Variety is important. I do Moka occasionally too. I also got a Nestle Dolce Gusto which should be well supported in the EU generally.Getting tired of espressos here in Italy (hoping no other italians reading now) and bought a french press and a Chemex recently, which I really like!
In the morning, v60 with a light roast from Square Mile to start the day, and espressos/capuccinos using my Niche and Bianca for the rest of it. That's true at least when I work from home (3 days a week), at work I'd feel to wierd to make v60, so I suffer through those Nespresso capsules.
working from home rocks!once I started making coffee at home, I quit drinking the stuff at work.
even when work had decent setups.
I sometimes buy beans, preferably fit for turkish coffee (Colombia Supremo is a good example). All you need is to grind them very fine, or ask the roaster to do so, unlike espresso, the ground coffee prepared in this method will still taste great for a few weeks. Preparation involves pouring hot water on top of the ground coffee, mixing and waiting until the grounds sink before drinking.once I started making coffee at home, I quit drinking the stuff at work.
even when work had decent setups.
working from home rocks!
Black Rifle Coffee here.
Won't beans just lose their flavor quicker when grinded finer?I sometimes buy beans, preferably fit for turkish coffee (Colombia Supremo is a good example). All you need is to grind them very fine, or ask the roaster to do so, unlike espresso, the ground coffee prepared in this method will still taste great for a few weeks. Preparation involves pouring hot water on top of the ground coffee, mixing and waiting until the grounds sink before drinking.
I might get back to it, since now they want us to come to the office twice a week. Before that, from the first outbreak around here, I worked from home 4-5 days a week.
They are always more of a life style coffee appeal to certain market segment, kind like celebrity endorsed coffee but more political.ah ok since youre a fan can you help me understand their popularity?
they charge as much as specialty roasters but as best I can most stuff is some combination of a blend, roasted very dark (the medium I tried from them was definitely dark, not medium), and they often provide minimal details about the coffee itself e.g. specific regions, how theyre making sure theyre ethically souricng, processes, elevation, species, etc. which are standard if you go look at like, a JBC, Dagonfly, etc.
their overt politics is w.ever but they seem ultra popular, theyre probably the only band I can think of that's not a supermarket brand that's as popular as Onyx so I guess Im missing something.
It's not a perfect solution, but most home electric grinders aren't fit to grind so fine, though good manual ones can (starting with jx), but then it's a real hassle, physically. So this is a compromise that still allows you to get a good cup, just not a perfect one, and IMO better than those capsules. I'm not an expert, but I think the reason pre-ground can't be used with espresso, unless you use a pressure basket, isn't because the coffee is stale, but because the brew parameters change completely, and you won't get the same pressure during brewing that you're supposed to get for the grind level you've chosen, which gets you a terrible cup.Won't beans just lose their flavor quicker when grinded finer?
ah ok since youre a fan can you help me understand their popularity?
they charge as much as specialty roasters but as best I can most stuff is some combination of a blend, roasted very dark (the medium I tried from them was definitely dark, not medium), and they often provide minimal details about the coffee itself e.g. specific regions, how theyre making sure theyre ethically souricng, processes, elevation, species, etc. which are standard if you go look at like, a JBC, Dagonfly, etc.
their overt politics is w.ever but they seem ultra popular, theyre probably the only band I can think of that's not a supermarket brand that's as popular as Onyx so I guess Im missing something.
They are always more of a life style coffee appeal to certain market segment, kind like celebrity endorsed coffee but more political.
You’re right it’s no guarantee. Usually top notch hardware places will also have a bunch of skinny customers dressed like clean lumberjacks discussing the floor price of digital monkey pictures.That may work but does not have to...a shop here in town has a very nice (and very high end) Kees van der Westen 3 group lever....but nobody with any idea how to work the damn thing....my dishwasher spits out a better brew.
Another shop in town also has a KvdW, and serves acidic mouthwash. Whereas some chain called Monkeysomething at the railway station has a horrible bean (those shiny black leftovers from a crematorium) but they somehow produce a decent cup using pretty average hardware.
IME it's tossing the dice....
God that Slayer is soooo nice, i been thinking about replacing my synchronika but i don't know what I want at this point. My heart would want a Slayer or GS3 but my wallet sure doesn't. Congrats on the splurge.View attachment 181759
Flexing a little - my new splurge. Can't ask for much more in the mornings.
A number of grinders can meet your requirements for ultra fine grinds. I am partial to fresh ground coffee, one of the more important aspects imo.
Roaster: Genecafe, Grinder: EG-1, Espresso Machine: Slayer
Two of the better local independent coffee roasters in the Minneapolis-St Paul area, Up and Spyhouse, have recently been acquired by the Kansas City based FairWave Coffee Collective (aka FairWave Holdings LLC). Supposedly both businesses will continue to operate independently. FairWave does appear to be solely specialty coffee focused which is a positive sign but I've seen so many cases of private equity buying companies, pillaging them, ruining the product, and driving the company into the ground that any optimism on my end is very, very cautious.
Apparently more acquisitions within the Midwest are planned.
For you guys that roast your own, what is a good option for a smaller roaster. Was thinking might try it have outlet by my small work table in open air garage. How do you control if you want a light to medium roast.
Also how often do you roast. Except when we have family or friends it's only two of us I drink two cups a day, she drinks such small amount twice.
Pour over coffee maker blooms grinds first we get pretty good coffee that way all Hawaiian but not always fresh takes us a while to finish a bag up to a month.
Also how do you store extra beans for say a week.
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