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[adam.sandler]

Back to $95,000.

Bears in disbelief, shorts getting destroyed. All the macro uncertainty caused by tariffs perhaps getting priced in.

April monthly candle now looking nice. We were literally at $74,000 a couple of weeks ago. We are up $20,000 from the bottom.

Good chance we start pumping properly soon, $150,000 - $200,000 in play. Let’s get it boys!

The current short-term objective is $100,000 yet we need substantial investor participation along with stable monetary and trade conditions to achieve our target of $150,000.
 Maintaining prices within the $100,000-$110,000 important range increases the likelihood that the price will rise to $150,000.

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[cAPSLOCK]

Evidently a lot of coffee knowledge in this group.

I roast.  All coffee I drink, I will have roasted.  For years.  Well... I also will buy a cup here and there.

I tend to roast to smell/color.  But my sweetspot probably runs a fairly short time after first crack.

That said, though I do agree that the darker you roast the less you get to taste the individual bean, I also enjoy roasts close to, or at second crack with the right coffee.  I just think of the different roast levels as different coffee.  I am not out to win a contest (though many of my roasts are worth considering in my opinion).

I will never roast a high quality Ethiopian (aside from beans geared towards espresso, which is a lot of Ethiopian coffee really but I am talking about the fruit forward beans... my top tier...)) all that far past first crack.  I want to taste the true nature of the bean... the berries etc.  But I also enjoy very dark roasts at times as well.  A very dark roast particularly pressed in the right preparation can be quite magical... and also might be a better late day or evening drink since it will have less caffeine.

But my go-to would be a medium or light roast.  And if I had a limited amount of an exotic bean I would almost always roast on the lighter side.

That said there are STILL exceptions.  Now and then I will buy "monsooned" coffee from Kerala India.  This coffee is fairly exotic, but I roast it quite darkly, as that is it's best form in my humble opinion.

Coffee makes life good.  I raise my mug to you all.  We sip together...

My teeth are quite brown.

Also bitcoin is just getting started.

[Richy_T]

Automatics are midrange, quality wise. Rarely a bad choice, overall, but i would never drink a mocca (moka) made by one.
The true values of autos lie in the quality of the grinder, cleanability and built-in descaling program (use only lactic acid, 50-60%). Some brands (sorry, Saeco/Philips) are a nightmare when it comes to spillage, amount and quality of manual cleaning needed to keep the thing mold-free. And that's the no1 priority when it comes to automatics.

I use a DeLonghi auto, it's terribly easy to be kept clean, compared to most other designs i saw or used in the past. If you use it often and you don't want to get mold in the system, you clean it with after a few couple of complete water refillings. In my case, every two to four weeks (as you might already know: i'm forgetful a bit). We have very soft water, so descaling is done every few months, which is quite rare.

As always, you have to consider the operational requirements. Mine is an individual fresh cup of coffee on demand (I recently dropped one of those glass vacuum ones off at the thrift store as it was too much faff). I was reasonably happy with a Senseo I had but I am considerably happier with the machine I now have and, of course, cappuccinos... Mine is the Philips/Saeco and it is a little messy but the cleaning is honestly not that onerous though I do often tend to push it out to monthly. Scale is not an issue as water is fairly soft here and I RO it anyway. As a first foray into the field, I am pretty happy with it though might go a bit more spendy next time. I initially priced out one I got coffee from in a Czech hotel but that came somewhere in the region above $2000 (but the coffee *was* good and it had more options). I always forget the name though. I think the beans I buy are better than what I was getting in the pods and at half the cost per g too. Plus less waste, of course.

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[xhomerx10]

A couple weeks ago a former colleague of mine who had previously introduced me to the moka pot for brewing coffee sent me am image of a new coffee beverage he had discovered and instructions on how to make it.  Basically an egg yolk and one or two teaspoons of sugar whipped into a foam then pour your espresso (or moka) into it.  I have no idea what it's called but it's delicious.   I just got a few duck eggs from a friend the other day so I might just try it with one of those and make a double

Raw egg? Hot coffee won't cook that. It's no Kopi Luwak but I probably would not drink it

 Just have it with some toast and bacon and think of it as a sunny-side up egg.

[philipma1957]

Automatics are midrange, quality wise. Rarely a bad choice, overall, but i would never drink a mocca (moka) made by one.
The true values of autos lie in the quality of the grinder, cleanability and built-in descaling program (use only lactic acid, 50-60%). Some brands (sorry, Saeco/Philips) are a nightmare when it comes to spillage, amount and quality of manual cleaning needed to keep the thing mold-free. And that's the no1 priority when it comes to automatics.

I use a DeLonghi auto, it's terribly easy to be kept clean, compared to most other designs i saw or used in the past. If you use it often and you don't want to get mold in the system, you clean it with after a few couple of complete water refillings. In my case, every two to four weeks (as you might already know: i'm forgetful a bit). We have very soft water, so descaling is done every few months, which is quite rare.

