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    • Paul9221P
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      Oooh, that is one lovely mug!

      Blanket-line all the things!!!

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      • T
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        Outside for breakfast once again. Nice HOT coffee.

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        • dinobarnesberlinD
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          That jacket is a hall of fame candidate

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          • BrockB
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            @dinobarnesberlin:

            That jacket is a hall of fame candidate

            More like hall of fades!

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            • dinobarnesberlinD
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              I know right?
              There probably is a Hall of Fades somewhere…

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              • AlexA
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                Like here?

                https://www.ironheart.co.uk/content/hall-of-fades

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                • dinobarnesberlinD
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                  @Alex:

                  Like here?

                  https://www.ironheart.co.uk/content/hall-of-fades

                  Thanks for showing that Alex–-there are still areas left for me to explore here

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                  • Stuart.TS
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                    1st coffee of the day is now made with the Clever Dripper pour over. It let's you steep your coffee before drawdown. If your only used to a V60 pour over, get own, they are great. With the right beans and grind, the coffee it brews is delicious. They cost about £28 so I reckon £ for £ it's the best way to make coffee out there.

                    2nd coffee of the day is always an espresso based milk drink made with my Sage Bambino. Since working from home I've become obsessed with refining recipes, exploring roasters, and the region/altitude the coffee is grown at. Its not healthy.

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                      I agree that the Clever Coffee Dripper makes great coffee and it has won some blind taste tests. I don't use mine that much as it's not practical as I'm usually making coffee for my wife and myself. How long do you steep for and what are you using for a filter?

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                      • Stuart.TS
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                        @Jett129 I make coffee for my wife and I using the one pictured. I use 25g of coffee, 450g boiling water (40g to bloom, then poor on the remaining 420g). That gives us a decent 250g coffee each. I wouldn't want more than that as I also have a couple of double espresso drink in any given day, and any more caffeine would send me bonkers  😛

                        Depending on the beans I'm using I brew for a total of 3 mins for a lighter roast and 2.40 for a darker roast. It takes a sz4 filter paper - I use unbleached filter papers. I've not ventured into the world of cloth, feels a bit too high maintenance for me.

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                          Both my wife and I drink 16OZ mugs of coffee every morning just to wake up and,I’ll have one more later in the day. I,mostly, use my Chemex coffee maker. I’ve been doing it for so long that I’ve gotten pretty good at knowing how much coffee to use,so I don’t weigh it although I probably should. I use a Bonavita variable gooseneck kettle which allows me to set the temperature I want and maintains it through the brewing process. I tend to prefer the darker roasts,and I’m always looking it try new roasters. Speaking of which,my brother in law has taken his coffee fanaticism
                          to a new level as he is now roasting his own beans. He made me a batch recently. Some of the best coffee I’ve ever had. Thanks for all the info. One other thing…Lately I’ve been reading that bleached filters,as long as they’re not chlorine bleached are better than their unbleached counterparts.

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                          • NikN
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                            Last round of Colonna Kerinci Natural (cherry, mandarin, fig leaf) from Sumatra, before starting on the next bag of beans which is Colonna again, but this time El Pouvenir Maragogype Natural (pineapple, brown sugar, capsicum) from Colombia. Southsea Coffee always stocks the best beans. All on V60 with 21 grams of hand ground on Hario Skerton Pro with approx. 350 grams of water.

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                            • AlexA
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                              Any tips for a manual grinder under $100 that would be good for grinding for all of french press, chemex and percolator espresso coarsnesses?

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                              • ChapC
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                                @Alex:

                                Any tips for a manual grinder under $100 that would be good for grinding for all of french press, chemex and percolator espresso coarsnesses?

                                The usual answer would be Comandante but they are around €200+… I heard good things about Aergrind: https://www.madebyknock.com/store/c1/Aergrind

                                God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                • neph93N
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                                  Wilfa are fairly mainstream but their entry level models clock in around £100-130 and are solid, reliable and do the job.

                                  “Some of those that work forces
                                  Are the same that burn crosses”

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                                  • NikN
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                                    @Alex:

                                    Any tips for a manual grinder under $100 that would be good for grinding for all of french press, chemex and percolator espresso coarsnesses?

                                    See my pic above with the Hario Skerton Pro. Fully adjustable grind. They really improved on the regular Skerton. The pro is excellent.

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                                    • Stuart.TS
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                                      @Alex I've tried a few £50-150 hand grinders, but for little more than that you can buy a Sage smart pro burr grinder. I use it everyday for my clever dripper and espresso machine. It switches between grind size really well as long as you run a dose through when you change the setting.

                                      As with all things coffee related, let James Hoffman run the tests for you!

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                                      • AlexA
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                                        Thanks everyone!

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                                          Breakfast and coffee.
                                          Twin A

                                          Twin B

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                                          • AlexA
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                                            Went for the Skerton Pro. Does a fine job for my needs. Thanks all for the tips

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