Hey all, I'm in the market for a new burr grinder. I've read good things about the Baratza Virtuoso+ and have a friend who enjoys their Virtuoso but says it's gotten less consistent over the years even with a burr replacement. It's right in the middle of my desired price range however.

I'm looking to mostly do Aeropress and V60 pourover, not espresso, but I'm not against a grinder that has more espresso options, if it's still capable of good coarser grinds. I'm also not interested in hand cranking so the grinder must have a timer/automatic setting so I can add the beans and let it grind while I work on prepping the rest of the brew.

What should I be looking at in the $200-400 USD price range?

At most, I made two cups using the standard Aeropress with Hoffman's recipe. But this Aeropress XL gives me the idea of making large batch for making iced coffee through the week.

But for the price... I think I'd still go with large clever dripper. Even though at most I could only put 450 ml in.

Anyone excited for this XL?

Wanted to gauge interest in some sort of coffee exchange. I roast my own coffee and would love to see what others think. Plus I think it’d be fun to try out local roasters from around the US/world.

Anyone interested in something like this?

I made a pourover with a v60 today with only 10g of coffee and a 1:15 ratio. It was the same grind size, ratio, and roast as a coffee I made a few days prior, but that one was 20g of coffee. The larger pour over I felt was balanced, having some fruity and manageable acid flavor, but this one was sour and a little bitter (which would indicate over-extracted?). And at one point, the flow slowed to a crawl and I just stopped letting it drip at about 15g water left in the cone.

Does anyone have advice for smaller dose pour overs? How should I adjust the grind size and/or ratio compared to a more standard, larger dose pour?

Sauce: https://instagram.com/p/CumOzlKslBb

Caffeine dreams‍: Giuseppe Lavazza, chairman of one of the world's leading coffee roasters, expects customers to be able to get their caffeine fix cheaper in the coming months, as consumers begin to benefit from the falling price of wholesale beans. With more than 60% of Americans drinking coffee every single day, you might expect the price of coffee to be headline news.⁠ ⁠ But, even if coffee wholesale prices do tumble, your morning fix — particularly if bought from a cafe — is unlikely to change much.⁠ ⁠ A study in the UK from 2019, reveals the breakdown of the costs of a typical cup of coffee, finding that just ~4% of a your morning cup is actually for the coffee itself — which worked out to about £0.10 ($0.13). The figures would undoubtedly be higher today — a £2.50 ($3.20) cup of coffee in the UK is a rare sight these days — but the proportions would be similar. Indeed, if you have a particularly fancy drink order, with lots of sweeteners or alternative milks, then the actual beans will be an even smaller share of the costs.⁠ ⁠ That means, even if the wholesale cost of coffee were to plunge by 40-50%, the cost savings likely to be passed on to consumers would be unlikely to be more than a few cents, as the price of your daily caffeine fix is much more dependent on shop rent and staff wages.⁠ ⁠ ‍A bitter brew⁠ ⁠ ‍Although a few years out of date, and from just one study in the UK, the breakdown gives a good sense of just how complicated the coffee supply chain is. The coffee roaster usually accounts for most of the cost of the actual coffee, while exporters, transporters and processors take their cuts, leaving the actual grower with around just 10% of the coffee revenue. In this study, that worked to be just one penny from a typical £2.50 ($3.20) cup of coffee.⁠ ⁠ #dataviz #datavisualization #coffee #lavazza

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.one/post/947317

I was making some steamed iced Americanos (Aerocano) last summer and really enjoyed that. I also enjoy the citros (nitro cold brew with a bit of lemonade) and find them very refreshing! So I decided to combine both and made this.

Simple syrup made with honey, fresh squeezed lemon juice, a double espresso, steamed with crushed ice, and served over a giant ice cube. Dialing in the recipe but it's a delicious refreshing summer drink.

I am a complete noob at coffee making. Which device should I get? I keep reading about stuff like French Press, Aeropress, etc but idk which is good and easy to use for a beginner. If it helps, until now I have only drunk instant coffee (with either milk or sugar or both). Thanks in advance!

Edit: Thanks a lot for all the replies guys!

I'm not sure why I seem to have had more trouble with the Aeropress than other people, but today it came out well and I want to share.

I ground the coffee pretty fine, at 18 on my 1zpresso JX-Pro. This is finer than I use for pourover, but not nearly as fine as I use for Turkish. I put 12 grams of coffee into the Aeropress, and slowly poured 180 grams of hot water over it. I let that sit for about 40 seconds then started pressing. I added a little more water to the pressed cup to dilute it, and it is nicely balanced. For the longest time my cups had been far too sour, but this came out tasty.

I think my problem before was too much coffee and too little water.

Not my art, its seen hanging on James Hoffman's wall. Y'all know his excellent coffee YT channel, right? (The image is available in his online store)

Good morning from Chicago, and my favorite place to get espresso (The Mothership).

I’m trying to make better espresso from home, so I’m curious as to what methods you all use to make espresso at home that you love.

I'm slowly getting better

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I find it very easy to lock myself into one or two different ratios simply because I don't want to do math first thing in the morning. But sometimes, especially if there's coffee that's just finicky, a big swing in ratio can be just the thing.

My most commonly used ratio is 1:18, but I have a coffee (medium-light, washed) currently that I've mostly enjoyed iced and not hot. So I was going to try doing it hot with bypass this morning, but after tasting it at 1:10, it was really good, so problem solved I guess.

What's everyone's thoughts on these grinders? Any experience with them?