Coffee wankers thread

Coffee Jesus review of Svart: m.youtube.com/watch?v=aChUZZOp654

As per the previous page I just replaced a svart (the silver one) with an aroma (the black one) and If youre just doing V60s and aeropress, I dont think you could do much better for the price. I think the black one has a more powerful motor (it grinds a bit faster) and the black looks nicer but they are pretty much the same.

I do have an espresso machine and on the rare occasion I use it, I use my hand grinder and the cordless screwdriver because the svart only really goes fine enough for a pressurised portafilter but if thats not a road youre going down, I would just buy it, tbh.

Don’t spend more than £15 on a meat thermometer!

Flat white for me. Double espresso with a fairly small amount of microfoamed whole milk. I fucking love them.

This is mostly how i roll, with the odd stronger cortado, or long black/americano to mix it up.

Still like my V60, but it's a bit more of a faff and not quite as nice.

Since we like to rate films I'll do the same for my coffee methods (like a complete wanker) :

Espresso machine > V60 > moka pot > cafetiere >>> instant


I still drink instant though, for a break from all the pure beans/max caffeine.

At home I’ll either have a double espresso or a clever dripper coffee. Usually it’s two of whichever of them each day when working.

If I go out somewhere it’s either espresso or cappuccino.

The coffee taste at the places I go to isn’t great but the milk makes that more tolerable. At home I can’t be arsed with the milk but I think I like it more as is anyway without the milk.

Americanos just taste like watered down espresso (which I guess it is), but I’d rather have the espresso and a separate drink of water.

Just filter at home, Aeropress/ v60/ Kalita dripper. In Europe I'll just have espressos everywhere as they are dirt cheap, UK will be Americanos or occasional flat white with oat. Work we have the Nespresso disc style pods for free so I just have lungos of all the various sorts.

Fwiw, if folks are considering getting into espresso, I would definitely get separate grinder and boiler units. I've got a Sage Barista (in fact on my second) and whilst it was a great entry to the world of coffee, the grinder is limited and the portafilter is slightly smaller than standard. Better off buying separate components and upgrading as you go.

Yeah, I’ve got the Sage Bambino Plus and the 54mm portafilter has been a real hassle when it comes to accessories. I’m considering buying the Niche Zero but that lovely cup for the grounds would be too large for the basket which kind of harms one of the cooler side features.

On the flip side I haven’t seen any 58mm machines with the combination of convenience, small size and function that the Bambino brings. It feels like cheating to be able to make a very competent latte from scratch in less time than a V60 would take to brew. I got a nice tamper and a bottomless portafilter for Christmas and just making a cup is still fun and satisfying even aside from the delicious end product.

Ooh. I shall investigate…

Thanks!

Barista Pro here too. A dual boiler would be nice- had a bunch of folk round today, and man it's a hassle grind, pour, froth repeat.

However, given that most of the time it's just me, I can't really justify upgrading to a more cafe type machine!

OMG, what happened to your hand? It's worse than 'stoof's flipper!


Oooh. Tempted by the book though. I assume there is a hand signal that accompanies the 'Ahoy wankers!' statement. 

I'll try that next time I visit my local coffee place for beans.

It’s a bottle opener. I thought that was the other thread.

I'm not a huge coffee guy but I finally got sick enough of the vending machine coffee at work to buy a coffee brewer thing, think it's called a Cafflano Klassic? I quite liked the fact it has a grinder built in so chose it over an aeropress. Simple enough for an idiot like me to use and obviously way better than the swill that comes out of a machine that also spots out soup and piss weak tea.