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    Getting Started at Home

    Just made the first pour with my Clever, grinding with the Virtuoso+ using grind size 15. Wanted to weigh beans in hopper but bottom doesn't stop up the bottom Getting past that, I wanted to do a 400g water pour but ended up with 434g. Brew ratio turned out to be 16, but the coffee was pretty...
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    Getting Started at Home

    I'm looking at the Breville Smart Grinder Pro. the display shows Grind Time, Shots/Cups, Grind Size. My question is, knowing the grind size and number of cups, why does the time need to be varied? Why time at all?
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    Getting Started at Home

    I've not seen coffee makers with Strength selection other than the Grind and Brew machines. Can you please recommend a few? Thanks
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    Getting Started at Home

    Another question, please. I tried the grind and brew Breville and liked its operation. Just couldn't get the coffee I wanted out of it. Sent it back. They have a grinder that allows the choice of the number of cups, grind size and grind time. If the ounces per cup and the number of cups are...
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    Thanks. I'll be buying the Baratza grinder and the Clever brewer to start with. I'll hold off on buying a drip machine. The Bonavita sounds like an adequate brewer, but an article I read indicates they're having problems. Do you know anything about Bonavita's Chinese owner in lawsuits with the...
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    Getting Started at Home

    Thanks. Interesting. Can you recommend a proportion of water to bean weight for a strong cup of coffee, like the Starbucks dark roast?. What do you consider a cup – 5oz, 8oz, …? I realize that I’ll have to do some experimenting, but jumping in at a reasonable ratio would surely help. Also, what...
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    Getting Started at Home

    I have the scale but I'm trying to figure out what I should buy to brew the coffee. I'll need a burr grinder, a drip machine and something like a mocha pot. Any recommendations on these items would be appreciated.
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    Getting Started at Home

    This is my first post and am in the hunt for good coffee at home. My first cup in the morning since Starbucks opened, is a Venti Dark Roast, but I'd like a couple more during the day. Last month I bought a Breville Grind and Brew drip coffee maker, but could get nothing reasonably close to a...
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