Coffee Appreciation

Thank you. I'm drinking it now. Perfect.

No worries.

Will I die?

Basically yes. If you try and put 3 or 4 teaspoons of pre-ground coffee in and pour over unfiltered boiling tap water straight from a kettle you're taking a massive, massive risk. Especially if you post about it on here. Have you got any idea how many people died in the period leading up to when domestic coffee grinders and scales accurate to 0.1g were widely available? It's literally the entire human population up to that point. In the billions. So I wouldn't risk it.

@Tenderloin I expect so- I imagine there won’t be any difference between mine and a UK one. I admit it doesn’t bother me, but if it did I think there are places that make custom handles.

Shit I already drank it!
If I die I’ll be sure to update this thread to save others from the same fate.
Pray for me.

I’d weigh out 15g in the aeropress and make a mark where it goes to.

Volume VS. Weight. Don't get em started.

Just my opinion, but if you’re out camping any coffee is good coffee

I'm in the volume camp however it's difficult to grind to volume, but pre ground - fine

For anyone who was ZP6 curious, its good. Very good. I had been drinking a few coffees from Sey two weeks off roast and was really disappointed. But it wasn't the grinder, it was the coffee. I've been away for two weeks and just made my first cup this morning, four weeks off roast, with the ZP6, and its exceptional. Everything in reviews is true. Tea like mouth feel, incredibly grind consistency, a total lack of fines, clarity through the roof. A noticeable change from my JX-Pro for filter and much easier to dial in given the much smaller number of clicks. External adjustment is great. Just wish it had a magnetic catch cup... But for $200, knowing how long they last for... Stoked!

X-post from AQA thread - does anyone have any recommendations for good cafes/spaces where I might be able to do a Teams call from - central(ish) London tomorrow afternoon? Big enough that I don’t be a twat doing a call, but not too much background noise.

That's valuable feedback, thanks!

There's a few redemptions that are pretty comfortable to work from
piccadilly or holborn would be my shouts

Bean to cup coffee machines. I see lleit do one, I know they make good machines. But is there something good around 500 EUR?

There’s nothing good around 5000 eur

Edit. Sorry. If you’re after speciality quality drinks there are no b2c machines that will do it. If you just want a push button way to get standard high-street level coffee you probably can get it at €500, I don’t know any specific examples but reliability is always an issue as there’s lots of moving parts and complicated mechanisms, not to mention traps for dirt to linger in. It might not be the easy life you’re hoping for in the end.

Get a filter machine and a Wilfa grinder :)

Edit again: The Sage B2C is more like a separate machine and grinder in one box and overcomes most of the problems with automated machines, but you pretty much operate it the same way as a manual machine so you have to learn a whole new hobby still.

Okay thanks. I figured as much. Seems that lleit is the same also like the Sage.
Was for my sister so I'll leave her to it.

What in-line filter for coffee and tea? London water, low flow rate is fine, ideally don’t have to spend tonnes on the device or a life of disposable cartridges

Glad to hear you're enjoying it, honestly haven't loved what I've got from mine so far but I do like a big juicy fruity coffee and it really mutes that. I want to try it with some cleaner washed coffees soon and see how it fares with them.

Have you only been using it with naturals/other processes? Everything I've read says that its basically only for washed coffees. I've also been grinding way coarser than I have with any other grinder and pouring more slowly to increase extraction time while still keeping that coarse grind. I'm certainly getting a lot of florals, but I'm mostly drinking floral coffees right now rather than fruity.

How do you know if your burrs need replacing? Are there any tell take signs?

The guy I bought my grinder from said they would be worth replacing.

I think if there are any signs of physical contact (e.g. from adjusting the burrs too close to each other) then they will need replacing. That will have damaged or destroyed critical points on the burrs.

Else, I think you need to take the burrs out and have a close look at them. If they look like a drill bit that has done some duty; like if the hard surfaces look like polished bright metal instead of sharp, ground edges; if the sharp sides of the burrs look worn, chipped or rounded; that sort of stuff.

I have to say, unless they’re pretty worn I don’t think you’ll notice. It takes a time to bed new burrs in, but once they’re grinding satisfactorily they don’t wear down all that quickly. Beans aren’t that hard or abrasive. Some higher-end manufacturers state to replace after 250kg beans. Others it’s different weights. But then on the flip side of that advice I mashed my burrs right up following stupid advice about resetting the zero point in my grinder and after a while they’ve actually bedded back in and work fine. So I’d say it’s not critical and unless they look physically deteriorated in a bad way, it’s probably not going to make much of a difference.

Loving Origin's Stronghold at the moment. Had a kg earlier in the year and sipping my way through another right now. Just the right amount of darkness in the roast - works wonderful in the Pavoni as Cortado & FW.

Yeah I'm far from writing it off (which is why I hadn't reviewed it here like I said I would) but it just so happens that the freezer is full of processed stuff right now. I'm sure it's time will come.

Does anyone else with a robot find the little red grabber thingy on the shower screen fucks the puck up and causes channeling directly underneath it? I removed it, and it didn’t help as it leaves a larger hole. I then used 2 of the paper filters and that seemed to improve things, no channeling directly in the centre.

I don’t think it’s a long term solution though and wondering if anyone has experienced similar

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I think it might cause issues but I haven't made any effort to find a solution! There is always a point just off center that comes through quicker than the rest on the pre-infusion. I absentmindedly pushed the screen down on top of the puck rather than just gently placing it the other day and the channeling on that shot was insane.