Siliconslave's how to make espresso thread

[Siliconslave]

On another point what counter top would you want to see in a high price point coffee shop.

Difficult one, somewhere like Harris and hole (or whatever they are called) mimics the indy coffee shop so well it's hard to stay true without looking like a sellout. A good, sealed, wood would be great but maybe something like beaten copper would wear well be more traditional and a little bit unique?

Might be worth looking at the history and seeing what original the original coffee shops used, or going totally different (see the 100k house show that's been on recently) and getting reclaimed/industrial materials. I could imagine a poured concrete or reclaimed alu bar would work in the right place...

 

[molinari]

Not a fan of exposed brickwork, it would ruin the bottom of mugs, bricks are also porous so it will stain so bad with coffee.

Sorry, didn't mean exposed brickwork as the counter, but the walls (the style of the coffee shop). The more I think of it, the more I see wooden counters in most small coffee shops, whereas a lot of the chains seem to have plastic or glass. But as I said, it really depends on the overall style of the space.

 

[Maccapacca]

Looking at a concrete product this morning. Very section.

 

[Siliconslave]

you could do something very cool with transparent plastic, having beans, espresso mugs or similar embedded in it...

 

[Jonny69]

I need to put my Gaggia Classic away for a few months while I do the kitchen. Short of running it until it runs dry to empty the pipes and pump, is there anything else I ought to consider doing before I lay it up?

 

[Grimley]

In other news currently drinking & loving this:

Where from? its not on their site.

BTW I'll see you & raise you....

 

[FrenchTart]

I'll raise you this:

Just kidding. I'm drinking Has Bean Brazil Espresso Perfetio. I've been working my way through all the (non-decaf) Has Bean blends recently. Quite nice.

 

[Siliconslave]

Where from? its not on their site.

BTW I'll see you & raise you....

looks like its sold out, they've replaced it with the LAS BRISAS i guess...

Just cracked into a bag of this:

which isn't as good unfortunately, although it may improve as i dial it in. Its very smooth with a light vanilla caramel but not a huge flavour profile...

Haven't tried the new red brick yet, sure its great as usual though

Just kidding. I'm drinking Has Bean Brazil Espresso Perfetio. I've been working my way through all the (non-decaf) Has Bean blends recently. Quite nice.

I did like Hasbean's breakfast bomb and Phil Ter, should really get round to trying the rest of their blends... which would you recomend?

 

[Flibster]

you could do something very cool with transparent plastic, having beans, espresso mugs or similar embedded in it...

I do like the idea of this, but it'd be expensive to get made. Large amounts of resin, difficult to get it bubble free. Damn it'd be heavy too.

 

[quickshot89]

I'm taking the gamble on an areopress, which is the best one to buy (Would prefer a gift pack on if possible) for no more than £40

 

[Grimley]

Quick question.

I've had my Porlex tall grinder for a couple of years now, I've used it on average two/three times a week. I've no idea if the Ceramic burrs are still OK, or would now be a good time to replace them?

 

[Participant]

Anyone here using a bean to cup machine? There's a delonghi for 200 quid on Amazon that sounds decent. Integrated burr grinder and can make cappuccinos and double espressos.

 

[Flibster]

I'm taking the gamble on an areopress, which is the best one to buy (Would prefer a gift pack on if possible) for no more than £40

Any aeropress will do really. They're all the same. Not aware of any gift packs.
Add a hario slim hand grinder and you should be about £40

I think this is the cheapest place to get a aeropress from at the moment.

Quick question.

I've had my Porlex tall grinder for a couple of years now, I've used it on average two/three times a week. I've no idea if the Ceramic burrs are still OK, or would now be a good time to replace them?

Unless you've been grinding the burrs together at maximum finenss, should be fine.

 

[GTanny]

Anyone here using a bean to cup machine? There's a delonghi for 200 quid on Amazon that sounds decent. Integrated burr grinder and can make cappuccinos and double espressos.

They generally produce a lower overall drink but would be still be better then a lot but your beans will make a big difference and its highly unlikely to steam your milk anywhere near as good as a hand job.

Great for convenience if your sticking to one kind of bean but not going to be getting excellent coffees compared to a manual machine and standalone grinder

 

[Grimley]

Unless you've been grinding the burrs together at maximum finenss, should be fine.

I've done that a couple of times, after I've cleaned it & done it up tight, then I've forgotten to adjust it before grinding.

 

[mingeroonie]

Got my new grinder!
After a few recommendations from here I went with the Eureka Mignon.
Very pleased with it, cant believe how rubbish my old krups one was in comparison!
Not as big as I thought it might be which is a bonus, sits nicely next to my (rather dirty looking!) Silvia.

At the same time I added the PID, bought it direct from the U.S arrived in 2 days!
Wasn't sure if I was going to cut the front panel and mount it internally, so its stuck on with blu-tack at the mo

 

[Raymond Lin]

Got a sudden urge to get a dripper to try some filter coffee at home for some reason.

 

[rhysduck]

Got my new grinder!
After a few recommendations from here I went with the Eureka Mignon.
Very pleased with it, cant believe how rubbish my old krups one was in comparison!
Not as big as I thought it might be which is a bonus, sits nicely next to my (rather dirty looking!) Silvia.

At the same time I added the PID, bought it direct from the U.S arrived in 2 days!
Wasn't sure if I was going to cut the front panel and mount it internally, so its stuck on with blu-tack at the mo

Where'd you get the PID from? Would like one for my Classic.

 

[Siliconslave]

Where'd you get the PID from? Would like one for my Classic.

I got mine from here:

http://auberins.com/

its not the cheapest and you can very easily build your own if your a) not lazy & b) don't mind doing some reading and research.

but as i'm a little time poor I figured it was worth it for something pre-made. the kits really made well and functions perfectly - love the fact that i can time the shots by simply pressing a button

If you search back i'm pretty sure I posted some photos somewhere...

Got a sudden urge to get a dripper to try some filter coffee at home for some reason.

I get tempted to buy a v60 every time I go into taylor street (or infact any coffee shop) despite the fact i have a clever dripper in the cupboard that would work perfectly...
A good pouring kettle is pretty important though as far as i can tell

 

[Raymond Lin]

Yup, the Hario V60!

Although there is a smaller brown one that I saw in Hong Kong that I liked too.