Coffee Appreciation

I've done the same and my P0 arrived today. I have been after a grinder for touring so I was looking to get a 1xpresso q2 or q air before coming across the Kingrinder P series. I have just unboxed it and after a few seasoning grinds and getting the grind in the ballpark by eye, I've made a quick V60 and it's tasting really sweet and balanced. The grind uniformity looks good: no massive boulders or sludgy fines in the coffee bed. I can't believe this thing is £22.

It's a Chinese company and they seem to have fallen foul of the usual approach to copyright over there. There's a bunch of their stuff on AliExpress

Turns out that randomly messing about with the Gaggia's OPV last year resulted in a perfect 9bar.

Now I've got the gauge and can measure changes, I'm gonna take it down to 7ish bar as 6 seems the internet afficionados choice and I don't want to seem quite as snobby as them. Any input from others who've done this?

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Any input from others who've done this?

Yes, I found the temperature suffers a bit when you turn the pressure down too much. I think it’s because of the way the OPV bypasses the water back into the tank. You might also find the machine burps quite a lot when you’ve got the steam on because it also uses the OPV as its maximum pressure hold.

I use 7 bar on the commercial machine in the shop, we arrived at it by tasting espresso at 9, then 8 and so on.

What is the Hoffman/Hedrick/LFGSS approved filter coffee setup?

Aeropress for least faff but V60 makes a better cup if you have the time to spend on it IMO.

Fallen in love with the aeropress again after getting a hand grinder. The clean up is so easy and the pucks are lovely.

Would like to get a goose neck kettle and a v60 though to try.

Personally I find clever dripper the easiest for the best cup, aeropress a close second. And I like a bigger cup (330ml), and the clever does up to 500ml vs the 250ml of an aeropress.

I think it's ultimately down to personal preference, I've went through V60, Aeropress, Clever Dripper & Chemex a bunch of times and always come back to the V60.

Kettle-wise, I've had the Hario Buono for years now and I can't really imagine a reason to get anything else.

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What's your clever dripper recipe/technique? I got one a few weeks ago and don't really get on with it. I find the V60 gives a much better/stronger flavour.
I've only followed the Hoffman approved technique so far (something like soak paper, add water, add coffee, stir, leave for 2 minutes).

I’ve found you have to really try and move quickly so as to use the hottest water possible. And I stir again just before the draw-down.

Yeah, I've been doing both of those! It still tastes a bit "thin" though. To be fair, I've only tried it with one coffee so maybe I need to experiment more with different roasts. Is there a particular roast that's more suited?

That’s my method and I got much cleaner tasting but also fuller brews than I was able to get with v60. Grind finer?

I’m on Square Mile filter, which I would say are “medium-light”.
You could maybe push the parameters to try and aim for it to be too strong then work back from there? E.g updose a few whole grams, or fine the grind more than you would usually, or steep it for 30 seconds longer.

I'm already grinding much finer than I would with a V60. I'll try going to the extreme to see what happens and work back from there!

Do post back with your findings! I have to admit I only really gave it a week and didn't do too much experimenting with variables so interested to hear how you get on.

For the sake of being able to keep my eyes off, I'd get the Clever dripper. Honestly if/when I wake up a zombie on an early weekday morning, sometimes I don't have the minutes needed to babysit a V60

I'm a Hario version of the clever dripper enjoyer and honestly, I'm in the world of let it brew for at least 3 mins before draining into a cup but often it's longer and I get pretty good results once I've fiddled with the grind a bit.

If it’s very fine and tasting thin, I’d be tempted to up the dose and make it coarser. As there’s a steeping element I don’t think a fine grind is great for it.

Appreciate it - hopefully PID helps a bit but I'll monitor it.

@Stevethecoffee this is exactly the sort of reinforcement I need. Taste > parameters. Cheers

Gotta say a filter machine would be my go to - press a button and a few mins later a great pot of coffee

This looks quite nice

https://services.unitedbaristas.com/store/equipment-store/brewers/product/ratio-six-coffee-brewer/

https://www.swevencoffee.co.uk/product/cata-project-espresso/

Had this as a seasonal espresso from Paradox yesterday. Stuff absolutely slapped