Coffee Bargains

jive · 12-10-2016 10:46am #1

Thought it might be good to have a thread where we can post local and online bargains...

To get the ball rolling

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aerobie-AeroPress-80R11-Coffee-Maker/dp/B000GXZ2GS/ref=sr_1_1?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1476265297&sr=1-1&keywords=aeropress

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Purposefull-Filter-Aeropress-Stainless-Natural/dp/B00UAJT5EI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1476265330&sr=8-3&keywords=aeropress+filter

Aeropress (£23.45) and steel filter (£7.90) for €34.87. Adding the steel filter to get over the free delivery threshold of £25.

€35 for an Aeropress + steel filter seems a great deal to me, nothing will need to be replaced assuming the parts keeping going... should last a few years at least. God bless Brexit.

babybuilder · 12-10-2016 3:23pm

Thanks, just order both.

babybuilder · 17-10-2016 8:26pm

Just got aeropress today. Oh man what a coffee! Obviously totally different to french press and espresso but the coffee flavour is fantastic. Highly recommended.

caviardreams · 01-11-2016 11:43pm

20% off at Bell Lane for the month of November. Code: NOV20%

Shipping is a bit pricey and a bit slow but coffee is very good from what I have tried.

0lddog · 02-11-2016 11:10pm

babybuilder wrote: »

Just got aeropress today. Oh man what a coffee! Obviously totally different to french press and espresso but the coffee flavour is fantastic. Highly recommended.

For the last few months I've not been able to produce a consistent end result from my Aeropress.

Any chance you would post what you are doing ( type & amount of coffee, water temperature, brew time etc ) ?

TIA

Olddog

adrian522 · 03-11-2016 7:16pm

Personally I do this:

1. Heat water to 95 degress.
2. Grind 15g Coffee. (Fairly coarse, sand like)
3. Invert Aeropress and add the coffee.
4. Pour in enough water to cover the grinds. Mix with the stirrer and let it sit for 30 seconds.
5. Top up Hot water to give a total of 240-250g.
6. Leave it sit for 1 min.
7. Give it a good stir, maybve 8-10 times around.
8. Cap on, flip it over the cup and press.
9. Drink it.

More or less the Bluebottle method:

https://bluebottlecoffee.com/preparation-guides/aeropress

babybuilder · 03-11-2016 10:44pm

adrian522 wrote: »

Personally I do this:

1. Heat water to 95 degress.
2. Grind 15g Coffee. (Fairly coarse, sand like)
3. Invert Aeropress and add the coffee.
4. Pour in enough water to cover the grinds. Mix with the stirrer and let it sit for 30 seconds.
5. Top up Hot water to give a total of 240-250g.
6. Leave it sit for 1 min.
7. Give it a good stir, maybve 8-10 times around.
8. Cap on, flip it over the cup and press.
9. Drink it.

More or less the Bluebottle method:

https://bluebottlecoffee.com/preparation-guides/aeropress

Mine as follows
1. Water to 90 deg or so
2. grind 15 - 18 g slightly finer than sand - mark 9 or 10 on my rocky using Costa Rica blend from ponaire
3. As above
4. Add in water to 3 mark
5.stirr for 10 s
6. Place over mug - preheated of course
7.Plunger in and press down with slow steady press.
8. Drink
However as in espresso grind and coffee quality important.

smelly sock · 04-11-2016 10:38am

Nescafe gold blend big jar - 6 quid in Tesco at the moment.

Azera intenso 4.50 in Tesco also.

Carte Noir was also on special for 6 euro a big jar. Not sure if it still is.

0lddog · 05-11-2016 12:17pm

Thanks Adrian522 & Babybuilder.

I grind mine similar to BB but used to use cooler ( 75C) water and brew for a longer time. Warmer water and shorter brew time is better:)

juke · 06-11-2016 11:03am

adrian522 wrote: »

Personally I do this:

1. Heat water to 95 degress.
2. Grind 15g Coffee. (Fairly coarse, sand like)
3. Invert Aeropress and add the coffee.
4. Pour in enough water to cover the grinds. Mix with the stirrer and let it sit for 30 seconds.
5. Top up Hot water to give a total of 240-250g.
6. Leave it sit for 1 min.
7. Give it a good stir, maybve 8-10 times around.
8. Cap on, flip it over the cup and press.
9. Drink it.

More or less the Bluebottle method:

https://bluebottlecoffee.com/preparation-guides/aeropress

I just bought an aeropress and grinder and I used this method today - it's quiet a revelation, coffee is so good.

cnocbui · 06-11-2016 11:10am

Whole beans from Brazil and Guatemala in Aldi buried in their transient products racks. €5.99 for a 454g bag.

smelly sock · 08-11-2016 10:55am

kenco really rich and smooth 200g in aldi for 3.99

Carte Noir 200g Aldi for 6.99

Glebee · 24-11-2016 3:18pm

Price drop on a decent bean to cup machine. Mine is still going strong.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DeLonghi-Esam4000-b-Magnifica-Coffee-Machine/dp/B0036TDF6I?psc=1&SubscriptionId=AKIAJ7T5BOVUVRD2EFYQ&tag=camelalerts-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B0036TDF6I

smelly sock · 24-11-2016 3:22pm

Lavazza instant coffee. The one in the tin. €3.50 in Tesco.

