Coffee drinkers ?

[Audio Al]

Just picked up 2 of these from ALDI

£1.99 each

They weigh 420 grams each

90 mm across the top and stand 105 mm high

Good size handle

These are a beige colour they have other colours as well , They feel good in the hand
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[Audio Al]

Also

I am in the process of buying a bean grinder and coffee machine

Any Coffee addicts on here ? :)

[struth]

yep..me:eyebrows: i used to grind my own but i can get nice pre grounds now suitable for my espresso machine.

[Gordon Steadman]

Coffee is where it is.

Apart from wine, cognac and Guiness of course.

[mikmas]

... got a cheapy deLonghi machine for cappuccino making and a hand (burr) grinder

Favourite bean at the moment is Costa Rica - roasted locally ;¬>

[Gazjam]

That'll be mm and not cm then? :eyebrows:
Thanks for the heads up will pick up a couple, assuming they'll fit my cupboard... its only a meter high!

[Audio Al]

That'll be mm and not cm then? :eyebrows:
Thanks for the heads up will pick up a couple, assuming they'll fit my cupboard... its only a meter high!

Have I got the sizes wrong ?

No good at this stupid foreign sizing lark

Bring back feet and inches :D

[Audio Al]

Now corrected to foreign MM :doh:

[Gazjam]

Have I got the sizes wrong ?

No good at this stupid foreign sizing lark

Bring back feet and inches :D

Ah, an imperialist!

[RichB]

Tea please....

Steaming hot and the colour of autumn sunset. Smashing:):)

[struth]

http://img.tesco.com/Groceries/pi/440/0615357120440/IDShot_225x225.jpg and this layered http://www.britishcornershop.co.uk/images/large/QWOP317.jpg lava top middle and bottom 60/40 in favour of espresso...makes awesome coffee

[awkwardbydesign]

http://www.jamesbondlifestyle.com/sites/default/files/styles/fancybox_popup/public/images/product/ga028-la-pavoni-europiccola.jpg?itok=4U6btL37http://www.mrcappuccino.com/images/products/rancilio/rocky_doserless.jpghttp://images3.mysupermarket.co.uk/ProductsDetailed/63/002063.jpg?v=7

Sorted. :D

[The Barbarian]

My supervisor at work turns my guts when he breathes his coffee breath, i don't know anything so disgusting other than general Halitosis

[Tarzan]

Tee and kwofee for me.

[Audio Advent]

Always best to start with the cups! The first step to a happy life of coffee drinking.

[Marco]

My supervisor at work turns my guts when he breathes his coffee breath, i don't know anything so disgusting other than general Halitosis...

Oh I don’t know - takes quite a bit to beat a nicely ‘ripe' and fragrant armpit, in the height of the summer, inside a hot and sweaty office! Or the ’tang of Scampi Fries’, pervading the air, due to some manky mare’s unwashed knickers entering 'fermentation mode'! :eyebrows:

:spew: :spew:

Marco.

[Haselsh1]

I bought a Gaggia grinder which actually grinds rather than smashes and so gives a much better espresso with a really good firm crema. I also found that Brazilian Santos Supreme makes the best espresso I have ever tried to make. Search out Imperial Teas in Lincoln, they do mail order and some really exquisite coffee's.

I found that the best crema is had by grinding really fine otherwise it is weak and disappears very quickly. On the Gaggia grinder setting No6 gives the best espresso.

[Oldpinkman]

I bought a Gaggia grinder which actually grinds rather than smashes and so gives a much better espresso with a really good firm crema. I also found that Brazilian Santos Supreme makes the best espresso I have ever tried to make. Search out Imperial Teas in Lincoln, they do mail order and some really exquisite coffee's.

I found that the best crema is had by grinding really fine otherwise it is weak and disappears very quickly. On the Gaggia grinder setting No6 gives the best espresso.

Definitely grind rather than smash. I try for as coarse a grind as I think will still give a decent crema. The key is to get the dose right - I previously tried to stuff too much coffee in. The fact you tamp it down is not the same as cramming an excessive amount in. Filtered water, and a clean steam pump help. Clean the coffee maker out with water with citric acid dissolved in it, and keep the shower clean.

Yup - I'm a saddo coffee nerd :(

[struth]

Definitely grind rather than smash. I try for as coarse a grind as I think will still give a decent crema. The key is to get the dose right - I previously tried to stuff too much coffee in. The fact you tamp it down is not the same as cramming an excessive amount in. Filtered water, and a clean steam pump help. Clean the coffee maker out with water with citric acid dissolved in it, and keep the shower clean.

Yup - I'm a saddo coffee nerd :(

Thats why I layer mine with a rougher grade strong filter type coffee. It permits better flow and extraction and also stops fine espresso grinds interfering with the portafilter or the head.

