Hi Guys,
Firstly id like to give my compliments to such a helpful and inviting community on here. I recently travelled to melbourne and on my trip I visited several cafes and one place i went to - BBB - changed my entire opinion on coffee. It was incredible! I had never heard of the place before and actually walked in after visiting a little furniture shop just up the road. Anyway the point of my story is that my interest piqued so much that I decided to start trying to understand anything and everything i could about coffee. I am obsessed!
Prior to this I had a Breville espresso machine with the pressurised basket and no grinder that was given to me from work. After reading through these forums I decided to get my self started up with a slightly better machine. I ended up choosing the sunbeam EM6910. I understand that it will not produce the same quality espresso as a silvia but i am happy with my purchase as it also came with the cafe series grinder which has had fantastic reviews on this website.
Now I want to start learning the ins and outs of coffee and it seems that there is so much to learn that i have no idea where to start. So like any person who develops a slightly unreasonable obsessive compulsive attitude toward something, I began my venture yesterday by making coffee after coffee with beans bought from ELIXIR in WA. So much so that i was twitching in my sleep last night!
I feel like i should probably slow down and start with the basics so any suggestions on what the best way to begin is would be fantastic!
Cheers
Keith
Firstly id like to give my compliments to such a helpful and inviting community on here. I recently travelled to melbourne and on my trip I visited several cafes and one place i went to - BBB - changed my entire opinion on coffee. It was incredible! I had never heard of the place before and actually walked in after visiting a little furniture shop just up the road. Anyway the point of my story is that my interest piqued so much that I decided to start trying to understand anything and everything i could about coffee. I am obsessed!
Prior to this I had a Breville espresso machine with the pressurised basket and no grinder that was given to me from work. After reading through these forums I decided to get my self started up with a slightly better machine. I ended up choosing the sunbeam EM6910. I understand that it will not produce the same quality espresso as a silvia but i am happy with my purchase as it also came with the cafe series grinder which has had fantastic reviews on this website.
Now I want to start learning the ins and outs of coffee and it seems that there is so much to learn that i have no idea where to start. So like any person who develops a slightly unreasonable obsessive compulsive attitude toward something, I began my venture yesterday by making coffee after coffee with beans bought from ELIXIR in WA. So much so that i was twitching in my sleep last night!

Cheers
Keith
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