2 months ago in Brew Gear with 490 reads
Long-Term Test: Olympia Cremina Spring-Lever Espresso Machine
Swiss-made mechanical permanence, direct tactile pressure profiling, and sixty-year serviceable brass boilers.
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Bench Review: Lagom P100 & 98mm Mizen Flat Burrs on the Brew Bar
Machined anodized aluminum, zero-retention magnetic chutes, and unimodal particle geometry that redefines home filter coffee.
1 month ago in Brew Gear with 395 reads
Copper & Matte-Black Gooseneck Kettles: Spout Geometry Tested
Measuring vertical stream laminar flow, PID temperature stability, and counterfactual handle balance across six pour-over kettles.
Cupping Club Dispatches (Members Only)
All Roast Logs →CUPPING LOG #14🔒 Club Protected
Cupping Log #13: 98mm Flat-Burr Alignment & RPM Sweet-Spot Matrix
Dial-indicator shim alignment notes and variable RPM extraction yield charts (300 vs. 1,200 RPM) for light-roasted washed coffees.
CUPPING LOG #14🔒 Club Protected
Cupping Log #14: Guji Lot 08 Roast Curve & Custom Water Chemistry
Members-only lab dispatch containing our exact 5kg drum gas/airflow checkpoints, Secret Coastal Camp Coordinates roast notes, and GH/KH mineral buffer drops.
Kuro Gear Lab & Roastery Releases
Full Lab Archive →Kuro Roast Print Annual — Volume IV (Harvest Edition)
Beta240-page uncoated cream-stock hardcover anthology featuring producer portraits, extraction essays, and kissaten architecture.
130gsm Cream Munken Paper, Smyth-Sewn Linen Binding
Solid Brass & Walnut Pour-Over Stand (Model 02)
ActiveHeight-adjustable sand-cast brass dripper ring mounted on a kilned Japanese walnut base with integrated scale recess.
Sand-Cast C360 Brass, Oiled Walnut, Beeswax Finish
Kuro × Mashiko 60° Ribbed Stoneware Dripper
ActiveWheel-thrown in Tochigi Prefecture from iron-rich Mashiko clay with 24 hand-carved interior spiral bypass ribs.
Iron-Rich Mashiko Stoneware, Wood-Ash Glaze, 60° Cone