Levitz

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• Coffee Appreciation

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 8 months, 2 weeks

  

  Yeah I just use what is colloquially known as “drugs scales”, which, as the name suggests are usually used for weighing coins and jewellery. 0.1g accuracy and 500g capacity, so good enough for dosing beans and can take the added weight of a cup for weighing the shot. Also very small for easy storage and thin so you can get it under the portafilter. No timer, need the smartphone for that. I have this: https://www.ourweigh.co.uk/pocket-mini-s­cales/on-balance-truweigh-2-mini-scales.­html

  I think fancy scales make more sense for pour-over, where you’re actually trying to hit a pour rate?

• Coffee Appreciation

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 8 months, 2 weeks

  

  Another vote for the Mignon -- also very compact, which comes in handy if you don't have a lot of free counter top space. You will have to get down with the whole Weissman distributing thing though, because it's a bit of a clump monster.

• Coffee Appreciation

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 8 months, 3 weeks

  

  Yellow Bourbon deserves a mention ;)

  I order from HasBean up in Stafford fairly regularly, always something interesting on offer there -- although their assortment is so large it can be a bit bewildering. I've recently been drinking Pact's house espresso blend which is nice but perhaps a bit too pedestrian if you're feeling adventurous.

• Fixed wheelset under £150

  in Wanted Adverts • 11 months, 3 weeks

  

  I'll do the obligatory V-Sprint plug -- great value, esp with the forum discount code (hopefully @varno can remind us what the code is...)

• FS: GT Edge Ti road frame & Columbus forks 55cm

  in Complete bikes and frame & forks • 1 year, 1 month

  

  Have a bump for the amaze frame -- glws

• Coffee Appreciation

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 year, 2 months

  

  I've seen people do it in our office, and judged them for it haha! I would've thought you get some nasty overextraction flavours. Unless overextraction is not a thing either and I've been sheepled by the snobs!

• Coffee Appreciation

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 year, 4 months

  

  Just tucking into the beans today -- can confirm they make a great espresso! So 10/10 would recommend taking advantage of the offer if you're after some beans.

• Coffee Appreciation

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 year, 5 months

  

  Have sent an e-mail too just now, cheers.

• Coffee Appreciation

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 year, 11 months

  

  For pour over/filter type, I'd say the Aeropress is a cheap and easy solution. For larger volumes, a Technivorm will do you >1l at a time.

  For espresso-based drinks, our office has a Gaggia Classic. Which is great and can be had for £150 2nd hand, but requires a serious maintenance schedule when used heavily (~50 shots/day or more).

  It's obviously important not to forget the coffee itself! Grind fresh if at all possible. If not, then get the roaster to grind it for your brew method. Depending on the size of the company, you can set up a weekly/two-weekly delivery so you've always got fresh coffee on hand.

• Coffee Appreciation

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 3 years, 1 month

  

  EDIT: found a cheaper link.

  Hand grinders are excellent value relative to electric ones per £ spent, so for your budget I'd definitely go manual -- you can reconsider when you get RSI :)

  In addition to the Rhinoware suggested earlier, the Hario hand grinders are good. I use a Mini at work, it'll do any grind size down to espresso:
  See: https://www.redber.co.uk/products/hario-­mini-mill-slim-coffee-burr-grinder?utm_m­edium=cpc&utm_source=googlepla&variant=1­7588775493&gclid=CjwKCAiAr_TQBRB5EiwAC_Q­Cq0Yr5Ivf8jn7Hl7U1qpFkcdlfwHOLXq1UE0BpPO­nAW9B6RYJedN4KRoCHDoQAvD_BwE