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

Dennis70

New here, and I stumbled across this fine coffee forum in search for @DavecUK ’s Lelit Bianca temperature offset settings….still looking for it :)

I currently have no espresso machine but looking for the next one, in this process read and watched some 2087 reviews and narrowed my selection to 3 prospects: ECM Synchronika, Profitec Drive (I wish it came in black also!) and Lelit Bianca, Lelit Bianca being the reason I’m looking into the temperature offset settings. I have also thought about the La Marzzocco Micra…the price though, plus not sure I’m going to be able to get over the plastic spout.

MacPhisto

I really wanted to like the Micra, but a lot of things added up to my looking elsewhere. But, those plastic parts help for a really fast warm up time.

Banjaxe

Hi all,

I started on my manual espresso journey just over a year and a half ago when I got rid of my Melitta bean to cup machine and bought a Sage Bambino Plus and a Niche Zero.

I probably would have stopped at that for a while if the Bambino Plus hadn’t locked up with all lights flashing at the end of November.

I decided to take the opportunity to get something with more temperature and pressure control and after researching for a little while found the Gaggiuino. I spent a couple of days over the Christmas holidays modifying a Gaggia Classic Evo and thankfully it worked first time.

I’m now enjoying experimenting with lighter roasts and different pressure profiles (very early days) and found this forum when looking for some more balanced opinions on the Niche Duo after deciding to take the next step and also upgrade my grinder.

Looking forward now to my Niche Duo arriving and hoping that my taste buds are good enough to tell the difference.

DavecUK

Banjaxe Welcome to the forum…I am sure you will enjoy the Niche Duo, same great workflow as the Zero, but flat burr taste profiles. easy to dial in and consistent.

Adhod

Hi my name is Ad from Australia, and I was actually directed here by the fine folks at ACS after asking if they knew a good community with some fellow Vostok users. Hoping to learn more about the nuances with the temperature control and hidden menu along with best practices for light roast extraction. My machine came damaged so I have some good insight into the internals of the machine, as I needed to do the repair myself since there are no distributors where i live.

DavecUK

Adhod My machine came damaged so I have some good insight into the internals of the machine, as I needed to do the repair myself since there are no distributors where i live.

Welcome to the forum, shame the machine came damaged, they are exceptionall;y well packaged, so must have had some really rough treatment from the couriers.

Plenty of Evo/Vostok owners on here as the machines pretty much have identical internals for the 1 group.

Adhod

DavecUK Yes it was definitley a bad delivery with the courier, nothing wrong on the ACS front. but as you can expect Paolo was very patient and acknowledged that it was a very abnormal issue and worked with me through several part deliveiries until we had it fixed. To be honest i was really excited that it was damaged internally as bad as it was becuase it forced me to get really intimate with the inside of it, so i feel a lot more comfortable working on it in the future.

Actually Dave he personally recommended I join and introduce myself to you. So I am happy to be apart of this wonderful community!

DavecUK

Adhod To be honest i was really excited that it was damaged internally as bad as it was becuase it forced me to get really intimate with the inside of it, so i feel a lot more comfortable working on it in the future.

Actually Dave he personally recommended I join and introduce myself to you. So I am happy to be apart of this wonderful community!

It really must have been dropped from height for internal damage…wow. Still as you say you know the machine much better n ow and probably have lost the fear of doing maintenance on it.

This is a good place, lots of experienced members willing to help people in all aspects of their journey and other life events/questions as well.

Lars

Hello all, I have been a viewer of this friendly forum and wanted to be able to contribute and seek some knowledge. I reside in Florida.

digitalphilosophy

Hello there!

Have been a member of some of those other forums, but actually found my way here thanks to a Google search for advice and opinions on the Niche Duo and thus found myself reading all 1,063 posts in the Duo Thread over lunch one day.

Excellent discussion and has made me want to get my hands on one sometime soon, when funds allow.

I have many questions that I am looking for help and guidance with, so will make use of the search function first and then start asking away. Already nabbed a few new roasters to try out from threads on here, so off to a good start!

Blackbirdman

Hi all,

Bart from the Netherlands here.

I found this forum since I was interested in a ACS evo Leva and have bought one in the mean time :).

Will probably be delivered this or next week. Can’t wait!

DavecUK

Blackbirdman Welcome to the forum.

Bread

Hello!

I’ve been lurking here for quite a while, thought I would finally bite the bullet and actually register. I started off here reading about the Niche Duo, and now I have one, so thanks to everyone for all the information about it. Though now I’m in a bit of a twist, it’s too loud and wakes up my family members!

My daily espresso machine is the Sage Bambino, though I am looking to upgrade soon to either a Profitec Go or a Sage Dual Boiler, but I’ll have to wait and see what the budget allows for on that front.

Cheers everyone.

DavecUK

Bread welcome to the forum.

Joe007

😁Hey Folks.I find this place by searching how to roast coffee 😁

Im living London and become coffee lover just few years back when I discovered lavaza 😂

Over the time I end up roasting my own profiles and its super fun.I like to get news about grinders ,espresso machines ,but also alternative brewing methods

PeteHr

Hi from Reading…

I’m a long term coffee addict who started out with a good old Gaggia, moved onto a Silvia, then made the mistake of going to Bella Barista 😊 An ECM Barista and a few grinders from them kept me happy for many years !

Currently I have an ECM Technika V profi pid, and have just treated myself to a Eureka Atom W 65. Grind by weight at last !!! I’ve only had it a few days and am loving it so far - but will post my experiences with it once I’ve been using it a bit longer.

As many others here, I’ve been using a different forum for many years but I think it’s time for a change….

DavecUK

PeteHr Welcome to the forum.

someRandomClown

hi everyone - just joined up after reading about water the last couple weeks. Very informative, even if some (many?) parts escape me. Have been using single boiler units the last few years and wanted to upgrade to the Elizabeth. Opening it up tomorrow, will be paired with a Niche Zero. Thank you all for all the information on everything! First batch of rpavilis water mixed tonight, tomorrow starts the next phase of learning. 🤯🥳

DavecUK

Welcome to the forum

bigmike

Hi folks,

Mike from the U.S. I found this forum while researching my next machine. I’m currently looking for a lever to replace my recently sold LMLM (I’ve probably reached out to a few of y’all about the Nurri on other forums). I also have a MC6 on order to replace my Atom 75.

I am enjoying the filter coffee life tho, and finding new roasters. My preference is light to medium for filter and medium for espresso.

I am usually just lurking and digesting info from all of you with more experience. Look forward to getting to know y’all, cheers!

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