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Poll Update, Zerno Contest, and Aiden Winner

Hello everyone,
Thank you for your opinions and comments on my last post. The majority of respondents did prefer a Patreon post for every YouTube video I post so we’ll aim to share some updates on the making of each video along with a link to the video or an upload of it (minus any ad reads).

The winner of the Aiden from the last contest was Josh in the UK, congrats to him! I’m sur...

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Should I Post New Videos Here?

Just a quick one - as I'm genuinely unsure of what the community would like. I don't post new videos on here when we publish them on YouTube, mostly because I feel like everyone gets enough email/notifications in their life. However, I'm aware that YouTube won't necessarily show it to you due to the world being algorithmically gate-kept. So, I thought I'd ask the community's preference: Would y...

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New Cappuccino and Pourover Tier Discount Codes

Hello!

There are two new discount codes for your tiers from today onwards: one for Square Mile Coffee and one for TensHundredsThousands! There will be a matching post locked to the Espresso tier, as their Square Mile code is slightly different to yours, so don't worry that there will be a post you can't access. (This just prevents codes getting mixed up!) 

The new Square Mile C...

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New Square Mile Coffee Discount Code

Hello!

There is a new Square Mile Coffee Roasters discount code for my Patreon members which gives you 10% off bags of coffee from the Square Mile Coffee website. I hope you enjoy trying some new coffees with this! The code will work towards retail bags of coffee, but I’m afraid the code won’t work towards othe...

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Win a Fellow Aiden Precision Brewer

My review of the Fellow Aiden has just been published on my YouTube channel (here’s a link to the video for you). This means, of course, that we’re giving away a unit to one of you! We’ll buy a new unit for this winner, rather than sending our used one.

The only requirement to enter the contest is to answer th...

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Coffee Scales Question & The Aldi Winner

First up - the time has come to buckle up and take a look at the world of coffee scales once again. (The last time was... frustrating.) There's obviously a lot more choice now, out in the world. I'm curious if there are sets that you'd like to make sure I definitely check out. Do please post a comment of the mak...

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Win the £60 Aldi Espresso Machine

Hello! My latest video is about the current £60 Aldi espresso machine and we've created a Gleam contest if you're interested in winning it:

https://gleam.io/PqhEt/win-the-60-aldi-espresso-machine

If you enter t...

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The Year Ahead!

Hello all,

I'm aware the New Year is always awash with this kind of thing, but it is inevitably a time of planning and scheming - and that includes those of us working on the YouTube channel.

I wanted to write to update you on a project and ask for your suggestions and feedback.

Firstly - the year's first "big" project is now in post-production. It's a documentary titled "How ...

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Announcing the Grinders Under £250 Winners

We've drawn winners for these grinders! The winners were:

  • Marcy from the US won the Fellow Opus

  • Urs from Germany won the DF54

  • Andrea from Italy won the Varia VS3 Gen 2

  • Iain from the UK won the Sage/Breville Smart Grinder Pro

  • Rainer from the UK won the Baratza Encore ESP

  • Attila from Hungary won the Smeg grin...

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One More Thank You

With the final factory tour of The Decaf Project out today, I just wanted to thank all of you again. This project was only possible to make because of the way the channel is funded. If we'd wanted to do this any other way then we'd have needed to either put sponsors on videos or simply make worse videos. View Post

New Cappuccino and Pourover Tier Discount Codes

Hello!

There are two new discount codes for your tiers from today onwards! There will be a matching post locked to the Espresso tier, as their Square Mile code is slightly different to yours, so don't worry that there will be a post you can't access. (This just prevents codes getting mixed up!)

The new Square Mile Coffee Roasters discount code for you is active from today and will g...

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New Square Mile Coffee Discount Code

Hello!

There is a new Square Mile Coffee Roasters discount code for my Patreon members which gives you 10% off bags of coffee from the Square Mile Coffee website. I hope you enjoy trying some new coffees with this! The code will work towards retail bags of coffee, but I’m afraid the code won’t work towards othe...

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Win A Grinder (From The Under £250 Video)

Hello!

Here are the Gleam contests for these grinders (and make sure to enter with the email address associated with your Patreon account):

https://gleam.io/FNTod/win-an-espresso-grinder-under-250

These 5 espresso grinders are all 230v 50hz except for the Fellow Opus, whi...

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Announcing the Ninja Luxe Cafe Winner

Happy to announce that the winner of the Ninja Luxe Cafe was Kitty from the USA. Congrats! Kitty will also be receiving a bunch of coffee candies with it (as we still somehow have a good of them at the studio).

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Win a Ninja Luxe Cafe

Hello! Today's video is a much-requested review of the Ninja Luxe Cafe machine. I hope the video will be useful to those of you considering whether it's right for you. We're also offering it up in a contest, if you're interested in winning it!

