Recent content by Ultrarunner2020

I agree 100%. I bought 1lb of Jamaican Blue Mountain beans (medium roast) from Jamaican Coffee Club for $70. I was underwhelmed by my first cup, brewed in my French Press using the James Hoffman method, which I have been using for all of my coffee for several years. The coffee was smooth, not...

So I bought 1lb of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee beans from the Jamaican Coffee Club online. I received the coffee a couple of days later. I was underwhelmed by my first cup. I used the same brewing method I have been using for four years: A double-walled stainless steel French Press. I use...

Hey guys; I would like to try Jamaican Blue Mountain. I am only interested in whole beans - medium or medium-dark roast for a French Press. I know that there are lots of places where you can buy what they claim to be the real deal, but I don't want to pay $40 for 8oz of some imitation. I found...

Hey guys; I almost gave up coffee. I have an anxiety problem. So I do some Googling and find many blogs on how caffeine can exacerbate anxiety. So I thought maybe I should try cutting it out. Of course, I was also aware that when these 'experts' (most of these articles I read were on reputable...

So I guess no one wanted to touch this one? Well, I don't blame you. It just happened to be something I thought of, so Googled and found the JH video on the subject. I tried a pinch or two of salt in my cup for a couple of days, then gave it up. No point to it. I have decided that if I am not...

Hey guys; I have been brewing in the French Press for over a year now. I am using the James Hoffman method. I am using fresh high quality beans purchased from a local roaster, and keeping the beans stored in AirScape canisters. I normally buy only 2lbs of beans at a time and it takes me about 4...

Thanks for your reply shadow745; I cannot begin to imagine what purpose measuring to 0.01g could serve in any type of brewing. I agree with you that these people are on the OCD 'spectrum'. I get that way myself sometimes. When I first started brewing in the FP, I was quite fussy about my water...

Does anyone calibrate their coffee scale? After I received the My Weigh Barista scale and had read the manual, I was interested to find whether it would be beneficial to calibrate a coffee scale. From the info provided with my scale, I knew that it had been calibrated before leaving the factor...

In all the years I have been using electronic devices, I have never had this experience. I guess, so long as the battery will remain at a sufficient state of charge for a while, it won't be a problem. As it is, I have the USB cable plugged into a hub connected to my PC. I can switch off the...

Update: It appears that the problem was that the internal battery was not fully charged. After allowing the battery to reach full capacity, the scale appears to be operating properly with no sensitivity to EMI.

Update: I received the My Weigh Barista scale today. The scale appears to work fine except for one very troubling problem: When I first placed an item (my 1ZPresso grinder) on the scale, I noticed that as my hand approached the scale or the grinder, the display changed. This happens before my...

Thanks. Escali was also recommended by one of the online review sites. But the particular model they recommended didn't get such great reviews on Amazon. I guess I shouldn't take Amazon reviews so seriously though, as there are some pretty boneheaded people writing them... Thanks; I had a hard...

Maybe that's why they get the bad reviews. But some reported quality issues, which I am not surprised to see, as just about every consumer grade product sold on this planet today is lacking quality. Unfortunately, after I placed my order for the Ohaus Scout Pro SP202 scale I realized that it...

Update: Well, I searched Ebay, and found an Ohaus Scout Pro SP202 (pre-owned but 100% functional) for $90 and grabbed it. The seller states that it is fully functional, and the picture for the item shows that, so hopefully he will pack it properly and it will arrive in working condition. This...

I am done with these cheap generic products from China. I purchased a replacement (generic) digital scale on Amazon back in March after the original one I purchased in Sept 2020 started acting up. The new one was fairly reliable until June, then it too started acting up. One of its glaring...