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Check out http://instagram.com/edmosley he's working private out of Brockley now.

Is it worth going to a Halloween flash walk-in day/eve thing at say Shangri La or will it be hours of waiting/socialising?

Aeropress is best for one <250ml cup of coffee. I don't know how much coffee a 'scoop' is but you only want 15-17g per 220-250ml. (17g of ground coffee dumped into the Aeropress is about an inch high, 240ml water on top takes it to near the top so you have to stir real carefully).

You might find some little £15 scales will save you money in the long run!

Acapella dude's amazing and completely not a hipster (from what I can judge by his head). Or does hipster pretty much mean young-ish person with headwear and facial hair now?

Anyway those vids are great.

http://coffeehit.co.uk/friis-coffee-canister

About a minute once you get the knack.

You can sometimes ask cafes if they wouldn't mind selling a small quantity of whichever bag they have open for serving in the shop. Obviously gauge how friendly/communicative the staff are first.

If the mechanism is the same as the Porlex (which I think it is) a good starting point is about 10 clicks back from tight (this will make more sense when you see it - basically you tighten the burrs all the way then loosen back from there). That's a little coarser than what you'd set for pourover. I'd start with 17g coffee / 250g water. Then the usual adjustments after tasting - if it's weak/sour/thin go a stop or two finer, if it's harsh/bitter take it a stop or two coarser.

Square Mile retail bags are 350g, Hasbean are 250g.

These kind of roasteries (SM, Workshop etc) go to great lengths, dealing direct with the farmers, to source insanely high quality beans that go through multiple stages of quality control and sorting, and put a lot back in, paying well over the market price/Fairtrade. Read up on their blogs/websites/tweets/instagrams to see the kind of involvement they have at origin.

It's totally fine if you're happy buying cheap coffee, I don't care, but comparing SqM to supermarket fare is just ridiculous. SqM is 3x the price but I'd say the quality/taste is stratospherically higher. Certainly worth the what, 55p a cup?

It's been great for filter, no problems at all. Definitely worth it.

Yeah I thought that, I recently went to do a pourover on a brew station then thought hang on... I'd have to weigh my water into the kettle first. Bit pointless.

Obligatory 'hipster' comment. It's the new Godwin's law.
I respect them for sticking to their guns, it would seem disingenuous for them to start producing something they weren't into just to make more money. It's not like darker-roasted coffee isn't widely available, and places like Pact quite rightly don't mind people with different tastes shopping elsewhere.

You can be absolutely slammed and still manage a smile. Sounds shitty.

I sometimes put up with shit service if the goods for sale are outstanding. But...

What happened?