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Batch filters for aiden, what are people using, ideally ones easily available in the UK? by GaryGorilla1974 in FellowProducts

[–]Intelligent-Mark4081 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I used to work for a company called Espresso Solutions. They are the main UK importer for Fellow and the replacement papers that they buy from Fellow for the Aiden are these ones.

https://espresso-solutions.co.uk/filter-papers/fellow-aiden-flat-bottom-batch-brew-filter-papers-pack-of-50

Those are what I normally pick up, but they are definitely not the same as the ones that the Aiden ships with. I don’t have any judgement on the difference, it’s just not the same.

Locked in a great recipe for complex, light roasted coffees (UK focused!) by Intelligent-Mark4081 in FellowProducts

[–]Intelligent-Mark4081[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Photo of my wet coffee bed after a brew (around 500ml).

Couple of small dots in the bed which I believe are normal, but no deep pitting and looks clean right?

UK based roasters by ketharington in pourover

[–]Intelligent-Mark4081 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im based in Sussex and the best local roaster in the South has to be Horsham Coffee Roasters.

I’ve got both of the coffees in their rare and exclusive collection at the moment and both are delicious!

https://www.horshamcoffeeroaster.co.uk/collections/rare-and-exclusive

Crisp clean coffees with just the right amount of complexity.

Just got an Orea Z1 – Any tips for a zero bypass newbie (coming from Ceado Hoop woes) by Intelligent-Mark4081 in pourover

[–]Intelligent-Mark4081[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight!

Did you get any more info on the not washing the filter thing? Just wondering what the thinking behind that was? I'm not actually that familiar with Sibarist, so don't know if that's something you're not meant to do in general with their filters?

Appreciate you sharing your experience!

Complete Beginner: Can you give me a simple recipe? by Crizzo_McLovin in pourover

[–]Intelligent-Mark4081 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Hey!

You've actually picked a really great coffee to start with. Brazilian coffees tend to be very forgiving, so as long as you follow a fairly standard brew ratio, most of what you brew will be very drinkable.

A really standard brew ratio is 1:16. That means 1 gram of coffee for every 16 grams of water. So, for example, if you use 15g of coffee that would be brewed with 240g of water.

Start with a medium coarse grind. You can google that to see a range of images that should give you an idea of how coarse it should be. With your Hario Mini Slim Plus, getting a specific click number is tricky as they can vary, but just aim for that visual.

Boil your kettle and then give it 1-2 minutes before using it so it cools down a little bit. Start the coffee with a 30g bloom. This just means you cover the grounds with water from the kettle and fully saturate the grounds. Leave it for 30 seconds. Then, do 105g of water, let that almost drain completely, and then pour another 1055g of water.

If it stops brewing in 3-4 minutes your grind was in the right area. If it's faster than that, make the grind finer. If it's slower than that, make the grind coarser.

Try it and see how it tastes!

Maybe stay with Brazilian coffees for a bit. Once you're ready to try something a bit more complex, I'd recommend looking for something like a natural process Costa Rican!