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

Cuprajake

id always recomend the bianca at that price but its now 1999.99

Abcan

Cuprajake it’s definitely one I’ve been thinking about. From the discussion I had yesterday with someone at Bella Barista when the current stock of machines, made in Europe, get sold the next stock will cost a fair bit more! The Bianca is in stock at 2k. 🤔

Might just start drinking tea!

Abcan

LMSC I do like the Bianca. A used one would be ideal! I didn’t realise the Minima (Which i also like) was available direct from ACS. Thanks for your input. 👍🏻

Cuprajake

Yeah, when I ordered my V3 they said it was going up in price.

It’s the way of the world ATM

dcchristopher

Greetings! I finally came across real espresso drinks in 2010 and started making them at home soon thereafter. I lived off of Breville Barista Express machines (bought several of them as they tend to not last long after warranty expiration) until I finally decided to step up to the Vesuvius about a year ago (because if you’re going to do something crazy, you might as well go all out!).

I’ve joined to learn more about my machine as it’s still largely a mystery to me. I just love that I can no longer make a BAD coffee drink! 😅

DavecUK

dcchristopher Welcome to the forum Chris

Snikom

Hi there

I have been lurking for a while and actually made a couple of posts so thought I would say hi.

I have had a gaggia classic for years and always just made a coffee in the morning. I started actually thinking about what I was doing about five years ago and grabbed a cheap grinder, bottomless portafilter etc. I was then happy for a few more years but have now descended into the madness of scales and timers.

Current kit is

Gaggia Classic, pid, ims shower screen etc etc (Steam wand doesnt work but I only ever make espresso no milk drinks)
Moccamaster
V60

Several grinders as I have upgraded but not moved old ones on. Niche zero for me/espresso. Ode (1.1 burrs) for wife/moccamaster.

I dont buy kit very often at all but when I do I want it to last as I am not a serial upgrader if that makes sense.

I am constantly hanging my nose over 9barista and older e61 machines (budget constraints) and keep wondering about trying out a lever.

Amberale

Abcan
That was sort of me three years ago.
I had just upgraded from a Sunbeam grinder to a Silenzio.

The hole is deep.

Snikom

I am trying to resist the descent or least descend slowly.

It’s not helped by the fact my other hobbies are also expensive (photography is my main one) and reality sucks 🙂

Jony

Plenty of other machines out there that I think are better for less money. Enjoy your search.

RickO88

New here. Espresso journey: laPavoni Europiccolo 20 years sold, Sage Bambino Plus failed and repaired under warranty sold, Lelit Victoria sold, now have Cafelat Robot & JX Pro.

DavecUK

RickO88 Welcome to the forum

MediumRoastSteam

RickO88 now have Cafelat Robot & JX Pro

Do you drink milk based drinks? Welcome aboard!

RickO88

Cappuccino and espresso

MediumRoastSteam

RickO88 - how do you froth your milk?

RickO88

Dualit milk frother

Trollky

Afternoon all 🖐️

After a gazillion coffees from my old and steadfast Nespresso machine the urge to up my coffee game has really hit me. I only drink espressos so I went on a bit of a spree a few days ago…

The Cafelat Robot has already arrived, with a Kinu M47 Phoenix and scales etc. on its way.

It’s going to be fun 🙂

DavecUK

Trollky Welcome to the forum, I think you will notice a big improvement over the Nespresso.

kfiatos

Hi all :D
I am long time coffee drinker. Went through Gaggia Twin Baby, NS Oscar and now owner of Lelit Elizabeth with Mignon XL and JX-Pro. Looking for more people crazy about coffee :)

DavecUK

kfiatos Welcome to the forum….lots of people here that take their coffee very seriously.

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