Coffee beans & equipment discussion
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Have been looking to buy a espresso grinder as I want to switch to homemade espresso. They don’t come cheap. Suggestions welcome.
Equipment
Presently I have a French press, Moka pot, South Indian filter.
- Don’t use Moka pot frequently as results are not consistent though some like it’s strong taste.
- French press is quiet forgiving & one can make few cups at one go in short time.
- South Indian filter uses a finer grind than French press hence it extracts a bit more flavour. Nice for milk based coffee.
Coffee – I only buy beans.
Devan’s have an online store I like their espresso blend. Have also tried their Peaberry & Monsoon Malabar.
Jayanthi coffee have a mix of Arabia & Robusta. I’ve been to their outlet in Chikmanglur.
Blue Tokai are popular on Amazon but I have tasted their coffee only once.
I’ve tried Bayar’s once & it was ok.
I make it a point to buy from roaster since they ship freshly roasted coffee which is essential for a good cup of coffee.
Do share if you come across good coffee or your brewing equipment.
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Please try Koraput Coffee. First class coffee beans. You gonna love it. Koraput is a poor state of Odisha. 🙂 Tribal people cultivate it. And it is of world standard.
I think OP asked for a roaster to get it freshly Roasted so any roaster you know who using koraput coffee? I am unable to find any using Google, Will certainly try it if someone roasting it fresh, ARAKU is also one such brand which is very famous in France and have outlets, its grown in AP near Vishakapatnam. Please share your choices for roast profiles and roasters used, will love to try different roasters, blue Tokai is over hyped but well marketed coffee but not really good.
I buy beans from Devan’s and grind them using my Baratza encore grinder. As my espresso machine is not working properly I’m using a French press and aeropress. I have tried Blue Tokai and haven’t found it impressive, they are overpriced IMO.
I personally find Meghalaya coffee (mostly sourced from wild growths) and Araku coffee to be the best from India. However, getting them online is difficult.
Is ARAKU worth the price? It’s expensive as compared to other, please share review. ARAKU is available online not sure about other one. https://www.arakucoffee.in/buy-online/coffee-be...
@manav.choudhry598 @cadence
Smoky Falls is available on Amazon but with shipping charges. I started using them while I was working in North East and have been getting them directly from Shillong. Araku coarse grind is good. Got them from Amazon a few times and directly from Vizag at other times. I have also used them together.
Can you please point me to ARAKU on Amazon, there are few of them available but not sure if they are genuine Araku.
Found another roaster – https://www.roasterycoffee....n/
@cadence I am also a coffee lover & like to try different once.
However, I drink Nescafe daily, easy to make, that’s it. I am open to try with beans if they can be better than nescafe.
Can you suggest a good equipment link & coffee beans on AZ or FK?
Equipment -
South Indian coffee filter – https://www.amazon.in/Jayanthi-Coffee-Works-Sta...
How to brew – https://driftaway.coffee/how-to-make-south-indi...
indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/food-wine/how-to-make-authentic-filter-coffee-at-home-with-easy-tips-5863605/lite/
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French press – Buy any cheap French press. I’m including a link for example – https://www.amazon.in/Cafe-JEI-Filtration-Resis...
How to brew – https://www.homegrounds.co/how-to-use-a-french-...
Go through other tutorials & videos on both methods
Coffee :
I prefer medium dark to dark roast – https://www.devans.in/index.php?route=product/p...
Buy 250g to begin with.
This is medium roast with a blend of Arabia & Peaberry – https://www.devans.in/index.php?route=product/p...
If you order whole bean you’ll need a grinder. You can use smallest grinder of mixer grinder if new or a hand grinder or a stand alone grinder – https://www.amazon.in/Glen-SA4045G-350-Watt-Gri...
@manav.choudhry598 can suggest more grinders & coffee
This setup is a simple way to begin & in future you can decide what suits you best
Thanks @cadence & @manav.choudhry598 for details. KG
I might sound dumb but there are lot of choices in the devans Grinds options. I assume if I buy French Press, I need to buy Devans with Frech Press / Cafetiere.
Is there a better french press option or i should go ahead with the one shared by you? Any option that keeps it hot for a longer time or works as Thermos ?
If you do not invest in grinder than you can buy the French Press grind while buying, it will not be as fresh as grinded beans before coffee making but still will be way better than instant. No clue about thermos as coffee is good when u have them straight away.
