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As a self confessed coffeeholic, I thought I'd set up a thread where we could discuss the subject. Be interesting to see what members like (coffee origins, brew methods, roasters, etc) and what setups they have - pics would be nice!
I'll go first. I very much enjoy coffees which are roasted on the lighter end of the spectrum. In terms of origin I'm quite open minded and have had some really good coffees over the years from around the globe, including relatively new coffee growing regions such as Yunan, China. If pressed to chose a region I would opt for natural processed African coffees owing to the complexity of their fruity, floral and funky tasting notes.
In terms of brewing coffee I enjoy both filter coffee brewing methods as well as espresso. At home I have two espresso machines, one a La Pavoni manual lever espresso machine and the second a Gaggia Classic pump operated machine, both more than capable of brewing really good espresso.
For filter methods I have several brewers including a v60, origami dripper, chemex, kalita wave and an aeropress. All capable of brewing delicious cups of coffee when I prefer a longer drink.
Crucially, as any self respecting home barista will tell you, a good coffee grinder is the first bit of kit you need to brew good coffee at home. Pre ground coffee just doesn't cut it, sadly, as the coffee begins to oxidise and go stale very quickly after being ground and you therefore loose a lot of the inherent flavours of the coffee. I used to have a dedicated espresso grinder and a separate grinder for filter coffee (wilfa svart - can't recommend it enough) but managed to get hold of a 'niche' grinder last year and it basically enables one to grind fine enough for espresso right through to grinding coarse enough for other brewing methods. I also have a hand grinder for travelling and again this allows me to grind for both espresso and filter brewing - although I don't take my espresso machine with me on travels, honestly 😉
Here is a pic I took a while ago when brewing filter coffee with the origami dripper using hario style filter papers.
Cheers ☕
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I'll go first. I very much enjoy coffees which are roasted on the lighter end of the spectrum. In terms of origin I'm quite open minded and have had some really good coffees over the years from around the globe, including relatively new coffee growing regions such as Yunan, China. If pressed to chose a region I would opt for natural processed African coffees owing to the complexity of their fruity, floral and funky tasting notes.
In terms of brewing coffee I enjoy both filter coffee brewing methods as well as espresso. At home I have two espresso machines, one a La Pavoni manual lever espresso machine and the second a Gaggia Classic pump operated machine, both more than capable of brewing really good espresso.
For filter methods I have several brewers including a v60, origami dripper, chemex, kalita wave and an aeropress. All capable of brewing delicious cups of coffee when I prefer a longer drink.
Crucially, as any self respecting home barista will tell you, a good coffee grinder is the first bit of kit you need to brew good coffee at home. Pre ground coffee just doesn't cut it, sadly, as the coffee begins to oxidise and go stale very quickly after being ground and you therefore loose a lot of the inherent flavours of the coffee. I used to have a dedicated espresso grinder and a separate grinder for filter coffee (wilfa svart - can't recommend it enough) but managed to get hold of a 'niche' grinder last year and it basically enables one to grind fine enough for espresso right through to grinding coarse enough for other brewing methods. I also have a hand grinder for travelling and again this allows me to grind for both espresso and filter brewing - although I don't take my espresso machine with me on travels, honestly 😉
Here is a pic I took a while ago when brewing filter coffee with the origami dripper using hario style filter papers.
Cheers ☕
Screenshot_20211125_131403_edit_410436337388413.jpg
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