Blimey. It takes me 150g to dial a new coffee in half the time.
Blimey. It takes me 150g to dial a new coffee in half the time.
Tbh, I keep dose always the same and mange to go 1 click either way on the grinder, dont change anything else
I mean a may let the shot have a bit longer or stop a bit quicker so I suppose technically I'm maybe need two or 3 shots to perfect, I meant really just machine and grinder settings
If after a couple of shots I'm left with just timing I'm happy, so yeah probably 4 shots maybe but for me that's 56g
150 though eek
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Waitrose 1 Kenyan and Sumatra Mandheling are my current faves in bean form.
Whenever I get given or buy expensive coffee like that I always have it as filter so no wastage.
Had a stunning wush wush from Gardelli a while back which was great, huge body and even as it cooled right down to tepid it was still a great cup. Think that retailed at €30 for 250g was far more enjoyable than Geisha which having tried a few I’m not a huge fan of.
Just read this article. It seemed relatable to the thread here so thought I’d share. I know very little about coffee with the exception being that my neighbour makes by far the best tasting coffee I’ve ever had... with a shot of baileys or rum cream.... and if it cold outside an additional shot of bourbon.
https://www.google.ca/amp/s/www.wsj....ow-11590154201
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To much for me mate, upping the dose is nicer yes, but sends me loopy and costs a lot more
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Might be one of those 3D printed lower trays that somebody on a coffee forum was making? (Can’t remember where I saw that)
Yes its the 3d printed lower trays I bought from the coffee forum , means you have more room for scales and bigger cups
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They are made by Joe Frex in the US sold by Bella Barista here but awaiting stock
With a Classic you have to remove the plastic cover form the scales as it covers the solenoid blow off hole
https://www.bellabarista.co.uk/joe-f...ith-timer.html
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Yeah, for a tenner, easier to get a slightly taller glass under with scales
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Both the scales and the drip tray look ideal for the classic.
And for coffee related stuff are reasonably priced.
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Yeah, I've kept things reasonable so far, but I'm about to order a Niche Zero and I've just spent 300 quid on a Mahlgut tamp and leveller
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What forums are you guys on?
Yeah for they cost a lot more
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Coffee is like watches, cheap and good don’t often coexist.
Yeah, single dosing grinders in particularly
I mean , im on the mailing is for a Monollith
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A friend has one, I thought it was well made if a bit pricy. Apparent good construction is no guarantee of reliability. I know of 3 Mahlkonig Swiss made vario grinders that all died after a couple of years of home use (mine included) the Ascaso grinder I gave to my folks after supposedly upgrading to the Mahlkonig is still going strong 8 years later.
Mahlkonig are German, and the vario is only a few hundred quid, with plastic gears and pretty poor quality overall, there are far far better grinders.
Just checked every website for a Barataza Sette 270, everyone has sold out
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FYI It is made in Switzerland.
The 3 grinders were deemed ‘uneconomical to repair’ mine was used once a day for 3 years, the others had a bit more use. It may have been only “a few hundred quid” but it’s far from entry level at twice the price f of a baratza, Rocky, Iberital MC2 or sage smart pro.
I agree there are better grinders that don’t end up in the bin after a couple of years, both for more money and for less.
This thread is a timely find for me as I just got myself a DeLonghi bean to cup machine. I know true aficionados don’t really rate them but for me it’s a huge improvement over pre-ground filter coffee. I’ll follow this thread with interest.
Thanks for the tip, I’ll try to get fresh. I already realised it was a mistake to buy two 1kg bags of beans with the machine. The first bag I opened tastes fine to me, but it’ll take me ages to get through it. I’m already feeling like trying all kinds of beans but I’m stuck with the two keys I have. In the future I’ll try to buy in bags no bigger than 250g.
Stick them in the freezer and give them to guests at Christmas
Support your local roaster by buying some fresh roast, you wont look back
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Anyway, hoping to pick up a Baratza Sette 270 soon
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Cheers, luckily I have several options close by. I recently found out that one of my mates from school has a small coffee farm in the Santander region in Colombia. His first harvest arrived here in March and it’s roasted locally. I just ordered 250g to support him. This brings me to the question of fresh roast. What is considered fresh, please? If the coffee I just bought off my mate is at oldest roasted in April, is it already past its prime?
Right now my main trouble seems to be that I simply can’t drink coffee in the quantities I’d like.
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Edit A link to How to Store Coffee. To which I would add...allow any coffee out of the freezer to reach room temperature before opening it. That should avoid condensation dampening your coffee before you store it ready for use.
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Thanks. So it’s 10-12 days once opened. No mention of how long it’ll stay fresh in the unopened bag, which I guess was what I was trying to ask. I appreciate there are all kinds of variables that make it impossible to give a definitive answer. I’m just trying to get a sort of rule of thumb figures in my head. I know next to nothing about coffee. I tried visiting a local coffee forum but I felt like a guy coming on TZ-UK with a new Tommy Hilfiger watch.
Tbh i have a 350g bag delivered where two weeks, the day after roasting
They all come in a sealed bag nowadays and the coffee tastes just as nice after 13 days to my uncultured taste buds. And if you use milk it matters even less
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Ps I've found the Coffee Forum a friendly place, I'm also a novice
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Sorry but that thing is never going to be able to deliver a decent cup of coffee(a matter of taste after all) but most important being Aluminium it's actually very toxic for the purpose so....you might consider giving that up.
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Yes, getting caffeine in drinkabke form is fine many different ways, but an espresso machine using pressure will extract more from the bean and many people desire that.
Is some of the kit over the top? Yeah, but then again a 10 quid casio can tell the time just the same as a 30k watch, but people still spend 30k on watches
I mean this is beautiful set-up, possibly 5k worth and thats without factoring in specially made granite tops
Lovely https://youtu.be/kHn_B86gncg
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I don't think the unopened supplier's bag will help keep it in top condition any longer than properly stored beans from an opened bag. Unless, perhaps, the supplier has purged the bag with nitrogen as mentioned in the video, but even then I have some doubts as to how long it will be effective.
I don’t like aluminium pots either and much nicer steel ones are available but the risks are often overrated, eg https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5388725
Looking at the moka pot data in the linked article I would conclude that it's best to keep them out of the dishwasher. The authors suggest that the dishwasher removed the passivated surface from the aluminium pots but I cannot see any explanation of why the aluminium concentration from a stainless steel pot also increased after it was cleaned in a dishwasher.
Thanks again guys. I’ve been steering away from watches for a few years now, but I keep coming back here because of things like this. The depth of knowledge here is fantastic.