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

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?

Giphy - Oh My God Reaction GIF by Jimmy Conrad

-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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coffeealex

LMSC

Thanks LMSC really great to be on board. Hopefully i can contribute and learn as well

coffeealex

LMSC currently izzo alex duetto/niche zero/bwt filter

but will be soon: lelit bianca/ niche zero/ OZ or Skuma or temporarily zero water whilst I make my mind up

MiguelEsc

Hi everyone, here a new coffee lover who started this journey almost 2y ago.

Proud owner of a lelit marax which I’ve been trying to tweak/improve following @DavecUK recommendations.

Hopefully I can not only share my experience but also contribute with thoughts and lessons learned!

DavecUK

MiguelEsc Welcome to the forum.

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