Hello out there, fellow caffeinated Lemmings!
Got anything new in your brew?
Did you make a mess-o of your espresso?
Did you French pull instead of French press?
Tell us about it for those valuable Internet points!
Got the aeropress about a month ago and have not used anything since. Freaking love the results and how easy going it is! Next on the list is a new grinder, but unsure to go handgrinder or electrical.
Been using local coffee, labelled as French Roasted Coffee, it’s pretty nice.
There are some great hand grinders available now compared to a decade ago. To get a remotely acceptable electric grinder you would need to spend around $150 or so for something like the Baratza Encore. For that same money you can get a really good hand grinder from 1zpresso or Kingrind which will produce more consistent grinds and fairly quickly.
The same cheap dark roast from LIDL that I always drink
Opened a Single Origin Costa Rica from whole foods. 26 Grind on Encore ESP, did both aeropress and V60. It’s a nice light roast, but nothing amazing.
Espresso using some older beans. Tastes alright. Made using a Z1presso grinder (145 grind setting), and a 9barista stove top espresso machine :)
Also recently bought a shaker for N2 cartridges to make nitro-brew at home. Really good when it gets hot outside.
Heating up around here so I’m onto to cold brew. Basically a fine mesh strainer cup in a jar that I let sit overnight. 40 grams lasts 2 days.
Give it a good shake when I make it. Roughly 18 hours steep then it’s good to go the next day, nice and cold out of the fridge.
If I’m fasting I have it with just an ice block, but if I’m not ill have it with oat milk in a tall glass, maybe 80 coffee, 20 oat milk. good shit!
