Coffee Appreciation

Being attached to the wall really makes grinding easier.

I think you should take you filthy talk elsewhere.

;)

10 seconds is too long for the espresso to start coming out, and the water left in the basket indicates it couldn't all make it through. So a coarser grind will make mean the water can come through easier, don't worry too much about the weight of the coffee going in, you can go down to around 16 and still get a good result

Still wasn't hitting the mark with the grind for the machine so professor Sumo very kindly popped over; took us a good hour and half but now I'm pulling some surweet shots.

Big thank you to Sumo for taking the time out to give me a hand

Nae bother. The ride home was great, relatively empty roads meant I could smash it.

The handle of my portafilter is about to snap off - has anyone bought from these guys before? Seems very reasonable price for a handle: http://www.gaggia-parts.co.uk/epages/es147467.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/es147467/Products/MR152g8

Someone recommended a Gaggia repair man south of the river but I can't for the life of me remember his name/email address - can anyone help? (Not for me this time, mercifully, though I'd be reluctant to ever use Philips again.)☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️

Oooh yes, I want this too.

Did you get this sorted out?

I really need to fix mine as it's just taking up valuable space in the hall!!!

Which part do you agree with in particuar?

Fuuuu - that last para = CRINGE!!!

What I agree with is that 3rd wave coffee tastes like hot lemonade, and that I prefer the black, overcooked Italian shit.

I got one of these today for bikepacking duty

http://www.backpackgeartest.org/reviews/Cook%20Gear/Cooking%20Accessories/GSI%20Outdoors%20Ultralight%20Java%20Drip/Owner%20Review%20by%20Richard%20Lyon/

it is great. The review I found after but sells it well.

Packsize pic vs aeropress

Hey all, this has been an interesting read!

Looking for some advice however - I'm thinking of buying a peculator. From reading around it seems this is the best affordable way of making some good coffee.

Are any brands better than others? Or is any generic percolator just as good? Just looking for something to make a good morning espresso.

Morning. Do you mean an actual percolator:

Or are you saying percolator as a generic term for coffee brewer?

Actual percolators make a filter-type long coffee as opposed to the short heavy brew from espresso or stovetop (aka moka pot), and they do so by circulating boiling water repeatedly through the coffee. This isn't great for the flavour of good quality beans which is part of the reason why percolators have become pretty outdated, you'd struggle to find one other than online I would guess.

If you want an espresso type brew go for either a stovetop brewer or an actual espresso machine, though you say affordable and getting into home espresso is a bit of a money pit if you want to do it well.

My recommendation: Buy a good hand grinder (£30 - £40) and then take your pick from filter cones, aeropress, cafetierre, whatever. In my experience it doesnt matter how cheap your brewer is, just make sure you put high quality fresh beans in it. You can get something approaching espresso from an aeropress if thats what you're after.

Maybe it is just time for the percolator

Percolator-true version-Chi town - YouTube

*Dance and tune from back when greybeards had no beards. Holds up though.

Hi bombcup - sorry, I meant a moka cup, to make espresso. Do you think an expensive one is worth it, or am I best just getting a cheap one for a tenner and spend my money on the grinder like you suggest?
Any grinders in particular for around £40 that you'd recommend?

That aside, joeym it is indeed time for the percolator.

I think for that price the best would be one of the hand cranked kind. For fine grinds (like you would use for a moka) the hario skerton should be cool.

In addition, not to mention, perculator da best - YouTube

Yep, cheap one will do fine. A Bialetti will last longer.

Moog- do I remember correctly and you replaced your piston?

Something tells me I need to do the same- where did you get yours from?

Unscrew the limit nut/ball that pokes above the lever then just pull the lever until it pops the shower screen off.

Cheers, where did you get your spares from?

Maybe it is just time for the percolator

Percolator-true version-Chi town - YouTube

*Dance and tune from back when greybeards had no beards. Holds up though.

I think for that price the best would be one of the hand cranked kind. For fine grinds (like you would use for a moka) the hario skerton should be cool.

In addition, not to mention, perculator da best - YouTube

doing it wrong

Original Old School Perculator - YouTube

or

The Percolator - YouTube

Hmmm.... My Gaggia Classic has stopped working. The pump is very quite and no water comes out, it still heats up.

Is it a blockage or is the pump buggered?

I descaled it recently, wondering if that blocked it.

Costas is doing a mean Mocha atm

Hmmm.... My Gaggia Classic has stopped working. The pump is very quite and no water comes out, it still heats up.

Is it a blockage or is the pump buggered?

I descaled it recently, wondering if that blocked it.

Could have - might be worth descaling it again before undertaking any invasive procedures.

That's what I'm thinking, Bomb, as you can still hear the buzz of the pump (albeit a quiet sounding pump).

It did this before and then started working again. Anyway it won't be looked at for a while as it's been packed away ready for the move.

New piston arrived this morning:

And a load of gaskets, machine is now back together and working better than ever - but I've run out of beans.

God damn.

On the subject of first world problems, Dammit your images rarely show up for me at home (Plusnet version of BT Infinity). I just get little grey squares.

Just me? Are you hosting them somewhere dodgy?

I'm working from home today and weirdly they are fine over the VPN so they are working from the U.S.

Facebook, as it's the easiest thing to upload to from my phone, and they're not obstructive cunts like Flickr about getting the image URL.