cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/533711 !coffee@feddit.uk
Do you have a go to system for coffee in the morning, if so what is? What tools do you use? What do you want to change?
Any brand pre ground 'Espresso` type coffee.
Empty about 6 tablespoons into a large french press (don’t measure anything, just eyeball it)
Pour over hot water and stir with a wooden stick.
Microwave some milk in a mug
Pour coffee into mug
Strong, easy and nothing to faff over such as weighing beans or waiting for a $1k machine to give you 30ml of drink.
It’s quick, dirty and damn tasty imo
Shoot me
Used to be a double latte or cappuccino from ol’ reliable DeLonghi Dedica, enjoyed on the porch while catching up on news.
Now it’s instant all the way, usually drunk with desperation while trying to keep the small human from killing himself in a really dumb way.
Daily driver is a breville drip. Current ratio is 1200g water to 42g coffee. Usually grind the night before (gasp) so I can just press brew when I’m ready. I have a daily driver coffee that stays on hand but am always happy to grab a new bag of something interesting
I really enjoy the ritual of espresso as a little morning meditation.
Here’s the current station, and the current process goes:
Turn on Bambino, load portafilter with empty “double” single wall basket into machine.
Place a small glass on the scale, turn on, spoon in 16g of whatever coffee I have that week.
Start an empty single auto-shot into the glass I’m going to brew into to heat everything up.
Dump measured beans into SK40 grinder which will typically be about “6” on its scale for good fresh coffee, or 5 for not quite so fresh coffee, and start it.
Remove, drain, and wipe portafilter, set it in the little 3D printed base I ran off to hold it level (not my design). Drop the dosing ring on. Set glass of usually dirty with fines hot water aside.
Pump the grinder bellows 3 times when it sounds empty, then turn off.
Dump grounds into basket, massage briefly with a cheap little WDT tool and tamp.
Dump glass into a waste cup I keep on hand for the purpose, wipe, and place on scale. Place scale on drip tray, and re-tare.
If I’ve dialed the coffee: Hold single button for ~5s of preeinfusion, release, and tap again aiming for a ~32g shot.
If I’m still working on the coffee: Get out my phone, hold single button, start timer on phone when the preeinfusion pump kicks in, tap lap and release button at ~5s, watch timer and scale aiming for vicinity of 32g/30s. Grunt and adjust the grinder in the appropriate direction if it’s not close.
Stir espresso, taste, add a little milk while I make my breakfast food if needed.
Consume espresso and breakfast.
Come back to to put away the glass, dump the puck (no 3-way valve, it’ll sneeze at you if you don’t wait a second), and rinse the portafilter. Place it upside down on the base to dry.
The setup is a recent upgrade so I’m still pretty pleased and working on refining my technique. I’ve been trying different beans (mostly espresso blends from local roasters, but also some weird stuff just for fun).
Press button on the grinder, fill the water tank of my Moccamaster with 8 cups, fill in the freshly ground coffee, push the button. Five minutes later wonderful hot coffee.
