to master making a good cup of coffee at home first haha - Jon
I like to remind myself sometimes when the coffee doesn’t come out as good, that at least it makes the days when it does come out good all the more enjoyable. It feels more special. If we had amazing coffee everyday we probably wouldn’t appreciate it quite as much. Makes me feel better at least 😂
That's so true Curtis! This will be what I'm telling myself next time it's not good. Not an excuse, but just to appreciate the other days more 🤣 - Jon
Definitely helps. Also having an instant coffee from time to time really helps give some perspective, reminds us that even the less good shot days are actually a lot better than we think 😊
It is okay to have days that don’t pull so well! I always feel like this is what your channel is about - learning and enjoying the process.
Think the water really got through a bit too fast today.
But latte art was great! You guys are definitely learning well and growing more confident.
I get you about brain not waking up. I have to pump my Cafelat Robot arms up and down while my kettle boils the water just to rehearse pulling a shot. On bad days, I can’t lock my portafilter in more than 5 times in a row. LOL. And I get anxious that my water will cool down too much when it happens because you know… manual espresso.
hahah true, yours will require more brain work than ours, having to pump it up and down! Don't think I will be brave enough to choose manual espresso by choice hahah - Jon
Another great heart! How big is your pitcher? You guys seem to be running out of milk towards the end while also not filling the cup quite all the way. You might benefit from having a second bigger pitcher, like a 22 oz one from WPM. You'd still steam in the small one, but pour with the big one which will let you steam more milk without having a pitcher too full to pour with. Also having a pitcher to transfer into after steaming is a great hack for insta-smoother milk
The pitcher is 350mL. Really? The cup seemed quite full to me hahah. Feel like it will overflow if I continue pouring 🤣 Hmm we do have a bigger pitcher. Maybe I will try transferring it next time. - Jon
@@thegroundedduo yes really :) a good rule of thumb is to have a pitcher about 2x as big as your cup at least. So for a 6 oz cup (177 mL), 350 mL pitcher is the smallest I would use. With my 6 oz cups, I tend to use my 15 oz (443 mL) pitcher. My daily driver is a 8 oz cup (236 oz) and a 22 oz (650 mL) pitcher. Try the bigger pitcher!!
Looks like you are using a light roast. I bet it tastes great as espresso but not so sure about milk drinks. I much prefer medium roasts with milk drinks. I find the acidity and fruit fruity tasting notes of light roasts don’t go well with milk. But that’s just me 😊 Having said that my local specialty coffee shops use a medium roast espresso blend for milk drinks as well.
Oh these beans are actually medium roast. They probably look a bit lighter on camera but it was stated as medium roast on the bag. Agreed that fruity tasting notes don't really go well with milk. I do prefer more chocolatey kind of notes with milk hahah - Jon
@ sorry my mistake. They did look light on the video but I was wrong 😑
Video nya bagus. Kalau boleh tau untuk ngeshoot video POV nya menggunakan kamera dan setup seperti apa?
Hey Steven, thank you! Had to use google translate for this hahah but we are just using an iPhone and a POV ring thing around our neck to hold the phone, nothing fancy sorry! - Jon
@thegroundedduo ups sorry, i thought you are Indonesian because on your other video i've seen you guys replied some comment in Indonesian. Thank you for your reply about the setup! The video really great even though if you are only using iphone 👍
Haha. It is about $2 per shot for me here in Singapore. $40 per bag of 340 g. I use 16 g shots.
Maybe you guys also use a little more grams per shot.
For my pour overs, I use 14 g. I have managed to find a grind size on my Sculptor 078s that makes incredibly sweet V60s with just 14 g.
People used to recommend 20 g doses. You know what? It may be U.S. corporations creating a need like what happened with shavers and cereals.
Once I discovered the moka pot and osmotic pressure pour over, I realised that one cup genuinely does NOT require that much beans at all. There are so many ways to be efficient and effective with the extraction. 😊
I think the milk gets expensive too. HAHAHAHA. I use fresh milk in my cooking as well so that does really creep up.
I like your milk brand. I always alternate between the same brand of milk as yours and something called Fitmilk
Wow $40 for 340g of beans, that sounds more expensive than ours hahah. And yes, forgot about the milk! It does get expensive too! But oh well, it's all part of the process I guess. It's the coffee version of 'pay to play' 😂 - Jon
Why dont you start roasting your own beans. You can get beans for like around $7 a pound. The fresh roast 800 with an extension tube works really well. Its not that hard.
Because it takes up a lot of time and we are not really a 'cafe'? hahah jokes aside, I don't think it's practical considering we've just started learning about this hobby. We just want to master making a good cup of coffee at home first haha - Jon