Coffee Appreciation

Surely there's a market for a fancy tea/coffee shop inside a pressurised cabin in what I assume is some sort of ski resort.

Its a very small town. Population of 400. Even without Covid and the recent rockfall they don't often have more than 50 tourists about in summer. I wouldn't be surprised if one of the winter hotels did something like that though. If not, they should.

Should be good enough for a cup of tea or v60: https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Glove-Box/

Definitely. You just have to figure out how. One of the interesting quirks is that gas has a greater volume at this altitude...in that bread rises more and coffee grounds bloom more. Everything is different to the point of affecting the grind you need, the time to brew etc etc

Made a coffee using a cafetiere this morning, using the same amounts, grind , temp and time as in London. Even after stirring, couldnt plunge because the amount the coffee had bloomed.

Seems like excellent grounds (pun intended) for an experiment!

New handle arrived today, resto complete! New funnel, shower screen, gasket and handle... Doesn't look bad after removing the 30-odd years of grime, looking forward to brewing a pot tomorrow...

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@ChasnotRobert and @Sumo, leaning towards the Silenzio due to quality build and quiet running and (relatively) low retention. Which models do you have? Someone did a mod where they used a bellows from a pest powder dispenser and a PVC connector pipe on a Specialita in order to minimize retention, the burrs are 55mm on that compared to 50mm on the Silenzio, I wonder if the top opening is also larger. Regardless, has anyone here done this or feel the need to?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x20t5J7zgyw

well done, these are my faves, call me a philistine, but I had a gaggia coffee machine and I binned it with preference for the simplicity of a bialetti or some derivitive like La Cafetiere, I'll be buried with it, it's one of my favourite things in the house. I've become really fond of it after picking it up some years ago from TK Maxx. Glad you're giving this a new lease of life.

I have the specialita which has the dose timer on it, which I've found useful. I've not felt the need to modify it!

https://clivecoffee.com/products/eureka-mignon-specialita-espresso-grinder

It's aluminium - it needs a scrub & nothing else

And definitely don;t do what I once did, which is put one in the dishwasher...

Thanks, thinking thinking...

Are there any brew specific coffee subscriptions out there? I drift between V60, Chemex, Wave and Aeropress and like to keep the beans varied.

I'm after 3+ bags a month of various different roasters etc. I just want them delivered to me because i'm a lazy fucker. A quick search hasn't bought anything up that floats my boat.

TIA

It reminds me of simpler times... I was still a musician (read unemployed) when I first got it, used to buy the blue vacuum packs of pre-ground Lavazza or, if I was feeling extravagant, a can of pre-ground Illy... The height of sophistication!

I did eventually start buying whole beans, I've still got my old Russell Hobbs grinder which has been demoted to spice duties for the last twenty odd years... Then I became allergic to caffeine and didn't go near coffee again for years... What a journey... #csb

Haven't had a chance to use it yet, I'm saving up old grounds so I can season it properly first... Looking forward to it!

Iced coffee day. Did a cold brew last week when it was hot. Today is V60 hot-dripped straight onto ice. Oh boy the V60 pwns the shit out of cold brew. So much better!

It's aluminium - it needs a scrub & nothing else

But dat mirror shine.

And definitely don;t do what I once did, which is put one in the dishwasher...

Yeah, I think we’ve all done that though! Ruined my one that way.

But dat mirror shine.

I don't think it'll be possible to get mine like that unless I really go to town with all the shiny Campag seatpost tricks... And I can't be bothered with that nonsense anymore! As long as it's safe to use I'm quite happy with it as it is...

I've just bought another for using while I'm at my mum's house.

She has a 9-cup one, which is just a little too much for my morning coffee.

The smallest one you can get away with is best other than the 1 cup size, which I found didn't get hot enough before it brewed. The 3 cup size is the sweet spot.

The 3 cup size is the sweet spot.

Trufax. It's my goto stovetop, and if I dont take one on my travels, cheap enough to just buy.

I can't be bothered with that nonsense anymore!

Burn the witch!

Anyone use their moka the Hoffman espresso method? Boiling water in it from start. Only let about half it come through, pour cold water into base part to stop it brewing.

Also use the 3 cup one
It makes an intensely rich and strong coffee that you top up with water to your tasting rather than have all the water for through the coffee and I guess overdoing it.

Stopped using my moka for a long time, but use it everyday in work now this way for a better Americano than I'd get in most of the local spots

Anyone use their moka the Hoffman espresso method? Boiling water in it from start. Only let about half it come through, pour cold water into base part to stop it brewing.

After more than 10 years of using a moka pot regularly I started using boiling water from the start, and pouring the coffee into the cup before there's any spouting.
Wished I had started with this method earlier!

I was taught to use boiling water, keep it on a super low flame and watch it like a hawk... I turn the flame off when it starts bubbling into the pot, all to hopefully avoid 'burnt coffee'...

Ditto

Some hobs make it hard work though - if it takes too long to push the water through, and the coffee ends up literally boiling, or too fast, and you end up with insipid nothing.

I don't fill up to the line either, and, although I've (in the mists of time) been told not to tamp the grounds, I do a little bit.