Richard Roma · 25-11-2016 7:24pm

Thinking of taking the plunge (boom boom).

What do you need to buy to get started with an aeropress?

Do you need to splash out on a thermometer , grinder etc?

Thanks in advance

jive · 25-11-2016 8:04pm

Richard Roma wrote: »

Thinking of taking the plunge (boom boom).

What do you need to buy to get started with an aeropress?

Do you need to splash out on a thermometer , grinder etc?

Thanks in advance

No a kettle will do grand, simple hand grinder would suffice too. Spend your money on decent freshly roasted beans, aero press is a forgiving method but no method can salvage stale over roasted beans!

Most shops will grind beans for you at time of purchase, you'd be better off getting a simple grinder yourself though.

evolving_doors · 26-11-2016 10:56am

Metal filter instead of paper filters.

nc6000 · 26-11-2016 11:05am

I got the metal filters from here:

http://ablebrewing.com/products/disk-coffee-filter

Richard Roma · 26-11-2016 1:52pm

Cheers for the advice. There are a few great spots close to me in Phibsboro selling beans, so I'll grab an aeropress and disk and kick off with them.

uck51js9zml2yt · 01-12-2016 4:05am

I posted a deal in BA from pact.
Coffee, v60+ filters for £6.95.
Subscription service but cancel after first shipment

longshanks · 03-12-2016 6:45pm

Lidl have some half decent beans in at the moment.

cnocbui · 03-12-2016 8:07pm

Must be more than 5 years or so since they last had any.

babybuilder · 04-12-2016 1:52pm

longshanks wrote: »

Lidl have some half decent beans in at the moment.

Went looking for them. Do you have a name for them or what part of the shop they're in?

longshanks · 04-12-2016 4:20pm

babybuilder wrote: »

Went looking for them. Do you have a name for them or what part of the shop they're in?

They're in a little wooden keg, and were beside the Christmas foods. Deluxe Honduras Cristobal.

nikpmup · 05-12-2016 1:15pm

Ninja coffee machine, €179 in littlewoods atm, and you can also buy now, pay in 6 months:

http://www.littlewoodsireland.ie/ninja-coffee-bar-with-auto-iq-and-insulated-carafe/1600120723.prd?_requestid=83773

I bought one and it's a good machine

babybuilder · 05-12-2016 7:26pm

longshanks wrote: »

They're in a little wooden keg, and were beside the Christmas foods. Deluxe Honduras Cristobal.

Got these today and while nicely packaged I'm not overly impressed. Dark roast a la Starbucks. Will have another go tomorrow morning. Has anyone tried the Kenyan beans?

caviardreams · 05-12-2016 7:48pm

I find the Italiamo beans in Lidl (1kg for €8) decent enough for the price when they do them - not a patch on freshly roasted etc. but drinkable and would do for those less fussy if you have a gang coming round and don't want to waste the good stuff!

babybuilder · 05-12-2016 11:26pm

caviardreams wrote: »

I find the Italiamo beans in Lidl (1kg for €8) decent enough for the price when they do them - not a patch on freshly roasted etc. but drinkable and would do for those less fussy if you have a gang coming round and don't want to waste the good stuff!

Bought a bag of those Deluxe range also. Weren't bad at all. In fact I froze separate lots of them and have them as back up in case I run out of my ponaire order.

alec76 · 10-12-2016 4:19am

babybuilder wrote: »

Got these today and while nicely packaged I'm not overly impressed. Dark roast a la Starbucks

Didn't like Honduras one ,too flat for me, might be alright for the filter, no go for espresso.Such a waste of timber though .
If I am out of a fresh beans , I normally would go for M&S Colombian, definitely better than that one.

cnocbui · 14-12-2016 11:47am

babybuilder wrote: »

Got these today and while nicely packaged I'm not overly impressed. Dark roast a la Starbucks. Will have another go tomorrow morning. Has anyone tried the Kenyan beans?

I have just tried the Kenyan. I certainly wouldn't say the beans were dark or over roasted. They are very dry and non-oily. I do double espressos and the taste is fairly acidic with a fair astringency as well.

I would say it's medium flavourful and is certainly palatable with a very long lasting finish, but it's nothing like as good as the Guatemalan or Brazilian bargains from Aldi I mentioned a while ago, the former being up there with anything I have tried from Ponaire. It's infinitely better than the burnt hydrochloric acid Starbucks in Zurich airport served when I bought something that was supposed to be coffee. Worst I have ever tasted. Physicists should enquire as to how they manage to get the liquid to be 105° C when the boiling point of water is known to be less.

babybuilder · 14-12-2016 11:32pm

cnocbui wrote: »

I have just tried the Kenyan. I certainly wouldn't say the beans were dark or over roasted. They are very dry and non-oily. I do double espressos and the taste is fairly acidic with a fair astringency as well.

