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

DavecUK

Nuttybarista . That last part feels a bit odd to me, since there has been talk (on this forum and home barista) of this happening since April.

It requires significant changes to the case, plus some other thingslike the pressure release system etc.. and until they build a prototype and work through any issues, they won’t have a timeline…..

Mikeyb

Systemic

Good morning guys and girls.

New member here starting his espresso journey.

Currently running a bean to cup but started building my better system.

Got my niche,tamper and various bits.

Just deciding on what machine. Linea micra, love it but my goodness it’s expensive. Profitec 700 or 600, more wallet friendly.

I’m hoping the knowledge available here will keep me on the straight and narrow.

Hope everyone has a great Sunday. (Time for another coffee).

DavecUK

Mikeyb Welcome to the forum

Ernie1

Mikeyb

Welcome!

Some solid machine choices there. Can’t really go wrong with any of them. There’s a couple of new Micra owners here.

There’s also the Lelit Bianca at a similar price point to the 700.

Mikeyb

DavecUK

Thanks Davec

Watched some of your reviews. Really informative.

Came over from the other side. 😉

Mikeyb

Ernie1

Thanks for the warm welcome.

I’m a few weeks away from pulling the trigger.

I’ll post a pic when I get there.

DavecUK

Mikeyb Came over from the other side. 😉

A tea forum?

Systemic

Welcome to the forum @Mikeyb

MattH

ams which coffee shops/roasters do you visit in Kent ?

I visit kincoffee in Staplehurst regularly and we went to Garage coffee in Herne Bay at the weekend.

ams

MattH Garage Coffee too but in Whitstable (and Canterbury)! I can also recommend Blueprint Coffee in Whitstable.

MattH

ams Thanks - had not realised that Garage had multiple branches - I do like Whitstable though !

Ernie1

Fringe & Ginge in Canterbury is amazing. I’m pretty sure one of the owners is ex-Ozone.

MattH

Ernie1 excellent another place to tryout !

Elcarajillo

A bit off topic, does anyone know when Black Cat coffee will be roasting again ?🤔

LMSC

Elcarajillo when Black Cat coffee will be roasting again ?

David @BlackCatCoffee, unfortunately, suffered a hand injury a few weeks ago forcing him to stop roasting. I wish him a speedy recovery.

Elcarajillo

I did know he had an accident, I just wondered if anyone new how he was progressing and when he would be roasting again.

LMSC

Elcarajillo David is recovering well after the accident. He hopes to reopen the site later this week.

Cuprajake

we should do a forum run, and all order a bag from him

hes supported the forums over the years with discount codes, and i know first hand how hard it is to run a small business.

dfk41

Cuprajake Why don’t you organise one with him Jake

Cuprajake

He never replies to me lol, @LMSC seems to have more luck

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