General coffee thread

Sopbeen said:
Cannot agree more. Freshly roasted beans are probably the most overlooked part of making good coffee. You can definitely pull better espresso on a cheap machine using fresh beans, vs an expensive machine using old/crappy beans.

There's a bunch of expensive kak and gadgets being marketed as things that will 'improve' your brew. Insanely expensive tampers, filters for your filters. Water additives. Little wire gadgets to 'even out/distribute' your grind. Its endless.

In the end, the most important part is the beans (and how you treat them).

Always buy whole beans if you can. Grinding it freshly means you are guaranteed to still have all of the volatile compounds (and co2) that you pay so dearly for. Certain studies have shown you lose those compounds within hours to days of the coffee being ground.

Always store your beans in a sealed container (oxygen exposure is your enemy). Do not put it in the fridge. Do not put it in the freezer.
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So I was discussing grinders with Gemini (as one does), and it's got me thinking I should save for this proper grinder instead. Anyone have any experience with one of these specifically?

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I've been trying to think all day whether I'm jealous of this guy, or sickened by him. Whichever way you lean, he has two gadgets I've never seen even the snobbiest coffee YouTubers use, so it's interesting anyway:

 
Smiggles said:
A proper bean to cup machine can do a continuous shot as well.
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How long can you pull a shot for continuously before the flavour goes to hell? And I'm not sure a quad or more espresso shots in a single drink is healthy rofl.
 
Foxhound5366 said:
I've been trying to think all day whether I'm jealous of this guy, or sickened by him. Whichever way you lean, he has two gadgets I've never seen even the snobbiest coffee YouTubers use, so it's interesting anyway:

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That digital measuring scale/cup is so cool. The espresso machine alone costs around R60,000
 
SHL said:
That digital measuring scale/cup is so cool. The espresso machine alone costs around R60,000
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Yeah! Quite a few YouTubers have that same scale cup. The things that I was most impressed by were the humidifying mister (everyone else uses a little water spray) and the auto-knocking base for the portafilter (knocking a portafilter with your fingers is so old-fashioned)!
 
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