Siliconslave's how to make espresso thread

Been dialling in the decaf beans I got from Rave. Can't get a decent one from the Swiss Water Guatamalen, just too much sour coming through, although the chocolate and fruit is there. Makes a nice smooth filter though.

The Colombian Seasonal Decaf if very nice though, just pulled a lovely shot with it, nice to have one after dinner without being wired for hours :D

Motta knock box and levelling tool arrived today. Now just the wooden knobs that are tempting me!
 
New to this pour over stuff, I think I may need to eventually invest in a electric grinder and pour over kettle.

I've been buying my beans from Origin, any other recommends for filter coffee?

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Don't get too hung up on buying 'filter' coffee, I'll use any coffee that sounds nice for any brew method. My favourite roasters are HasBean and Square Mile but there's loads of choice out there.

You may be doing this already, but are you pouring some boiling water through the filter before adding the coffee? It'll get rid of any papery taste. If you do it with the cup underneath it'll also preheat the cup.
 
the-evaluator said:
Don't get too hung up on buying 'filter' coffee, I'll use any coffee that sounds nice for any brew method. My favourite roasters are HasBean and Square Mile but there's loads of choice out there.

You may be doing this already, but are you pouring some boiling water through the filter before adding the coffee? It'll get rid of any papery taste. If you do it with the cup underneath it'll also preheat the cup.
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Thanks, yes I've watched James Hoffman's videos, keen to try some of his coffee from Square Mile.
 
LiE said:
Thanks, yes I've watched James Hoffman's videos, keen to try some of his coffee from Square Mile.
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I keep meaning to order some but when I go to order then I remember why I never, £13 for 250g….it is twice as much as Rave or Hasbean...
 
Raymond Lin said:
I keep meaning to order some but when I go to order then I remember why I never, £13 for 250g….it is twice as much as Rave or Hasbean...
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Yea I had a look yesterday and was put off by the price, but I still do want to try some. I think their bags are 350g.
 
LiE said:
yes I've watched James Hoffman's videos,
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This guys just the archetype hipster ... can't stand his arrogant, facially articulated presentation style.
I like Gails's presentations ... and can't now find their name, but a female founder/taster of one of the London chains comes across much better,
someone linked her from a previous london coffee festival I thought. - need a favourite presenter thread

Siliconslave said:
the red brick blend is only £10.50 for 350g and excellent
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my budget would become £500 a year for coffee

a video I had bookmarked on the formula for successful coffee marketting
Tracy Ging: A New Generation of Coffee Drinkers
 
Yeah I really like his videos too, even though he can come off a bit pretentious/hipster - his enthusiasm and love for coffee outweighs it IMO.
 
@LiE check out my post a few back...

InvaderGIR said:
Whilst not exactly same town as 47 Degrees (never heard of them before, had to Google), Hasbean are kind of local and are very good. If you want to try a variety of roasters and don't mind buying further afield then I highly recommend Triple Co Roast and would suggest that Clifton Coffee is also a good shout, another good SW one is Round Hill Roastery. I know for sure that Triple Co will only take a few days to send out beans and are doing free delivery for the time being.

If anyone wants to try a variety of roasters and beans then I really would recommend FCP Coffee, they are a local speciality coffee shop that also sell retail and due to covid-19 are only doing beans for retail and have closed the shop. They change their stock on a weekly (roughly) basis so there is always something new and interesting to try, they will be a touch more expensive than direct from roasters but they have to support themselves too.
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...as others have said though, there are loads of roasters and sources about. One of the reasons I like FCP (both online and when they were able to be open) is that the always changing of beans results in getting to try beans from a wide variety of sources and find out what I do/don't like.

As for £12 for 250g being expensive, it really isn't at all for good beans roasted well. You'll find some geisha beans will be more like £20 for 250g...but made well they are utterly fantastic coffees.
 
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Finally arrived, Royal Mail took a week, not the roasters fault, very helpful online chasing it up. Comes in a flat box that fits through the letter box.

First pull of Sul Des Minas was a tad bitter from over-extraction, but was delicious anyway. Looking forward to dialling it in right next time :)
 
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