I’ve been really happy with the Duo Temp Pro. I’ve had mine for 5 years and it’s not missed a beat.Originally Posted by mikeveal
An update:
I didn't feel I could justify another order at their prices, so topped up with a couple of bulk bags from Costco.
Pebbleandpine sent me an e-mail "We miss you! - order before ****** and we'll give you 20% off your order"
So - ordered a few more bags
I only use Black Cat Coffee now, just always on the money
Forum15 gets you a 15% discount as well
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Mine is coming up on its second anniversary. Very happy with it.
Thank you.
Just had a cup from the cafetierre & based on that, I ordered the Duo-Temp & paid extra for delivery tomorrow. Let's hope it arrives tomorrow morning.
That will be next on my list then - current batch I’ve gone back to square mile and they’re still pretty darn good. No complaints from me - roasting is very good and their filter blend is still one of the best.
Previously I had pebble and pine and some good single origin. They definitely will have my business at some point in the year again.
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It arrived that afternoon. I'm still putting naff beans through, not got the grind right yet, but even so it's producing better coffee than the £70 Andrew James machine. I suspect it's a combination
n of the proportional/integral/differential water temp controller and the fact that it comes with single walled baskets. It's a nicely built piece of kit, rather happy with it so far.
You won’t get the grind right with naff beans, the right grind varies from bean to bean, so start using ones you actually want to drink :)
Well that's a bugger. I generally use 125g of beans then change coffee to something else, rotating through my favorites (just like a wear a watch for a week, then choose something else). That's barely enough coffee to get the grind spot on before I change again.
(Thanks for the pointer, I'm still learning.)
My first bag arrived today. Thank you. Tried their house blend. Rather good.
They are very good, that house blend is my stock, plus once a month single origin
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If you like the same style roast and bean ish, then it’s not going to be massively different, but it will be different, I buy 250g bags, and it only takes a couple of shots to dial it in. If you’re rotating through faves, then you could always note the grind setting that work for each bean. But, I’ll still say you should ditch the naff beans and buy some you’ll enjoy 😊
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I’m buying a lot from Horsham at the moment, they seem to be hitting the spot for me, it’s usually either them or craft house who get my money.
More stock on sale at 7pm tomorrow (Tuesday, 29th).
Niche Zero that is!
MaxiCoffee have the largest Alessi 9090 Moka Pot for £135.80. (Much cheaper than everywhere else, RRP is ~£200.) Already have the 6 cup but fancied a larger one - fantastic design and look lovely!
From France but ordered Friday and arrived Wednesday.
https://www.maxicoffee.com/en-gb/ale...at-p-7577.html
Just got my Niche Zero yesterday
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Had mine over a year, performs very well. Have you checked out Dave C's YT videos on it? Useful for cleaning & calibrating.
I clean mine out every couple of months (about 6kg through it), very easy and a 5 minute job.
My only grumble would be the section behind the chute, it gets a bit worn by the cup as they're quite close & make contact quite a bit.
Had mine a few months, should clean it really!
Do you find much variation in grind speed with different beans? Mine really struggled with a certain Tesco finest bean, taking 3 times as long as others. Read they can struggle with light roasts but this was very dark (and oily?).
I don't vary beans too much! I use Redber Brazilian Ipanema Dark Roast as a daily and the odd batch from a local roaster - I sometimes need to adjust the grind a couple of notches if the extraction is too long/short, but haven't noticed a real difference in time it takes to grind.
Thanks for the tip above
Really should get a better bean than Tesco tbh could be months old, I buy freshly roasted and find I have to go finer after it gets to 3 weeks old at which point I buy another
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1kg lasts us about 9 days, so I order a replacement when I open a fresh bag. That way, new one always rests for week or so before it gets opened.
Thanks!
I know not the freshest but will that make them harder? Never had a problem with all types of Lavazza beans either.
Anyway, am now buying fresh roasted beans - have tried Redber + Pebble and Pine so far.
One thing to check with your NZ is that the main bolt is tight. Put mine on first time and noticed appeared to be wobbling, wasn't even finger tight!
I get Black Cat when I can't support my local roaster on Dartmoor
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Morning, just trying to keep my sales corner post count percentage down
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My delonghi grinder packed up recently. Decided I didn't want to spend much on better one so plumped for a manual grinder. Little bit of a faff but I quite like it. I only tend to have one coffee a day
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Hello folks
Looking for recommendations in the £30-45/kg delivered range for coffees to use for pour over. I like medium roast with nutty, creamy, chocolatey tasting notes. I do not like fruity or too acidic.
My previous go to place have raised prices by 25-33% which means my go to beans are now £60/kg which I'm not comfortable paying.
As it happens I just ran out of beans today so need to order and receive asap!
Have a look at www.redber.co.uk. Plenty to choose from and drop downs allowing you to browse by flavour, origin, brew method etc, plus a variety of shipping options for cost or speed.
Got to blackcat coffee
Hello all
After a decade of Nespresso capsules I switched in December 2020, as I am an espresso lover, finally to the entry level single circuit ECM coffee machine.
I read a lot and experimented even more, changed several beans and brands, mainly from local, regional bio qualities.
I tuned water quality using a filter reducing water hardness (no mineral water from bottles) aiming to keep most variables constant.
