Coffee

Nothing beats the smell of coffee in a percolator when you come downstairs in the morning. It's absolutely amazing.

If you took away my brew in a hot shower, you'd destroy me :)
 
somapop said:
Recently bought an aero press and prefer it to my stove top and French Press.
Use the inverted method but still open to experimentation. More of grind size issue perhaps.
Open to tips/advice.

Getting good beans is a must and you'll never get these in a supermarket.
Lots and lots of quality roasters in the UK now (me and mate run a coffee listing project as a 'side biz' and list around 550 roasters now.

The likes of North Tea Power, Takk, Federal, Foundation, Ancoats, Coffee Fix in Manchester all serve really, really good coffee.

My Gaggia espresso machine needs fixing (those old school metal ones) but you can get close to perfection with those, but many variables.

Would love a decent dual boiler machine and better burr grinder mind....
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Gaggia classic is a great machine, and open to being modified (rabbit hole).

Varying the grind size (non-pressurised basket) to control the brew time to get that perfect shot is an art form.
 
MadchesterCity said:
interested in reviews, I've been looking at the XC60
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Fucking hell. Volvo think of everything.

I've just become a serious coffee drinker after years of drinking tea. Started after trying something from my brother's pod machine and realising coffee could taste half decent. So bought my own but always felt there was more to be had from coffee, as i've always loved the smell of coffee beans.

Found this blog, https://coffeeblog.co.uk/ which gave me much more of an idea of the difference between various types of machines. So I decided to splash out on a decent espresso machine and after some research, went for the Sage Barista Pro, which has an integrated grinder.

First couple of attempts were disastrous but after reading the online manual, watching some of the Coffeeblog videos and experimenting with the settings, I now get a pretty decent cup, which I can adjust as required.

As a test I went into a Costa the other day & had a latte. It wasn't as good as the ones I make at home. I use 18g of beans and put in slightly more than the standard double shot of water that the machine would dispense. Perfect.
 
Prestwich_Blue said:
Fucking hell. Volvo think of everything.

I've just become a serious coffee drinker after years of drinking tea. Started after trying something from my brother's pod machine and realising coffee could taste half decent. So bought my own but always felt there was more to be had from coffee, as i've always loved the smell of coffee beans.

Found this blog, https://coffeeblog.co.uk/ which gave me much more of an idea of the difference between various types of machines. So I decided to splash out on a decent espresso machine and after some research, went for the Sage Barista Pro, which has an integrated grinder.

First couple of attempts were disastrous but after reading the online manual, watching some of the Coffeeblog videos and experimenting with the settings, I now get a pretty decent cup, which I can adjust as required.

As a test I went into a Costa the other day & had a latte. It wasn't as good as the ones I make at home. I use 18g of beans and put in slightly more than the standard double shot of water that the machine would dispense. Perfect.
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First few cups out of any new machine are normally crap. They can take awhile to dial in, but once you have it nailed it is most satisfying.

I personally can't stand Costa. I'll drink it as a last resort, but I won't go out of my way to drink it.
 
Fred_Quimby said:
Anyone use a V60?
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It's what we use for most of our coffee making at home as they're just so convenient. We've got an Aeropress and a proper espresso machine (A Francis Francis X1 - about 20 years old now) but V60 (or pourovers in general) are great for easy morning coffee. I'm going to buy a proper Chemex next, mainly because they look so nice.
 
Trevor Morley's Tache said:
Nescafe Original is just a small step up from Mellow Birds...

F*cking VILE stuff. Purely a functional caffeine delivery system, and a pretty agricultural one at that.
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Hahaha Mellow Birds...do they even still sell that stuff? I've never tried it but I can still remember the 90s advert jingle from when I was a kid.
 
johnnymarrsbarres said:
Check out James Hoffmann on YouTube, brilliant for coffee nerds: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMb0O2CdPBNi-QqPk5T3gsQ

Me and mrs Marsbarres are into our coffee. There's a great Manchester roasters called Mancoco we get a lot of our beans from: https://mancoco.co.uk
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Another vote for Mancoco. we're friends with the owner and cant recommend them enough, You can order the beans from the site or they do the rounds of the artisan markets as well. not sure if the cafe side survived lockdown but if it has they have a cafe bit next to the roastary in the rail arches near deansgate.
 
After years of coffee poncery we just bought a coffee machine that froths well and makes decentish coffee. We put any old coffee bean in and the coffee is perfect.
 

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liamctid said:
I've worked in the coffee industry for over 6 years, I run a sales team selling commercial coffee machines to cafes, restaurants and offices.

Not really had much experience of people using the Sage Precision Brewer to be honest with you, I tend to find that if people are looking at spending more than about £50 on something domestic coffee related they tend to go for a home espresso machine or bean to cup machine.

In our office we have both espresso and bean to cup machines, at home I just have a cafetiere, used to have a Moka Pot til I broke the arm. Morrisons do a brilliant "Winter Blend" ground coffee I'd really recommend.

Hate to be "that guy" but if you're looking at something like an aeropress, my director designed a product called The Oomph (he was on Dragons Den with it and got funding) which is going through the process of it's 2nd gen being manufactured -
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I'm out.
 
liamctid said:
I've worked in the coffee industry for over 6 years, I run a sales team selling commercial coffee machines to cafes, restaurants and offices.

Not really had much experience of people using the Sage Precision Brewer to be honest with you, I tend to find that if people are looking at spending more than about £50 on something domestic coffee related they tend to go for a home espresso machine or bean to cup machine.

In our office we have both espresso and bean to cup machines, at home I just have a cafetiere, used to have a Moka Pot til I broke the arm. Morrisons do a brilliant "Winter Blend" ground coffee I'd really recommend.

Hate to be "that guy" but if you're looking at something like an aeropress, my director designed a product called The Oomph (he was on Dragons Den with it and got funding) which is going through the process of it's 2nd gen being manufactured -
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Comes in a nice shade of blue...

The Oomph Coffee Maker - Sky Blue | The Oomph 2.0 (the-oomph.com)
 
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