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beanbay. whats a good strong coffee to buy?
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Dear justyou81....- // -............please dont do that.Originally posted by justyou81 View Postjust takes under 30 secs to do expresso. i like to have strong coffee in a mug size. cappucino. I thinking maybe buying a roaster and buying raw beans from you? but not sure what roaster to get and what beans....
If there already is a problem in that you may not be understanding & setting up your equipment properly, why add the extra problem of not having the foggiest about coffee roasting? Adding another variable / problem will not fix the first problem...
If you like a "strong" coffee in a mug, then with an auto you need to select a "double" coffee from the touch pad and use it as your black coffee portion in the mug, because a mug is usually double the size of a standard coffee cup, and a standard coffee cup is what your auto is designed around. But I suggest you first work out how to get a good standard size coffee with your machine which for a cappuccino, would be in a std coffee cup or given the constraints of being faced with a miriad of different size cups to buy in this market, something around 160mls and certainly no larger than 180mls (after that you get into standard TEA cups which are bigger and make your coffee weaker). ie get yourself worked out to make a good std size cup, then press the double function to make your muggacino.
I dont see that we've received any feed back from you following the last round of advice, which is not really helpful if you are hoping that we will give you the advice and keep helping !
May I add, I dont believe it is particularly helpful for others to advise those that are having trouble to basically ditch their equipment and buy something else.....because then they can go from not understanding and using the first piece of equipment, to exactly the same scenario with the next lot of equipment!
justyou81, the principles of good espresso making are the same no matter what equipment you use. My advice is to forget about adding more and more variables to your scenario, and deal with the first one until you get a satisfactory coffee happening. There is no reason why you shouldnt be able to get a satisfactory coffee from your machine. When you get it worked out (ie when you "get it" wrt espresso) the world will be your oyster and you will be able to upgrade to whatever equipment you please.
Hope that helps,
Attilio
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i figure out the if i double shot of espresso with froth makes a good coffee from my machine, I new to this and felt some people were makng fun of me. now i need help on best way to roast coffee on a cheap budget. I have 1-2 cups a day.. thanks for your imput...
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Hi Justyou - welcome to Coffee Snobs.
Don't be offended by any of the comments - some of these guys are so funny they should be on the stage (the next one out of town).
I would echo Attilio's comments - don't get into roasting just yet, work on getting the best out of your existing equipment.
If you are using beans from Beanbay then you know your beans are great - so you can forget about that as the source of your problems.
It is all about understanding your machine and what it takes to make it work properly.
This includes getting your technique right as well.
This can take a lot of experimenting with different grinds and doses (assuming your machine is working properly).
Straight shots are a better way to perfect your pours than making lots of big double-shot cappuchinos as you can taste exactly what you are pouring without all that milk to hide its faults.
You are in Australia's coffee capital so I would be surprised if there wasn't someone you could contact to help you sort it all out. Good Luck.
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Ha! my mistake! OK, let's say you are in W.A.s coffee capital!
There are a number of ways to acquire a bit more knowledge of things related to coffee & your machine. I just did a quick Google search using terms like 'coffee enthusiast Perth' which could provide some ideas. Retailers of quality espresso machines (not talking big retailers like HN here) are also a good place to start as they are usually owned by enthusiasts who often run courses & have connections with other coffee enthusiasts. Barista courses are worth the time and money, and again you meet people who, if they like you will often be willing to help.
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