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

Systemic I missed welcoming a lot of the new members, apologies, but the system only saw fit today to tell me about the 8+ new posts in this thread? Welcome to all those who have joined over the last 3 days.

DavecUK

AndyBev please feel free to follow our mid life crisis on FB “suistoncoeurcafe”

Do you guys have a website as well?

AndyBev

DavecUK Sorry Dave not at present that’s another job for another day

Splitshot02

Hi everyone Happy New Year etc

I realised on the stroke of 01.01.2022 why the coffee forum I had been occasionally visiting was becoming eerily quiet, and so in a flurry of personal renewal and New Year moment seizing I joined up here - so far 2022 is going well…

I have been making flaky espresso for about 20 years - this year I awoke from my slumbering and realised the whole world of coffee had packed up and moved on, and so my ageing Gaggia Classic got pimped up a bit, and I got a Niche (joy). My xmas presents included a knock box and a Decent Puck Rake - I think I am losing my mind, but at least the house smells of nice coffee.

Systemic

Splitshot02

welcome to the forum.

AndyBev

Hi folks we are now on line with a website another box ticked

www.suistoncoeurcafe.com

condy01

I just read DaveC’s post about that other forum (not to mention names) I was using and how this one seems so much better! Coffee journey started with a French Press and is now at Bezzera Unica PID and Eureka Mignon Specialita stage… so about a 1000% or so increase in cost and time, but very happy I made the leap into this world of quality coffee. Although, that being said, I think I am very sensitive to caffeine so I’ve had to go decaf! haha

BorisP

Hi everyone, been lurking around coffee forums, somehow got here and it seems like the right time to say hi. I’m from Israel actually, and while we have a coffee forum there, it’s, well, different :)

Bought into espresso hobby about a year ago with a Gaggia Classic Pro purchase. Me and my wife are now addicted for good (hope so). Lately been contemplating an upgrade to an H or DB, even considering a brave move towards a lever machine but am a bit scared.

Appreciate the wealth of info contributed so far., that’s great.

BaggaZee

Hi Everyone.

I was active on the other forum, working up from a Gaggia Cubika & pre-ground, via Mazzer Jolly & Gaggia Classic (both heavily modded) and eventually, eek £s later, with a Niche and a Vesuvius. At which point, Coffee life got very easy, ‘real’ life got complicated and I became a very occasional visitor.

Imagine my horror, when logging on tonight, to see what has happened over there.

So, here I am. Great to see some of the old names here. I can’t promise to be super-active but I’ll try & give something back if I can.

Right, time to explore this place. :)

coffee_and_donuts

Hey all, just jumped over from the other site after I read what went down. Thanks for starting this forum.

I started off with pour overs and a cheap handgrinder back in 2016 at university in the US. I am now studying in Rome and the experience of leaving university in between lessons to walk to the corner café to have a cap/espresso for a euro stoked a coffee spark within me I didn’t know I had. I started with a flair classic and an 1zpresso hand grinder in the summer of 2020. In the summer of 2021, I bought a Bezzera BZ09 and a DF64. It’s been great to enter into the world of coffee with helps like this forum. Your kindness and your knowledge are much appreciated.

Jcheney

coffee_and_donuts How has your experience with the BZ09 been? Would you recommend it?

capuchin

Hi all,

I was about to signup for another forum, but read about the behaviour of the new owners and decided to skip it and sign up here instead. I’m just starting out with a v60 kit, bambino plus and sage grinder. Had a delonghi esam 4200 before but it gave up the ghost.

brabzzz

Also hopped across from the other forum - follower of many forums but only an occasional participant as most people have better theoretical/technical knowledge and my wife has a better palate. British but live in Prague - it’s better that way - having the wealth of exotic choices on UK classifieds relatively far from reach has saved me a lot of money! Expobar Leva DB + Niche now, previously Rancilio Silvia & Gaggia MDF / Baratza Sette 270. Would drive back to the UK for a used Cremina / Evo / Londinium though :D

Border_all

Guess after finding this forum from previous coffee forum and folk leaving thought I would like to join here. Thank you for setting up the site excellent seeing so many of the old regulars here

DavecUK

So many new members and of course names I recognise. @condy01 @BorisP @BaggaZee @coffee_and_donuts @capuchin @brabzzz @Border_all A very warm welcome to Coffeetime…

condy01

Thanks DavecUK. Nice to be here!

ChristosC

Hi everyone

Like others, I also learned about this new forum from members of the CoffeeF***m and joined.

I have long been a coffee enthusiast, but I am only just making my first meaningful steps as a home barista, although I have owned a Sage barista express for > 1 year now.

I love espresso based drinks, and typically spend a lot of my free time reading/watching/ experimenting on blends/ brew ratios/ grind settings and the like.

I am looking forward to interacting with you all and demystifying the wonderful world of home brewing!

sketchy

Former Data Center Architect and current Technical Marketing guy. Home coffee roaster and espresso puller that is thankful I don’t have to try to make a living at my hobby - as I’d probably fail miserably.

SiblingChris

Hi all 👋

I’ve just flipped over from “the forum that shall not be named”. Been an irregular poster and lurker there since 2014

Thanks for setting this all up :)

My coffee journey has gone to another level and hopefully this year the final level in terms of kit….but maybe I shouldn’t have said that?!?!?,…..totally loving my Lelit Bianca purchased this last year and I’ve switched my water to an Osmio Zero. I prefer light to medium roasts, rarely dar but I have my moments! shout out to Stewarts of Trent Bridge who are the primary supply to my addiction!

robinst24

Just started on this forum today. Living in Fukuoka, Japan. Been in coffee and espresso my whole adult life, love the taste, but now trying to seriously improve my game. Currently using a La Spaziale Vivaldi Mini (7 years) and Niche (2 months). Looking for new horizons and experiences to explore in espresso and espresso-based drinks. I trust I found the place here.

Robin

Goodfella

Hi,

My name is Ross, just joined today looking for advice on a new machine.

I had a bean to cup machine for 5 years. When that eventually broke I had a Sage Oracle for 2 years which has now gone.

I ordered a Niche last year which has now arrived so it’s time to move the coffee journey on too the next level!

Cheers

Ross

MrChris79

Morning. Long-time but infrequent poster of the other forum. Recently logged on as trying to sell grinder to see that traffic seemed way down. I now realise why! All the best with the forum and I will be visiting regularly.

Currently using:

Niche Zero

Vesuvius

V60

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