r/JamesHoffmann

Budget: $500.00 USD

I already have an espresso grinder (Niche Zero), so I don't need the grinder to do espresso.

My recipe is a 50g to 750g water ratio for french press. The Kingrinder K6 is a great grinder for pour overs, but it feels a bit muddy with French Presses and it's a bit annoying since I have to grind ~3 times to get 50g worth of coffee.

I am thinking:

• Fellow Ode 2
• Baratza Encore
• Eureka Mignon Crono Brew Coffee Grinder
• Eureka Peppe Coffee Grinder

The shot looks okay with the pressurized basket, but the taste changes a lot when I try the non-pressurized one. Same beans, same 18g dose, wildly different flow. I know the grinder matters, but I'm not sure whether the basket is hiding the problem or the non-pressurized setup is just less forgiving. I'm not trying to make the easier basket look bad; I'm trying to understand what it hides.

The website with all the participating roasters has gone live, really looking forward to this one!

My setup is a Bambino Plus, coupled with a DF64 Gen2.5. Besides what came with that, tools include a needler (subminimal), calibrated Tamper (norcore), naked portafilter with a couple extra baskets.

I bought a 2week old light/medium roast after seasoning with a similar but cheaper bean.

Following the suggestions on workflow/settings of 10-13 on the grinder, a manual pre-infusion time estimated at 6-7s, a total time was hard to get used to, but likely over 30-35g.
(Used the naked portafilter)

I don’t yet know the difference between sour and bitter (salami shot time?).

The first known question I think is there merit to using the pressurized 2shot to see maybe closer to what it should taste like?

The other questions to ask/answer I leave to this esteemed group.

Thanks in advance!

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Hello everyone, I would like your input.

I am a pourover guy looking into dipping my toes to espresso ( mainly Americanos and ice drinks) and I am looking for cafelat robot.

I am enjoying mostly fruity flavors and light roast coffees so far with a lot of acidity. I don't like the tea like coffees but I want them a little punchier.

What grinder do you recommend? So far I was leaning into df64v maybe with ssp mp burrs and timemore 064s.

Budget is around 600€ but I can stretch it a little bit. Any recommendations? Do I need to provide any more information?

Also I would like to use that grinder for pourover from time to time as well or all the time If it is good enough. Even though I am using a Pietro for pourover. Any thoughts?

Hi folks, I find myself in a pickle.

I REALLY want a nice espresso set up for myself in my office, but it won't be happening any time soon, and I'm getting real tired of making an aeropress.

So I want something requiring absolutely minimal effort while still producing something decently drinkable.

I like nice coffee, but I'm not going to identify mild differences in tasting notes.

The plan was to brew it in the morning, store it in a yet and pour as needed. So thermos jug isn't a necessity.

Budget is €200-300.

Have it down to three machines, I think;

- MoccaMaster KBG select

- Sage Precision Brewer

- Melitta AromaFresh2

Budget is hard. So with either of the first two there's no budget for a grinder.

For that reason I'm leaning towards the AromaFresh2.

BUT the MoccaMaster is just so pretty.

Might be in a position to get a grinder somewhere down the line, but it's months or longer away.

I'm aware this is a game of compromises. But would love to pick the best option for me right now.

i have been making coffee with a French press and pour over for years, but espresso is the one thing I haven’t really gotten into. I want to start making cappuccinos at home and learn how to dial things in instead of just pressing a button. is there a best espresso machine under 500 that you woud recommend for someone who doesnt mind putting in some effort?

i already have a decent grinder, so im mainly looking for advice on the machine. thaaanks!

I have Hario slim and my v60 tastes sour. I know that there are better grinders but I don't have the money to buy one at the moment. So how can I improve my coffee? I usually ground light roasted grounds and for my girlfriend medium roasted decaf. I heard that I could grind very very coarse and then fine to improve the grind size distribution. Thank you everyone for the help!

Slow shot, thin cup. That's the part confusing me. The grind is already fine enough that 18g in can take 38 seconds to hit 32g out, but the taste doesn't get syrupy or sweet. The basket isn't overfilled, and the puck knocks out in one piece. What would you look at before blaming the beans? The beans aren't old, so my first guess wasn't freshness, but the cup doesn't have much body either.

My girlfriend is a big coffee drinker but we live in a small house and she gets up about an hour before me.

As a result she doesn't use a coffee grinder because of the racket and because she's nice and doesn't want to wake me up at 5am. She'll often even forgo using the milk steamer because it sounds like a man trying to get into the house with a hammer.

I would like to get her something she can use that doesn't sound like she's putting up shelving. Our bedroom isn't far above the kitchen, and my suggestion of going out to the car to make coffee didn't go down very well.

Budget up to £300, I will get the best if it makes a big difference in quality, but it must be quiet. Is it a fools errand trying to find a 'quiet' but good grinder for espressos?

I don't drink coffee, and while I find James' voice very cathartic I don't understand what he's talking about a lot of the time.

I hear people talking about extraction of solubles, but talking about strength as though it's totally seprate. To my simple mind there's a clear connection, so there's something I am missing.

I'm new to coffee and exploring the best entry grinder and found the Kingrinder K6 has good reputation from the reddit threads.

Though I am seeing people have been able to buy them at $100-$120 CAD. The only reputable aliexpress vendor is selling it for $180 CAD (but it's 50% off from $360cad).

Is this a good price or will it get cheaper like the prices I see quoted on reddit? Any one buy it recently?

Has anyone else not gotten any updates from their cherry bones issue 2 shipment? I ordered it on June 29th and the original expected shipment date was July 1st. Not sure what has happened to my package.