^ Late night grizzle (my post) I put it down to not enough coffee consumption. Only bean having 2 coffees a day in recent times .. which, admittedly .. is a pretty piss poor effort on my part .. oh, and not being able to make any 9.3/10 coffees of late.
Lacehim wrote:
It's great to see your coffee journey out there for everyone to follow! 🙂
Cheers Lacehim .. you get the credit along with Jack from Sorrentino for me choosing the PV Lusso - after reading your inspiring posts about your Lusso when you had one. These posts ended up being the deal-breaker for me joining the lever club. It has served me very well so far.. and certainly a fun machine to use. The stepless Compak grinder was also a winner .. as it has allowed small adjustment to the grind setting. For you coffee n00bys out there ---> Even when you purchase a good coffee machine and grinder ... it doesn't guarantee you a good quality coffee as there is so much more to achieving Cafe quality brews than just having the equipment. Many Cafes who have all the good gear can't make a quality cup of coffee. As shown along my journey .. it can go from making a few excellent coffees to pretty ordinary overnight. Getting a new batch of the same beans or trying different ones will test your coffee making mojo. Yep I've cracked it one day .. to oh no I've lost it the next. It makes you appreciate the good ones when you happen to hit the target. Last time I was up at my Sisters on the Gold Coast .. her Lelit machine wasn't making particularly nice coffees .. due to the pour being too fast - resulting in the flavour being washed out and lacking body. After adjusting the grind setting to finer to slow the pour time - the improvement was immediate. The Lelit seems to be able to handle a change of beans without needing to change the grind a lot better than my PV Lusso. I also noticed that my Sis now only uses a light tamp, as she says a heavier tamp chokes it. It still did the odd faster pour for me .. but I put that down to variations in the dose. I was still using a polish only tamp like I do on my machine. I suspect that she leaves the grind on the one setting .. although she is well aware of the need for a slowish pour .. so if she gets beans that are light and low density .. the only way to slow a faster pour down .. is adjusting the setting to finer. She has a stepped Lelit grinder. Prior to my stay .. my Sister confessed that the new Man in her life .. was .. wait for it .. *gasp* an Instant drinker, and that we need to work on him when up there. We tried our best .. and although admitting our coffees were better .. I could not interest him in getting a coffee machine for his apartment. He didn't like all the fuss, cleanup and maintenance. Suggesting a pod machine didn't raise any interest. Needles to say .. I won't be accepting any offers of making me a cup of swill at his place. Luckily there are a couple of decent Cafes just across the road. Phew. We visited them at midday on Boxing Day .. One wasn't open and the other was closing. You'd think being a tourist area on the Gold Coast .. Cafes would be peaking catering for all the visitors out looking for something to do. Same on New Years Day .. and we breathed a sigh of relief when in Byron Bay where all the Cafes and eating places were thriving. I did the healthy thing .. and opted for a falafel, dips, bread and salad for lunch .. hmm .. then went to the pub and washed it down with a Bundy & Cola. It was a hot day. ps. Went to Edit and copied this post before hitting the post button. Gotcha! 😃 Hahaha .. Hit the post button .. and Yep .. 'An error has occurred .. you do not have access to this section' and the login window popped up .. and had to log in again. Hahaha .. once bitten .. twice shy ;P pss. Cheers Brett X <-- Thumbs up
