Coffee Appreciation

Ha ha. I have the exact same set up, only difference being I only have the one sticker on my Iberital.

Me too. Although the sticker has been removed as I prepare to sell up and upgrade soon.

Just tried a pour over of the Shalaitu Ethiopia at work. It was seriously amazing, and I'm left wondering if I should just go ahead and make myself another cup :)

Interestingly the aeropress I tried at home on Sunday was not so great. Maybe I'm not doing it properly or maybe this coffee doesn't work well with in an aeropress? (tried inverted with ~20gr of coffee, 50 mL of water for 30 sec, + 200 mL for 2 minutes)

I have tried this
Aeropress recipe and liked it. (I now await the inevitable backlash..)

Edit: WAC.. Hehe.

His surname is "Little Chef" ?

Ha, that's an interesting take. Will try, thanks :)

Everytime I see something from world aeropress competition I LOL. There's a book and everything 😂 #wac

Never not funny.

@StevePeel where do you order the stickers from?

35 grams of coffee for a single aeropress!? Hell no. That's more than I use for a two cup V60.

^ if I was involved with the sale of coffee i'd definitely tell everyone you need at least 40g of beans per cup.

40g beans, coursely ground, pour into open palm, use to exfoliate, dispose of, grind up 18g of fresh beans with the now soft and smooth hands, make aeropress coffee like a normal.

https://www.theespressoshop.co.uk/en/Spares

The Espresso Shop is doing an extra 20% off on spares for Black Friday

Use code BLACKFRIDAY20

Ideal if you want to upgrade or repair your machine

I have never used 35g, more like 23g, it was still good.

Is all Aeropress coffee that light coloured?

Picked up a grinder and a couple bags of beans to get to grips with it. Anyone else using the Wilfa at home?

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Yep. Got one the other week.

It's not the most even grind, but better than the zassenhaus it replaced. I'm happy with it.

Yep.

Though before I buy a Technivorm to go along with it, can anyone tell me whether I should sell mine and replace it with this Wilfa all in one?

https://shop.squaremilecoffee.com/products/wilfa-classic-brewer

Obvious Technivorm is obvious etc and I'll probably carry on down that route - but footprint/small kitchen - one unit seems a nice idea. Just not sure if it's any good compared to the Technivorm?

And on @kboy 's point about it not being the most event grind, is there a better grinder I should be looking at to do the Technivorm justice?

Not in my experience. It does seem to be cloudier than pour-over but I think that's just the extraction method.

Thanks, should try it one day.

I should add that I just grind what I need. So I measure up say 40 grams and put it in the hopper and let it grind through. The last few beans seems to go through a touch bigger compared to the rest.

No idea how much real world difference it makes to my coffee though

Yay!

https://amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/nov/23/three-coffees-a-day-linked-to-a-range-of-health-benefits

Note:

“Does coffee prevent chronic disease and reduce mortality? We simply do not know. Should doctors recommend drinking coffee to prevent disease? Should people start drinking coffee for health reasons? The answer to both questions is ‘no’.”

Seems we're not doing ourselves any harm though.

Round Hill have 30% off and free delivery all weekend, which is pretty great. https://roundhillroastery.com

If anyone spots any other coffee deals, share the deets.