Also, @manav.choudhry598 @cadence
coffee powder seems damn cheap than the nescafe one. almost half the price :p
Well if you consider weight than yes but not really cheap, for eg if you consider 200gm of nescafe can cost u around Rs800 but it can make over 60-70 cups of coffee. But a 250 gm of grinded coffee will make at most 20-22 cup espresso that is not diluted, 10-12gm each cup. So Rs400 for a decent 250gm grinded.
Thanks for this thread……
Would love to get some advice….. currently i love espresso based drinks specially iced americano….. but to achieve a good espresso without a machine is tough…… and any reasonably descent espresso machine costs too much….. do you guys know of any good espresso machines which is also not so hard on the pocket
It can be an expensive hobby but there are pretty good options which costs around 30000 for machine, see espresso machine is pretty simple device, to extract coffee it uses pressure of water to extract coffee juice from grinded beans, so any machine capable of 8-10 bar constant pressure can make good espresso, investing in a great grinder is a must, it can be manual or electric. What is the Investment you looking to make and I can guide accordingly.
is it a good choice for starter? https://www.amazon.in/InstaCuppa-Manual-Grinder...
What’s your max budget?
This seems fine for price. Seller has his own site, call him & ask about warranty.
Nuova Simonelli Semi-Automatic Oscar II is available with Lavazza India for 60k +gst – https://simonelliusa.com/products/oscarii-mod...sp
MCF grinder – 25k
Top Italian company…
@cadence @manav.choudhry598 any suggestions for Coffee carafe? I was looking at this
@cadence @manav.choudhry598 shopping so far after your suggestions,
1. InstaCuppa French Press – 1000 (combo on Amazon)
2. InstaCuppa Grinder- 999 (combo on Amazon)
3. Jayanthi South Indian Filter Coffe Maker – 395
4. Strong & Very Strong coffee beans from Devan’s
Everything will arrive this week. Will update you guys here.
Happy brewing ☕☕
Do read up on techniques of both French press & South Indian filter. Also about general coffee brewing – water temperature etc. Coffee brewing is about precision. Dial in the grinder, remember the setting.
did anyone try beans that are on Cred?
Not on Cred, if you’re referring to credit card payment app.
Soo much of thinking going into coffee? :O
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Flavor mainly is based on the roasting process/duration & the powdering mechanism.. (and little on the actual bean).. most commercial roasters over roast the bean imo..
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Try to source plantation-A grade beans from bababudangiri range n try your process once, esp for drip coffee..
how do you guys drink coffee? with just water? or combination of milk and water? i hate my coffee any amount of water. i always mixed my instant coffee 100% fat milk
recently got my ninja coffee maker but it mixes water to coffee, so i don’t like that
any one got any suggestion on how to make coffee with milk but no water with machines??
btw thanks for creating thread for coffee lovers
First suggestion stop drinking Instant coffee, 2nd water is all important for coffee be it any, drip, filter, espresso or milk based, so use good quality mineralized water but no distilled or ro.
@cadence this looks good as well https://woodpeckerscoffee.com/collections/roast...
Sold in amazon.fr and Netherlands as well as several other countries.
I hadn’t heard about this site before, they let you select roast level on certain beans plus decent range of espresso machines.
https://www.coffee.plus/online-store/Coffee-c49...
Use code – UNLOCK COFFEE
@Bulwark If you like milk based drinks a milk frother comes handy. You can use French press to froth milk or electronic ones like these – https://www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/B00NN78EXW/ref=cm...
@cadence @manav.choudhry598 is there any way to check the acidity of the coffee? Anything to look for on the bag of beans to know?
@cadence @manav.choudhry598 Suggestions for a good grinder at a decent price?
Dedicated coffee grinders are expensive. Please mention a price range.
Baratza Encore is the starting range at 12k – https://www.amazon.in/Blue-Tokai-Coffee-Roaster...
It’s imported by Blue Tokai, you can call them for offers if any.
Around 27k will get you a espresso grinder from Nuova Simonelli.
This one is a normal grinder with detachable head which is easier for washing – https://www.amazon.in/Glen-SA4045G-350-Watt-Gri...
It’ll heat up the beans & grind won’t be consistent but it is lot cheaper.
For beans try Barrel beans for once, they are probably the only roasters to use hand roasting and has amazing effect on taste.
Also for grinder If you can get hands on Niche zero than nothing like it.
I am using Delonghi Dinamica, its a super auto but makes really good coffee.