V12man Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 Girls, I reckon all of us had that in mind when choosing coffee as a profession!My wife (italian) does not even drink coffee, so there was a flaw in my reasoning. If you're ever in the mother city feel free to pop in and visit us at the roastery... The girls thing did not work there either.... Will do for sure - thanks for the invite... definitely be there in March for Epic - maybe before.. 101SCC 1
the nerd Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 I have a Cafelux machine if anyone is interested. It is a red one. Friend bought it less than 6 months ago from Kalahari.com so it still under warranty. Still has some pods as well. Uses Nespresso pods as well. Offers around R500I have a Cafelux machine if anyone is interested. It is a red one. Friend bought it less than 6 months ago from Kalahari.com so it still under warranty. Still has some pods as well. Uses Nespresso pods as well. Offers around R500I have a Cafelux machine if anyone is interested. It is a red one. Friend bought it less than 6 months ago from Kalahari.com so it still under warranty. Still has some pods as well. Uses Nespresso pods as well. Offers around R500 Can you send me some pics? wesleygaai(at)gmaildotcom
Frosty Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 Machine at the office that keeps me going through the day. No pitcher available, so making a cappuccino is challenging but not impossible.Have to make it the Flemish way... "koffie verkeerd" - froth milk first, then add the coffee Vlamrouge and Weight Weenie 2
Weight Weenie Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 Finally got a proper pitcher so getting there. I call this the Mushroom Cloud Rosetta. WBC winner for sure! Vlamrouge and V12man 2
V12man Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 More coffee to try Is that ground coffee or beans...? Not even I can go through that much coffee before it is stale... Grebel 1
Grebel Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Is that ground coffee or beans...? Not even I can go through that much coffee before it is stale... Haha! You have spoilt me forever. I buy beans that were roasted not more than 2 weeks prior to the purchase date. I grind as I need and only buy 250g at a time (Usually last me around a week). Takes me close to the useable life of a bean.
V12man Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Haha! You have spoilt me forever. I buy beans that were roasted not more than 2 weeks prior to the purchase date. I grind as I need and only buy 250g at a time (Usually last me around a week). Takes me close to the useable life of a bean. Drink more coffee.... that will solve the expiry date problem... Weight Weenie and the nerd 2
Grebel Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Drink more coffee.... that will solve the expiry date problem... I don't have an expiry date problem.... Assuming of course that my 4 week life span of a roasted bean is correct......
V12man Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 I don't have an expiry date problem.... Assuming of course that my 4 week life span of a roasted bean is correct...... The rule of 15's.... inside the fifteen, then good, otherwise stale... 15 months from picking for green coffee15 days post roast for roast coffee beans15 min post grinding for ground coffee I personally think post grinding more like 7 minutes shows taste changes... depending on your taste sensitivity - but you can easily test this with espresso..... just pre grind some coffee and leave it on the table for a while. For this reason I never make the first coffee of the day espresso - always a cappa for my wife - because I am too lazy to brush the grinds out of the grinder from the day before...
Weight Weenie Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 They are beans from Checkers yes. Doubt they are fresh so bought a load to try. Never shop there so thought I'd just get what they have.
Grebel Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 The rule of 15's.... inside the fifteen, then good, otherwise stale... 15 months from picking for green coffee15 days post roast for roast coffee beans15 min post grinding for ground coffee I personally think post grinding more like 7 minutes shows taste changes... depending on your taste sensitivity - but you can easily test this with espresso..... just pre grind some coffee and leave it on the table for a while. For this reason I never make the first coffee of the day espresso - always a cappa for my wife - because I am too lazy to brush the grinds out of the grinder from the day before... Ohhh yes the rule of 15's forgot about that. I knew it was somewhere around 4 weeks. So if my beans have a roast date of two weeks ago and I finish them within a week I'm good. I have heard that beans need to rest for a week after they have been roasted. Any truth in that? Something about being able to extract the full flavour from them. I have heard that if you grind them wiithin a week of them being roasted, the coffee can be bitter. Doubt that my pallette is developed enough to pick up the difference though.
Weight Weenie Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Ohhh yes the rule of 15's forgot about that. I knew it was somewhere around 4 weeks. So if my beans have a roast date of two weeks ago and I finish them within a week I'm good. I have heard that beans need to rest for a week after they have been roasted. Any truth in that? Something about being able to extract the full flavour from them. I have heard that if you grind them wiithin a week of them being roasted, the coffee can be bitter. Doubt that my pallette is developed enough to pick up the difference though. They degass (release CO2) heavily in the 1st 48-72 hours of roasting so rule of thumb seems to be to use them only after that. Grebel and V12man 2
Weight Weenie Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 Nice coffee wallpapers from Yuppiechef http://www.yuppiechef.com/spatula/do-you-need-a-coffee-and-a-cinnamon-bun-free-wallpaper-for-july/
Weight Weenie Posted July 17, 2013 Posted July 17, 2013 This book any good? http://www.yuppiechef.com/clive-coffee.htm?id=9403&name=Clive-Coffee-The-Craft-of-Espresso&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Hot+Products+Perfect+coffee&utm_content=Hot+Products+Perfect+coffee+CID_e9e6aad0338e6eb094c16aafcd428ecd&utm_source=EmailMarketingSoftware&utm_term=Clive%20Coffee%20The%20Craft%20of%20Espresso
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