I learned that at the end only by setting properly the grinding size the best weight/time brew ratio is achieved.
I always grind 18 gr of beans and extract ca. 30-40 seconds. The weight of the double espresso in one cup should then be 30-50 gr. or ca. twice the weight of the dry beans.
I also read brew time should be 20-24 seconds… half as much. Same grinding setup would generate less espresso. Increasing grinderd coffee powder size would increase brew output.
I first level then tamper with little pressure. Not too much weight. Coffee is well distributed with sand density all over the space. Filter is clean.
“Crema” is beautiful, temperature is fixed at 92 degree Celsius, pressure as well.
I have to admit however that I am not happy with the result. The brew is simply too strong. Smell is great. I can taste the strength but also feel it in my nerves…
I’ll try to post some pictures of the sequence.
Perhaps someone has some precious hints for me how to improve.
Cheers
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18 in 56 out is a lingoHello all
After a decade of Nespresso capsules I switched in December 2020, as I am an espresso lover, finally to the entry level single circuit ECM coffee machine.
I read a lot and experimented even more, changed several beans and brands, mainly from local, regional bio qualities.
I tuned water quality using a filter reducing water hardness (no mineral water from bottles) aiming to keep most variables constant.
I learned that at the end only by setting properly the grinding size the best weight/time brew ratio is achieved.
I always grind 18 gr of beans and extract ca. 30-40 seconds. The weight of the double espresso in one cup should then be 30-50 gr. or ca. twice the weight of the dry beans.
I also read brew time should be 20-24 seconds… half as much. Same grinding setup would generate less espresso. Increasing grinderd coffee powder size would increase brew output.
I first level then tamper with little pressure. Not too much weight. Coffee is well distributed with sand density all over the space. Filter is clean.
“Crema” is beautiful, temperature is fixed at 92 degree Celsius, pressure as well.
I have to admit however that I am not happy with the result. The brew is simply too strong. Smell is great. I can taste the strength but also feel it in my nerves…
I’ll try to post some pictures of the sequence.
Perhaps someone has some precious hints for me how to improve.
Cheers
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My espressos are 13g in 27 out
Experiment with different beans perhaps
ed335d, I used Redber up until recently but was recommended https://www.horshamcoffeeroaster.co.uk
Have you used them at all ?
I use Squaremile aka James Hoffman’s company. They tend to deliver very quickly even with the cheapest postage.
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Big fan of a roasters not far from me, https://castironroasters.com/
Beans for the home and an Aeropress grind for work.
Last edited by bigvic; 26th January 2022 at 22:30.
I don’t think I have, would be interested in hearing what you think if you give them a go.
Any reason you stopped using Redber?
i like Horsham but then i drink filter and am at the lighter roast/fruit driven coffees and not dark/burnt/ashy flavours, not tried their espresso blends but i doubt they will be over roasted with that dark and oily look if that’s s what you prefer.
Thank you for the suggestions
I will work my way through them all at some point. Started with 2x 500g from redber (started with redber for no particular reason)
I quite like this one (as well as the Brazil Ipanema Dark)
https://www.redber.co.uk/collections...francais-blend
They benefit from resting for a week before opening.
How are people storing their beans? Usually buy 1kg from a local roaster (£22 delivered by hand, sometimes the same day), split and vacuum seal 3x250g and keep all in fridge.
Fridge is a moist environment full of food smells so not somewhere for coffee.
probably fine if vacuum bagged but once opened i would just use an airtight jar not in direct sunlight or near a radiator.
Do keep opened in clipped (sealed) plastic box so probably ok for smells but does pick up condensation every time is opened, maybe won’t bother.
Once opened the ready use beans (about 150 g) go into a stainless steel canister and the remainder goes into one of these: Amazon link.
I tend to buy a 1kg bag at a time, then decant into one of these:
https://www.bellabarista.co.uk/brands/airscape.html?manufacturer=247
The internal lid pushes the air out, so very good for bean storage.
The bag gets folded and clipped, so only opened a maximum of 2-3 times.
Beans and canister then get stored in a cupboard without any foods/herbs etc.
Last edited by ed335d; 27th January 2022 at 12:19.
I have a set of these airscape for my beans. They look great and are super easy and quick to use and work great. Much better than the vacuum canisters which I found to be a bit of a faff!
I can second the airscape, great way of storing beans.
Ross
I have tried them and prefer their offerings to Redber, of course coffee like wine is all very subjective.
I've also found Horsham delivery is more reliable.
My son swears by https://www.coaltowncoffee.co.uk/ and gave me a couple of bags of their Anthracite No.2 to try recently and I must say for my taste it is very good.
Thanks for this but 1.5L capacity seems bit too large TBH.
I buy a kilo of beans, fill my grinder and the rest go in a couple of old illy coffee tins with screw lids. Not sure how airtight they are or if I’d taste the difference in my latte.
Cheap and easy to use...www.ebay.co.uk/itm/151643969860...?
I already use these for excess teabags...why not coffee?
I use
rountoncoffee.co.uk/
I used to be a member on CFUK but recently tried logging in to see they’ve been taken over recently. Is it still a popular forum or are there better ones now? Looks like there’s less activity now.
Looks like some of the old regulars on CFUK have setup https://coffeetime.freeflarum.com/
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