Welcome to Coffeetime. Please introduce yourself and tell us about your coffee journey too.

I'm a long-term drinker of filter coffee that's relatively recently moved into expresso, or more accurately, espresso-based drinks, and this seemed like a good place to chat and learn.

Welcome to our fledgling forum. You will find a wealth of knowledge available here.

I'm a jaded user of another forum, that needed a change 😆

Up until recently I was only marginally aware that there were people on the internet who chatted about coffee stuff all the time. I'm now over two and a half grand down and it's all your fault. 😅

@"dfk41"#4 grabbed me by neck and brought me here! 😂 Thx guys! Feel at home!

I'm not saying I'm paranoid or anything, but a few weeks ago I walked into a coffee forum, pulled up a chair and sat down; everyone else seemed to get up and walk out! 😆 My coffee journey started over 40 years ago when my wife bought me a Gran Gaggia for Christmas. That was before the internet was invented, so there was no information freely available about the need for a grinder. I made a mess and a lot of terrible coffee. I got into stove top coffee makers through a Romanian student I befriended, we drank a lot of good coffee together before he moved on. My wife decided we should buy an induction hob, so that put an end to my stove top coffee making and I switched to french press. After breaking the glass of my favourite press I decided to try one of those gimmicky Aeropress thingies; that was a real eye-opener for me and started to buy speciality coffee beans and a Baratza Encore. A couple of years ago I retired and started volunteering in a charity shop where I saw a La Pavoni Europiccola. Nobody seemed to know what it was, so I got it at a very agreeable price. I invested in a Eureka Mignon Specialita to feed the LP and have become obsessed with the coffee making process.

@"LMSC"#p138 It is our home now….

On the other forum too(BadBoyR), don't participate much, just been busy reading posts/reviews on a new dual boiler machine. Currently have a bean to cup, but would like a more manual machine, mainly drinking milky coffees or a small shot if doing some cardio fasted. Looking at the sage dual boiler, lelit elizabeth and ACS minima.....so undecided, but want to future proof myself for being able to control flow later as gain better experience.

Got funny looks when I first got my aeropress, bringing it to work etc. decided to try make better coffee about a year ago, started the research. My girlfriend complained(?!) she didn’t see me for a few weeks as I was stuck online researching this thing. Stumbled across this gang (in their/your former space), which made it so much easier to confidently choose an espresso machine and then help when it arrived not working correctly!! Thanks to all again and Dave your stated principles of this forum are so great in these times, must be applauded, cheers for such dedication. It would have been a much much more difficult journey to getting it half right without the help of you guys

Was on “the other coffee forum”, but thought I’d hop over and join you all here. I’ve liked coffee for a long time, with a progression through french press, moka pot, aeropress and Nespresso. I’ve now settled on v60 for filter and since Dec last year I’ve started making real espresso with a Rancilio Silvia coupled with a Niche Zero. I enjoy tinkering, so I fitted a PID almost straight away, and for Christmas I’ve got an Ito board coming so that I can play with pressure profiling (a bit like a decent on the cheap). While a single boiler might not be for everyone, I’m the only person in the house who drinks coffee, so it’s perfect for one. Easy to maintain and less energy use as I’m only heating one small boiler. It’s a bit slow when we have guests, but I can live with that.

New Members Introduce Yourself

AceRickenbacker

If you can help with the money, while I’m down the rabbit hole….I’m all ears!

DavecUK

AceRickenbacker

Here:

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AlbertR

Hello @all

As I have registered at “another forum” (™DavecUK) I’d also like to copy & paste my introduction from there. Here we go:

Just found this friendly forum by following a link at a German coffee forum.

My first encounter with the British espresso scene was when I replaced our ECM Technika II with an Izzo Alex Duetto (serial number 0028) in 2008. If I remember correctly, this machine was the brainchild of DaveC and Antonio Nurri. This huge energy-hungry monster was followed in 2015 by an SAB Viennetta.

Me and my wife have bought a former restaurant in the Black Forest in 2019, and we emigrated from Switzerland to Germany in December 2020. We spend our retirement in this converted inn. Thanks to the plumbing-in infrastructure, the Viennetta now has been replaced by a single-group SAB Jolly Automatica. The roomy professional kitchen is also a fine home for the Hottop Roaster.

If you would like to know more about our dedication to espresso and coffee, be welcome to ask!

Cheers, AlbertR

DavecUK

AlbertR Welcome to the forum Albert, hope you like it here. I still have Duetto number 0001 😁

AlbertR

Hi Dave – thanks for welcoming me. I still need to get used to the completely different functionality of the forum software. I’ll keep an eye on the topics, in order to contribute something (hopefully) useful.

chlorox

Hello there just joined. I drink only espresso and lattes or flat whites generally. I own two machines - an Izzo pompei lever at home and an e61 in the office which arr supported by basically the same grinders types. I certainly prefer the taste of the lever markedly though the e61 delivers what I find very tasty as well.

omahabristle

Hey all!

I’ve been drinking coffee for a long time, but never really knew what I was doing! I owned a Francis Francis X1 for more than a decade, but to my eternal shame I never knew how to use it correctly! (It’s been sent to live at the farm i.e. my parents’.)

I’ve started learning, obsessing and chasing consistency about a year ago, currently with a Sage Bambino Plus and Smart Grinder Pro. The latter is about to be replaced with a Niche Zero and I’m trying desperately not to fall too deep into upgraditis.

Jason1wood

Hi all, been directed here by David, from another poorly run forum.

Been into espresso a while.

Sure I’ll know a few faces around here.

Running a Quickmill Verona dual boiler and a Mythos grinder.

You’ll see me on the technical posts as my machine is playing up at the moment so Aeropress is fulfilling my needs atm

dfk41

Jason1wood Welcome aboard Jason….nice to see you again! Plenty of ‘experts’ to help you wihtout trying to sell you anything……LOL

Jason1wood

dfk41

Hahaha I’m a sucker for a deal

DavecUK

Welcome everyone from @chlorox forward. For some reason I don’t get proper alerts for this thread…a bug I think. So I’m going to try unfollow/ re follow to see if it fixed it.

CoyoteOldMan

DavecUK It may be one of the various updates to libraries. This was the first thread I followed (as it was the first one I posted in), and I noticed I hadn’t received any notifications when it was at the top of “recent posts” a couple of days ago. Notifications now seem to be regular.

giampiero

I just found this thread, i still to get familiar with the layout of this forum, and i already post previously my introduction.

I’m Giampiero from Bologna ( Italy) but i live in Bangkok ( Thailand), i knew this forum since i was in another forum, good to see you all here.

-Mac

Apologies, but I have to ask it, giampiero.
Is the world now your oyster?

giampiero

-Mac I had to google to understand your question…and honestly….i don’t know how to reply to you🤣.

I’m ok where i am.

DavecUK

giampiero I didn’t understand the question?

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-Mac

DavecUK

Nick1881

Thought I would introduce myself, as I have lurked here a few times.

I used to frequent another forum, but it seemed to change over the last few years so I’d been off it.

I see some names I recognise here, DaveC has been a huge help in the past.

I have a Lelit Biance and Niche Zero, hoping to pick up a Mazzer Major to try out flat burrs for the first time.

LMSC

Nick1881 Great set up there! Welcome to the forum.

DavecUK

Nick1881 Welcome to the forum.

coffeealex

Hi just joined the forum. Great to see DaveC. He is a genius. Great to see many other knowledgeable people. I am passionate about coffee and eager to learn. Especially on the maintenance side

LMSC

coffeealex Welcome to forum! Let’s know what your set up is and how we may assist you.

DavecUK

coffeealex Welcome to the forum

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