Aaaahhhh! No coffee this morning!

[kbrookes]

Just blew the group seal in the 3800. Fortunately managed to make the wifes coffee before my own.

I dont like how this weeks turning out already.

[jamesfleming]

Re: Aaaahhhh! No coffee this morning!

Bad Luck. Time to bust out the french press then!

[kbrookes]

Re: Aaaahhhh! No coffee this morning!

I wish! The only backup in the house is the waiting-to-be-sold Nespresso. And I couldnt quite bring myself to bust that out again.

[Andy]

Re: Aaaahhhh! No coffee this morning!

I feel your pain Kelsey.

Give this a try: Hot water in a small milk jug, add a few heaped spoons of ground coffee. Stir for 15 seconds and then let sit for a minute.
Scrape off the top and put it in your knock box, pour gently into a cup (leaving the sediment) and you are right to go.

Ive made 100s of long blacks this way and with a little practice you will get great results. Simple, camp coffee.

[kbrookes]

Re: Aaaahhhh! No coffee this morning!

Thanks Andy! Ill give it a try. My wife has just picked up a new group seal, but the report from home base is that something else also appears to be wrong.....

[IPDiscuss]

Re: Aaaahhhh! No coffee this morning!

The only backup in the house is the waiting-to-be-sold Nespresso. And I couldnt quite bring myself to bust that out again.

Ouch, feeling your pain!

[mattydv]

Re: Aaaahhhh! No coffee this morning!

Like Andy said, very easy way to get drinkable coffee.

If you really want to step the same method up a notch (I prefer this method), bust out your scales and weigh the coffee and water.

I run 30g of grinds to 250mL (g) water for ease, but Im sure youd be able to find the correct value somewhere for the ideal extraction.

[kbrookes]

Re: Aaaahhhh! No coffee this morning!

I think Ill be trying this tomorrow. The repair did not go well.