I used to be an instant-coffee person. I bought myself an aeropress and a Severin KM3873 grinder as a Christmas gift three years ago – with the idea that I'd se

I used to be an instant-coffee person. I bought myself an aeropress and a Severin KM3873 grinder as a Christmas gift three years ago – with the idea that I'd sell it away if I found myself not using it – and discovered that: - I'm using it daily; - I actually like black coffee (I used to put milk in it but do so rarely these days, and when I do I make myself a proper aerolatte macchiato); - supermarket coffee is gross; - beans matter (origin, arabica/robusta ratio, how they're roasted etc). For the beans, I'm using a Colombian/Brasilian/Peruvian arabica x Indian robusta blend, heavily roasted, with no acidic hints. Most often I make aeropresso and extend it with a lot of hot water, yielding a mild americano. Sometimes I experiment. Just yesterday I had a stab at a Canarian-style barraquito. Came out good!