As always, you have to consider the operational requirements. Mine is an individual fresh cup of coffee on demand (I recently dropped one of those glass vacuum ones off at the thrift store as it was too much faff). I was reasonably happy with a Senseo I had but I am considerably happier with the machine I now have and, of course, cappuccinos... Mine is the Philips/Saeco and it is a little messy but the cleaning is honestly not that onerous though I do often tend to push it out to monthly. Scale is not an issue as water is fairly soft here and I RO it anyway. As a first foray into the field, I am pretty happy with it though might go a bit more spendy next time. I initially priced out one I got coffee from in a Czech hotel but that came somewhere in the region above $2000 (but the coffee *was* good and it had more options). I always forget the name though. I think the beans I buy are better than what I was getting in the pods and at half the cost per g too. Plus less waste, of course.

I  use this

https://www.amazon.com/Farberware-2-4-Cup-Percolator-Stainless-FCP240/dp/B00008ELEA/ref=sr_1_3?

Water is filtered.

ONCE BREWED I filter grounds out with this.  this is important and you must take the coffee out of the ercualtor.


https://www.amazon.com/Strainers-Reusable-Stainless-Handmade-Accessories/dp/B089NNF1BC/ref=sr_1_5_sspa?



 I hold coffee in this thermoshttps://www.amazon.com/Stanley-Classic-Vacuum-Insulated-Bottle/dp/B0CLZ28PMB/ref=sr_1_1?


coffee does not keep well heated but a thermos is decent for 4-6 hours


I grind beans some times
I roast and grind sometimes


Mostly I am lazy and drink this

[Biodom]

An interesting thread on reddit:

https://old.reddit.com/r/fatFIRE/comments/1k6t3em/feeling_like_a_hack_retiring_at_38/

I feel like some people from around here contributed to it, perhaps  .
No names are named or implied in the above statement.

Still, many OGs seem to be selling out en large, like the dude who said that he bought a above $150 and liquidated everything at 64K.
My question is: why sell now, when there are gigantic buyers steaming toward buying everything is sight.
Coinbase wants to be a bank...at some point you might be able to place your btc with some respectable company and get maybe 1% a year divvy in bitcoin on your bitcoin.
Don't risk all, of course, but this beats paying cap gains tax if they exist in your jurisdiction.

Above is not an investment advice.

EDIT: sorry to distract ya'll from the informative coffee discussion.

[Krubster]

My LN node has been very active today, no idea why. I usually see these movements when the price is fluctuating heavily, that's not the case today though.

I had my 2nd biggest forward ever happening today as well. Here's the notification from my telegram bot

💰 Forwarded 0.41071514 bfx-lnd0 → LOOP.

110k sats in profit today. I wish I could keep that pace. Normally, my monthly profits varies between 200 to 300k sats.

well 3300k sats vs 300k is a nice goal.

for a months earnings.

Yeah, I wish. Now, most of my expensive sink channels are drained and need to be rebalanced.

Take that ~0.4btc forward to LOOP that I mentioned earlier. Now my node will try to rebalance that channel with a max-cost of 85% of its profits, every 5 minutes, until all the sats are on my end again.

How much BTC do you have in your channels over all ?

At the moment, 11 btc. A year or so back, it was over 20 btc, but I've downsized it lately. I try to keep my node fairly balanced, so half the btc or so belongs to me.

This is all public information btw, you just need where to look.

Anyway, I keep most of my stash in cold storage, away from prying eyes.

[ChartBuddy]

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[Hueristic]

A couple weeks ago a former colleague of mine who had previously introduced me to the moka pot for brewing coffee sent me am image of a new coffee beverage he had discovered and instructions on how to make it.  Basically an egg yolk and one or two teaspoons of sugar whipped into a foam then pour your espresso (or moka) into it.  I have no idea what it's called but it's delicious.   I just got a few duck eggs from a friend the other day so I might just try it with one of those and make a double

Raw egg? Hot coffee won't cook that. It's no Kopi Luwak but I probably would not drink it

1 yolk may get warm enough in a large very hot cup coffee.

Years ago I would make 1 cup of milk 1 raw egg and some powder cocoa blend it and drink it.

Never got sick say 1970 to 1972 or 13 to 15 years old.

It was a very fast breakfast.

Mid 70's I remember the Orange Julius store that added an egg and it was the absolute best drink ever!

I haven't seen one in forever but just did a google and apparently there still are some around.

[xhomerx10]

I didn't point out the fact that "italian" roasts are based off mainly brazilian, african and asian raw, sundried coffee beans.
There is no such thing as "italian coffee", because it is typically not grown in Italy (though yes, in very minor quantities in the south), but the roast is what makes that special blend off the import beans.

Italian coffee has to do the way of preparing and consuming it: Moka at home, and espresso outside.
There are then hundreds of variations, even abomination like “American coffee” now that we have Starbucks in Italy as well.

Starbucks? Yuck.

All they sell is over-roasted garbage beans. They don't sell light or medium-roasted gourmet coffees. Over-roasting destroys most of the subtle flavors of fine coffee so you can't tell what the original beans were.

