Coffee machine

[Vlamrouge]

lots of different recipes, it's too your taste.. but in my opinion, don't bother with singles - waste of coffee.

 

 

 

Personally, I enjoy 21g off ground coffee in and 21g in the cup.

 

I want to set it up for the missus, as doubles are too strong for her and she wants to be able to make coffee for herself using the machine (Rocket Appartamento)

 

My double basket that came with the Rocket curves at the bottom, where the "triple" basket is straight (it came with the naked PF).

 

I will try the single basket this evening and see how that goes.

[iteachcoffee]

I have a question: What is your recipe to produce a single shot espresso?

I'm currently making doubles using 18g and it fills 60ml in about 28seconds. So that is fine and I am not adjusting anything on the grinder, only the weight of the coffee when I try to make a single.

When I use 10g for a single it fills 40+ml in 20seconds.

Should it reach 30ml in half the time of a double?

 

To give more background, I've tried this using a triple basket in a naked PF and a double basket in a double sprout PF, the triple basket was quicker than the double basket. I am yet to use a single basket, but was wondering about the theory behind it before I try a single basket later today.

Does the amount of "open space" between the coffee and the shower screen play a role?

keep the single basket to hold papers down on your desk

[Meezo]

I want to set it up for the missus, as doubles are too strong for her and she wants to be able to make coffee for herself using the machine (Rocket Appartamento)

 

My double basket that came with the Rocket curves at the bottom, where the "triple" basket is straight (it came with the naked PF).

 

I will try the single basket this evening and see how that goes.

 

i bought a that 1kg of woolies bean, they give off decent creama, and after about 25 shots of the single basket i gave up, if wife says, don't make my coffee to strong, i use a bigger cup and use more milk or i have to make myself a weak 1 too and but 2 cups under the portafilter.

 

it was almost impossible getting the best result(taste, creama and and) with the single basket, and now judging by "The Truth" himself its useless

[Meezo]

keep the single basket to hold papers down on your desk

 

as my post above, that really puts that to rest...

[PhilipV]

I want to set it up for the missus, as doubles are too strong for her and she wants to be able to make coffee for herself using the machine (Rocket Appartamento)

 

My double basket that came with the Rocket curves at the bottom, where the "triple" basket is straight (it came with the naked PF).

 

I will try the single basket this evening and see how that goes.

I split a double if possible if someone wants singles, but if it is really needed, I'll put in a single basket. If found that the single basket has a cone shape with a small mesh bit at the bottom, so it gets a very light tamp compared to the double basket.

It still takes between 18-20s to pull the shot. Same as two shots with the double.

But most of my guests who drink singles, usually ask for sugar, they know Effoll about taste, all they care about is the heart I make for them in the foam, so they're opinions never gets asked.

[V12man]

I always imagined V12 man's garage looking similar to this, just with lambo's

Not any more.... just german toys now.... and bicycles.... and motorbikes...

[Grebel]

So the time has come to replace my trusty old Krupps grinder that has served me reasonably well for about 7 years.

 

I own a Delonghi Icona "Espresso" machine as well as an Aeropress.

 

My goto brew method however is my Aeropress. I like my coffee in a mug with a little bit of milk and a dash of sugar (you can keep the pitchfork locked away for now...) probably because the quality of the grind is not quite up to par resulting in the brew being a little bitter. We moved house 8 months ago and the Delonghi is still in its box.... while the Aeropress does daily duties.

 

At the moment the house us eating money faster than Kobayashi downing hotdogs at Nathan's so this is unfortunately a budget buy unless something spectacular happens...

 

The replacement won't be a Krupps but at the same time it won't be a Rancillio Rocky or Nuova Simonelli either.

 

I have no plans for the near future to go out and buy a fancy espresso machine so an entry level grinder would more than suffice I think. Just don't want to buy a rubbish one.

 

Budget is R1500. I have a small hand grinder off Amazon that looks like a Porlex that is doing duty at the moment and delivering good results but I am not always in the mood to grind by hand.

 

I have had a look at the Severin  from Cape Coffee Beans as an option and would appreciate some feedback from the experts.

 

Again, the budget is really tight and I would ideally like to stay as close to the R1500 mark as possible.

