$$$$$$ Coffee!!!

[davidI]

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Another hand grinder to consider is the BPlus Apollo. It is fairly new. There are a couple reviews on Home Barista.

Yea, I read those but they really came across as paid / sponsored reviews. Perhaps I need to search for some less biased reviews but my understanding is the Apollo is a made in China copycat? Not that there is anything wrong with that but if I'm spending 200 Euros on a grinder I'd like the engineering and build quality to be sound enough to last a decade or more.

[ExtraSlow]

You hipster dudes know about Mount Pleasant Roasters? Found out about it half an hour ago and have already bought my first bag.

[ExtraSlow]

First cup was nice. It had a lot more "foam" while doing my pour over than my other beans. Fresher?

[2Legit2Quit]

Fresh coffee/beans are supposed to produce more bubbles when you add water. Blooming helps but you're still going to get the bubbles due to gas release.

[ExtraSlow]

Yeah, I guess it's not a surprise that beans roasted one day before brewing are "fresher" than anything I'm buying at the grocery store. Pretty neat to be buying same-day roasted beans.

[sl888]

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Yea, I read those but they really came across as paid / sponsored reviews. Perhaps I need to search for some less biased reviews but my understanding is the Apollo is a made in China copycat? Not that there is anything wrong with that but if I'm spending 200 Euros on a grinder I'd like the engineering and build quality to be sound enough to last a decade or more.

Not sure but they have the rights to use the La Pavoni name.
Can't go wrong with the Kinu if it's in your budget.

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Yeah, I guess it's not a surprise that beans roasted one day before brewing are "fresher" than anything I'm buying at the grocery store. Pretty neat to be buying same-day roasted beans.

I usually wait a week after roast date, to let the beans de-gas, before I start brewing.

[ExtraSlow]

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I usually wait a week after roast date, to let the beans de-gas, before I start brewing.

Any real negatives to the gassing/foaming?
Bought another pour-over filter. I think I need to start doing my own coffee at work and get away from the tassimo. Real baller, $18.

[2Legit2Quit]

Ahh the bubbles/degassing aren't bad per say, just a by product of fresh beans/roast. For pour over you're generally supposed to bloom by applying double the amount of water to ground initially and waiting ~30 sec to let the degassing take effect to provide proper extraction when you add the remaining water.

For using a press, blooming isn't really required on account of the coffee eventually being submerged and a stir being done after water is applied. But in both press and pour over, it's a bit of a to each their own, do what you find tastes best or if you can even tell a difference between blooming or not.

[ExtraSlow]

You don't "throw out" the coffee from the bloom do you? Just wait longer before your second pour, right?

[ercchry]

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You don't "throw out" the coffee from the bloom do you? Just wait longer before your second pour, right?

Correct... so if using 25g of coffee pour 50ml of water, wait 30 seconds or so then continue the cup as usual

Bonus points if you wet the filter with water before adding coffee (toss that water from the cup though!)

[msommers]

Exactly.

My formula is typically 25g of coffee for 400mL of water. First, 50-60g water for 20-30 sec bloom, slowly add the remainder water for a total of 400mL.

[ercchry]

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Exactly.

My formula is typically 25g of coffee for 400mL of water. First, 50-60g water for 20-30 sec bloom, slowly add the remainder water for a total of 400mL.

I’ve been going closer to 1:14 ratio then topping up with some water to about 1:16 after... I find it gives me more of a quality (P&S, monogram, rosso) coffee house drip profile for some reason... plus cools the cup a little so I can drink ASAP

[ExtraSlow]

Shit one day I'll have to measure how large my cup is. I know my "first pour" amount is about 1/3 of a cup . . . . . Yay exactitude.

[ercchry]

Kitchen scales are great!

[msommers]

https://www.amazon.ca/Accuweight-AW-...e-b8e1138c86cb

[ExtraSlow]

Fuck you tassimo!

[ExtraSlow]

Measured my daily-driver cup. About 350 ml capacity.
Running these beans today. Gave it longer time to bloom and release gas.

[nismodrifter]

Co-worker of mine just brought me a bag of this from Italy..



Looking forward to trying it this weekend!

[sabad66]

Wife and i have been trying different beans over the past few months and i think we landed on a winner - Ethical Bean Lush.

$17 for a big bag from Costco so it's not too expensive either. Pretty sure this will be in our house permanently from now on.

[Brent.ff]

Just broke our second bodum carafe this year... reccs for best replacement French press that won’t explode when someone looks at it the wrong way