Coffee
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@snowy Nice! Seattle is always fun! I've yet to visit the Starbucks Reserve…I hear it's a quite a trip! My list for Seattle includes Milstead and Co. (one of my favorite shops on the West Coast), Slate (I haven't been yet, but I've heard enough good things from enough people I respect to know it's worth a trip), and Espresso Vivace, which is ultra reliable, has one of my favorite specialty drinks anywhere (cafe nico, a macchiato made with half&half, dusted with cinnamon, and garnished with orange zest) and have been influential on the 3rd wave in so many ways that they do not get credit for! All three are worth a visit if you can spare the time!
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The Lido 3 looks nice. I have a Hario hand grinder that I use daily and I'm looking for a travel setup. I'm wondering if I could use Lido 3 for both home and travel.
@snowy would you travel with a Lido 2?
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@veloaudio the Lido's are sturdy enough to travel with. I'd say probably a bit heavy. And probably a bit large to lug as luggage tho. I have a porlex mini for travel. If I was traveling with Chemex/v60 I'd probably bring the Lido :).
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Thanks. I had been eyeing the mini Porlex but the Lido 3 advertised as an travel" Lido through me off.
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Weight is fine, but the 13.5" tall concerns me for packing.
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so guys…i think i have enough of senseo coffee (unbelievable that i even call it coffee) and the aero press i own is ok for when it´s just me, myself and i who wants to enjoy a single cup of coffee.
now i´m looking into something else. something that can make/hold 3-4 (or more) cups of coffee at a time.
what kinda setup would you guys go for in the end?
@Snowy i´ve spent last night by checking out your youtube channel…some great reviews on there. may go and order the sump coffee as well the next time ^^ ...though i haven´t understand the last sentence you were saying. not sure if it even was english you´ve used?!
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@Finn666 I'm really liking Kalita Wave for brews of 40g coffee/640g water. Both the Hario V60 and the Kalita Wave are pretty grinder dependent and way easier to get tasty results if you have a nice easy to control pouring kettle, but I find that the more uniform brewbed of the Kalita yields more even extraction, and consistently tasty cups. I will say that the V60 does allow a little more control of brew variables since you can alter the flow rate a lot more with your pouring style than you can with the Kalita, but I still think the Kalita is tastier (unless you're stuck with a real bad grinder, perhaps).
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I'd skip the Chemex to start with. It's fairly fiddly, not cheap either. Kalita is a good choice, only reason I'd not suggest that is slightly higher $, and volume is a bit more fiddly to get 700mls from. It's got a smaller volume, requires more topping up. That said for taste, I feel it's a step above the v60. V60 or kalita wave. Can't go wrong.
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@Finn666 That's the thing about most coffee brewing recommendations, they assume a lot of variables as a constant that might not be. While it appears that @Snowy and I see eye to eye for our own brewing preferences, I know he's got a great grinder + is using very good beans, and I'm assuming that he's brewing with a scale, has some reliable form of temperature control (or at least a boiling/pouring method that delivers a consistent temperature), and is using a dedicated pouring kettle…all things that factor heavily into my own personal preferences for brewing device.
While I agree that the Chemex is finicky compared to the other two with all else optimal...I actually think it's the best of the 3-options for a setup that isn't fully optimized. Though I haven't experimented with it for awhile, and it lacks the sex-appeal of the other 3 options at hand, the Abid Clever Brewer is pretty capable, and it's ability to control dwell time is friendly to a winder range of grinders, plus it obviates the need for a dedicated pouring kettle. Check it out: https://prima-coffee.com/equipment/abid/clever
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I've never had a disaster with Kalita or v60. I've had some total shockers with a Chemex.
Finn, I thought you already had a kettle for some reason. Yes, you'll need one of those, and a grinder :). Kettle is a 1-off. Grinder you can work to incrementally, or jump right into the deep end of it…..
tmadd, yes I use scales. On weekends for Chemex :). During the week I eye ball it with a Kalita. It's pretty consistent naturally and I've got an okay read on it to get a great profile out most mornings without too much care...