I would say it's medium flavourful and is certainly palatable with a very long lasting finish, but it's nothing like as good as the Guatemalan or Brazilian bargains from Aldi I mentioned a while ago, the former being up there with anything I have tried from Ponaire. It's infinitely better than the burnt hydrochloric acid Starbucks in Zurich airport served when I bought something that was supposed to be coffee. Worst I have ever tasted. Physicists should enquire as to how they manage to get the liquid to be 105° C when the boiling point of water is known to be less.

I was referring to the Honduras beans. Not the Kenyan. From what you're saying the Kenyan look alot better.

cnocbui · 14-12-2016 11:43pm

babybuilder wrote: »

I was referring to the Honduras beans. Not the Kenyan. From what you're saying the Kenyan look alot better.

I know you were, that is why I commented on the roast of the Kenyan.

evolving_doors · 16-12-2016 1:52pm

cnocbui wrote: »

I have just tried the Kenyan. I certainly wouldn't say the beans were dark or over roasted. They are very dry and non-oily. I do double espressos and the taste is fairly acidic with a fair astringency as well.

I would say it's medium flavourful and is certainly palatable with a very long lasting finish, but it's nothing like as good as the Guatemalan or Brazilian bargains from Aldi I mentioned a while ago, the former being up there with anything I have tried from Ponaire. It's infinitely better than the burnt hydrochloric acid Starbucks in Zurich airport served when I bought something that was supposed to be coffee. Worst I have ever tasted. Physicists should enquire as to how they manage to get the liquid to be 105° C when the boiling point of water is known to be less

Increasing pressure maybe!

you can superheat water above 100° using a microwave and smooth container... that can be dangerous though as it doesn't look like it's ' boiling' hot...until you throw in a spoon of sugar.
(Don't do that)

Buddy97mm · 17-12-2016 7:08pm

Lavazza Red ground coffee €2.49 and beans €3.00 in Tesco at moment. Not the best coffee in the world maybe, but decent and good value at that price.

https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=254889083

https://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=278583874

caviardreams · 16-03-2017 1:55pm

Bell Lane doing 15% off with code PADDY

cnocbui · 21-03-2017 12:44pm

Lidl - €4.99 500g

Glebee · 21-03-2017 10:05pm

cnocbui wrote: »

Lidl - €4.99 500g

Are they nice??

cnocbui · 21-03-2017 10:35pm

I don't know yet, just picked them up today and still have a current grind I'm working on consuming. I'll try grinding some tomorrow and report back. Certainly smelt nice.

cnocbui · 22-03-2017 3:05pm

Yum. Really nice. Reminds my of the Sumatran I have had from Ponnaire, except creamier. I'll definitely be stocking up with more than the 4 bags I have already bought.

longshanks · 26-03-2017 8:14pm

I have those Lidl beans in my machine at the minute and they are pretty decent.

Glebee · 26-03-2017 8:38pm

longshanks wrote: »

I have those Lidl beans in my machine at the minute and they are pretty decent.

Got them after, at 5 euro for 500g they are decent. must stock up.

BelovedAunt · 26-03-2017 8:44pm

I bought a load of beans from Bell Lane during their Paddy's day sale. I've just finished the bag of their house blend and I wasn't overly impressed. It was fine but no better than the Lavazza beans I usually buy in Tesco.

Glebee · 03-04-2017 9:49am

cnocbui wrote: »

Lidl - €4.99 500g

Reduced to 3.31 at the moment. Stock up..

cnocbui · 03-04-2017 10:52am

Glebee wrote: »

Reduced to 3.31 at the moment. Stock up..

I did, last week, 8 packets.

phelixoflaherty · 04-04-2017 7:50pm

Those lidl beans are burnt.
Would be good for setting the grinder

evolving_doors · 04-04-2017 8:02pm

phelixoflaherty wrote: »

Those lidl beans are burnt.
Would be good for setting the grinder

How do you mean!

cnocbui · 04-04-2017 8:08pm

phelixoflaherty wrote: »

Those lidl beans are burnt.
Would be good for setting the grinder

Mine aren't.

murphyebass · 04-04-2017 8:16pm

Any pictures of those Lidl beans themselves? Wouldn't be interested in a medium/dark roast myself.

phelixoflaherty · 05-04-2017 6:56am

Made a cup with them and the taste was not nice
No backround flavours either.
Red lavazza beans would be my goto value beans

P. Breathnach · 05-04-2017 8:06am

phelixoflaherty wrote: »

Those lidl beans are burnt.
...

phelixoflaherty wrote: »

Made a cup with them and the taste was not nice
No backround flavours either.
...

De gustibus non est disputandum, phelix.

What you call burnt, I call dark roast, which is how I like my coffee.

What did not please your palate suits mine quite well - a full, rounded, flavour more akin to dark chocolate then to fruit drinks.

At the price, it's not going to break the bank for those who might give it a try. I think that quite a few might like it.

Glebee · 05-04-2017 10:12am

Ive had those Lidl beans now in both the espresso machine and aeropress and for the price they are I cant fault them. I suppose all tastes are different though

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