 

Thanks in advance 

[HdB]

 

I have had a look at the Severin  from Cape Coffee Beans as an option and would appreciate some feedback from the experts.

I'm definitely not an expert, but I got the same Severin two weeks ago - to me it seems more quiet and faster than the Krups I had before.

There is some static on the ground coffee holder causing a bit of a mess, if I remember correctly my Krups did the same. Not sure how to fix that, but until I can afford the fancy R4k+ ones this is good enough.

[Grebel]

I'm definitely not an expert, but I got the same Severin two weeks ago - to me it seems more quiet and faster than the Krups I had before.

There is some static on the ground coffee holder causing a bit of a mess, if I remember correctly my Krups did the same. Not sure how to fix that, but until I can afford the fancy R4k+ ones this is good enough.

 

Thanks. My Krups did the same think. Depended on the beans supplier as well. Seemed like the fresher the roast the more static there was

[the nerd]

Bought my MIL one about 2 years ago now, been working perfectly.

 

Like you say they static is there but not bad...

[V12man]

Thanks. My Krups did the same think. Depended on the beans supplier as well. Seemed like the fresher the roast the more static there was

You can try wetting your fingers a bit and rolling them around in the coffee beans in the hopper - seems to reduce static a bit - but you don't want wet beans - just a tiny bit of damp to kill the static charge.

 

Wet beans are worse than static by far....

[Grebel]

Just in case anybody is in the market for a grinder, Takealot have the Severin on special.

 

Normally R1599 from Cape Coffee Beans but going for R1199 on Takealot. 6 units left after I placed my order.

[barrykm]

I'm happy with the Severin, but I'm no expert. I brew with V60, French Press, and Moka Pot and it caters for all of these. I make 2 - 4 cups daily.

 

As mentioned above, static can be a problem but a few judicious knocks on the counter top, or especially a (dedicated) narrow brush sorts it out.

 

Overall I'd recommend.

[Scott-ish]

So the time has come to replace my trusty old Krupps grinder that has served me reasonably well for about 7 years.

 

I own a Delonghi Icona "Espresso" machine as well as an Aeropress.

 

My goto brew method however is my Aeropress. I like my coffee in a mug with a little bit of milk and a dash of sugar (you can keep the pitchfork locked away for now...) probably because the quality of the grind is not quite up to par resulting in the brew being a little bitter. We moved house 8 months ago and the Delonghi is still in its box.... while the Aeropress does daily duties.

 

At the moment the house us eating money faster than Kobayashi downing hotdogs at Nathan's so this is unfortunately a budget buy unless something spectacular happens...

 

The replacement won't be a Krupps but at the same time it won't be a Rancillio Rocky or Nuova Simonelli either.

 

I have no plans for the near future to go out and buy a fancy espresso machine so an entry level grinder would more than suffice I think. Just don't want to buy a rubbish one.

 

Budget is R1500. I have a small hand grinder off Amazon that looks like a Porlex that is doing duty at the moment and delivering good results but I am not always in the mood to grind by hand.

 

I have had a look at the Severin  from Cape Coffee Beans as an option and would appreciate some feedback from the experts.

 

Again, the budget is really tight and I would ideally like to stay as close to the R1500 mark as possible.

 

Thanks in advance 

I’m also in the market for a grinder and came across this special, keen to know if it’s good enough for espresso grinds. I currently have a Smeg espresso machine with pressurized baskets but will be moving to unpressurized soon where grind quality will matter.

[the nerd]

You can try wetting your fingers a bit and rolling them around in the coffee beans in the hopper - seems to reduce static a bit - but you don't want wet beans - just a tiny bit of damp to kill the static charge.

 

Wet beans are worse than static by far....

 

There is a trend towards misting the beans in the hopper before grinding... like with a spray bottle... never tried it..

[Grebel]

I’m also in the market for a grinder and came across this special, keen to know if it’s good enough for espresso grinds. I currently have a Smeg espresso machine with pressurized baskets but will be moving to unpressurized soon where grind quality will matter.

 

https://capecoffeebeans.co.za/products/severin-conical-burr-electric-coffee-grinder?variant=846589573

 

Read the last paragraph titled "A word on grinding for espresso"

 

Might come up short if you are going to be using it on a professional machine.