I’ve been playing with soup a little more on my Robot. It’s quickly become my favourite way to have coffee with really lightly roasted beans. I’m still making my way through the really strawberry-forward beans and they’re great for some strawberry soup. It’s probably the best coffee I’ve had in my life, and it’s super forgiving too. I’m a huge fan. If you have a Robot (or any other machine that lets you have complete control over pressure), and you like light roasts, give soup a try if you haven’t already.

If you don’t know how to make it, grind your beans really quite coarse. The general guidelines I’ve read are:

Take your typical pour over burr gap and cut it in half. Take your typical turbo shot burr gap and double it. That’s your range for soup.

If you don’t know what those might be, a general rule of thumb (for flat burr grinders anyway) is around 450um and go from there. Adjust to taste. On the DF54 I’ve found 40 to be a good spot. Soup is really forgiving though so don’t stress it too much.

Once you have your grinds, distribute and tamp like normal. Then pull your shot using as little pressure as possible. On the Robot I just put my hands on the arms of the Robot and let the weight of my hands pull the shot. I don’t put any force in at all.

That’s it. Super easy. Ratios are to taste, but general guidelines are anywhere from 1:2.5 to 1:8 or even higher. I’ve found 1:3 to be my sweet spot for soup, personally.

I’ve heard the Oxo Rapid Brewer is great for soup too, but I don’t know how to make it on that since I don’t own one. But if you wanted to try soup and don’t have a way to make it, the ORB is a lot cheaper than a Robot. Maybe give it a try.

I’m still on my freeze dried Illy coffee with oat milk for a couple more weeks.

I’ve figured out the perfect amount that gets maximum flavour without leaving residue at the bottom. I do a small pour of water into the coffee and mix there to infuse, then fill my mug, then top off with milk.

I am enjoying it for what it is and the morning coffee ritual, but I’m looking forward to getting back to my espresso machine soon.

My local coffee shop does not freeze dry their coffee. Thanks to the people last week who suggested looking.

I will buy some new beans soon. Not sure what to get. I know it won't being any of the coferments nor any of the robusto but the others are all possibilities .