Aeropress, any Arabia coffee beans, heaped coffee spoon(7g+), water off the boil topped up to mark 2., inverted method, stirred with a wooden chopstick, left for about 3 to 5 mins, press into my bodum carrier or mug, top up with water so as not to over extract. Drink it black. Been doing this for 2 years. Part of the morning routine. A nice comfortable, familiar cup of coffee every morning.
I've got an Aergrind which works well. Before that I use a Porlex ceramic burr coffee grinder which I imported from Japan via Amazon. That was decent for the price at the time too.
Thanks, that has given me a few more options.
Everyone I have looked at has been sold out.
Looks like everyone is spending lockdown baking and making coffee
Am I the only one who roasted green beans in a pan on the hob. monsoon Malabar I used to love with cream
Christmas is coming, and there are some lovely looking things here, if you need present suggestions for yourself:
https://ikapestore.com/en-gb
Gonna try some new beans again just checked and we have 4kg of Lavazza beans in stock. It does taste good though.
I am looking to get a grinder and will be doing V60 pour overs.
I have heard varied comments on Porlex and have been recommended MBK (made By Knock) but they are out of stock.
Any recommendations? preferably from those grinding for pour overs
I think the Rhino is a better grinder than the porlex, especially the handle and stud at the end of the shaft.Originally Posted by Kevin
I am looking to get a grinder and will be doing V60 pour overs.
I have heard varied comments on Porlex and have been recommended MBK (made By Knock) but they are out of stock.
Any recommendations? preferably from those grinding for pour overs
Would hold out for Knock though, they are a class above in construction and ease of use.
It may be unavailable as the blend/roast but the beans that make up the blend are available green on the open market from the likes of Mercanta and other speciality green bean importers.
Surprised at ‘mahogany’ roast profile though, judges might turn up their noses at that!?
I had the last bag off the shelf of a really nice anaerobic process coffee from Assembly (also used as competition coffee) somebody flew over from Saudi or Dubai and bought all the remaining stock in the roastery, £3k worth!
I bought this recently and although it's not infinitesimally adjustable it does pre-infuse and steam quite nicely, and I've been getting very good results with it overall.
Morning lattes and evening double espressos for me, and I like a robust and aromatic brew. I'd really appreciate some good bean recommendations.
Illy red is all I've been able to lay my hands on lately, and it's not really floating my boat.
If you can’t find a good supplier locally as has been suggested then you could give Rave Coffee a try for mail order. I find that their signature blend works really well in my Sage machine, not massively robust but very smooth and a good depth of flavour. Freshly roasted beans make a world of difference.
Great machine indeed. Breville here in NZ and the coffee is consistently good.I bought this recently and although it's not infinitesimally adjustable it does pre-infuse and steam quite nicely, and I've been getting very good results with it overall.
Morning lattes and evening double espressos for me, and I like a robust and aromatic brew. I'd really appreciate some good bean recommendations.
Illy red is all I've been able to lay my hands on lately, and it's not really floating my boat.
It went to its new owner yesterday (work colleague). You can still get a terrible extraction if the grind is wrong but easy to play around with. TBH, I still haven't made a coffee of the same quality as my Breville on my new machine!!!! But it's easy to get sucked into coffee as is the culture here and dream of being your own Barista...not as easy as they make it look. I'm waiting to start a training course as I'm longing to drop some normal work and make coffee part time. Would be lots of fun.
Please Google a roastery near you, support a local business and get fresh beans you can pick up, build a relationship and get advice, just my 2p
The Sage is great, if you are making lovely coffee that's all that matters.
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I recently ‘upgraded’ from a Francis Francis X1 which I’d had for many years any just used pre-ground Illy red.
Deciding I wanted a bit more engagement, I decided to go with a lever press and got a La Pavoni Europiccola and an Iberital MC2 grinder (which I subsequently discovered made accurate dosing very hard, so always ended up grinding too much).
I’ve since also purchase a Rok grinder which seems to do a pretty good job.
It’s been a steep learning curve to say the least, with a good month or so of truly terrible shots. I’ve found a good local roaster and am now trying their various beans.
I still have a way to go to with consistency, but I’ve discovered that a lever press is not the easiest contraption to master (but it is lovely to look at!).
I had a Europiccola for about 10 years but chopped it for a Rancilio Silvia about 3 years ago.I recently ‘upgraded’ from a Francis Francis X1 which I’d had for many years any just used pre-ground Illy red.
Deciding I wanted a bit more engagement, I decided to go with a lever press and got a La Pavoni Europiccola and an Iberital MC2 grinder (which I subsequently discovered made accurate dosing very hard, so always ended up grinding too much).
I’ve since also purchase a Rok grinder which seems to do a pretty good job.
It’s been a steep learning curve to say the least, with a good month or so of truly terrible shots. I’ve found a good local roaster and am now trying their various beans.
I still have a way to go to with consistency, but I’ve discovered that a lever press is not the easiest contraption to master (but it is lovely to look at!).
I found the La Pavoni was too inconsistent for me:
25% of shots were heavenly
25% of shots resembled dirty dish water
The rest were somewhere in between!
You can end up down a rabbit hole with these machines with PIDs, grinding off the spouts on the portafilters, becoming obsessional about your own tamping pressure etc.
They do look great though!
Its an epic rabbit hole that itches and itch, to piss about on something pointless for self gratification
Decent DC1 and Niche plus G Shock or a second hand Rolex? Hmmm
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I am using the Expresso Beans Fairtrade Strong Sainsbury’s own. Come’s in 1kg bags,when opened keep in the fridge. Grind as I want it perfect proper coffee every time.
