Coffee Appreciation

We use the espresso blend, available on the website. Currently 60% washed Colombia, 30% natural Brasil, 10% washed Rwanda.

We use the espresso blend, available on the website

of course! how did i not spot that?!

Got some cooking beans from spain, been working my way through a kilo, now time to spend an inordinate amount of cash on coffee hipster beans from berlin.

i'm finding the borderline compulsive attention to detail here rather relaxing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXGJy_-9cYA

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-us-canada-43594645

I was in Sweden recently and saw a nice cafetiere. The jug bit was a solid bit of glass (including handle). The top bit was like a normal cafetiere only it didn't plunge - just sits 1-2cm below the rim of the jug. It would have been great for that method posted several pages back where you stir the coffee then just leave it to sit for 8 minutes without plunging. (Another vote for that method by the way - works well.)

Does anyone know where I can find something similar? And not too expensive?

Edit: actually I found a picture of it:

If anyone knows about something similar in the UK give me a shout.

Not sure about the actual thing but a cafetière will do the job perfectly well.

My folks have one - not sure where they got it from but the brand is "jing". think it's billed as a teapot.

@tomatoe nice, that's exactly it. Link. £28 + postage though, think I'll wait for now as it's no improvement over what I've got currently and I can't really justify spending £30 just because it looks nice

@StevePeel yeah, I just like the look of that one. Nicer than your average plastic/metal/glass cafetiere I think. Plus it works for tea as I've just found out.

When you peeps are doing the Hofmann cafetiere method, and you're pouring into 2 cups, do you re-position the plunger between pours? I'm worried that the first cup comes out really nice, but then the second comes out murky because the act of pouring agitates all the settled grinds.

I've just been doing it in one pour, easing back on the flow when you move between the cups but not holidng it upright.

That's what I do, too

Cool, I'll give that a go.

just re-subscribed to Pact after a good few years not using any service and just buying locally as and when - can anyone recommend one of their offerings? I'm thinking the Columbian La Laguna

I can rarely tell much difference between them, they're all just 'nice'. But I'm not a pro.

that's kinda what I was thinking! cheers

I take it everyone else's Fbook feed has been full of this: http://kelvinroaster.com?

Looks suspiciously like a jazzed-up air popcorn maker, but can't help but be tempted by a new coffee gadget...

Decided to forgo the lab hot plate option for the moka pots and made an appropriately sized brass ('cause I'm no lightweight) potholder for the Trangia.
Adapted from the webs, it came out nice and solid and works for all the sizes of pots I own. Bonus is that the coffee comes out way quicker than from the electric coils on our range, no discernible taste change as yet, will experiment though.

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That’s lovely. Great work!

I think yellow bourbon do subscriptions.

Much better than “nice”. Expertly roasted and really interesting beans plus supporting an lfgss member.

Thanks, especially coming from a maven like yourself!
Not sure whether to pop a few holes in there or not, maybe I’ll wait till I get a better feel for the set up.

Very nice. What did you use to cut the slots?

Thanks, did a rough cut with a hacksaw, broke the stub off, then took a file that was the right diameter and widened it.

Brilliance! Going to have to make one of them for myself

Put a few holes and slots in, has a more aggressive flame now - I found that, especially with the little one cup pot, the coffee tasted good but wasn't very hot at all. Haven't tried it with that one yet, but the test with the steel maker (not pictured, 3 cup) worked really well.

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