Coffee. Grinder and Cafetiere or Pods in a machine
Discussion
Thebaggers said:
Turn7 said:
Dont forget Beans that have been rolled on the thighs of a Thai virgin at 63 degrees for 4 minutes....... 
The Thai virgin has a serious backlog. He'll get to it as soon as possible and promises to wash his inner thigh thoroughly, he tends to build up a fair sweat in the regular marathon warcraft sessions.
Turn7 said:
Robbie, I find it interesting that it was you that started the Nespresso thread.
Id be interested to know your journey from Pods to almost PH Coffee jedi......
In brief - didn't realise I liked coffee so much until I went to a third wave place. Discussed the coffee with them at the shop an they explaned the difference between light roasts/dark roasts etc.Id be interested to know your journey from Pods to almost PH Coffee jedi......
Bought a Nespresso to upgrade from Nescafe. Still have it,still use it in the office.
Upgraded to Bean to Cup presuming it was the holy grail, not realising it's barely an upgrade from Nespresso.
Kept going from there.
New machine arrived.
I used a whole bag of beans to work out how to get something approaching 18g of ground coffee into 36g of liquid. And not in 2 seconds, or 2 minutes.
Last cup out of the bag of beans was just about right. At least in time / weight. Still tasted like battery acid drinking it neat. But after I cleaned the room up from when I exploded a jug of steamed milk all over the place, it made a very passable, small, not-quite flat white.
More tomorrow when I get some more beans delivered.
Still many variables to tweak - not least my own expectation of what good coffee should actually taste like. My evil mixture of the slops of the 2 second, 2 minute, and everything in between extractions was not too bad with some milk. Similar to Nespresso. So probably not worth stressing over this too much until / unless I can start to tell the difference.
36g of coffee is not a lot. Although quite concentrated (especially the 2 minute one), I think I may still need to make 2 or 3 of them in one go if I want a big mug. Or maybe I need to just have more smaller cups. I'll work that out over the next day or two.
I used a whole bag of beans to work out how to get something approaching 18g of ground coffee into 36g of liquid. And not in 2 seconds, or 2 minutes.
Last cup out of the bag of beans was just about right. At least in time / weight. Still tasted like battery acid drinking it neat. But after I cleaned the room up from when I exploded a jug of steamed milk all over the place, it made a very passable, small, not-quite flat white.
More tomorrow when I get some more beans delivered.
Still many variables to tweak - not least my own expectation of what good coffee should actually taste like. My evil mixture of the slops of the 2 second, 2 minute, and everything in between extractions was not too bad with some milk. Similar to Nespresso. So probably not worth stressing over this too much until / unless I can start to tell the difference.
36g of coffee is not a lot. Although quite concentrated (especially the 2 minute one), I think I may still need to make 2 or 3 of them in one go if I want a big mug. Or maybe I need to just have more smaller cups. I'll work that out over the next day or two.
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New machine arrived.
I used a whole bag of beans to work out how to get something approaching 18g of ground coffee into 36g of liquid. And not in 2 seconds, or 2 minutes.
Last cup out of the bag of beans was just about right. At least in time / weight. Still tasted like battery acid drinking it neat. But after I cleaned the room up from when I exploded a jug of steamed milk all over the place, it made a very passable, small, not-quite flat white.
More tomorrow when I get some more beans delivered.
Still many variables to tweak - not least my own expectation of what good coffee should actually taste like. My evil mixture of the slops of the 2 second, 2 minute, and everything in between extractions was not too bad with some milk. Similar to Nespresso. So probably not worth stressing over this too much until / unless I can start to tell the difference.
36g of coffee is not a lot. Although quite concentrated (especially the 2 minute one), I think I may still need to make 2 or 3 of them in one go if I want a big mug. Or maybe I need to just have more smaller cups. I'll work that out over the next day or two.
Haha, glad you got it!!I used a whole bag of beans to work out how to get something approaching 18g of ground coffee into 36g of liquid. And not in 2 seconds, or 2 minutes.
