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#50 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
February 11, 2011, 09:26:37 am
Also, also inspired by this thread!
I have used a stove top pot for a year or so which goes everywhere with me including camping etc.
I have ordered a Hario hand mill (arrived) and then an AeroPress and SwissGold single cup permanent filter (which should hopefully arrive today) so as soon as they arrive I will be experimenting plenty and then will report back!!

(P.S. I do like my gadgets (gimmicks as the missus calls them) and will hopefully have a fab coffee set-up for relatively little €'s!)

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#51 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
February 11, 2011, 09:27:16 am
I've got to admit - I'd never heard of an Aeropress.  :oops:


But you know what - they look great, I'm going to have to get me one of those for the office! I will be ridiculed, but I don't care...

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#52 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
February 18, 2011, 10:41:13 pm

I know that there are many unsatisfactory ways of drinking coffee, such as any coffee from any coffee shop in Sheffield (I'm yet to find a good one).

Bragazzi, Abbeydale rd?

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#53 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
February 19, 2011, 07:32:38 am

I know that there are many unsatisfactory ways of drinking coffee, such as any coffee from any coffee shop in Sheffield (I'm yet to find a good one).

Bragazzi, Abbeydale rd?

The best coffee in Sheffield by a country mile is Remo's in Broomhill. If he's not happy with what his machine produces he'll chuck it and start again. Having spent time in Italy this is the only place in the UK that produces a coffee that can compare with the Italians. 

The food is pretty good as well - Mr Marco : Father of the owner of Marco's of Milano produces a daily special.

Bragazzi's is pretty good - but still disappoints.

I tend to drink most of my coffee at home:

We've got one of these beasts:
http://www.fiorenzato.co.uk/bricoletta_espresso.html

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#54 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
February 19, 2011, 09:06:46 am
I've got to admit - I'd never heard of an Aeropress.  :oops:


But you know what - they look great, I'm going to have to get me one of those for the office! I will be ridiculed, but I don't care...

i've used one for a few years, and rate it.  It seems to be more effective at extracting a subtle range of flavour, and avoiding the burnt / messy aftertaste you can get with stovetop or cafetiere.
I reckon you can get decent coffee out of a stovetop, if you pour out the first 2/3 - 3/4 of what comes out, as it trickles through, and keep it on a very low heat. It has to be said this is a bit of a chore though. 

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#55 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
February 19, 2011, 09:34:29 am
I'm wondering if you get a better coffee from a Pavoni hand pump machine or a gaggie classic - both similar price 2md hand.

Any thoughts? 

I'm thinking I could get one of those 2 for my flat and donate my old gaggia espresso to the department at work!.

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#56 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
February 19, 2011, 11:04:09 am
I'm wondering if you get a better coffee from a Pavoni hand pump machine or a gaggie classic - both similar price 2md hand.

Any thoughts? 

I'm thinking I could get one of those 2 for my flat and donate my old gaggia espresso to the department at work!.

I've not owned a gaggica classic, but they are supposed to be half decent, especially if you 'pimp' them with some modifications.

I have owned a europicolla, great fun, loved it. If you want consistent coffee, don't buy one. One of these is best seen as a hobby, not as your main way of making coffee. Amazing experience, and i'll get another lever machine at some point i'm sure, but consistency is difficult on high-end lever machines, let alone these. Great fun if you have time and patience.

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#57 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
February 19, 2011, 11:10:40 am

The best coffee in Sheffield by a country mile is Remo's in Broomhill. If he's not happy with what his machine produces he'll chuck it and start again. Having spent time in Italy this is the only place in the UK that produces a coffee that can compare with the Italians. 
We've got one of these beasts:
http://www.fiorenzato.co.uk/bricoletta_espresso.html

Nice machine - very jealous, can't wait til i'm settled somewhere again. Where do you get your coffee?

Can point you to a lot of coffee places in London where you'll get far better coffee than in Remo's, or for that matter Italy (in my opinion of course). I mentioned a placed in Leeds. There's a few others dotted around north of london, including this nice one in manchester. Someone should go see what you think ... any takers?

http://northteapower.co.uk/


They specialise in tea, but do a very good coffee these days too. Try their capp or espresso

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The king is dead, long live THE KING!   :bow:

I was in Edinburgh last weekend and stopped by Artisan Roast for a quick shot of espresso. Oh My Gaskins, that was, by far, the best espresso I've ever had!

Apparently they have an espresso bar on Gibson Street in Glasogw; I'm going to check it out tomorrow. They also roast beans on the premesis, so that might give me another option than ordering from Perth.

The shots I pull at home are roughly comparable to Glasgow's best potentially second best coffee emporium - Tinderbox, if not quite as good. Definitely better than all the chains.

Artisan Roast is another league altogether!   :coffee:

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#60 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 15, 2012, 08:33:59 pm
just bought one of these:


It's very beautiful, and makes lovely coffee too.

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#61 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 15, 2012, 08:43:19 pm
I like!  :coffee:

What, exactly, is it?