Here's the Gleam contest for the Ninja Luxe Cafe (make sure to enter wit...

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A (Good News!) Update About This Patreon

I have an update for all of you and about Patreon in general - it’s good news, don’t worry! First of all: thank you! Your support continues to be incredible, allowing us to make things which we’re proud of and which we hope you enjoy.

The Patreon was started to fund reviews and to keep us independent. Your generosity has provided us with incredible opportunities. I simply couldn't ...

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New Cappuccino and Pourover Tier Discount Codes

Hello!

There are two new discount codes for your tiers from today onwards! There will be a matching post locked to the Espresso tier, as their Square Mile code is slightly different to yours, so don't worry that there will be a post you can't access. (This just prevents codes getting mixed up!)

The new Square Mile Coffee Roasters discount code for you is active from today until the ...

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New Square Mile Coffee Discount Code

Hello!

There is a new Square Mile Coffee Roasters discount code for my Patreon members which gives you 10% off bags of coffee from both the EU Square Mile shop and the Rest of the World / UK Square Mile shop. I hope you enjoy trying so...

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Extended Masteroast Interview Segment

I saw a lot of comments on my recent video about how celebrity coffee brands work asking to see more of the interview with Matthew Mills at Masteroast, so here’s a longer cut of our conversation. I hope you find it interesting! I've also put this on my second YouTube channel, called Bonus Materials. Here's a link to tha...

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Extended Masteroast Interview Segment

Hello! I hope you're all doing well.

A lot of people asked to see more of the interview with Matthew Mills at Masteroast from my recent video about how celebrity coffee brands work, so here's a longer cut of our conversation. I hope you find it interesting! It will go public on my second YouTube channel in a week or...

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Announcing the P1 KINGrinder winner

A quick one today to announce that the winner of the P1 KINGrinder was Mariliis from Estonia. Congrats to them, they'll be receiving a good amount of coffee candies with it for good measure. Thanks again to everyone who let us know about their favourite coffee candies for this video!

I hope my latest video ...

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Win a P1 KINGrinder

Hello! This is a little late but we're offering up the P1 grinder from my review last month, if you're interested in it. We'll also throw in a few extra treats, as our stock of coffee candies is much too high for the team - we've probably accumulated a few years' worth...

Here's the Gleam contest for the P1 KINGrinder:

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New Cappuccino and Pourover Tier Discount Codes

Hello!

There are two new discount codes for your tiers from today onwards! There will be a matching post locked to the Espresso tier, as their Square Mile code is slightly different to yours, so don't worry that there will be a post you can't access. (This just prevents codes getting mixed up and you missing out on discounts on things like books!)

The new Square Mile Coffee Roasters...

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New Square Mile Coffee Discount Code

Hello!

There is a new Square Mile Coffee Roasters discount code for my Patreon members which gives you 10% off bags of coffee from both the EU Square Mile shop and the Rest of the World / UK Square Mile shop. I hope you enjoy trying ...

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The First BTS Video!

Hello lovely patrons!

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at "What Does A Great Cup Of Coffee Taste Like?" - hopefully, it gives some fun insight into our biggest project to date.

This is the first of two BTS videos we've made for this project. It'll probably make its way to the main channel next week. The other BTS will go to you early next week and out on the second channel later.

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A long overdue update

Hi all,

Firstly - apologies for the relative radio silence. I hadn't meant for it to be this long between videos or between posts on here. I thought I'd quickly update you on what's happening and what's coming up.

I guess there are some spoilers here, if you like to be surprised, but I'll only spoil the gear that's in review.

Firstly, there are three videos that are about to b...

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Announcing the Winner of the Niche Duo Grinder

The winner of the Niche Duo grinder from the Gleam contest was:
Arturs from Latvia, congrats to them! We'll be shipping our unit out this week.

Arturs was one of those who correctly answered the question 'What was the title of Nick Drake's second studio album?' with the answer Bryter Layter, and let us know how the Niche Duo would be an improvement on their c...

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Win a Niche Duo Grinder

Hello! I hope you're all doing well. 

If you'd like to enter the latest contest to with the Niche Duo from my last video, here is the Gleam link for it:

https://gleam.io/GeeP2/win-a-niche-duo-grinder

It is a UK voltage unit, so please only enter if this will work for you. 

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New Cappuccino and Pourover Tier Discount Codes

Hello!

There are two new discount codes for your tiers from today onwards! There'll be a matching post locked to the Espresso tier, as their Square Mile code is slightly different to yours, so don't worry that there'll be a post you can't access. (This just prevents codes getting mixed up and you missing out on discounts on things like books!)

The new Square Mile Coffee Roasters dis...

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New Square Mile Coffee Discount Code

Hello!

There is a new Square Mile Coffee Roasters discount code for my Patreon members which gives you 10% off bags of coffee from both the EU Square Mile shop and the Rest of the Wor...

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