Thread: Skim milk coffee drinkers crack if for not enough froth

In the 'fridge of every obese woman you will find....

Lo-Fat or Skim or "99%Fat-Free" milk....

Orange juice (added fructose)


diet fizz. (artificial sweeteners that make you hungry, never mind the other damage)

- Most likely also margarine or other "healthy, low-fat spreads made with plant oils...

and other low-fat, low-cholesterol, edible substances.

- Join the dots !

My coffee machine, Rancilio Silvia, is built to last like my Defender, solid, robust and if driven right an absolute pleasure. Great coffee is a small pleasure that enhances life. I have no idea why anyone would enjoy dishwater instant coffee over a rich espresso with golden crema? Who needs milk anyway? Isn't it for baby cows? 😊

The Miss Silvias are a nice little machine. I have a Rancilio Rocky grinder for work - it is usually paired with the Silvia. At home I have a FAEMA 2 Group commercial (11 litre boiler) with a Mazzer Super Jolly grinder and custom Pullman tamper with stock FAEMA baskets and portafilters and an aftermarket naked PF. It is a steaming monster even with pressurestat set a little lower for home use so either full cream or fat free textures well. I have been roasting coffee for many years. The Swiss Water Method of washing good beans to decaf does not use chemicals and results in a beautiful shot that lends itself well to milk based drinks. In the last couple of months I have been roasting and really enjoying decaf. I would defy anyone to tell the difference when I roast then brew these beans. I have had a number of people try coffees made from them. They have no idea it's decaf and love it!

Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

The Miss Silvias are a nice little machine. I have a Rancilio Rocky grinder for work - it is usually paired with the Silvia. At home I have a FAEMA 2 Group commercial (11 litre boiler) with a Mazzer Super Jolly grinder and custom Pullman tamper with stock FAEMA baskets and portafilters and an aftermarket naked PF. It is a steaming monster even with pressurestat set a little lower for home use so either full cream or fat free textures well. I have been roasting coffee for many years. The Swiss Water Method of washing good beans to decaf does not use chemicals and results in a beautiful shot that lends itself well to milk based drinks. In the last couple of months I have been roasting and really enjoying decaf. I would defy anyone to tell the difference when I roast then brew these beans. I have had a number of people try coffees made from them. They have no idea it's decaf and love it!

Cheers

Hey ozscott, good to meet you. That's a serious setup you've got! Nice one. I get pretty good shots out my Silvia and Rocky, but they're both nearly as old as my 98 Defender so the poor old things are feeling the pressure a bit. Nevertheless I love their robustness! Swiss washing and roasting! What do you use to roast at home! Sounds like I need to drop in for a coffee and a Defender catchup on my way to FNQ sometime! Cheers,

Defender, camping and coffee. Life's simple pleasures are some of its best. My brother-in-law introduce me to single blend coffee which I was impressed with. Also have found using cream instead of milk is so much nicer in flavor and adds a real smoothness to it.

Has anyone else noticed how much nicer camp coffee is to having it at home?



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I have a stainless steel two-cup coffee pot which I take camping. Simple, makes good coffee, no need for milk or sugar - gives a real shot in the arm first thing in the morning.


Mind you, the other day I saw an ad for a Waeco 12 volt coffee machine. "Look at that! We have to get one of those," I told The Navigator. "No we don't - we don't need more junk to cart away," she said.
Sigh...

Originally Posted by protonpills

Defender, camping and coffee. Life's simple pleasures are some of its best. My brother-in-law introduce me to single blend coffee which I was impressed with. Also have found using cream instead of milk is so much nicer in flavor and adds a real smoothness to it.

Has anyone else noticed how much nicer camp coffee is to having it at home?



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Mate I don't want to be a pedant but you can't have single blend. You mean single origin I think...and I am a big fan of a good single origin.

Cheers!!!

Originally Posted by MrLandy

Hey ozscott, good to meet you. That's a serious setup you've got! Nice one. I get pretty good shots out my Silvia and Rocky, but they're both nearly as old as my 98 Defender so the poor old things are feeling the pressure a bit. Nevertheless I love their robustness! Swiss washing and roasting! What do you use to roast at home! Sounds like I need to drop in for a coffee and a Defender catchup on my way to FNQ sometime! Cheers,

Hi mate. Coffee at mine any time.

I use a bread maker to agitate the beans on the fast dough cycle...but not to heat the bean mass. I use a heat gun (electric...paint stripping gun) mounted on an arm shooting into the bean mass. I use a thermocouple probe (picture a hole drilled through the side of the machine and into and through the bread pan/container). The thermo goes to a mutilmetre and then to my laptop where I chart the roast in real time. I adjust the heat gun temp manually. Average roast time is about 20mins. Then the beans get dumped into a cooling fan/colander to cool down quickly. My decaf goes just before the second crack. We are talking $15 per kg plus a little freight or if you are in Melbourne where I get them from its free pick up, so it's a LOT cheaper (not to mention far better tasting in most cases when you get goof at it ) than picking up good quality roasted beans from a commercial roaster.

Cheers