A good blend of high- and low-acid coffees usually makes the best blend. This is why one of the oldest international blends, Mocha-Java, is still such a favorite. A high quality single-source coffee like Jamaican Blue Mountain can be outstanding but the price can be prohibitive. I had the pleasure a half century ago of spending a couple of nights at Whitfield Hall, the last coffee plantation on the trail up to Blue Mountain Peak. They hand roasted a kilo of beans to medium-dark and ground and brewed them for us while they were still hot from the roasting pan. Ecstasy, despite the beans not being aged.

Good water is imperative. There's also nothing wrong with including a few over-roasted beans before you grind if you like that almost burned dark-roast flavor but make most of the beans full city roast or lighter to retain some flavor. That second crack is a flavor killer.

Preparation is important too, but there are many valid methods. Cowboy coffee can be just as good or even better than well-made espresso or french press coffee. Paper filters or cheap home espresso makers just don't cut it. Just avoid overheating the water.

 While I agree that Starbucks coffee in general sucks as it's generally too dark and burnt to a bitterness that stays with you for the rest of the day but they now have a couple of blonde roasts which aren't too bad.  The latest is called the Sunsera Blend which I first tried while on March break in the USA as a pour-over which tasted really nice; I was pleasantly surprised.   Usually I have a bag of their True North ground coffee on hand for when I just want a quick morning coffee - it's also a blonde roast and tastes pretty good but I actually preferred the Sunsera.  

[xhomerx10]

A couple weeks ago a former colleague of mine who had previously introduced me to the moka pot for brewing coffee sent me am image of a new coffee beverage he had discovered and instructions on how to make it.  Basically an egg yolk and one or two teaspoons of sugar whipped into a foam then pour your espresso (or moka) into it.  I have no idea what it's called but it's delicious.   I just got a few duck eggs from a friend the other day so I might just try it with one of those and make a double

Raw egg? Hot coffee won't cook that. It's no Kopi Luwak but I probably would not drink it

1 yolk may get warm enough in a large very hot cup coffee.

Years ago I would make 1 cup of milk 1 raw egg and some powder cocoa blend it and drink it.

Never got sick say 1970 to 1972 or 13 to 15 years old.

It was a very fast breakfast.

Mid 70's I remember the Orange Julius store that added an egg and it was the absolute best drink ever!

I haven't seen one in forever but just did a google and apparently there still are some around.

 I remember Orange Julius - I guess I lied about not lining up for anything because in the past I would wait in line for one of those after ordering.  They got bought out by Dairy Queen and you can still get an Orange Julius at the ones near us - no egg though

[ChartBuddy]

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[philipma1957]

A couple weeks ago a former colleague of mine who had previously introduced me to the moka pot for brewing coffee sent me am image of a new coffee beverage he had discovered and instructions on how to make it.  Basically an egg yolk and one or two teaspoons of sugar whipped into a foam then pour your espresso (or moka) into it.  I have no idea what it's called but it's delicious.   I just got a few duck eggs from a friend the other day so I might just try it with one of those and make a double

Raw egg? Hot coffee won't cook that. It's no Kopi Luwak but I probably would not drink it

1 yolk may get warm enough in a large very hot cup coffee.

Years ago I would make 1 cup of milk 1 raw egg and some powder cocoa blend it and drink it.

Never got sick say 1970 to 1972 or 13 to 15 years old.

It was a very fast breakfast.

Mid 70's I remember the Orange Julius store that added an egg and it was the absolute best drink ever!

I haven't seen one in forever but just did a google and apparently there still are some around.

 I remember Orange Julius - I guess I lied about not lining up for anything because in the past I would wait in line for one of those after ordering.  They got bought out by Dairy Queen and you can still get an Orange Julius at the ones near us - no egg though

I would love to watch them make a standard drink with a fresh orange.

[sirazimuth]

....
EDIT: sorry to distract ya'll from the informative coffee discussion.

Lol.  No apology needed bro!
Its why I love this here famous thread.
To be honest, I enjoy the off topic random non-political crap amongst all the og's more than the proper on topic bitcoin talk. (Jay takes care of that if/when the thread goes too far off the rails.)
But don't get me wrong, this is the first place I come for the latest lowdown on King Daddy.
Yeah I love my morning brew too. I just chuck a couple of scoops of Market Basket (that I fresh grind in the store)
in the old Mr Coffee every morning. Works for me. Coffee is coffee. You know like alcohol is alcohol, weed is weed etc.
I'm not fussy...lol

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[I_Anime]

Back to $95,000.

Bears in disbelief, shorts getting destroyed. All the macro uncertainty caused by tariffs perhaps getting priced in.

April monthly candle now looking nice. We were literally at $74,000 a couple of weeks ago. We are up $20,000 from the bottom.

Good chance we start pumping properly soon, $150,000 - $200,000 in play. Let’s get it boys!

Me smiling at bitcoin recent price  ,

Bitcoin and fast price movement are five and six , just few days back bitcoin was at the range of $74k due to some disturbance in the market .

But now is around $95k , been a while have seen bitcoin at the Range of $100k , but now we will be seeing it soon again , then $150k-$200k ,

I don’t know if I should be happy or sad because i enjoyed buying bitcoin at cheaper rate , well LFG! ( Accumulatating still continues )

[ChartBuddy]

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