Coffee Appreciation

I had some instant coffee from The Barn and it was really good, so much so that I’m trying to find somewhere that can process our roasted coffee as instant

Stumbled across this whilst stuck in bed feeling sorry for myself with a classic Christmas cold. Lovely little film (apart from the bit with the cartoon like American presenter)

https://youtu.be/gXVeG3qn4K4

Thanks for all the suggestions gang! Decided to get him something else in the end after all. I figured if he's happy drinking Aldi own brand instant why bother getting him anything nicer?

Mrs H quite likes Douwe Egberts

The voila stuff? Can't ever find it for sale anywhere but would like to try.

Seems ideal for bikepacking wankery. Taking the grinder is kind of OTT but pre ground seems to lose its flavour within 24hours.

I fell in love with Gibraltar rocks glasses for cortados in America.

I emailed one of the cafes that used the glasses as to where they came from and then stopped thinking about them. However unknown to me my wife had done more research and found the manufacturer in Los Angeles. Yesterday I was given 12 flat white and 12 cortado glasses.

Currently loving @StevePeel ‘s Finca Capetillo from Guatemala in the new glasses. Also got a Hario V60 and kettle for xmas from the in-laws.

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That's what is known as 'Carnival Glass' in the antiques trade (Dad was a glass expert).

You used to get coloured glass for prizes at fairgrounds before 1 week lifespan fish and stuffed toys arrived.

They have such heft, the larger glasses are over 400g in weight and feel substantial in ones hand.

Got a tasty Kenyan from Triple Co Roast as an Xmas gift, worth a look for Bristol folks.

Still stuck on low dose so will last me ages too.

Ha. The original stuff wasn't, cheaply made and easy to break.

Hence why original Victorian examples fetch high prices, there isn't much left in one piece nowadays.

Are these Libbey glasses?

https://www.notneutral.com/drink.html#vero

Thanks

I got a wilfa Classic for Christmas and the coffee tastes slightly chemical -slightly tangy. Same coffee as before, different filter (filtopra unbleached). Is there something I’m doing wrong?

Edit: I didn’t run plain water through it before using... will try again...

Could just be unbleached papers adding their tang

What kind of thread lock do Gaggia put on their portafilter spouts? 2010 ish.

Will I need a blow torch to break it down, or can I pop the plastics off and whack it in the oven for a bit at 200?

Which Gaggia? I never heat treated any of the ones I messed with.

Classic. Gonna stick it in a bench vise at some point but don't want to mangle it completely. It's old, never been off before and by hand will not budge so I'm assuming it's stuck on.

My Classic didn’t have any threadlock. First time I took it off I wrapped the spout thickly in kitchen roll to protect the surface and got hold of it with a pair of large pliers. It was just tight.

More force :)

I'd probably try hot water first.

Heated it up and used the “universal tool”.

Great success

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The threadlock probably consisted of old coffee residue

Threads were pretty clean when it came out, not sure why it was so reluctant to part company.

Anyhoo.

• pressure 10bar at the portafilter
  
• 18g beans
  

• 4 sec until flow / 20 sec extraction

• Sette 270 on 15e grind (recommendation is 9e?!)

If I put the Sette on the recommended setting I can't get a flow at all unless I drop the dose to < 12g. To the point where I can't tamp. Seems a bit odd.

Setting depends on how many shims you've fitted also. I haven't fitted any to mine and am normally around 3 or so (this is for a 51mm basket with around 15-16g so not all that comparable. But I wouldn't worry about deviating from the recommended setting.

ignore the recommended setting and look at the fineness of the grind, you want it so it's just about starting to clump. Based on your times I'd go a small amount finer.