Coffee Appreciation

Is BB open Christmas Eve or the day before?

Yes mate, open until midday christmas eve.

It might but mine normally gets drunk before that point.
That said I generally drink it warm as oppposed to hot. Better flavours as it cools with most coffees I think.

Steve - The 'Milk Buster' blend looks a bit interesting, is that a new one?

Is there still an offer code @StevePeel ?

Silvia ordered from BB - happy christmas to us!

Bought one of these about 6 weeks ago.
At full price, yeah there are other burr grinders that are better (defo if you are grinding for an espresso portafilter type machine), but if drip/cafetierre/osmosis are your thing, get one!

Main reason for me buying it, its really small, quick and quiet. 5-6 seconds gets me 12 grams at drip'able size of grind. We have an extremely limited kitchen, the only surface is a 800x800mm unit jammed between sink and hob. So it had to be a small grinder (its smaller footprint than my hand grinder used to be, and quieter/less annoying) and the cable tucks away under it making for a really neat and tidy install.

The hopper also has a very solid silicon seal on it, so leaving it full of beans isn't killing puppies.

Retail is about £130? You can get them online for ~£80 all day, Costco have them for £65 posted at the minute, only in red, but thats the best colour ;)

Also anyone want a £1 Pact coffee voucher?
"JAMES-TDSDGQ"
If I get 5 shares I get a free grinder, you know, for travelling ;)

Yes mate, it's a proper old fashioned Italian style job - very roasty, will be starting to show a few oil drops by the time it reaches customers.

My choice would be the Brasil Daterra in preference to the Milkbuster, nice and chocolatey without tasting of carbon.

Sorry Tenderloin, that's expired now.

Glad you said - PM me your real name

Ignore that, I've found your order. Your real name is Dan.

I'll give the Daterra a shot Steve [I dropped a half bag of the gaslight in on my local coffee shop this morning to try as they often get guest roasts in]

The hopper also has a very solid silicon seal on it, so leaving it full of beans isn't killing puppies.

Just be careful with buildup of oils in the hopper/burrs, that's the main reason good cafés empty them out and clean them daily. Too long and the oils go rancid.

Ha - my internet persona is severely lacking in mystery :)

@dan

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Special offer on BB espresso pack:

http://www.bellabarista.co.uk/coffee/bella-barista-house-roast-coffee/bella-barista-espresso-blend-pack.html

looking for a decent subscription service, about 500g per month

would rather get interesting single origins than blends

might just go for hasbean again - last time I only got 250g sub and by and by the time i was happy with the shots i was pulling the bag would have run out

are there any other subscription services worth looking at?

How about playing with home machines ;)

Why is a double boiler better? Just wondering?

one boiler for coffee, one for steam

so you can do the milk just after pulling a shot rather than waiting for a single boiler to warm up to steaming temperature

But would a bigger boiler get round that issue? Or a single shot and not a double mean there is the steam still there?

Have a few machines, wnat to buy one, and I have frothed milk once maybe twice.

different temperatures innit

coffee extraction around 100, steaming approx 140 or higher

one boiler to create hot water, one for steam

That is interesting comment on temps as the temp switches on the gaggia's are different. Boiling point is higher than 100, while the steam is lower...120 rings a bell.

But a commercial machine, that only has two heads, only has one boiler.

Pact are great, the head of coffee is an old friend of mine, he sources some really good green beans.