Coffee Appreciation

Thanks pal.

So, is this badboy any good for the aeropress?

^ Yes, it's what I use and gives a consistent grind.

Yup,they are designed for filter brewing. Aim for coffee the size.of demerara sugar, 15-17g of coffee for a Full aereopress

awesome, thanks +Mr_Sworld +Matisse

@dimi3 yeah perfect! I got my brother one for Christmas along with a v60 and was playing with it when I was back home over the holidays.

I bought myself a sage smart grinder at the same time :P

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I have that very grinder. It's apparently good for everything. But not espresso.

I'm getting on ok with it, it can go fine enough to choke my gaggia anyway...

I'm pulling shots at a 1:2 brew ratio in 27/28s consistently, they look great but still trying to perfect taste, though I've yet to reduce OPV pressure, and learn to temperature surf.

Mine is new, so had the later shim kit added to tighten burr tolerance for finer grinds, so maybe that's what's holding you back from producing good espressos?

EDIT: Were you replying to dimi3's post or my post?

As my avatar indicates, I'm a fan of the Zassenhaus Turkish grinder.
People talk about how tiring it is to use, how it goes out of adjustment and one review on amazon mentions 3 holes that allow larger chunks of ground coffee to fall through. I've suffered none of those ills and have used mine once or twice a day for over 9 years, with no problems or degradation of the teeth.
The 3 hole thing is a mystery to me, it may be that mine was an earlier iteration.

FYI, I'm an engineer for commercial machines, now running my own shop, so if anyone has any questions they need advice on, just holla.

Good to know :)

Father Christmas gave me one of these:

Just so happens that Coffee Hit, one of the UK's only stockists of Baratza, is just down the road in Brockley.

Goodbye Mr. Porlex!

I treated myself to a drill bit that fits on top on Porlex/Hario grinders over xmas. Much better for grinding coffee for French press or cold brew. Also the look on peoples' faces when I use a drill to make coffee makes it worthwhile.

I think there is a way to mod it to make it finer, I'll ask around as I know some people who tested it at beta.

By the by, what coffee dose are you using? You could go up in dose to increase the resistance.

Try changing your variables more, time and shot weight will effect flavour, but not equally. A 50% brew ratio is a fine place to start, but don't get locked in to it, recipes change from.coffer to.coffee and day to day.

Also, what are you using for water?

Great value for money, perfect for filter brewing, less good for espresso.

Ha! Done that, makes it super easy eh?

My.buddy melted his grinder doing this though, too much coffee to fast, oh and beware the hammer setting!

Have made sure not to go too fast with it! I'm sure hand grinders weren't designed to handle 1,300rpm! Tend to keep it at something more like 1.3...

Hello everyone. I like coffee. I have just bought a Gaggia Cubika (£54 on the bay). Does anyone have any tips or good resources to check for using this machine? Mainly to get a decent coffee and to not break it. I know it's not a Gaggia Classic, but I thought I'd give it a spin before I committed to the price jump.

Cheers.

Where did you buy the bit? I assume it's the same pentagonal fit I've got on my Hario.

Where did you buy the bit?

+1
Also, care to post a picture of your set up?

My best tip for the gaggia is to use bottled water not London tap. Sainsburys has some which is about 25p for two litres. It'll really reduce the amount of scale build up.

Same fit for both Hario and Porlex, this is the one I have: https://www.shapeways.com/model/2046168/motor-screwdriver-bit-for-coffee-grinder-msb-p.html?materialId=23&li=ostatus

Nothing special I'm afraid!