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  1. Coffee Beans
    Hi Mike and others, The reason I raised the issue was because I get a bit irritated that coffee from plastic/foil bags with valves has for a while almost became accepted as a 'standard', and I personally don't think that they achieve much (OTHER THAN keeping coffee on supermarket shelves (or...
  2. Coffee Beans
    Hi Mike, We actually pay more for our paper bags than the plastic/foil bags with valves. The plastic/foil valve bags are really pretty cheap and invariably come from China. A decent quality kraft paper bag costs quite a bit more (pennies per bag...but proportionately quite a lot), but we...
  3. Home Roasters
    Hello, Thank you for all the feedback. Based on these views I feel a bit more comfortable offering green beans. We concentrate so much on 'roasting' as defining what we are about, I think I felt a bit strange with the idea of selling greens. Vintagecigarman describes it well with the...
  4. Home Roasters
    Hello, We receive occasional requests to supply customers with green beans, which we've done informally up to now. I've always felt a bit uneasy about selling unroasted beans - I'm not sure why, but think it is because in my mind it doesn't quite sit with what we do (i.e. roast!). On the...
  5. Gaggia Forum
    I'm really sorry to hear what happened to your "queen", but at the same time glad that the thieving **** responsible was caught and charged. It just shows how stupid these people are to steal such a great piece of machinery to only get scrap metal value. Good luck with the new build. I said a...
  6. Gaggia Forum
    What a shame - it can't have been easy to steal either as they're pretty heavy. Hopefully they'll manage to get it back as it's pretty distinctive so will stand out. I'll try to get some photo's of Koffie's Gaggia from the front, it's a real beauty! Cheers, Paul
  7. Gaggia Forum
    Hello, I thought the Gaggia fans might be interested to see THIS 1970s teal-coloured Gaggia lever machine - mounted on a Dutch tricyle of course! I've been really impressed with the quality of the espresso; it can produce 'no-tamper-required' shots as the underside of the group/showerscreen can...
  8. Coffee Lounge ☮❤
    Congratulations Mike! I picked up on your comment regarding the water - I agree this is really simple and almost goes without saying, but is so rare in these parts. Even having fresh water available somewhere in the cafe is often lacking....but guess that's a whole other topic in itself! Cheers
  9. Home Roasters
    Hmnn, I much prefer coffee questions! Although, having knowledge of the myriad of food, health, safety, pollution etc. laws can come in handy occasionally too.
  10. Home Roasters
    Hello, Interesting discussion. My background is as an Environmental Health Officer and I would say that generally, whilst coffee roasting does fall under the relevant food hygiene legislation, it is a low-risk activity and you will therefore not receive a lot of attention. After all, the...
  11. Coffee Beans
    Hi Mike, I'm not sure whether what I am about to write will actually answer your question or just add to it!!......but, in short, I think the method of processing does make a significant difference though on balance perhaps not as great as the influence from other factors such as the varietal...
  12. Coffee Beans
    Hi Gary, Yes of course, just let us know when you plan to be in our area and I'll turn the espresso machine on! Cheers,
  13. 😎😎 Show Off Your Setup 😍😍
    Sorry for the delay in replying....The information that I received with the Duetto stated that the inlet water pressure to the Duetto should be in the 2-3 bar range (even though the rotary pump has a balanced bypass). From my limited knowledge I think most mains water pressures are unlikely to...
  14. Coffee Beans
    Thank you all for the feedback. It's really good to read after all the time we've spent getting our Lusty Glaze espresso how we want it. Being a small roaster means we're not able to have a range of different roasts covering the different 'tastes' that people might have in an espresso. So...
  15. 👋 Introductions 👋
    Thanks RvB - really glad you're enjoying and appreciate the feedback. Your beans were only roasted on Tuesday morning, so they'll be good for a while yet (I think they are best around the 5 - 7 day mark). Cheers,
  16. 👋 Introductions 👋
    Thanks for the 'welcome' Glenn. Yes, I heard the Eden Project had only limited success with their coffee growing - so I've not got much hope! The couple of plants on the window sill at the roastery aren't doing too bad though. You're right about Cornwall, there are lots of similarities to NZ...
  17. 😎😎 Show Off Your Setup 😍😍
    Good luck with the plumbing in. I plumbed our Duetto in recently - as we are not in a hard-water area I took the risk and haven't used a water filter/softener, but did put a pressure reducing valve on the mains feed, just in case. Switching over from the tank to mains was pretty easy and it...
  18. 👋 Introductions 👋
    Yes, although we don't have a 'shop' if you're near Wadebridge then let me know and you are welcome to pick up a bag (and I can show you around our roastery too). I'll try the 'turn up and pay at the counter' option next then - at least if I'm supporting the local post office they might let me...
  19. 😎😎 Show Off Your Setup 😍😍
    Wow! We've got a Duetto too and I thought it looked pretty good ...... until I saw your photo's! The wood looks fab. Cheers,
  20. 👋 Introductions 👋
    Hi Crispy, Thanks. We're getting the paying for postage via the web etc. down to a fine art..........it's just the physical act of posting now, and getting the timing right as you mention. I'll have to pay Camden Town a Post Office a visit one day to meet the unique people!!. Cheers,
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