My Coffee Setup

Inspired by Jenna Quindica’s post on her coffee gear and favorite recipe, I decided to share a bit about my own gear, routines, and recipes.

Gear

Roasting

1kg Electric Roaster: Aillio Bullet R1 V2

500g Gas Roaster: Huky 500

Storage

Bean Cellars: Weber Workshops Bean Cellar Resin

Bulk Storage Containers: Fellow Atmos Vacuum Canister

Coffee Bean Doser: Acaia Orion

Filter

Grinder: Kafatek Monolith Max

Cold Brew / Batch Grinder: Baratza Vario (upgraded to Forte metal chamber)

V60 Scale: Acaia Lunar (pre-2021)

Immersion / Batch Scale: Nicewell Food Scale

Gooseneck Kettle: Fellow Stagg EKG Electric Kettle

Pour-Over Dripper: Hario V60 Plastic, Size 02

Immersion Dripper: Clever Coffee Dripper, Large

Cold Brew: Toddy Cold Brew System

Espresso

Grinder: Kafatek Monolith Max

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Scale: Acaia Lunar (pre-2021)

Espresso Machine: Decent DE1XL

WDT Tool: SWORKSDESIGN WDT Tool

Extraction Tool: SWORKSDESIGN PorcuPress

Portafilter: Decent Portafilter, Natural Bottomless

Tamper: Decent Tamper, Self-Leveling

Travel

Filter Grinder: Knock Aergrind

Espresso Grinder: Knock Aergrind

Collapsible Kettle: Gourmia GK338B

Immersion Coffee Maker: AeroPress

Espresso Machine: Wacaco Picopresso

Routines

Depending on the time of year (and even time of day, in some cases), I rotate between espresso drinks, V60 pour-overs, immersion, and cold brew. My mornings typically start with an espresso between 1:2 and 1:4 ratios (grinds-to-output), sometimes followed by a latté, cappuccino, or cortado; when I have my favorite chai syrup available, I’ll usually add a teaspoon to them.

My go-to espresso profiles are Damian’s LRv3 or the T U R B O B L O O M. These do well for a variety of light-to-medium roasts and are accommodating to shorter ratio pulls.

Damian’s LRv3 with Blanchard’s Black Dog blend

For days where I’m not interested in milk drinks, I’ll opt for a filter drink in the V60 or Clever dripper (16:1 ratio). If I favor convenience over “peak clarity”, I’ll opt for the former; it’s about as simple and straightforward a cup of coffee that’s possible. OTOH, if I’m looking to optimize the extraction of a particular bean (e.g. Regalia’s Finca Betel), I’ll grab the Clever and use the inverted method.

In warmer weather, cold brew (or even better, nitro cold brew) is the preferred drink. The Toddy brews a concentrate, which means I’m typically filling my glass about 2/3 with ice, adding concentrate up to approximately 1/2 of the glass (after the ice), and then diluting with water and a top-off of milk (and 1 packet of stevia, my preferred sweetener).

Questions?

Happy to follow up with answers to any questions in the comments, or possibly even more posts if the topic warrants. Thanks for reading!