Ask HN: What do you want from a coffee startup?

Re:Ask HN: What do you want from a coffee startup? by dustinmr on Monday January 16, 2017 @07:25AM (#13409586)

I find the biggest way you can improve your coffee is to get out the kitchen scale and weigh it rather than using a scoop/spoon to measure it. That makes a much bigger difference than grinding.

I think there's lots of room for education to explain brewing methods. People know all about how to store and open and taste wine (for example), but coffee it's just a drip pot or Nespresso, which are both pretty subpar.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you want from a coffee startup? by Eridrus on Monday January 16, 2017 @08:02AM (#13409701)

For espresso? Sure. For drip coffee? I don't buy it. I can taste variation in beans much more easily than the variation in my scoop size.

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Re:Ask HN: What do you want from a coffee startup? by Broken_Hippo on Wednesday January 18, 2017 @06:15AM (#13425562)

Small variation isn't so bad if you are making coffee in a coffee pot.

I use a pour-over though. Over-filling a scoop with a single serving means you get quite a different flavor - stronger than intended. In the basket of the coffee pot, it is just a tiny bit more as it is spread out over 8-10 cups of coffee.

I have a burr grinder that automatically measures the beans out, however, so I get the same amount with the same grind each time (Unless I change settings).

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