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#62 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 15, 2012, 09:19:27 pm
Sorry, got distracted when writing that and just hit post. It's one of these
http://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/

CM-8 size.

Not sure if how good the taste is is mostly down to the filter papers (got a load of the chemex ones at the same time), or more that I've not had a filter at home for ages. Got this in frustration at shit cafetiere coffee - the aeropress looked good too, but seemed too much of a faff for one cup at a time, and besides, I'm no connoisseur really, just intolerant of bad coffee...

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#63 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 15, 2012, 09:33:35 pm
Oh, and 8 cup means 4-5 real size cups, they size them based on a 150ml cup  ::)

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#64 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 15, 2012, 09:52:35 pm
the aeropress looked good too, but seemed too much of a faff for one cup at a time

I love mine, it's brilliant. Quicker than a chemex for a single cup and makes very tasty coffee.

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#65 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 15, 2012, 09:55:17 pm
Sorry, that was badly phrased. I meant the aeropress seemed too much faff if you want to make more than one cup... Still want one though, they do look good.

(though not as good as this)


Also, with Dylan and Ginsberg:


Right, I'll stop now.

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#66 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 16, 2012, 11:14:12 am
So, question for sam and other knowledgable types..
My enthusiasm in the last 24 hrs, as well as making my digestive system go a bit weird, has made me realise that the old grinder I liberated from my parents years ago has reached the end of it's useful life. How does this strike you as a replacement? I know nothing, but it seems a reasonable price, and is burr rather than blade?

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#67 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 16, 2012, 12:07:03 pm
Burr is (a helluvalot) better than blade as far as grinding coffee goes.
I never used a hand grinder; though the places I go to drink coffee all seem to sell this Hario as the recommended option.
I never heard anything about the Porlex - email Steve at hasbean - he is always  super helpful.

Next step up would be an electric burr grinder but I never saw a worthwhile one for less than about £70 so it is a step up pricewise.
I heard it takes a little while to grind enough beans for one dose with a hand grinder, so might turn making coffee for 3 people into a proper workout...

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#68 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 17, 2012, 10:39:13 am
I've got the small porlex hand grinder and it is fine, it probably takes maybe a minute or so to grind 17g~ of beans. Ged had the larger one while we were away so you could grind enough for 2 and it seemed to grind a bit faster than mine. You get a fierce pump in the grip hand but if you switch over halfway it isn't too bad ;)

I guess it is a bit more portable than the 2nd one you linked to as well.

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#69 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 19, 2012, 10:08:21 am
Not as interesting as the machines above... but last year three of us at work clubbed together and got one of these on Ebay or £130 refurbed (c.£1k new at the time). Its dog ugly and huge, but makes a good cup and has worked perfectly for the last year with no maintenence.. it gets about 1kg of coffee beans put through it a week so its saved us a fortune that would have gone to Costa (etc..)...


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#70 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 19, 2012, 12:36:32 pm
Def go for either a porlex or hario. Two types of each here: http://www.coffeehit.co.uk/espresso-and-coffee-grinders/c9

Have you got an aeropress? If not, get one! (sorry, too lazy to read back)

I love filter and think it's massively under-rated. Chemex is a design classic, and if you watch "Take this Waltz", keep your eyes open...

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#71 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 19, 2012, 04:52:12 pm
This topic has inspired me to take the plunge (ho ho!) and order an Aeropress.

Any idea if a cheap electric grinder like this one is any good?  If not, how long does it take to grind enough beans for a few coffees with something like the hand-grinders in the above post?

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#72 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 19, 2012, 05:19:58 pm
If you're making 2 coffees at a time, def go with a hand grinder. A minute maybe? It depends how fast you grind, but as a climber you shouldn't really have an issue!

More coffees than that, you could consider something else. I don't know that particular grinder, but as a rule, cheaper burr grinders will:
Be less adjustable and not so good at finer grind settings (so not great for espresso coffees)
Go blunt quicker
Produce more dust/fines (which quickly become over-extracted and make your coffee bitter and muddy)
Be less consistent
Be more prone to break / not last as long.

That said, for making paper-filtered coffees (including aeropress), the above issues aren't such a problem, and I wouldn't advise against it. I wouldn't personally use it for cafetiere or espresso though

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#73 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 19, 2012, 06:52:34 pm
Thanks for the advice  :thumbsup:

I've taken the risk and ordered that leccy grinder on the basis that you said that for an Aeropress it's not an issue, the many good reviews and the fact that speed is important as I want to kick instant coffee out of my life and my mornings are always rather hectic!

Will probably get a hand grinder down the line for camping/work use/etc anyway...

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#74 Re: Serious Delirium - the coffee thread
August 20, 2012, 10:22:53 am
While we are on the subject of coffe, can you get withdrawal symptoms from caffieine? I've gone twice recently without my usual morning fix of one very strong cup (the onyl one I have in the day) and about 2 1/2 days later I get the most horrible splitting headache, which goes away after another strong cup.

Coincidence or a possible link?

 

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