Thread: Coffee Enthusiasts

Originally Posted by hiplainsdrftr

Woah, that looks like it belongs in high school chemistry class or in a glass display with a bunch of other pipes and bongs! Maybe someone could put a hooka hose on the top to huff the percolation fumes while waiting for the brew? I've read that smelling fresh brewed coffee reduces the risks of cancer, but I don't recall where.

Vac coffee makers are still popular. I have a Kona myself. They make the best quality coffee you can make.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Vac coffee makers are still popular. I have a Kona myself. They make the best quality coffee you can make.

I agree. They're a bit fiddly compared to, say, a press, but you can't argue with the quality of the brew.

This is awesome, I think I just found where all the people on the internet who are like me are. I mostly drink single origin espresso from my la pavoni manual espresso machine, but I like to play around with other brewing methods and latte art. On a good day I can do a swan, but it has to be a very good day. I have a vacuum pot, french press and turkish ibrik as well and a rocky and an old style hand grinder. I'm not so keen on electric filter machines, but I'm thinking about adding a hario pour over thing to my collection. Might get an aeropress first though. Hooray for coffee!

Originally Posted by Ezekiel81

This is awesome, I think I just found where all the people on the internet who are like me are. I mostly drink single origin espresso from my la pavoni manual espresso machine... Hooray for coffee!

Very nice! Same here on the SO shots, and I love those Europiccolas. What grinder do you have paired with that?

I have a rancilio rocky. It's not the best grinder ever but for the price very decent. My only complaint is that it's really clumpy when you grind for espresso. I keep thinking about upgrading to something stepless, but usually i find I can adjust the tamp and ythe pressure on the lever enough to compensate for not having a completely accurate grind size. I enjoy the process of finding the right balance too, so it suits me quite well. I had a nice ethiopian espresso from tim wendelboe recently and found the flavour dominated by either jasmine or bergamot depending which setting I had on the grinder. Good times. What machine do you use?

I've got a Silvia with a PID, certainly not as classy as yours. I'd love to try out a lever machine sometime.

That's a nice sounding Ethiopia as well! I'm putting an order for some Sidama/Sidamo next week and can't wait to give it a try Last year's lot was memorable, so I hope this year is the same.

Originally Posted by Ezekiel81

This is awesome, I think I just found where all the people on the internet who are like me are. I mostly drink single origin espresso from my la pavoni manual espresso machine, but I like to play around with other brewing methods and latte art. On a good day I can do a swan, but it has to be a very good day. I have a vacuum pot, french press and turkish ibrik as well and a rocky and an old style hand grinder. I'm not so keen on electric filter machines, but I'm thinking about adding a hario pour over thing to my collection. Might get an aeropress first though. Hooray for coffee!

Wow. Have you got one of these things? I just looked it up! What a beautiful piece of equipment! How much is 679 Euros these days? It's entirely possible I need to have one of these...

La Pavoni ERH