Recent content by BaldEagle

Just made the first pour with my Clever, grinding with the Virtuoso+ using grind size 15. Wanted to weigh beans in hopper but bottom doesn't stop up the bottom Getting past that, I wanted to do a 400g water pour but ended up with 434g. Brew ratio turned out to be 16, but the coffee was pretty...

I'm looking at the Breville Smart Grinder Pro. the display shows Grind Time, Shots/Cups, Grind Size. My question is, knowing the grind size and number of cups, why does the time need to be varied? Why time at all?

I've not seen coffee makers with Strength selection other than the Grind and Brew machines. Can you please recommend a few? Thanks

Another question, please. I tried the grind and brew Breville and liked its operation. Just couldn't get the coffee I wanted out of it. Sent it back. They have a grinder that allows the choice of the number of cups, grind size and grind time. If the ounces per cup and the number of cups are...

Thanks. I'll be buying the Baratza grinder and the Clever brewer to start with. I'll hold off on buying a drip machine. The Bonavita sounds like an adequate brewer, but an article I read indicates they're having problems. Do you know anything about Bonavita's Chinese owner in lawsuits with the...

Thanks. Interesting. Can you recommend a proportion of water to bean weight for a strong cup of coffee, like the Starbucks dark roast?. What do you consider a cup – 5oz, 8oz, …? I realize that I’ll have to do some experimenting, but jumping in at a reasonable ratio would surely help. Also, what...

I have the scale but I'm trying to figure out what I should buy to brew the coffee. I'll need a burr grinder, a drip machine and something like a mocha pot. Any recommendations on these items would be appreciated.

This is my first post and am in the hunt for good coffee at home. My first cup in the morning since Starbucks opened, is a Venti Dark Roast, but I'd like a couple more during the day. Last month I bought a Breville Grind and Brew drip coffee maker, but could get nothing reasonably close to a...