If you are loving the coffee that's a that matters. At some point you may either have a coffee somewhere else you think is even nicer and what to replicate it, or you get the affliction to play a bit for fun, after all some of use enjoy the process as much as the coffee
Be warned though, as pointed out earlier the rabbit hole is regressive, for every 10ft you dig down to get about a 1cm of extra pleasure
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While on this (sub-)topic, anyone any idea whether this is for coffee? Unusually it has a lid so maybe for something else (water/milk?). Watch shown for scale!
Looks like a Turkish/Greek coffee potWhile on this (sub-)topic, anyone any idea whether this is for coffee? Unusually it has a lid so maybe for something else (water/milk?). Watch shown for scale!
The neck doesn't appear to taper enough for that.
Looks more like a Brandy Pan.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Thanks, looks exactly like one of these! https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/768999037/
What were the Georgians using the warmed brandy for? These pans seem to be quite common as antiques, but I don't see a modern equivalent. Was 'flambé' a culinary fashion or what, please?
Dunno, just seen them labelled as brandy pans in antique shops.
Don't just do something, sit there. - TNH
Isn't it a cezve, albeit a big one? Many of them had/have lids.While on this (sub-)topic, anyone any idea whether this is for coffee? Unusually it has a lid so maybe for something else (water/milk?). Watch shown for scale!
Just finish this off. Very nice. Still debating whether to invest in an espresso machine or not.
I prefer the flavour rather than the strength of coffee and so go for filter / pour over techniques.
I started with the Chemex 6 cup traditional glass container with the wooden handles (which by the way makes a damn fine wine decanter - great pour control) but have moved over to the Hario V60, using the Hario goose necked kettle, and Hario scales. This ties in really nicely with my local roasters in Edinburgh, Artisan Roast, who generally don't produce dark, or heavy roasted beans. I follow the James Hoffman methodology to produce a nice two cup jug of coffee most mornings - 30gms of coffee ground in my Eureka Mignon Mk2 stepless grinder.
100 deg C Water for light roast, can go slightly colder with dark roasts.
60g/L ratio (16.67:1 ratio. Can be up to taste)
Grind Size: Slightly finer than medium (though ultimately up to taste)
- Rinse paper in V60 and pre heat it
- Pour in coffee, make a well with your finger in the coffee bed
- Start timer and gently pour 2x coffee dose as water to bloom (up to 3x coffee dose if necessary)
- SWIRL IT GOOD
- Wait 30 to 45 seconds
- Spiral pour in 60% of total brew water in until 1:15 (i.e 60% of 500g, pour to 300g)
- Keep it topped up, slowly pouring the rest of the brew water over 30 seconds. (i.e. 100% of brew water by 1:45)
- Little stir in one direction, then a little stir in the opposite direction. (About 1 to 1.5 revolutions each way)
- Once it has drained a bit, then SWIRL IT
- Wait for the coffee to fully drain. You want a flat bed of coffee and no big grinds of coffee on the side of the filter paper.
- Enjoy!
At this time, many coffee shops are hanging on in there by on-line sales. If you can, support your local coffee shop and roasters! These are on the way! :)
I really fancy a Turkish coffee now.
Thanks for the BBC post
I have a Comandante C40 and its fine for espresso so will be perfect for pour over
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Thanks for the reply, looks really good but a bit over my budget, I was looking for something about £125.00 max
I've got a barattza virtuoso, you could pick up a barattza encore that would be great for filter coffee and in your price range. Got mine from coffee hit (no affiliation) but they are currently sold out.
No worries. You'll get a good workout from the hand grinder.
If you do get tired of hand grinding, there's a very good burr grinder from DeLongi on Amazon for about £45. You don't need the finest of grinds for pour over or Aeropress, so it's a useful bit of kit.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002OHDB..._LCOQEbZN4SK0V
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David
Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations
And if you do want a finer grind then there is this hack...www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7eYgXd5ruU.
I like the hand grind, part of the process for me ,wakes me up
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Great set up, I'm not that advanced
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While I hope to upgrade to a 'real' machine one day I do really enjoy Nespresso. The built in milk frother is useless as is the Aerochino 3 (which you can sometimes get free) the Aerochino 4 is the best I've found without actually steaming the milk yourself and it's dishwasher safe.
This is my espresso set up, I also have an old Macap grinder for pour over/Aeropress, but that's tucked away in the dining room.
Here's my coffee corner.
Thought long and hard about getting a Rocket in place of my Silvia.Here's my coffee corner.
How have you found it?
It's been great. I've had it almost four years and I've had no trouble with it whatsoever. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Rocket when the time comes.
I seriously thought about the Silvia when I was researching. By coincidence, in my boredom I was watching a review of the Silvia on youtube yesterday and I could see why the extra investment in something like mine made sense.
Lovely machine. We spent Xmas/new year in NZ with my mum - her partner has the same machine. Great to use and lovely to look at!Here's my coffee corner.
Machine up and running for a week now, complete with wifi plug so I can turn on before I get downstairs, or leave work. The milk art is improving slowly
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Lovin' the corkboard. Mine says "Hi".
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I'm still surviving on my old Gaggia Syncrony Digital (£500 back in around 2004) and a Nespresso frother (bought as the steam frother was a faff to clean)
Probably have around 3 cups a day, but for a large cup - use 2 shots in it.
I try a lot of different beans, and prefer the 'oily' espresso type the most.
Get most beans from Costco - and usually have two of the large packs in the fridge at any time.
I use a cheap timer plug. The machine is thoroughly hot by the time I'm ready to use it.
Looks great
I have limited worktop space so a small footprint is vital
Gaggia classic modded fits the bill but the bills add up
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+1 for Rave coffee mail order. Good value.
I also use Rave for my coffee. I was told to limit my caffeine consumption so was on the hunt for a decent decaffeinated bean. I tried Rave's Swiss water decaf and I really like it. I use their subscription supply and I find it suits me well.
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