Last cup out of the bag of beans was just about right. At least in time / weight. Still tasted like battery acid drinking it neat. But after I cleaned the room up from when I exploded a jug of steamed milk all over the place, it made a very passable, small, not-quite flat white.
More tomorrow when I get some more beans delivered.
Still many variables to tweak - not least my own expectation of what good coffee should actually taste like. My evil mixture of the slops of the 2 second, 2 minute, and everything in between extractions was not too bad with some milk. Similar to Nespresso. So probably not worth stressing over this too much until / unless I can start to tell the difference.
36g of coffee is not a lot. Although quite concentrated (especially the 2 minute one), I think I may still need to make 2 or 3 of them in one go if I want a big mug. Or maybe I need to just have more smaller cups. I'll work that out over the next day or two.
It should only be taking 2-3 goes to get 36g of liquid in 30 seconds.
Grind right in the middle of the grinders suggested Espresso setting. It will likely run a few seconds fast or slow. If it's fast, go a bit finer, if it's slow, go a bit courser?
Second attempt should only be a couple of seconds out, which is more than fine to drink.
Third attempt should be bang on?
Having read through this thread with interest I am now looking at upping my coffee game, though I'm not sure the wallet agrees.
As I enjoy both espresso and a longer pour over style coffee is there a grinder that doesn't cost a fortune (up to Niche Zero pricing) that is suitable for both types of grind? The Wlifa Uniform seems to have the range to do this but currently doesn't seem to be available anywhere. The Niche does go up to this but appears to need additional markings added to the sizing ring, as the pre printed markings don't actually go coarse enough. The Niche does seem excellent though and I may well end up putting down for one and adding some additional markings.
As I enjoy both espresso and a longer pour over style coffee is there a grinder that doesn't cost a fortune (up to Niche Zero pricing) that is suitable for both types of grind? The Wlifa Uniform seems to have the range to do this but currently doesn't seem to be available anywhere. The Niche does go up to this but appears to need additional markings added to the sizing ring, as the pre printed markings don't actually go coarse enough. The Niche does seem excellent though and I may well end up putting down for one and adding some additional markings.
Maybe not in the same league, but I'm tempted by the Sage Dose Control Pro Grinder.
I only use my Technivorm Moccapot and a Clever Dripper so not needed for espresso, but I gather it's a decent budget espresso grinder.
I only use my Technivorm Moccapot and a Clever Dripper so not needed for espresso, but I gather it's a decent budget espresso grinder.
Volvolover said:
SamR380 said:
, as it's a bit of a rabbit hole, but it is quite informative.
You can say that againI was impressed with his take on the lelit anna
I still think given i'm drinking milk based coffee drinks that you need to spend a lot to beat a good grinder, a mocha pot and a steamer
AlexS said:
Having read through this thread with interest I am now looking at upping my coffee game, though I'm not sure the wallet agrees.
As I enjoy both espresso and a longer pour over style coffee is there a grinder that doesn't cost a fortune (up to Niche Zero pricing) that is suitable for both types of grind? The Wlifa Uniform seems to have the range to do this but currently doesn't seem to be available anywhere. The Niche does go up to this but appears to need additional markings added to the sizing ring, as the pre printed markings don't actually go coarse enough. The Niche does seem excellent though and I may well end up putting down for one and adding some additional markings.
How about the Eureka Mignon Specilaita?As I enjoy both espresso and a longer pour over style coffee is there a grinder that doesn't cost a fortune (up to Niche Zero pricing) that is suitable for both types of grind? The Wlifa Uniform seems to have the range to do this but currently doesn't seem to be available anywhere. The Niche does go up to this but appears to need additional markings added to the sizing ring, as the pre printed markings don't actually go coarse enough. The Niche does seem excellent though and I may well end up putting down for one and adding some additional markings.
I haven't had pour over for a long time, but I was able to do it at the suggested course setting of the niche, rather than needing any custom markings.
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