(GPGT)Espresso machine hoot

[linusz]

yes I also freeze my beans in freezer.
it feels as fresh (to me at least)

 

[tremor]

Coffee bean naturally got oil, the burr is covered by oil when grinding. Please clean your burr using specialized grinder cleaner.

 

[purpleberry]

Has anyone tried Cultivar Coffee? Their charcoal-roasted is quite good especially in the mornings. Bought a few bags to try.

 

[jaspreettttt]

Hi, those who bought niche zero directly from Indiegogo, the courier DPD, will they call you to pay the tax or they'll collect at the doorstep? It's because my parcel status is as follows; Your parcel is being processed through customs, pending the payment of duties and taxes.

I can't seem to find their local contact number to call and confirm. Wondering if anyone had to contact them first or something?
TIA

 

[ksapple]

Hi, those who bought niche zero directly from Indiegogo, the courier DPD, will they call you to pay the tax or they'll collect at the doorstep? It's because my parcel status is as follows; Your parcel is being processed through customs, pending the payment of duties and taxes.

I can't seem to find their local contact number to call and confirm. Wondering if anyone had to contact them first or something?
TIA

hahah same same, mine put delivery on Thursday leh. Not sure if their last mile partner is Ninja Van anot.

 

[pvdwerff1971@gmail.com]

hahah same same, mine put delivery on Thursday leh. Not sure if their last mile partner is Ninja Van anot.

I got a mail to pay the tax and then got delivered next day

 

[ksapple]

I got a mail to pay the tax and then got delivered next day

Just gt the email lol thanks

 

[Lazy_Tiger]

yes I also freeze my beans in freezer.
it feels as fresh (to me at least)

Yes yes yes. Freezing is the way to go if you are buying in bulk. If you buy in bulk you can get very high quality beans for so much cheaper.

buy 1kg (much more savings compare 1kg bag and 250g x 4 bags and you know what I mean) as fresh as possible.
split your purchase in 200g x 5 air-tight containers
use 1st 200g with the foil bag that the coffee came with to squeeze out all air stored in another the airtight container, freeze the other 4 containers. (Protip: buy small tupperwear)
after 1st 200g container finishes, take out 2nd 200g container from freezer (do not open first!) defrost it first to room temp. (This is very important since moisture degrades coffee. When you freeze in an airtight container and defrost it with the container still sealed, you won't introduce any additional moisture content from outside air and cause excessive condensation except for the tiny bit that was originally available from the air inside the container. This tiny bit of water content is insignificant as your container is full there there is very little air in the first place as in any case normal temp air also has moisture!)
Transfer bean to same foil bag, squeeze out air and store in container.
Use all within 1 month (2 x 20g shots x 30 days = finished in less than 1 month)

I am been drinking brewed coffee for almost 19 years. Freezing for the last 1 year. I can safely say with this method there is very little impact to the coffee's freshness.

 

[Lazy_Tiger]

Has anyone tried Cultivar Coffee? Their charcoal-roasted is quite good especially in the mornings. Bought a few bags to try.

will try sounds good. was fortunate to be able to drink sumiyaki roasted coffee brew using campfire kettle coffee method. The settings, weather and company made it lovely.

 

[cydutzyahoo]

this thread can only read when you just receive your bonus + AWS

 

[cydutzyahoo]

can anybody advise
I am planning to get grinder
currently considering between Fellow Ode Brew Grinder vs Eureka mignon crono for my weekly latte
can guru here advise? thanks

 

[Dirk3Diggler]

Fellow ode is not an espresso grinder. Eureka mignon is. Mignon manuale or silenzio will work as on demand grinder. Not recommended for single dosing.

For weekly latte I would suggest hand grinder like commodate, kinu, 1zpresso

 

[cydutzyahoo]

Fellow ode is not an espresso grinder. Eureka mignon is. Mignon manuale or silenzio will work as on demand grinder. Not recommended for single dosing.

For weekly latte I would suggest hand grinder like commodate, kinu, 1zpresso

I am currently using hand grinder. Too slow and tiring. After upgrade to electric, I might drink on weekday morning also haha

 

[Lazy_Tiger]

I read before that freeze your coffee is not a good idea because when you grind, condensation will happen rapidly and damage your grinder.

I spray beans with water and then add them to my grinder. The grinder is fine.

Condensation would only happen rapidly to you grinder if you make coffee by taking your grinder out of the fridge.

 

[prozaizxc]

Hi, any niche owners can share what’s your experience changing from espresso to v60? Just got my niche and espresso is great. V60 on the other hand grinds very finely for me. For espresso, im on 15-20 on the dial. For v60, I’ve turned it all the way coarse - almost one revolution to around 10 and it’s still grinding finely and brew time is long, especially towards the end on the drawdown. I suspect this is also due to espresso fines in the burrs causing this?

question is: what setting do u use for ur v60 on the niche? I saw other forums saying 40-50 but that’s way fine for me hence i kept going coarser until almost 1 revolution coarser

also, when u go back from coarse to fine grind, do u grind some beans every 10 clicks to purge the coarse beans out? The manual recommends to do that to avoid damaging the burrs.

 

[coffinbay]

Hi all, i am new to this forum. I just converted from capsules (after many years) to a basic breville barista express less than a month ago. But for some strange reasons i am trying to find out more about niche, bianca and synchronika. Very poisonous hobby, and forum

 

[pvdwerff1971@gmail.com]

Hi, any niche owners can share what’s your experience changing from espresso to v60? Just got my niche and espresso is great. V60 on the other hand grinds very finely for me. For espresso, im on 15-20 on the dial. For v60, I’ve turned it all the way coarse - almost one revolution to around 10 and it’s still grinding finely and brew time is long, especially towards the end on the drawdown. I suspect this is also due to espresso fines in the burrs causing this?

question is: what setting do u use for ur v60 on the niche? I saw other forums saying 40-50 but that’s way fine for me hence i kept going coarser until almost 1 revolution coarser

also, when u go back from coarse to fine grind, do u grind some beans every 10 clicks to purge the coarse beans out? The manual recommends to do that to avoid damaging the burrs.

I also used my Niche in the beginning for v60 as I had no espresso machine yet. Also indeed about a full turn out for v60 and that also still looked to be too fine. Now have an espresso machine, use niche for espresso and hand grinder for v60. Also wonder if long term it may be bad for the Niche adjusting it that often and soo much.

 

[ksapple]

I tried dial in my niche on my dedica.

But i dial in Friday @ 16 no problem, this morning it become too fine 36 sec only 12g out. I need to go to 18 to get 36g out in 36sec

 

[patryn33]

can anybody advise
I am planning to get grinder
currently considering between Fellow Ode Brew Grinder vs Eureka mignon crono for my weekly latte
can guru here advise? thanks

Get the eureka

 

[patryn33]

Hi all, i am new to this forum. I just converted from capsules (after many years) to a basic breville barista express less than a month ago. But for some strange reasons i am trying to find out more about niche, bianca and synchronika. Very poisonous hobby, and forum

look at the decent it’s gives you many stuff to play with.

old fashion la pavonia not that expensive maybe same your breville but no grinder. They are generally more lasting too
https://www.lapavoni.com/en/product/europiccola-black-base/
these guys finally coming out with HG-2. Niche is a great grinder loved by many.
https://weberworkshops.com/