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Ugh. If you're going to do it - do it properly.
I've got a cold filtered slow drip. Bloody lovely stuff.

Dowbocop wrote:Is anyone brewing cold coffee?

It's ridiculously easy - just put your coffee and cold water into a cafetiere, plunge it up and down a couple of times to mix it, then leave it in the fridge overnight with the plunger up. Serve over ice, diluted with cold water/with milk to taste.

It doesn't have the burnt, bitter taste that espresso over ice can sometimes have. Would recommend if anyone's having a garden party.

I'm going to give that a try

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Denster wrote:Ugh. If you're going to do it - do it properly.
I've got a cold filtered slow drip. Bloody lovely stuff.

I don't doubt that the proper kit is better, but for decent results without a big outlay the simple method is good enough.

currently drinking Lavazza Qualita Rossa / Creme i Gusto / Espresso through an AeroPress.

water @ 85 degrees, beautiful :wub:

apparently 85 is the best for AeroPress

If you've got a grinder - you really should check out Square Mile Coffee roasters. they roast to order and deliver straight away so it's as fresh as it comes. Expensive but the best coffee I've ever had. Consistently excellent and occasionally mind blowing quality.

I prefer mine made with a little espresso stove and the milk heated and then frothed in a cafetiere.

Ive also got a siphon machine which makea bout 400ml of Americano type coffee which is very smooth.

For the summer - I have my 8-12 hour slow drip machine. It's incredibly smooth and is delicious cold or can even be reheated as there is no bitterness whatsoever. I usually make that with ice cubes which then melt and drip.

At home I usually drink yorkshire tea and nes cafe azura coffee.

Some advice please.

Ive got a filter coffee machine. Its nice enough but the coffee it produces is pure black.

When you get a coffee (espresso or americano) from somewhere, usually a posh place, the coffee has a golden tint/froth to it. How do you get that?

Is it the coffee itself or how it is being made?

Espresso has the tint or 'crema'
Filter coffee doesn't tend to.

Denster wrote:Espresso has the tint or 'crema'
Filter coffee doesn't tend to.

So whats the best way to reproduce that at home?

Having concluded my girlfriend forgot to pack our Gaggia when we moved house, we've replaced it with a Dolce Gusto pod machine.

Fills that 1-cup gap our filter machine isn't good for, and is a lot less stress and mess than the Gaggia was. A few niggles with serving size and temperature aside, it's pretty great. The quality of my morning coffee is higher than it was now for sure

ScouseStevmed wrote:
Denster wrote:Espresso has the tint or 'crema'
Filter coffee doesn't tend to.

So whats the best way to reproduce that at home?

Get an espresso / cappuccino maker.

Denster wrote:
ScouseStevmed wrote:
Denster wrote:Espresso has the tint or 'crema'
Filter coffee doesn't tend to.

So whats the best way to reproduce that at home?

Get an espresso / cappuccino maker.

This is pretty much the truth. I would recommend the model below as a good entry level model, it's what I have and I've recommended it before:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeLonghi-EC155 ... B000F49XXG

However, if you're on a budget that doesn't stretch to new hardware I'd recommend the very finely ground instant espresso coffees. Nescafe Espresso powder and their Azera brand both give an okay crema for instant coffee (pour the water out of the kettle very slowly to avoid disturbing it). Azera is my current instant coffee. Before I get a thread ban, this is not as good as doing it properly, but it achieves what you would like, i.e. a crema, at a price far below even the cheaper machines.

Ban this sick beast.

Instant coffee.
:dread:

Black Coffee normally

Nespresso pods, some Guatemala coffee from whittards and Nespresso Azera at work

Just ordered some of the good stuff from Square mile. They roast it today and I get it first thing tomorrow. Beautiful stuff.

Anyone got one of these? Best coffee maker ever apparently

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aerobie-AeroPr ... =aeropress

No:1 Final Fantasy Fan wrote:Anyone got one of these? Best coffee maker ever apparently

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aerobie-AeroPr ... =aeropress

Looks like you could pump a thick, creamy, shot of latte out with that thing.

I did like their frisbees

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