The beans, brewing gear and useful oddities worth knowing this week. Independent picks, chosen for where you shop.
Friday Edit No. 01 · Europe
31 July 2026
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Profitec’s newly revised compact single boiler anchors a washed-and-natural Bonanza pair, with three smaller tools for stovetop espresso, fast filter and intentional water.
Gear spotlight
Profitec · Machines
The revised compact single-boiler GO adds an OLED interface, selectable pre-infusion and guided maintenance.
The new OLED, selectable pre-infusion, timed controls and guided cleaning modernise a compact, serviceable single boiler.
A short regional edit of fresh coffees worth brewing now.
Bean · Washed
BONANZA COFFEE ROASTERS · Coffee beans
Siko, Guji, Ethiopia · Washed · Light filter/espresso options · Peach blossom, pomelo, black tea
Washed Guji with peach blossom, pomelo and black tea is a clean calibration coffee for the GO or O2.
Bean · Natural
BONANZA COFFEE ROASTERS · Coffee beans
Guji, Ethiopia · Natural · Light filter/espresso options · Milk chocolate, brown sugar, nectarine
Natural Guji shifts the same regional frame toward milk chocolate, brown sugar and nectarine.
The objects making brewing more precise, more enjoyable or simply better looking.
Countertop alternative
9Barista · Machines
A twin-boiler stovetop machine that produces a 40–45g espresso at 9 bar without an electrical pump.
It offers genuine espresso pressure without competing with the GO for electrical space or boiler maintenance.
Under €50
OREA · Manual brewing
A two-cup, fast-flow flat-bed brewer made from BPA-free Tritan.
Its fast two-cup flow gives both Ethiopian lots a clean, inexpensive filter stage.
Under €75
APAX LAB · Tools & water
Three 20mL mineral concentrates for steering clarity, sweetness, body and florality in brew water.
Mineral concentrates help control one of the biggest hidden differences between European tap-water regions.
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