re: Coffee Thread

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Lester Earl

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I got my Breville Barista Express about 2 or more years ago. Took about a week to get it figured out and dialed in.

I started using Cafeciteaux coffee beans, but eventually got tired of it. Then went to Cedar House, a small coffee shop off of Jones Creek, but they shut down not too long after. Then i started going to Reve' for my beans. My main goal was going for the freshest roasted beans. I'm starting to get burnt out on Reve' now.

I did find some beans from Alexander's that i can't remember the name, maybe Prairie??? But that was fantastic. WHen i ran out i got 2 bags of reve' again and now i'm wishing i would have stuck with that. I'll be going back there.

I've also liked Buddy Brew's Cubano Espresso. They are out of Tampa, but their beans are at Fresh Market.

Congregation Coffee out of Algiers is what got me really into coffee. I stopped drinking their stuff though.

Prior to the Breville, i would use an aeropress with a Capresso burr grinder.

A few tools i have for the Breville that are invaluable to me is the portafilter extender similar to this (mine is black).



And this Luxhaus Calibrated Espresso Tamper. Took the guess work out of if i was tamping too much or not.



I want to get into roasting my own beans. There's a facebook page called "Kamado Coffee Roasters" that i follow. I already have a rotisserie for my KJ, just need the correct basket and where to source the beans.