Coffee Appreciation

How do you want your coffee to be different from your French press brews?

I make more mess inverted.

euph?

I'm using my Porlex Mini to get a coarse grind for cafetiere coffee at work now; and my phone as a timer like a total fucking geek.

It's great. No sugar, no milk, no faff. Balanced flavour, nice hit. Clean cup too. Can't believe I spent years tolerating gut-rottingly stewed cafetiere coffee made with finer grounds.

I think it was bombcup who first mentioned the correct approach within my sphere of perception, so thanks for that.

I have a Dualit branded version of the solis starbucks grinder, which is quite small: http://coffeegeek.com/reviews/grinders/starbucks_barista_grinder

I modded it to go 2 settings finer than the factory setting (no burr rub), and with some beans it's fine enough to pull a 30+ second shot, so it can just about do espresso if you're lucky. Otherwise it's great for french press, moka, drip filter etc.

£30 ono? Can post.

I'd take you up on this offer if its still going?

£30 inc postage to mainland uk?

I want to see whats its like grinding my own beans. At present I just use shop bought pre ground coffee in a red and silver packet.

:)

I'm afraid Dammit took it. Check ebay for similar grinders, there's usually something good knocking around.

I'm using my Porlex Mini to get a coarse grind for cafetiere coffee at work now; and my phone as a timer like a total fucking geek.

It's great. No sugar, no milk, no faff. Balanced flavour, nice hit. Clean cup too. Can't believe I spent years tolerating gut-rottingly stewed cafetiere coffee made with finer grounds.

I think it was bombcup who first mentioned the correct approach within my sphere of perception, so thanks for that.

Have you got your results in a spreadsheet? Have thought about doing my own spreadsheet with different coffees, grinds and time of brewing for each method to get a a full proof data.

Cheers Neu, it was worth an ask.

Have you got your results in a spreadsheet? Have thought about doing my own spreadsheet with different coffees, grinds and time of brewing for each method to get a a full proof data.

What a great idea. I'll get going with that straight away.

Roughly I'd say it should be similar to a V60 pourover but less 'clean' with more body, perhaps a heavier mouthfeel. Most decent coffee shops offer either V60 or Aeropress as the 'filter' choice so that might give you an idea of their similarity. A lovely black coffee that isn't hot water drowning a beautiful espresso.

Time-wise, as you can see from this page everyone has different ideas! I kind of see it as a method that should be quicker than a pourover as there's active pressure involved, so I wouldn't want to go over a 90 second steeptime.

And as you currently smash the espressos I wouldn't bother trying anything remotely similar to espresso on the Aeropress.

Do you work at Monmouth?

Monmouth? I wish! Heh. The cafe I work for serves Monmouth, so I'm currently trying to get onto as many of their training sessions as I can convince my boss to send me on....

Thanks for the tips! I was kind of feeling that way about the body/mouthfeel stuff (my efforts so far seem a bit thin) and I've been hovering around the 90s/2min mark, so I'll keep fiddling. Got some little sample bags of a few different Monmouth coffees, so should help me break away from the espresso!

No worries! Forgot to say finally, just keep trying filter coffee from good shops. It's usually the most interesting/exciting thing on offer anyway, especially if it's roasted by the shop (e.g. Tapped and Packed, Workshop) or if they regularly get in guest roastery stuff (Association E3 and others).

I feel i've reached a point in my life where having something like this

is the only thing to keep the obsession happy. this now means i'm opening up myself to one hell of a process for my daily fix.

Yeah but as a bonus, it can also pump up your tyres

Chris Swrve has one of those, it's the awesome...

i like the look of the londinium 1 but it uber pricey.

http://londiniumespresso.com/products/londinium-i

I have a Europiccola too; I love it.
#csb

Need forumunger assistance please.

I have a gaggia classic and an aeropress, and grind with a porlex mini. The grinder is great, but a mega pain in the bum in terms of the legth of time and effort involved (yes, I'm lazy like that). What's a decent grind machine to get?

Criteria:
Accurate with the grind fineness and consistency
Adjustable for different grade of grind
Not toooooo big
Not tooooooooooo expensive.

So, I want to have my cake and eat it. ....Or, have my beans and grind them.....?

what's your budget?

it's pricey but i fucken love my mahlkonig vario

costs about £330 but even when i ditch my classic i'll be keeping this. adjusts from espresso to filter, nice small footprint on the side, not that noisy. i'd say the only criticism i can level at it has to be cost actually.

Need forumunger assistance please.

I have a gaggia classic and an aeropress, and grind with a porlex mini. The grinder is great, but a mega pain in the bum in terms of the legth of time and effort involved (yes, I'm lazy like that). What's a decent grind machine to get?

Criteria:
Accurate with the grind fineness and consistency
Adjustable for different grade of grind
Not toooooo big
Not tooooooooooo expensive.

So, I want to have my cake and eat it. ....Or, have my beans and grind them.....?

I understand that a few are fond fo the following method although I have not used it myself.

Get a drill. Insert driver attachment to drill. Fit attachment over the grinder. Turn on drill.

what's your budget?

it's pricey but i fucken love my mahlkonig vario

costs about £330 but even when i ditch my classic i'll be keeping this. adjusts from espresso to filter, nice small footprint on the side, not that noisy. i'd say the only criticism i can level at it has to be cost actually.

Was thinking £100 max... am I being very very optimistic?

Object bought something pretty good that's cheaper than the Vario, I'm sure he'll pipe up soon... It'll be more than £100 tho'...

Was thinking £100 max... am I being very very optimistic?

Yes!

You're just not gonna get the level of adjustment needed.

Filter at home, espresso in cafes FTW.

Was thinking £100 max... am I being very very optimistic?

An Ascaco I-mini has just gone up for sale on coffeeforums for £50. A decent stepless grinder that's £150+ new.

http://coffeeforums.co.uk/showthread.php?10180-ASCASO-I-Mini-For-Sale

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbtYtChhdyE

That ain't going to fly TS, Mines a a Eureka Mignon 2, they're £270 + postage.
Awesome grinder though.

The Mignon that was recently posted on eBay was offered to me at £100 , collection from Acton.