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SoldHi all, I recently acquired a yellow Caravel Arrarex in semi working condition to obtain one of the accessories that came with it. Having now served it's purpose its up for sale, as much as I would like to keep it there is no reason to. Having given it a quick going over it is now in full...
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Coffee Lounge ☮❤Apologies if this is in the wrong place but seemed the best fit... I wanted to let the world know about some above and beyond service I recent received... Spreading the love as it were. Before Christmas I placed two orders from well known coffee suppliers one being Square Mile who I ordered a...
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Lever Forum 💪Hi all, After a few false starts with the Caravel (bad O-rings and a broken piston part) I am now in full working order (I think). yesterday I had my first consistent chance of playing and wanted to share my experience to get some input from more experienced coffee freaks on what's going on...
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All Grinders & Hand-GrindersHey all, I'm in a position to spend some money on a grinder, up till now I have enjoyed my hand grinders (retro and a porlex). My budget is basically the same as the new price of a mignon.. I drink a moderate amount of coffee, weekends and morning espresso from my Caravel Arrarex lever, and...
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Lever Forum 💪Hi again lever gurus, i am still having a nightmare with the rebuilt caravel. Mostly related to seals... I think! Just thought I would share my thoughts and see if you all have similar conclusions to me or other suggestions. So, I rebuilt the machine using orphan espresso seals, no matter what...
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Brewed Coffee ☕Right today started badly, gathered together my usual collection of coffee kit for work, Aeropress etc. grabbed beans from the cupboard and headed off only to find I had picked up my spare bag of rave signature blend I had been using as throw away beans for grinder dialling etc. faced with a...
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Lever Forum 💪Well I rebuilt the caravel and aside from an intermittently temperamental o-ring it's working fine. I also acquired a mignon as I was having consistency issues with my vintage hand grinders. So today I started to put the two together for the first time, but am really struggling to find even a...
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Brewed Coffee ☕Hi all, while playing espresso last night then drinking an Aeropress this morning it occurred to me that there is a whole heap of info out there about tuning your espresso by taste time weight and so on but there appears to be much less on tuning your brewed coffee. I have been tuning my...
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All Grinders & Hand-GrindersHi all, after my last post in here I ordered a mignon for ease of grinding at home, previously I was using only a variety of hand grinders. So this mornings question is, as my mignon appears to be arriving today (and I'm having a day off work to play!) what should I do as part of my initial set...
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Brewed Coffee ☕Hi all, I feel a requirement for a new toy, I have a mignon, an Aeropress and a vintage lever machine so am thinking something a bit snazzier than the Aeropress for those long blacks I so enjoy. What should I go for? Initial thinking was V60 but I'm open to any ideas. No real provisos other...
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All Grinders & Hand-GrindersWell on my slow but ever evolving foray into the world of espresso I thought I was limited by two things... Cash flow and the constant need to tinker. Add to that a love of the retro and I find my kitchen home to these beauties. Yes that's right I don't own a snazzy electric grinder just these...
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Brewed Coffee ☕Hi all, I am trying a new one from Squaremile, Sitio Laranjel Caconde, in the Aeropress, but I'm struggling to get something drinkable not sure if I have just found a coffee I don't like or what. Normally I enjoy everything from Squaremile. Has anyone tried this combination and care to share...
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Lever Forum 💪Hi all, as you know I am playing with naked PF ideas for my Caravel, anyway the ponte vecchio baskets seem like a good idea as a PV PF can be trimmed to fit and they are still available unlike caravel ones. Does anyone have one to hand they can get some measurements from? I have one on order...
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Coffee BeansHi all, fairly new to the forum anod the whole proper coffee thing. That said I'm well and truely bitten! Anyway so far my beans have been sourced from a few friend recommendations and begged borrowed and stolen from a friend with a hasbean subscription. Now I am on the look out for both new...
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👋 Introductions 👋Hi all, Just wanted to say hello, been lurking for a while and a combination of a fantastic coffee shop, internet lurking and a persuasive friend have me well on route to a severe espresso habit, and a already growing fascination with espresso equipment. So far I have been in love with an...
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