Filter Notes Europe edition

The Friday Edit

Beans, gear and good finds. Every Friday.

Friday Edit No. 05 · Europe
21 August 2026
Read the cup

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Local availability, prices and fresh coffee sources.

The Friday Edit

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01 / The cover story Object of the week

The Friday Edit Europe — Read the cup

European levers and grind-by-weight engineering meet radically simple flow tools, two distinctive coffees, and two genuinely useful pieces of regional coffee culture.

Spotlight

Profitec · Machines

Pro 800 2.0

A spring lever whose quiet mechanics, adjustable preinfusion and PID put pressure development back at the centre of the shot.

€2,459.02

Three units shown in stock on the verified European retailer route; checked 14 Aug 2026.

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02 / Fresh coffee 2 bags to know

Beans for the week

A short regional edit of fresh coffees worth brewing now.

Coffee

Prolog Coffee · Coffee beans

Chelchele Washed

Chelchele, Gedeb, Gedeo, Ethiopia · 1,900–2,100m · Washed · Omni · peach, jasmine, lemon zest

A clean Gedeb washed lot whose peach, jasmine and lemon-zest cues make water and flow changes easy to taste.

Coffee

MOK Coffee · Coffee beans

Ethiopia Hambela Buku Sayisa Anaerobic Natural

Hambela Buku Sayisa, Guji, Ethiopia · 2,000–2,300m · Anaerobic natural · Filter · ripe tropical fruit, floral sweetness, winey finish

A sealed five-to-ten-day fermentation and raised-bed drying create the loud counterpoint to Prolog's washed precision.

03 / The objects 5 more to know

The gear edit

The objects making brewing more precise, more enjoyable or simply better looking.

Gear

Fiorenzato · Grinders

AllGround Sense

Built-in grind-by-weight and 64mm Dark-T flat burrs connect a physical burr setting to a repeatable dose.

Built-in grind-by-weight and 64mm Dark-T flat burrs connect a physical burr setting to a repeatable dose.

Gear

Ceado · Manual brewing

Hoop Coffee Brewer

A radial-infusion brewer that distributes water through a perforated central flow tower.

Its radial water path reduces pouring technique to a single controlled fill, making grind and dose the clearer signals.

Gear

Sibarist · Accessories & oddities

BOOSTER 45

A small metal screen that changes support and exit flow, making the bottom of the coffee bed a visible recipe choice.

A small metal screen that changes support and exit flow, making the bottom of the coffee bed a visible recipe choice.

Small find

Prolog Coffee · Accessories & oddities

Five-Panel Cap

Designed coffee-company swag that is subtle, practical and genuinely connected to this edition's roaster.

Designed coffee-company swag that is subtle, practical and genuinely connected to this edition's roaster.

The World Atlas of Coffee — 3rd Edition, Signed by Square Mile Coffee Roasters

Small find

Square Mile Coffee Roasters · Accessories & oddities

The World Atlas of Coffee — 3rd Edition, Signed

A durable context tool: origin, processing and coffee culture sit beside the sensory signals in this week's cups.

A durable context tool: origin, processing and coffee culture sit beside the sensory signals in this week's cups.

Editorially selected, never paid placement. Prices and availability can change; affiliate links are always disclosed.

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