[walpurgis]

I don't drink coffee!







(not since my BP went ballistic about fifteen years ago)

[Chops]

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-Brikka-Espresso-Maker-Cream/dp/B0001DJT7G/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1424908429&sr=1-1&keywords=Bialetti+brikka

or I would if it was not Lent.

[zygote23]

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

[Desmo]

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!

[Tim]

They ask you when you buy the coffee, what type of machine you are using, and they then grind to suit.
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!

[Gazjam]

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? :)

[Audio Al]

I am in the process of buying one of these

http://www.bellabarista.co.uk/ecm-barista.html

:)

[Tarzan]

I am in the process of buying one of these

http://www.bellabarista.co.uk/ecm-barista.html

:)


What is that?:sofa:

[Audio Advent]

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!

What's an Aeropress? Something fancy?

[Gazjam]

This bad boy here...
http://www.firebox.com/product/1320/AeroPress-Coffee-Maker?aff=1888&gclid=CKO4joq6gMQCFUzKtAod32QAXw

Great reviews on Amazon and cheap as chips(ish) too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aerobie-AeroPress-80R08-Coffee-Maker/product-reviews/B000GXZ2GS/ref=sr_1_2_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

[Audio Advent]

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.

[StanleyB]

What's wrong with a teaspoon? It's fast, simple, and far cheaper.

I was thinking of some of the coffee brews we used to knock up in the Amazon jungle. One of them involved boiling the coffee till the water had evaporated enough to turn the remains into a thicker and sticky substance. It gave you a weird sort of high.

[Audio Advent]

This bad boy here...
http://www.firebox.com/product/1320/AeroPress-Coffee-Maker?aff=1888&gclid=CKO4joq6gMQCFUzKtAod32QAXw

Great reviews on Amazon and cheap as chips(ish) too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Aerobie-AeroPress-80R08-Coffee-Maker/product-reviews/B000GXZ2GS/ref=sr_1_2_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Oh ok - looks interesting. Like the tinted brown 70s plastic vibe. Had forgotten about Firebox. Another coffee thing on there would be perfect for me on the go - a metal french press which is also a heat-retaining travel mug thing. Coffee from a flask starts tasting of the flask after a while.

[Audio Al]

What's wrong with a teaspoon? It's fast, simple, and far cheaper.

Doing the teaspoon thing now , I'm upgrading :D

[Audio Advent]

What's wrong with a teaspoon? It's fast, simple, and far cheaper.

I was thinking of some of the coffee brews we used to knock up in the Amazon jungle. One of them involved boiling the coffee till the water had evaporated enough to turn the remains into a thicker and sticky substance. It gave you a weird sort of high.

Had images of 'Nam there. What were you doing in the Amazon? Travel experience?

[Audio Advent]

What's wrong with a teaspoon? It's fast, simple, and far cheaper.

Doing the teaspoon thing now , I'm upgrading :D

Got the teaspoon, got the mugs.. You're there mate! Living the dream!

[StanleyB]

Had images of 'Nam there. What were you doing in the Amazon? Travel experience?
My place of birth. That's one reason for the choice of names for my products. At night we could see the stars quite clearly if it wasn't raining. That's how I ended up using the name Capella as well.

[Tom-Brown]

I lurrveee coffee!! nothing fancy, but strong and thick!! No gizmo's just the middle east method :) Bring water and sugar mix to a boil on the cooker, add coffee grinds, allow to bubble and froth twice and pour!! job done. I get my coffee from Turkey or a mate in Amman who sends me some great gear ground with Cardammon Mmmmmmmmmmmm

[Gazjam]

had images of 'nam there. What were you doing in the amazon? Travel experience?


run! Go! Get to da choppa!

[struth]

thetes nothing like the smell of fresh coffee in the morning:eek:

[Marco]

Yesh, ‘cos it hides the shmell of your caked-up cackie scrapers! :eyebrows:

Marco.

[struth]

you need a strong coffee for that....grandpa plopwell's double roasted for instance:eyebrows:

[Audio Al]

ECM Heidelberg Barista Espresso Coffee Machine Has now arrived at home :)

[StanleyB]

ECM Heidelberg Barista Espresso Coffee Machine Has now arrived at home :)
You can get car boot salesmen to deliver as well :eek:?

[struth]

ECM Heidelberg Barista Espresso Coffee Machine Has now arrived at home :)

Serious dosh those... look great as well. enjoy learning.

[Audio Al]

You can get car boot salesmen to deliver as well :eek:?


Yes ME :D

[Marco]

Yesh, and he even gives your wife a ‘service’ free of charge! :eyebrows:

Marco.