Coffee Appreciation

hadn't cleaned my machine in about 4 months due to laziness. when the portafilter decided to unscrew itself and spray coffee grounds in a 2 foot radius around the machine decided I better get to it.

ordered a new gasket as might as well change it while I'm fettling. but dear god the amount of oil build up was ridiculous. good thing I have a giant sized container of puly caff.

only thing left to degunk is the shower screen which is soaking then it's time to descale and finally backflush.

have to say it was a massive pain in the arse but worth the hassle. after discarding first shot because cleaning fluids the first proper shot after came out perfect.

Excellent. Tasty stuff that!

whoops, had meant to add picture

Anyone fancy one of these? I have just bought a filter machine so this is going spare. Yours for a tenner if you can come get it from SE4 2PA.

http://www.hario.co.uk/v60-drip-decanter.html

Just finished the hermosa - really rich and round flavour. Enjoyed it. How you finding it?

Just finished the Sumatra today, hermosa will be opened tomorrow. The Sumatran beans were lovely. Plan is to get 1kg a month of two different beans from @StevePeel and to also continue with our hasbean subscription of two bags each month from their secret stash.

Yes please. :) PM'd.

Also interested.

Potensh 3rds on that

Anyone used these?

http://www.hario.co.uk/v60-electric-coffee-grinder.html

Nice. If my mc2 perishes I'd consider getting one.

I like the look and the size. Would just like to hear if anyone's tested one more rigorously and the price is justified. Also whether it's the sort of thing that could be used with minimal maintenance for casual use (grind enough for about a litre of filter per day).

Also EU plug :/

If you're using it for filter, Square Mile have got these: https://shop.squaremilecoffee.com/products/wilfa-grinder not quite as pretty, but half the price.

ooh, nice, thanks!

Anyone got one of these for sale? Few on ebay but at ridiculous prices :(

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I haven't used one, but I figure if SM are recommending them, must be alright!

Decided my coffee habit was getting a bit out of hand (400-600g a week) so tried tea with breakfast.
I now have a monster head ache.

I'd follow James to the end of the world.

Coffee crush.

Haven't checked this thread in a long time so this might be a bit late, but hey ho

Why not give something like http://www.shopify.com a go as a start for a webshop? Sure your margins won't be as good as with something bespoke, but you can get something decent up for very little money and once you're ready you can move on to something more appropriate.

PM if you want me to help out, more than happy to

nice one. in the market and that looks perfect

I think Workshop Coffee also recommend this Wilfa grinder

First father's day and my generous 4 month old has a well developed taste it would seem.

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Nice! With a 4-month-old I trust these are all high-caffeine blends?

@StevePeel

Time for a re-up

What's good this month?