Hi all, My coffee journey started when I was working in kitchens through university, got a bit of an education on the drinking of coffee! I was given a Cafe Roma some years ago that I used to use with supermarket beans and a spice grinder (don't think I need to say much more about that!), about a year ago I received a BCG800 Smart Grinder, and then modded my Roma's baskets to be single walled, and I finally was able to produce coffee that wasn't undrinkable! After a little while I started using a popcorn popper to roast coffee, and quickly moved on to a coretto style (Bread maker + heat gun). I've recently purchased a BES900 which is producing coffee a step above the old Roma, hoping I can get a few more espresso quality increments out of it! I Think I'll have to adjust the OPV though, as it sits at 13bar with a blind filter. Other than that, I use an Aeropress at work with a no-name hand grinder, and over summer I sometimes do cold brewed in a french press overnight. Got two kids, work as a System Admin in Canberra and drink my coffee as espresso, no adornments or additions!
