Senior Member
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 196
I'm Chris.
This is my favourite coffee http://www.pumphreys-coffee.co.uk/kalosi-toraja/ ground using one of these http://www.pumphreys-coffee.co.uk/krups-burr/ and made using one of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bialetti-Bri...ialetti+brikka
or I would if it was not Lent.
Senior Member
Location: N. Ireland
Posts: 177
I'm Steve.
At the mo I'm indulging in Coffe Viet...i.e. Vietnamese style....Condensed milk in a glass and S Blend Trung Nguyen from Dragon Coffee via a Phin. Look it up.....brings me back to the back streets of Hanoi......Times
Steve
Never let anything cause you to doubt your ability to demonstrate the truth.
Senior Member
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 431
I'm Graeme.
Currently drinking Bolivian Colonia Illimani beans brewed in an Aeropress.
The beans are from Redroaster Coffee Company in Brighton. They ask you when you buy the coffee, what type of machine you are using, and they then grind to suit. They even publish the date that they roasted the beans (22nd February 2015 in this case) Great service!
Captain Tidy
Location: South Wales
Posts: 7,487
I'm the'greatunwashed'.
Get yourself a hand grinder Graeme (Zassenhaus) from eBay and enjoy that just ground fresh taste all the time, perfect with an AeropressOriginally Posted by Desmo
Nice bean that too, I also prefer a South American Arabica . . . .happy days, I'm off to grind and press right now!
"People will hear what you tell them to hear" - Thomas Edison
Senior Member
Location: Glasgowshire
Posts: 9,673
I'm Gary.
Buy coffee from here, crackin wee shop in Perth.
http://www.thebeanshop.co.uk/
Cafetiere ground.
Interested in trying something different, how does using a grinder/ Aerospress compare to the Cafetiere for a good cuppa?
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Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
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Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
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Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
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Pishanto Specialist & Super-Daftee
Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
Double Daftee
Location: Essex, UK
Posts: 3,445
I'm Andy.
What is that?
System; Michell Gyrodec SE/ Orbe Clamp/ Gert Pedersen armboard mod/ HR PSU/ SME V / J7 Tonearm cable/Ortofon Cadenza Black// Jez Arkless Turbo nutter B------ /Trichord Dino+
Amplification and loudspeaker set up is at the moment being split into two groups, comprising the following;
1. Same sources as above; SONY TAF-770ES/SONY CDP761E/Cable Talk 3.1 loudspeakercable/ Harbeth Compact7ES2/ Stands
2. Virtue Audio Sensation M451battery PSU, ClarityCaps upgrade/ Sensation M901/Russian PIO caps with Teflon bypass caps upgrade/ JT Dynamic PSU with various tweaks/ Connex Audio 5N Litz loudspeaker cable, Impulse H6 Loudspeakers.
Me so horny- Impulse H6 Horny
Banned
Location: London
Posts: 1,499
I'm Sam.
What's an Aeropress? Something fancy?Get yourself a hand grinder Graeme (Zassenhaus) from eBay and enjoy that just ground fresh taste all the time, perfect with an Aeropress
Nice bean that too, I also prefer a South American Arabica . . . .happy days, I'm off to grind and press right now!
Senior Member
Location: Glasgowshire
Posts: 9,673
I'm Gary.
This bad boy here...
http://www.firebox.com/product/1320/...FUzKtAod32QAXw
Great reviews on Amazon and cheap as chips(ish) too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aerobie-Aero...owViewpoints=1
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
Banned
Location: London
Posts: 1,499
I'm Sam.
I was given a free coffee in London the other day for some The Economist promotion. Apparently they were using those beans which have been passed through the body of a monkey.. It must have been mis-information because it tasted like any other to me and not that great.
I also went into a coffee shop in East London recently who have a roastery attached, near Brick Lane. £8.50 for a bag of beans and proclaiming that they've been washed.. ? Is that unusual? What's it about? I err.... bought some! haha Why not.
Tell you what though, in just a french press, they have a lot more flavour and are a lot less bitter than the normal supermarket coffee I buy. Even was a different colour: the froth (not really crema) was a lot lighter in colour and the coffee more like a very dark brown rather than so black. Perhaps it was just roasted for slow brewing (as stated) rather than so many in the supermarket geared towards dark espresso. Not sure how often I want to pay that much but good for the occassional retail therapy.
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