Coffee Appreciation

This might be a stupid idea, but is there any merit in infusion brewing, then pouring through a filter? We usually make a cafetiere but I'm missing the cleaner taste of filter. Unfortunately we only have a small v60 and massive filters at the moment - not much use when brewing for two.
I'm going to experiment either way, but was thinking of trying:
1) making the press normally, then just pouring through a filter.
2) brew like tea, leaving grinds to settle, not using the press in the cafetiere and just pouring through a filter once brewed.

Any other ideas?

I'm sure this will be most people's response to your post:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st571DYYTR8

Relatively similar to the second option I guess. Interested to hear how you get on!

Oh, I'm well acquainted with the Hof. Just interested in maybe trying to remove some of the oils (or what seems like oils) you get with a cafetiere. The sensible answer is to spend a tenner on a bigger v60 and a pack of filters, but with such a glut of free time at the moment, the mind starts to try and solve problems that aren't really there.

I'll report back tomorrow, I know you're all waiting on tenterhooks.

Not wanting to kill your free time filler buzz :) but couldn't you just cut the filters down a bit so they fit your v60?

I folded a filter to fit the v60 this morning, but it’s the smallest v60 so making 2 cups with it is a pain. 30g of coffee almost filled it completely.

If you follow the Hoffman method then I’m not sure i could tell the difference between a pour over and cafetière.

I have poured cafetière through filters before to clean it but the hoffman method tastes about as good for way less faff

Have you seen the bread loaves that have disappointed @nefarious?

Cold brew?

Get a clever dripper, that’s exactly what it does.

Soak brew followed by draw through a filter

On my earlier ROK presso (well first edition presso) upgrade, I finally did it.

Way too much limescale in there required all sorts of stuff to loosen it and just had to destroy the original part thanks to a hammer, massive screwdriver and patience.

Installed the GC upgrade now, but will take it off every few days and tackle the limescale on it.

I hope that things aren't as gloomy as this suggests - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52442123

I got a YB delivery on Friday, so I'm okay for a while. I've ordered various coffee related bits and pieces online in the last couple of months, but I don't know how badly those businesses are being affected by changes to their 'trade' sales.

Yeah that quote from Volcano sums it up pretty neatly. We’re in a more fortunate position where we haven’t expanded yet so don’t have large numbers of staff or overheads which require huge cash flow, but if we were 5 years further down the line when this hit then we’d be in a lot more trouble. The situation looks bleak for the supply chain, particularly farmers and cooperatives which have invested in specialty level infrastructure. Coffee traders too are in the shit with their contracts for the year fully booked and nowhere for all that coffee to go. It’s much like the oil situation where prices have plummeted because the logistics network is strangled. There’s going to be a huge amount of past-crop coffee from respected estates in the market next year, as a consumer it would be a good time to learn what coffee tastes like when it’s been roasted from stale greens as there’s going to be some less scrupulous operators needing to shift some old coffee.

@StevePeel

Just started on the Hambella. Even first cup that wasn’t properly dialled in was amazing. Though to be expected as we always veer toward Ethiopian coffees in this household.

YBCR definitely one of the essential services!

If you follow the Hoffman method then I’m not sure i could tell the difference between a pour over and cafetière.

Interesting claim. I've tried both and it's not changed my previous experience that I've never had cafetiere coffee that comes near a decent pour-over.

How long does it take for the green beans to go (noticeably) stale? Would an average consumer be able to tell the difference between a new crop and the previous year?

I suppose with the spread of coffee growing regions, you've got new harvests coming on stream throughout most of the year?

Had a few days of infusion brewing and then pouring through a filter. It's great! Bit of a faff, dosing for pour over rather than infusion (still don't understand why infusion has a greater g/l dose), but it tastes great.

Will be interesting to see how it compares to pour over once I buy the right bits to just do that. Deffo think a lot of the current improvement has come from being more precise in the first place.

Annoyingly though, it makes me want to drink a lot more coffee but I limit myself to one cup a day for my own sanity (I just get a bit stressy after more than one cup).

My Hario grinder keeps getting clogged up after a few minutes of use and stops working. Second one it’s happened to, chucked the other one away eventually.

I’ve tried drying out the burs completely but that didn’t help. Should I just give up on it?

Are you grinding really fine?

Not super fine. For filter

Have you considered buying something very expensive and over engineered instead of going through all the palaver of fixing the Hario?

On that note, has anyone got an Iberital MC2 for sale?

I suppose this is a pretty small corner of the internet, so it's easy to think that everyone is out there buying nice, ethical coffees when in reality most people are buying Kenco or £2.50 supermarket own brand stuff.

Lots of people think I'm a right fancy pants for buying Lavazza, never mind paying £30/kg for something decent (I know that's not even super expensive as these things go).

Hario grinder

Which model? I've had a mini for 2 years that has been flawless for Cafetiere use.

What's the forum recommendation for reasonable bang/buck percolator machines and grinders suitable for same? OH is now drinking more coffee now she's WFH all the time, so she's suggested it might be worth getting a countertop machine rather than me cranking the rhinowares and aeropress/V60 all the time. A machine with a timer switch would be nice for those mornings where we need the promise of instant caffeine to get us up and moving...