So looks like my cycling adventures will be shorter and closer to home for a while.
Thought I'd make them a little more interesting by making coffee and cooking on the trail to get me out of the house for longer than just bashing round a local loop.
Thought I'd start on the coffee front with an espresso.....Wacaco seems to be the way to go but which one?
Is the Nanospresso worth the extra? or will I be fine with the Minispresso?
Mate of mine has a nanopresso and he loves it. They're a lot cheaper now than when he bought - I think he was north of £70.
interested in this vs. Aeropress (which is great but a bit bulky for bikepacking!)
well the mini is 40 for the ground and 44 for the capsule
nano is 65 but then another 20 if you want a capsule adaptor
so basically you can buy 2 mini's for the price of 1 nano.....
I have a nano, it's pretty neat. I have the barista adapter to do a double shot. It also comes with a couple of double filter baskets which you can pre fill and tamp.
The whole kit packs down much smaller than my aeropress which is only used for car camping now.
Not used or seen the mini.
I have the nanopresso and it's cool but you want the barista kit too really imo so it's extra spends
Yes - I had just reached that conclusion before reading the last 2 posts....so thats £85! Oh well, my wife probably spends that every month on costa!
What's this magic-ery ! I need one of them...
I have the nanopresso with the Nespresso (other compatible capsules are available) fitment. I use mine for camping as with coffee grounds it can be a little messy, but with capsules it’s very good on a campsite. There is a certain pleasure in the process.
If its any good to anyone I have one of these Cafflano Kompresso things, tried it a few times in the house and it does make a very decent espresso with fresh ground beans but I will never use it due to being housebound these days, £25 posted
I had the nanopresso and barista kit, sold it on as it is a lot of faff even in the house and it had too many parts to clean easily.
Also agree with James Hoffman in his review, I prefer a larger warming mug of something for camping or climbing trips.
Switched to an Aeropress instead, even got a nifty little Scottish made hand grinder that fits inside the body of it. Tidier clean up as it compresses the grounds to get rid of easily.
http://www.madebyknock.com/store/p52/Aergrind.html
Keep an eye on sportpursuit for the wacaco ones. They seem to come up every few weeks
Aeropress Go? Looks like it packs down a lot smaller.
Not quite the same but if anyone is interested I’m selling my handpresso - my wife bought it as a surprise for me but TBH Its sat doing nothing
https://www.handpresso.com/en/handpresso-pump-black-16.html
I've looked at these and the cost/weight of them put me off for backpacking/bikepacking. For something less bulky than an aeropress I use a wee silicone pour-over filter (wolekok is the brand I think) and take the filters pre-loaded with grounds.
Obviously no use to you OP if you want to make espresso, but if like me you find you want to enjoy a longer drink it could be worth trying (and is very low cost).
I have noting constructive to add to this thread. But those nanopress things look far too much faff and I’d rather just have a cup of instant. 😀
interested in this vs. Aeropress (which is great but a bit bulky for bikepacking!)
Its a slightly awkward shape but interms of space, i just pack the plunger with coffee and tea bags and filters and put it in upsidedown and its not much bother.
I had the minipresso. When it broke I replaced it with the Nano, which is much better - smaller, slightly easier to use and clean, makes better espresso.
I cannot recommend these highly enough. My home machine broke and I haven't bothered to replace it as I prefer the brew from the Nano (I only have to make one cup at a time - if you were making them for 3 or 4 people it would be a pain).
It is all quite pricey, and weighs a bit, and it's a bit of a faff ... but when you are drinking a freshly made espresso out in the middle of nowhere it suddenly seems all worth it
true... I've seen a few people cut down some of the flanges to make it a bit more space efficientIts a slightly awkward shape but interms of space, i just pack the plunger with coffee and tea bags and filters and put it in upsidedown and its not much bother.
However just googling now I've literally just found the Aeropress Go which is a new (ish) travel version! Apparently brews the same but fits in a mug!
If anyone who uses an aeropress wants a full pack of filters and 1 metal filter drop me a pm and I'll post them to you. Mine died and I'm not replacing it.
How did it die? You can buy new and improved seals now.
Bit late for that now! Rubber went all sticky and was too hard to push. Just use filter or Nespresso machine now.
Aeropress makes really good tasty coffee especially inverted, and gives excellent bang for buck from your coffee. It's not espresso though, or even close.
Most reviews have suggested the aeropress go isn't worth it as you don't save that much space and lose volume of coffee.
I also did the Minipresso to Nanopresso upgrade route. My Minipresso started to spill through the seals under pressure - probably more to do with my grind than a failure of the minipresso.
However, the nanopresso can handle twice the pressure apparently and with the barrista add on, its great. The extra pressure means that you can get a far more consistent and richer crema, and as mentioned, yes, its a bit of a faff, but when you're out camping or in the middle of nowhere, its bloody lovely.