Coffee Appreciation

I still really like my 1zpresso Q Air.

I’ve had my eye on those.

Just discovered the KINGrinder P0 and have given that a punt for a measly £22 delivered!

I've been using the Peak for a while, designed by the guys at Colonna coffee. Seems decent enough. Plus the filters can be sent back for recycling which I liked

Getting a drip assist has made my morning pour over silly easy, I barely even need to watch it let alone worry about how I'm pouring.

After I lost my £35 or something trying to get a latest model but basic Timemore for cheap on Aliexpress I got one from from Amazon for c£65 and am very pleased with it.

I've had this for over 10 years. It has been temperamental over that period but it's still chugging along very happily.

How big is the difference in the taste of the coffee between the two in your experience?

Reviews are inconsistent; is it stainless steel inside or plastic? And do you find the 10° increments are enough to be worthwhile?

I hadn't even known that was a thing, seems like a cool idea!

I like the idea of having a bit more control over the agitation going on, though it doesn't look like it has that much capacity so would need frequent top ups. How do you end up using it (in terms of number/frequency of pours)?

I do the initial bloom/swirl like normal then just put this on top and fill it with water a couple of times. I'm using the Timemore one which fits perfectly over the top of a Kalita Wave or probably an aeropress but sits partially inside a regular v60 so if the grind is too fine and it drains too slow then the water touches the dripper, not that it seems to make any difference to the coffee coming out. It fits about 250ml of water inside.

I might have a spare Peak jug in a cupboard somewhere - can’t remember if it’s been rehomed yet or not. I’ll have a dig today @branwen if you want to try it.

Ah cool, yeah that'd be brill ta

The heating element base is stainless, the rest is plastic.

For me, 10⁰ increments are fine. Since 2012 when I got it, as I've been brewing lighter and lighter roasts and changed brew methods, I've just been using 100⁰ anyway and the lower temps are reserved for tea.

If I was using a V60 and needed a proper pouring kettle then I'd upgrade to 1⁰ increments and a gooseneck, but for what I'm using it for, I'm happy.

I'm not saying it's the best and people should buy it but I saw it posted and thought I'd throw my experience of it in the ring.

It was useful. TBH I had no idea temp kettles were potentially that cheap, it's useful to get a some user feedback

Breville have an option that's full size like the Bosch (1.7L) but offers 5⁰ increments for £20 more, depends how hard your budget is.

Yeah I was looking at that one, think I'd probably try it if I did go for one

Have had the slightly posher one for years.

Wife broke the pop up lid somehow but otherwise faultless.

https://www.coffeefriend.co.uk/p/kettle-bosch-twk7203/?

Quiet and quick to boil too - something I don’t realise how much I appreciate until I use other kettles

x2 on this one. No complaints.

Got this off Amazon. Goes from 60 -100 degree. Had it for 3 years never had a problem. Had various smeg and morphy Richard’s kettles over the years all bitten the dust.

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I’ve been trying out Lance Hedrick’s Aeropress method for older or darker roasts where you use a ton of very coarsely-ground coffee, fairly cool water and get it through the Aeropress quickly.

https://youtu.be/jz9fH5ODVFU

I think my main takeaway is that I’ve not been grinding coarsely enough. However, 25g of coffee is a LOT of coffee to use for the resulting beverage. 20g and leaving it to steep for longer yields just as much beverage, similar taste, but uses 20% less coffee in the process.

25g of coffee is a LOT of coffee to use for the resulting beverage

In an Aeropress? Absolutely IMO! I think I normally go for around 14g or so (but also not a regular Aeropress user, so I'm not going to say my way is the optimal one)

Interesting development, fake Timemore grinders.
https://www.reddit.com/r/JamesHoffmann/comments/1bk4zqd/timemore_purchase_followup_counterfeit/
https://www.instagram.com/timemore.id/p/CtkppnIvIDa/?hl=en

Under-extraction is the key for any coffees that are a bit toasty. Monmouth filter recipe is 26g / 250ml running through in about 3 mins for pour over. That’s why it tastes good there but burnt when you make it with a modern recipe at home.

Aromaboy has arrived. It is tiny!