Mudsimus

Any reccomendations for good speciality coffees? We have so many coffee roasters in SA, but very few that roasts proper speciality coffees. I got stuck on Father and Bluebird for a while and would like to give something else a try.

The heat up time was the main reason I got the Lelit. You go from switch on to brew temp in 3 minutes, including heating the group head and portafilter. Then its also got a PID, and its an absolute game changer. No temperature surfing needed, and you can play around with lighter roast beans. The pressure guage also allows you to do a brute force pre infusion. The only downside compared to the Rancilio is that its 57mm and the Silvia has a bigger steam boiler. That said, I managed to find all the accessories for the Lelit, and you can get cafe quality steam milked with some adjustment on the PID.

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Im more concerned about the whiskey for breakfast.

Nothing beats Acme, great cups. I also order online from Truth.

I recently got the DF64, its a game changer. I thought my coffee was good, untill I got proper grinders. Your grinder is the most important.

So much nope.

I really like Father coffee, probably the best speciality coffee locally.

My coffee is currently about 50/50 milk based and pour over. But you can get so much more out of a proper pour over, especially with good speciality coffee. Now thats another wormhole. Personally I wont go with the Chemex, especially if you only make one cup. I really like the coffee I get from a Kalita, but will play around with recipes on the V60 as well. And get a proper grinder, especially if you are going to spend more on speciality coffees.

Not sure if this was discussed before on the thread. But is there anyone here that suffered from long term effects after having Covid? I was asymptomatic positive about 5 months ago, and since then I cant get back into regular training. Went from 60km weeks to being out of breath after 2km. I definitely lost some fitness for not running for about 4 weeks, but getting back to fitness was never this hard. Every now and then I can do higher mileage runs, but at much higher perceived effort.

I've always preferred espresso based drinks over filter coffee. Decided to give the V60 a go and it opened up a whole new world. Probably the best way to enjoy lighter roast speciality coffees.

I’ve got a nice starter setup if anyone might be interested. Upgraded with the non pressurised portafilter, so its capable of great espresso shots.

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On Friday I had the opportunity to taste the coffee served by Stevo Kuhn at the world barista champs. Prepared exactly like he did during his set. This just changed my whole perspective of how proper coffee should taste.

Totally agree, you can make a proper cup with the right technique. I still prefer the V60, but the aeropress is so easy and convenient.

I guess you can stop at any of those if you like mediocre stale coffee.

It looks like the water is punching through your puck. I would grind finer, lower the dose to 16 to create more space between the head and puck and distribute the coffee before tamping.

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Normal retail on onlinecoffeshop is R6999, but they sell out very quickly. You also get a lower drip tray. My biggest gripe with these is that they run at quite high pressures, around 12bar.

Single dosing is the only way..????????‍♂️

Lots of potential at Lochs Hoek, but they couldn’t care less about maintaining the route. I think they lost the majority of the regular runners/riders over the last year.

Good Instagram shots are reason enough, no? Like mentioned in an earlier post, the bottomless allows for finer grinds and it's a great teaching tool to identify poor puck prep. The Krupps grinder will work, it will definitely grind fine enough, but the main issue will be it's fine adjustability, you might not be able to dial it in 100%. My choice would still be the Gaggia over the Barista, its much closer to a commercial machine.

Sub 10? Gaggia Classic Pro by a mile. And you will have change for a proper tamper and bottomless portafilter.

Really happy with the Lelit setup, much more convenient compared to my Silvia. And having a PID is a game changer.