All Things Coffee

[ChrisQP09]

I suspect Coffee equipment can very quickly match Hi-Fi equipment in always chasing perfection - I can't risk anymore just because purchases

Marginal gains, diminishing returns and all that jazz

 

[Guy]

Marginal gains, diminishing returns and all that jazz

Agree but believe my kit is the entry point to make a good espresso (correct pressure and temp throughout the process needs a full size brass head). You can spend 1000s I am sure. And not buying 2/3 coffees per day at c3.50GBP it pays for itself (especially if you add in the fuel for trips from home!) - Man Maths, don't you love it!?

 

[ChrisQP09]

Agree but believe my kit is the entry point to make a good espresso (correct pressure and temp throughout the process needs a full size brass head). You can spend 1000s I am sure. And not buying 2/3 coffees per day at c3.50GBP it pays for itself (especially if you add in the fuel for trips from home!) - Man Maths, don't you love it!?

100% agree! Im after the marginal gains. My roaster will cost £3k and that’s entry level

 

[Ebenezer]

You lot are all barking!
Eb

(but also having a maser puts me on that spectrum too)

 

[Guy]

You lot are all barking!
Eb

(but also having a maser puts me on that spectrum too)

Exactly! Life is too short to drive dull cars, drink bad wine (or coffee), etc.
Many people have never driven a Maserati and are blind to what they are missing. The same is true in many things in life....

 

[Felonious Crud]

I think my Mrs would draw the line at a roasting ...

Extra cream and froth......

I'm lost for words.

 

[alastairb]

Did the modified Gaggia thing paired with a Vario grinder. Made very good coffee !



Sold that and upgraded to ECM kit.


Sometimes I weigh it



Flat white for me most of the time


It's mostly about oonie pizza ovens these days in my house. Something else to obsess over.

 

[CatmanV2]

Now I really can't get my head around taking so much care of the coffee, then drowning it in milk <ducks>

C

 

[alastairb]

Now I really can't get my head around taking so much care of the coffee, then drowning it in milk <ducks>

C

I agree, I did say mostly flat white.
Good espresso is the basis of lots of nice things

 

[CatmanV2]

I agree, I did say mostly flat white.
Good espresso is the basis of lots of nice things

Afogato for one

C

 

[D Walker]

I think I'll just do a coffee tour of all your houses. To see if I like it. Haha.

 

[CatmanV2]

I think I'll just do a coffee tour of all your houses. To see if I like it. Haha.

Always welcome here

C

 

[DLax69]

Same!

Also...whatever it is should come straight. Bourbon, coffee...

 

[rs48635]

Did the modified Gaggia thing paired with a Vario grinder. Made very good coffee !



Sold that and upgraded to ECM kit.


Sometimes I weigh it

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Flat white for me most of the time


It's mostly about oonie pizza ovens these days in my house. Something else to obsess over.

Reminded about pre-covid coffee at "LongShot" in Lehman street, Algate. George used to weigh and time the coffee. When asked why he pointed to huge poster on the wall with coffee flowchart, 25g ground coffee must be poured in explicit timescale ( 45-60 seconds). He re-calibrated during the day compensating for temperature and humidity .
not enough time or money for me to replicate. nice drive to coffee shop weekends. For now I'm resolutely analogue, with single moving part.

 

[rs48635]

every time I think about getting serious coffee making kit at home........
Half Man Half Biscuit - Every Time a Bell Rings [Official Audio]

via @YouTube

 

[hashluck]

i managed to negotiate a Eureka Mignon grinder which has been a game changer for taste and flavour. Currently on York Cafe Soul of the Machine beans after visiting their Birmingham Cafe last year and loving the flavour. Union Revelation is also another firm favourite

I had a Eureka grinder and I agree makes a huge difference. Paired that for a while with a Francino machine also excellent. Lost that lot in the divorce and now very happy with a Gaggia bean to cup with Gaggia Intenso beans. Does the job with minimum hassle.

 

[Demtest]

Not a coffee drinker here but appreciate some fine pieces of art there

 

[Harry]

You lot are all barking!
Eb

(but also having a maser puts me on that spectrum too)

I’m with Eb on this, some of you sound like the Viz character.

 

[alastairb]

 

[Guy]

and some people think a Maserati is just a car.....