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Starbucks® Keurig® pods "ZPCK 44088544" meaning?
I have some Starbucks® Limited Edition Pumpkin Spice Keurig® pods. They are not labeled for individual sale, but they do have "ZPCK 44088544" stamped on them. What does this mean? Does it tell me when the unit was packaged, roasted, or ground?
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Recipes yield horrible coffee with the Aeropress
First, I've a few personal constraints:
I have to drink decaf (was in hospital because of caffeine).
I'm traveling a lot, so no grinder, no scale, I rely on store ground coffee.
Typically I buy the Lavazza DEK:
When at home, where I have a scale,…
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When do you know coffee beans are over roasted or burnt?
When coffee beans or ground coffee smells bitter is this always a sign that they are over roasted / burnt?
When I prepare coffee with these beans in French press it tastes bitter - the residual after taste is bitter - the initial taste is fine.
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What happens when you brew coffee for a long time and/or on a high temperature (above 100°C)?
Does anybody know, what happens, when you brew coffee for a long time and/or on a high temperature (above 100°C). I found only this:
Temperature affects the solubility and volatility of the coffee solubles. Relative to brewing, solubility describes…
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Do all burr grinders statically-charge the grinds?
Do all burr grinders statically-electrically–charge the grinds, or do only the faster-operating ones do this?
Krups GVX212 burr grinders are notorious for producing statically-charged grinds that stick to the plastic hopper:
Do all electric burr…
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Lifespan of a Porlex Mini grinder?
I bought a Porlex Mini (the first generation (?) one with the pentagonal connector to the handle) a few years ago and have ground enough coffee for maybe 500, at most 1000 cups. Now the burrs are very worn out and it is impossible to get consistent,…
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original taste of coffee
Coffee is a sensitive object. Storing coffee in the wrong place and in the wrong way will change its original taste and freshness.
Some people may often buy coffee in large quantities to stock up for months. Even though he doesn't know that coffee…
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What are low-maintenance and plastic-free options for making coffee?
We threw out our drip machine because we’re trying to ditch plastic. Got a Paderno moka pot, and didn’t take long for rust to cover the bottom. Probably because we like to prep the coffee the night before and we hadn’t been drying the water…
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Chip in bottom of moka pot
My moka pot has a chip in the bottom and I can't tell if it has mold in it, or if it is just broken off aluminum. It's aluminum bialetti 6 cup and I've had it for about a year or so. I tried descaling and just scrubbing the bottom to make sure, but…
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Espresso Not Coming Out While Pump Turned On
I just purchased a used Gaggia Espresso Color (not sure how long it's been used nor maintenance) and am running into an issue (doesn't happen every time) where when I turn on the pump to pull a shot you can hear the pump on and working but no…
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Stirring Nescafe before filling the mug
For several year now I've been making the instant coffee (e.g. Nescafe) as follows: after putting a spoon of coffee I add boiling water just to cover the coffee and stir it with spoon or electrical stirrer. Only after this I fill up the mug and…
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What are the main pros and cons of the GeneCafe coffee roaster?
Having never roasted coffee, I would like to start roasting coffee at home (I'm UK-based). Due to time, and other constraints, I am looking for a solution that requires as little human intervention as possible.
I was thinking of getting a GeneCafe…
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Did I mess up the grinder settings when adjusting the grind size when the grinder was not in use?
I bought Phillips LatteGo 3200 machine. When it came, I put it together and during that I noticed there is a grinder coarseness knob. Out of stupidity, I tried to move it up and down. Then I read in the manual that you can only change grinder level…
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Conflicting information regarding caffeine content in an espresso?
According to the USDA, the caffeine content in 100 gram of brewed coffee is about 40 milligram.
According to the USDA, 100 gram of restaurant-prepared espresso contains 212 milligram of caffeine. That means one gram of espresso contains about 2.12…
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What is the process of coffee acting as a taste blocker in conjunction with menthol/mint
Background, I vape a mint (spearmint and peppermint) with menthol. When I drink any kind of coffee and for some time after, the vape has a different (not so nice) taste. It can be black coffee, something fancy from a coffee shop, or anything…
