jameshoffmann

Win a Flair Neo! And some grinder updates

Here's the link to the Flair Neo Giveaway:
https://gleam.io/jRfIo/win-a-flair-neo
It will include the pressure k...

Some winners, and other bits and pieces

Firstly, time to announce a few winners:

• The La Pavoni went to Gunnar in the US
• The Gaggia went to Ali in Oman
• The Delonghi went to Phil in the UK
• The Sage we...
  2020-10-08 15:34:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The live stream!

Come and hang out with me here: https://youtu.be/yNoRwuTIkNU 

Patreon Only Live Stream: 1st October 8pm UK

Hi all,

I thought I'd run a mix of a little practice run, as well as a World's Largest Coffee Tasting Q&A stream for Patreons only.

It'll be Thursday night, around 8pm UK time. It w...

Win a Cheap Grinder

Here's a link to the grinder giveaway. It's ok if you don't want to enter this one, but if you do - please check the ...

Win A La Pavoni Europiccola

Here's the place to enter: https://gleam.io/qKi7g/win-a-1990-la-pavoni-europiccola 

Sorry ...

Win some sub-£500 espresso machines!

I've decided to split this out into five separate competitions, in case there's something people really don't want. It does mean entering five different competitions rather than one - so feedback o...

Yemen & Yemenia - The Full Interview

This goes deeper on a few things, and I think is super interesting.

The New Discord!

Hi all,

As many of you have noticed, there's now a Discord server. You can access it here.

A couple of things:

-...

What size jumper/sweatshirt/hoodie do you wear?

Hi all!

We're working on some very special things, but we'll only get one shot at ordering them and so we want to make sure we have the right kind of split on sizings so people don't miss out...

Additional Kits for the Tasting

In case any of you missed out, we'll have an announcement tomorrow about additional kits at 10am UK time. (To spoil the surprise, we should be able to make some more - but the amounts will be limit...

The New Set: A Sneak Peek

Hi all,

I thought it would be fun to share a frame from a video I shot today, which is the first one shot on the new set. (It's a 1 Year On review of the Niche and Wilfa Uniform)

It's g...

Test 10 minute Livestream

Come say hi if you're around between 15.30 and 15.40 UK time.

Patreon only video: Alternative V60 Papers

Hey all!

I set out to make a video comparing a few V60 papers on the market. After recording and editing it, I had some reservations about it. I’m unlikely to re-record something along thes...

Win a GINA Smart Coffee Brewer

Hi all,

The video is now live and you can enter here.

This was picked as the next review in...

Pick the 5th mid-range espresso machine

Hi all,

I'm currently wrapping up shopping for the next round of espresso machine testing. 

We're in the up to £500 category. The question is - what are we missing? Please comment...

Next equipment review

Which of these three do you want next:

The Ultimate Grinder Showdown

Hi all,

As you've noticed - the Patreon has gotten pretty big now and that has allowed me to do a few things. One of which is to assemble a reasonably absurd collection of grinders for an ult...

Coffee in the movies (and maybe tv)

Hi all!

Just a quick one - if you fancy helping for a video. I'd like to do a little video looking at the portrayal of coffee-making in movies, and maybe tv. There's that classic James Bond s...

Those DMs again - and some other updates

Hey there wonderful patrons.

I know I posted about DMs here but a moment ago, and here I am posting again - apologies.

The last time we spoke I was getting around 250 DMs a month. That ...

Merch Discount Code

Sorry for the excessive posts - just want to make sure no one misses out.
Here's the discount code for Tens Hundreds Thous...

Limited Edition Cups

Hi all,

Just a quick PSA really - we are launching some limited edition Weird Coffee Person cups ...

Win Some Stuff! (Storage canisters and Pakt Travel Kit)

Hi all,

It's competition time:

Win a storage container: https://gleam.io/2zhnc/win-a-storage-container...

Square Mile Discount Code

Hello all,

As promised/requested - here's a discount code for Square Mile:

PATREONUUE2010

It will give you10% off coffee (sadly not equipment or subscriptions though), and will la...

Discount Codes

Hello lovely Patrons!

A quick one: I want your opinion on discount codes.

While some tiers get a discount on the Tens Hundreds Thousands stuff, there are other opportunities for these t...

The Cheap Espresso Machine Giveaway

This is another one of those difficult giveaways.

I've separated them out into two:

The Delonghi (which did not completely suck): 2020-06-10 10:04:32 +0000 UTC View Post

Win a Hario Air Kettle

The first giveaway for the month, and it is an interesting little pouring kettle newly released from Hario.

The next giveaway will be a bit odd and split into two.

Here's the link to th...

A quick note on Patreon DMs

Firstly - thank you and wow! This community has grown a lot recently and I'm incredibly grateful for the support on here. It is going to allow me to really be more ambitious in what I'm doing.

Win a 9Barista Espresso Machine

Here's the competition: https://gleam.io/KWX3O/win-a-9barista-machine 

Review should be up early nex...

Should I back this Kickstarter?

Sonic Dutch: https://...