UK coffee roasters , do you realise we do not all want a subscription!

MediumRoastSteam Out of curiosity… How can “my wife can appreciate great coffee” and “dip into instant if she needs to” go together? Do you mean “can’t appreciate”?

She was basically an “instant” coffee drinker (sounds familiar, is it not?) because she can’t be asked to go thru’ the routine of making a good cuppa. The thought of weighing, grinding, puck preparation, tamping and using the lever puts her off. She is happy if some one makes her a good cup.

The instant comes handy if I am travelling or gone to work. She finds them ok to drink.

She doesn’t like the coffee from the usual high street coffee shops as finds them bitter and burnt. However, she does find the flat white from McDonald’s far better in quality than others. Hahah 🤷🏽

Jason1wood Anyway, back to my aeropress for the time being

This isn’t necessarily a bad thing!

Different brew methods are… different, not necessarily better or worse.

I’m not the biggest fan of straight espresso. I’ll have one after dinner if we’re out but at home, I don’t really enjoy it as much as a flat white. I also don’t find it a particularly pleasant short drink to savour in terms of flavour compared to milk-based espresso, which I love.

However! With a V60, I love exploring the more delicate flavours and really enjoy ‘black’ coffee from filter methods.

It’s good to have a range of brew methods at your disposal.

On topic. I don’t mind the idea of a discount for subscribing to buying so much per month, but I want a good online system for easily changing the beans, and very easily skipping or rescheduling a delivery in case I’ve used more or less coffee than usual.

Adrianmsmith

I wish I had!

The best system I’ve seen is the NA beer ‘Lucky Saint’. I subscribed to that for a while and it was really easy to skip a week or change delivery day etc… they only had one product type though so probably easier to manage.

I think NewGround might offer something similar although I haven’t bought from them in a while. Origin Coffee also have an app so might offer some level of subscription management.

I guess we’re also talking about the ‘discovery’ style subscriptions though where it’s less about convenience and more about finding new coffee.

Either way I do prefer just finding and purchasing coffee as and when I need it. The discounts for subscribing are also usually pretty negligible.

Adrianmsmith you’re a good candidate for roasting your own coffee at home, you know. No turning back once you start…

Adrianmsmith well if you do start, I can try to help you out with some “profile targets” (I go full manual on the gas hob with the Roastino). A 100G roast takes me less than 15 mins, end to end. Getting really nice results also.