Did the postman bring anything nice today?

Brett_H

Is that f1.8? 52.5mm equivalent at f2.2??? How's my math? The DOF looks a bit deeper than that....?

GeekKopi

Brett H wrote:

Is that f1.8? 52.5mm equivalent at f2.2??? How's my math? The DOF looks a bit deeper than that....?

yes ts a 52.5mm equivalent, f-stop was at 1.8, the DOF would look deeper due to the smaller sensor. i thought long and hard about the full frame 35mm but comparing apsc/full frame to medium/large format, they are not so different 😛 (i keep telling myself)

Kevohere

Not quite "the postman" but Star track dropped a package in today. A PESADO 22g IMS basket and matching 58.5mm tamper. This now pairs up with the IMS laser cut shower screen I purchased at M.I.C.E earlier this year. :thumb: This will hopefully assist in overcoming some extraction inconsistencies of the not so well fitting Great Leveller and convex tamper produced. Failing this, maybe I should be driving the witch whilst holding my tongue out and firmly closing one eye! (That has been known to help when constipated!!) :rofl: Just opened a new bag of Sumatran Mandheling Jade for the first pour/taste, so will more than likely need to try same with the other/older tamper and basket for comparison. :coffee2:

GeekKopi

Kevohere wrote:

Not quite "the postman" but Star track dropped a package in today. A PESADO 22g IMS basket and matching 58.5mm tamper. This now pairs up with the IMS laser cut shower screen I purchased at M.I.C.E earlier this year. :thumb: This will hopefully assist in overcoming some extraction inconsistencies of the not so well fitting Great Leveller and convex tamper produced. Failing this, maybe I should be driving the witch whilst holding my tongue out and firmly closing one eye! (That has been known to help when constipated!!) :rofl: Just opened a new bag of Sumatran Mandheling Jade for the first pour/taste, so will more than likely need to try same with the other/older tamper and basket for comparison. :coffee2:

let us know how you go with pesado. I've been looking at them for a while but can't convince myself just yet.

Brett_H

Me three! I'm still having a terrible time with the VSTs. They're consistent, reliable and repeatable... BORING!!! :stir

GeekKopi

Brett H wrote:

Me three! I'm still having a terrible time with the VSTs. They're consistent, reliable and repeatable... BORING!!! :stir

i tried a vst once and it drove me crazy trying to get a good shot. I gave up. I've been using a synesso double basket and I think it's a good compromise between stock and vst.

Brett_H

Yep... I had the Synesso 21g basket. The VST 18g that I use killed it. It is very possibly the sweet-spot for my machine. Every machine is different and when we change even the little things from what the designer had made we risk introducing new idiosyncrasies to deal with.

GaryatGala

They,re a bit like the Rancilio Silvia. Get it wrong, and they bite you. Get it right, and they,re like gold in a cup.

GeekKopi

GaryatGala wrote:

They,re a bit like the Rancilio Silvia. Get it wrong, and they bite you. Get it right, and they,re like gold in a cup.

great analogy GG. spot on.

Brett_H

I loved my Silvia too 🙂

Cuir_Beluga

These arrived a few days ago now. I have been drinking iced coffee for the last few weeks and thought it looked much better in a nice double walled glass than a mug :thumb:.

Brett_H

Fantastic! I'm a huge fan of double walled glasses! Enjoy!!

GeekKopi

Cuir Beluga wrote:

These arrived a few days ago now. I have been drinking iced coffee for the last few weeks and thought it looked much better in a nice double walled glass than a mug :thumb:.

nice glasses CB. Here's an idea for you. Freeze your black coffee (say long blacks) in ice cube trays and add them to baileys and milk.

Kevohere

GeekKopi wrote:

nice glasses CB. Here's an idea for you. Freeze your black coffee (say long blacks) in ice cube trays and add them to baileys and milk.

Now that sounds like a great idea GK :exclaim: Think I'll go with short black ice cubes though, as a long black with milk seems a bit too diluted for me. :coffee:

Cuir_Beluga

Thanks Brett and Geek 🙂. I am kind smitten with them right now. If anyone is interested I picked them up from Victorias Basement, they have some really nice stuff for great prices I think. That sounds really nice Geek. I might save it for Christmas time though 😛.

LeroyC

It was a couple of days ago to be fair. But my biggest purchase for some time - Compak K8 Silenzio (Aust/NZ model).

Brett_H

That's a big grinder! Congratulations mate. Are they 80mm burrs? I paid almost $200 for burrs fr the A8 and then haven't used them. I guess they'll be good for when I move into the retirement home in forty or so years.... :doh:

LeroyC

Brett H wrote:

That's a big grinder! Congratulations mate. Are they 80mm burrs? I paid almost $200 for burrs fr the A8 and then haven't used them. I guess they'll be good for when I move into the retirement home in forty or so years.... :doh:

Thanks Brett. Yeah 83mm burrs. This is the Australasian model so it's the 50hz, 600RPM motor. An impressive beast for sure. I'm using it without a hopper at the moment and it's working fine. You can get short hoppers for them, but at $100 they're not cheap. Might see if I can knock something up myself.

Brett_H

LeroyC wrote:

Thanks Brett. Yeah 83mm burrs. This is the Australasian model so it's the 50hz, 600RPM motor. An impressive beast for sure. I'm using it without a hopper at the moment and it's working fine. You can get short hoppers for them, but at $100 they're not cheap. Might see if I can knock something up myself.

My K10 has just had the original hopper cut down. I don't think that would work with my A8 unless I found a smaller replacement lid as its a tapered hopper.

GeekKopi

Not the postman but my father in law just brought me back a Turkish Gjezve pot from turkey on his recent trip to the Balkans. It's enough for two cups. Now where did I place my Turkish raki to make my Turkish cafe coretto.

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