For the past few months, my brother-in-law and I have been diving into the world of beer brewing. Let me tell you, brewing beer is an art! It demands cleanliness, meticulous preparation, precision, and a whole lot of patience. I always thought I had the patience of a saint, but after brewing a few batches, I realised that I might not be patient after all. …
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Turning Fish Bait into Hipster Fuel: A non advisable Guide to Tiger Nut Milk
I love making drinks. Besides brewing espressos, teas, and tisanes, I enjoy creating syrups for lemonades. Occasionally, I brew beers and have experimented with water kefirs in the past. One of my favorite pursuits is making faux milks. Among my top picks are almond, soy, cashew, and hemp milk. But the milk alternative I love the most is tiger nut milk, also known as Horchata …
Resurrecting a Tonino Coffee Roast Color Meter
Recently, my Tonino coffee roast color meter, developed by the same team that develops the Artisan roasting software, began malfunctioning. Maybe you don’t know what a coffee roast color meter is and what its purpose is. Let me explain. A coffee roast color meter gives insights into the roast color, and hence, the roast level of the coffee. This color is linked to the coffee’s …
Automating Insights Generation with Python and OpenAI
Strong Correlation Between CO2 Emissions and GDP The regression results show that the CO2 emissions (kt) are significantly affected by GDP per capita (current US$) and Population, total (p<0.05). The F-statistic is 637.7 and the R-squared is 0.921, indicating a strong correlation between the two variables. The above title and text were made by using a python script that retrieves data, conduct statistical analysis on …
Single Basket Espresso Made Easy: A 3D Printed Solution
As a coffee lover, you often found yourself craving the rich, bold flavour of espresso. However, brewing a single shot of espresso could be a real challenge – the small size of the basket makes it difficult to get the right amount of coffee in without making a mess, and using a regular tamper is nearly impossible. I saw some single dosing funnels online, but …
ChatGPT is amazing: The Cat’s Pawn
ChatGPT is a artificial intelligence chatbot created by OpenAI. This clever bot was launched in November 2022. People are amazed at how detailed and articulate ChatGPT’s responses are, even though some people say it’s not always 100% accurate. But who cares about facts when you’re having fun chatting with ChatGPT? (This intro is partly written by ChatGPT). I asked ChatGPT to write a story about …
Vixen – Nikon DIY Telescope adapter
My girlfriend recently got a present from a friend who is also a wonderful dressmaker. It’s a beautiful Vixen Japanese telescope. Using this vintage telescope and watching the sky is truly a magical experience. It reminds us that we are very small and that we are all part of this giant cosmos. It’s kind of mind blowing when you think about it. Things we are …
Colino Coffee Grading Kit
Last week Marko Luther send me the Colino coffee grading kit. The Tonino team consisting of Marko Luther and Paul Holleis developed a system with a full array of sieves for Arabica, Robusta and even peaberry green coffee beans under the name Colino.
3D printed Compak hopper adapter for Mahlkonig K30 grinder
I recently bought a second hand Mahlkonig K30 Vario grinder. This grinder did not work at all but I got it for only 150 euro. After a thorough inspection I found that one of the essential wires for starting the grinding was loose. Just a little bit of soldering was enough to make this grinder work again. This made me happy but the grinder was …
TC4 board by Viliam
A few months ago we wanted to order some extra TC4 boards for our roaster. This board is an arduino shield that can handle 4 thermocouples and takes care of precise temperature measurement. During the order process we had a problem. We could not order them anymore from the mlpg-website. All the “order buttons” seemed to be disappeared and mailing them gave no response. But …
Fluid Bed Roaster, new edition 2
Last weekend we tested the Fluid Bed Roaster again. There were several improvements made to the machine. Tije has improved the thermal insulation and housing. Also he improved the internal airflow, this prevents beans from unintentionally ending into the chaff collector. Also some software changes were made. To prevent burn through of the heating coils, the fan now has to get a minimal of 60 …
Tiny Fluid Bed Roaster, new edition
Last week we tested the next version of The Fluid Bed Roaster prototype. Tije designed and constructed this new roaster. In the picture above, you can see him charging green coffee beans on the prototype. The roaster has a build in cooling, chaff collector, LCD screen and it uses a more powerful and less noisy blower. Also the roaster has a higher capacity (batch size) …