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Yeah, a week can feel like an eternity when you’ve got coffee you really want to try. I usually buy my coffee from cafes so it’s ready to go.
It varies by the coffee. Safest window is probably between 1 week after roasting, then 2 weeks after that. Lighter roasts last longer, but I imagine Raglan is medium-to-dark.
Oh, and pre-ground coffee won’t last as long. If you don’t have one, a grinder can really help get the best cup of coffee.
I know this one. Kinda.
Freshly roasted coffee has excess carbon dioxide, which gets released over time. You generally want to rest it for a few days before you start brewing with it.
In brewing, as soon as you wet the grounds, they start releasing carbon dioxide rapidly. This is important to know for some brew methods, like pourover, where you want to lightly wet the grounds and let them sit for half a minute before brewing.
I’m not really sure about how effective it would be for coffee that’s too fresh. You might end up with a brew that’s uneven in other ways. Best thing is to plan ahead with coffee purchases, so you’ve always got a bag in that peak window. But failing that, can’t hurt to experiment.
Ha, must’ve accidentally saved the post I abandoned at the playground. Was having a nice moment while the kids seemed content playing with some friends from school, but then noticed the oldest was getting a bit sulky, since their friends were playing more with the younger, so had to go back into dad mode.
Still, turned out to be a nice day. Played hide and seek at the playground, which I enjoyed more than I expected. Then got a bus into the city, loitered a bit, got some ice creams. Pretty lowkey, but I’d take it over being at the office.
Taken the kids to the pla
Saw that the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater remake is on Steam now and bought it almost immediately.
I thought the moves would all come back to me like riding a bike, but I’m continuously embarrassing myself on the simplest moves - - like riding a skateboard.
This is also great because you can filter out games with ads and microtransactions. See https://minireview.io/browse?monetization-android=no-ads+no-iap&monetization-ios=no-iap
I’m also haircut averse.
I put it off until it starts looking untidy, then continue putting it off until my wife starts hinting that I ought to get a haircut, then continue putting it off until I think maybe I’ll just start having long hair.
Then one day I wake up, and decide maybe I should get a cut. So I suffer the burden of having to actively decide what my hair should look like. And generally I’m pretty happy with the results. And I think, I should do this more often. And then the cycle repeats.
Also made it to the brick show. The kids have been inspired to try build their own Lego landscapes at home now, so I can disappear into the couch for a bit.
What kind of coffee would you want to brew? Drip or espresso?
Oh, you want games you can actually play?
I’d suggest Cerberus or Game Kings, but it looks like they’re both out if stock (and GK isn’t taking orders?).
Hopefully someone else has more accessible suggestions.
One Deck Dungeon is a fun cooperative dice game. You each pick a class, then have to battle your way through a dungeon. I’m a little hazy on the mechanics, tbh, but I have positive memories from playing it with a friend.
Had fish and chips at the playground under the light of the moon. Nice way to make a mid-week evening feel a little more special.
Thanks Moon 👍
Love a good excuse to go out and look at the moon.
Clouds are starting to roll in around here. Hoping they bugger off soon so we can get a good glimpse before we send the kids to bed.
I’d support that. We’re already seeing it happen with flooding earlier in the year. I guess there was coverage through EQC for that stuff, but I’m honestly not sure how that works.
Then with all the wildfires overseas… Almost makes me a little nervous about summer approaching.
Just saw on RNZ a story about a elderly gentleman up north that’s lost pretty much everything in a house fire.
I don’t know the guy at all, but have deep empathy for his situation. Beyond the loss of his home, beyond the loss of his taonga, it’s just a deeply traumatic thing to go through.
He’s got a givealittle setup, if anyone else feels the urge to donate.
Haha, fair enough. It always seemed like a bit too much effort for me as well, but I’m a stalwart black coffee guy anyway.
You could try foaming your milk using a french press.
Basically, you warm your milk up then put it in the french press, and repeatedly plunge it up and down until it foams up. Worked well with oat milk when I tried it.
Edit: this video gives a bunch of tips for imitating espresso without a machine, including using the aeropress to brew your coffee, and a french press for the milk. https://youtu.be/ZgIVfU0xBjA
I could hear ours rummaging around, discussing the letter left by Santa and the amount of presents, while I gradually came to. Was fully expecting them to rush in at some point to get us out of bed, but no. When I worked up the strength to get up, I found them both eating cereal, fully dressed, with their hair brushed. Little angels ♥️
Meri Kirihimete to our lovely little community.