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Oh. Got my brew grinders up and running to up my pour over game.

Put 83mm ssp "brewing" burrs in my mazzer major and 80mm ssp "bunn" burrs in my Bunn lpg.

Both of them are helping me make the best coffee I've ever had, but neither is perfect. The mazzer has annoying static that requires dealing with and the Bunn's anemic motor can't run the ssp burrs with a full load of lightish beans, so you have to trickle them in while it grinds. The positives outweigh the negatives, by far, but maybe someday I'll get something purpose-made.

The New School (19 in, 33 out):

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Got this based on your recommendation, I was surprised that they had it. The sent the wrong coffee at first and had to reship it.
Watermelon bomb, but I think the Revel is from another farm.
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Finally opened this. I chewed a bean and the watermelon was completely obvious. Just made a cup in my hario switch.

This would be a fun cup to give to someone new to fancy coffee. Can't wait to try as espresso.

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Espeer said:
Finally opened this. I chewed a bean and the watermelon was completely obvious. Just made a cup in my hario switch.

This would be a fun cup to give to someone new to fancy coffee. Can't wait to try as espresso.

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It's fun as espresso, I also bought a bag of "The Future - strawberry chocolate" that makes a decadent espresso.
I think the nitro has to be a co-ferment but I'm not sure, how does it compare to the Revel one?
I added Revel to the list of roasters to try, I'll get there eventually.
 
iamjo said:
It's fun as espresso, I also bought a bag of "The Future - strawberry chocolate" that makes a decadent espresso.
I think the nitro has to be a co-ferment but I'm not sure, how does it compare to the Revel one?
I added Revel to the list of roasters to try, I'll get there eventually.
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Yeah, I don't see how they get that much flavor without a co-ferment, but I'm pretty new to that whole world. It's way more intense than the Revel one and I'm pretty sure that was all coffee.
 
I'm looking for a (small batch) cold brew maker that's easy to clean... What's your advice, guys?

I tried a cold brew with a french press, but its results were terrible, and it was a mess to clean.

OXO? Hario? ...?
 
BelgianChris said:
I'm looking for a (small batch) cold brew maker that's easy to clean... What's your advice, guys?

I tried a cold brew with a french press, but its results were terrible, and it was a mess to clean.

OXO? Hario? ...?
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I have been using the puck puck adapter for the Aeropress to make cold brew coffee.

It’s pretty easy to use and OceanOfMead enjoys the result!
 
BelgianChris said:
I'm looking for a (small batch) cold brew maker that's easy to clean... What's your advice, guys?

I tried a cold brew with a french press, but its results were terrible, and it was a mess to clean.

OXO? Hario? ...?
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I use the Oxo compact and am happy with it. Occasional issues draining though. Maybe the filter clogs if coffee is too finely ground. Also need to make sure the gasket is on correctly or you get a big mess.
 
BelgianChris said:
I'm looking for a (small batch) cold brew maker that's easy to clean... What's your advice, guys?

I tried a cold brew with a french press, but its results were terrible, and it was a mess to clean.

OXO? Hario? ...?
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I use fine mesh bags that are single use and they hold about 200 grams of ground beans which is more than I ever use and depending on how much coffee I need to make I grab a mason jar or similar.
In a pinch I drop the grounds and then filter through a V60.
 
The Gs3 was LA Marzocco's first home machine. Came out about 15-20 years ago. It uses their legendary saturated group. Otherwise, it's just a double boiler home machine with all commercial-quality components. And looks cool AF, imo.

I have a LM micra - it's about half the size and half the price. Plus it heats up in 5 minutes instead of half an hour.
 
This conversation had me down the rabbit hole on models. I love a nice espresso…how mechanical do you need to be to maintain one of these machines?
 
BigFrank said:
This conversation had me down the rabbit hole on models. I love a nice espresso…how mechanical do you need to be to maintain one of these machines?
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Group gasket (1x/yr) and vac breaker (every couple of years) are the only normal maintenance items. For the former, a sharp hook or small flat screwdriver is needed to pop it out. Vac breaker is usually a wrench. Valves and heating elements and other stuff usually go for many years before needing to mess with them.

The key is to use non-scaling water (tds well under 100 ppm) and backflush regularly (basically pull a shot with a blanked-off basket).

One unfortunate thing about espresso machines and grinders is that the most expensive ones are the most beginner friendly/forgiving. And the budget equipment requires the most care and expertise.
 
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