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Post by julesd68 on Oct 4, 2018 11:25:18 GMT
Met a friend for coffee this morning and was charged £3 for a medium cappuccino at a local cafe.  Absolute robbery IMO. |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 4, 2018 19:50:39 GMT
Have discovered Cafe Direct Peruvian ground coffee, on sale at Sainsburys currently.
Very nice at work with the Aeropress.
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 4, 2018 20:13:40 GMT
I'm looking at buying an Aeropress.
But there look to be a zillion ways to use it, some more complex and time consuming than others.
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 4, 2018 21:49:26 GMT
Don't let that stop you Jules!
Follow the instructions in the package and you'll be fine. If you feel like trying something different out later, then that's fine too.
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espresso
Oct 4, 2018 22:10:21 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 4, 2018 22:10:21 GMT
Ordered and arriving tomorrow.
Hmm. What coffee to buy? Could go to local Sainsbury or buy fresh from cafe.
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 4, 2018 22:12:48 GMT
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Oct 4, 2018 22:41:04 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 4, 2018 22:41:04 GMT
Am I right in thinking that I need fine grind?
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Post by Slinger on Oct 4, 2018 22:54:09 GMT
Am I right in thinking that I need fine grind? Lots of different grinds will work, Jules. You just adjust the brew times accordingly. Brew for 1 to 2 minutes (or less) using a fine grind Brew for 2 to 3 minutes + with a medium-fine grind Brew for 3 to 4 minutes with a medium grind Brew for 3-5 minutes with a coarse grind Paul's useful link. |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 5, 2018 6:11:32 GMT
Just use the instructions with the Aeropress. More esoteric methods can wait. For fine grind, I brew for 45s and then press. 2 spoons of coffee, hot (not boiling) water up to the '2' mark, presses out an espresso. Top up with water to make a short mug of great Americano.
Sainsburys do some good coffee like their Columbian Quinchia. I've also discovered Café Direct coffee which is good.
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 5, 2018 9:46:42 GMT
OK, will report back after first use!
I've always enjoyed Brazilian coffee in the past so going to see if I can pick some up at Waitrose later.
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 5, 2018 13:22:16 GMT
Bought this for the first try -  |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 5, 2018 15:02:07 GMT
Let us know how that tastes.
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Post by zippy on Oct 5, 2018 16:22:15 GMT
Just went to order some more Nespresso capsules to find they've drastically reduced the range (the ones I usually like are gone of course).
This appears to be because they've introduced a new machine called a Vertuo which takes entirely different capsules.
If I were cynical, I'd say this is:
a. to make us all buy new machines
b. to get back at the new 'nespresso-clone' capsules which must be taking a lot of their profit away.
..wait, I AM cynical...
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espresso
Oct 5, 2018 18:46:10 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 5, 2018 18:46:10 GMT
The Aeropress has landed!
Inaugural coffee in the morning ...
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 6, 2018 9:24:54 GMT
Help please!
Once I put the water into the chamber, the coffee starts dripping through immediately into the cup instead of brewing in the chamber so obviously the grind is too coarse - will pick up some find grind later.
If you are having a full cup of coffee, up to level 4 in the chamber, how many measures of grind coffee are you using - is it still just one scoop?
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Post by julesd68 on Oct 6, 2018 9:59:57 GMT
Next effort much better - after pouring water in I put the plunger in at an angle and pulled up a bit to create vacuum - this stops drip-through.
Still lost too much coffee before plunger went in after stirring so definitely need finer grind coffee.
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Post by Slinger on Oct 6, 2018 14:26:50 GMT
You might find this useful if the seepage is bothering you, Jules. It shows the 'inverted' method.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 6, 2018 19:34:43 GMT
Are you using a paper or gauze filter?
I still use paper and very little drips through after stirring, until I apply the plunge.
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 6, 2018 19:50:38 GMT
Though I don't struggle with the loss of the brew, I always use the vacuum technique that you described Jules.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 6, 2018 22:09:00 GMT
She filled the inverted one first and plunged it last. Not a very controlled test!
I'll continue to do it the normal way round. It's worked for me so far.
I notice that she filled it up to make the whole cup at once. I fill it to the '2' mark to make an espresso and then top it up to an Americano.
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