Collected the first starter kit from China today.
Will share cost and performance statistics in the comments. Stay tuned!
We bring receipts to the table, so will be sharing how much each step costs to help maintain credibility over the guidance that we provide.
We recently ran a logo design giveaway for Qəhvə’s starter kit, and now it’s time to vote.
Please review the 7 submitted logo options in the image and vote by upvoting the comment with the entry number you like best.
Qəhvə is being built as a beginner-friendly coffee gear and brewing guidance brand, focused on helping people buy the right first coffee setup and learn how to use it properly. The brand direction is built around trust, curation, accessibility (both in terms of availability and affordability), and practical guidance for home coffee brewing.
Please vote based on which logo feels strongest for Qəhvə as a coffee gear and home brewing brand.
The winner will receive the Qehve Starter Kit giveaway.
Voting format: upvote my comment which has the logo / entry number that you like the most. Only votes on the 7 comments I make with the logos will be counted.
Winner will be decided based on which comment has the most upvotes. All upvotes for one participants will NOT be summed up.
Hello there.
As part of an effort to make cheaper coffee gear available in Pakistan, we imported a starter kit and tested out this hand grinder. Without too high expectations, estimating the grind size for an espresso, we made our first shot at a grind level of 7 and then 8 using a Gaggia E24 Classic.
The dose was 20 grams for grind size at step 7 and 18 gram (the standard basket size) for step 8.
Both times, the grind size worked!
At step 7 with 20 grams, the shot took way too long, so not ideal in theory as the dose settings weren't right to begin with; however, the taste of the coffee was fully extracted and it was not bitter, as I initially expected.
At step 8 with 18 grams, the shot took close to how long it should have taken, so it was almost perfect.
Previously, I tried using a Timemore C3 (which is a PKR 30,000 hand grinder from a reputable company) with this machine and the steps between what would have worked for espresso were too wide. At step 6, the machine got choked and at 7, it was too fast.
This Chinese hand grinder has more steps; hence, looks like it allows for better control.
20 grams seems to be the maximum amount of coffee it can fit in one go, but that's sufficient for a 150 ml moka pot and more than what almost any espresso machine's default basket will take.
In short, the grinder passed the test!
Cost wise, here's the break down:
| Description | Cost calculation | PKR cost |
|---|---|---|
| Product cost from AliBaba | USD 21.00 * 279.6 | 5,781.6 |
| Shipping cost (based on weight, see below) | USD 60 * 50.4% * 279.6 | 8,455.1 |
| Custom duty (based on value, see below) | PKR 10,536 * 67.3% | 7,091 |
| Total | 21,327.7 |
Rounded up total is about PKR 21,350
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Shipping cost allocated to grinder: 530 / (530+290+230) = 50.4%
Custom duty allocated to grinder: 21 / (21+4.2+6) = 67.3%
Hello there.
Welcome to r/qehve!
Qəhvə (pronounced as kahvah in Azerbaijani) is an upcoming brand of coffee gear and guidance for people who want to make better coffee at home without wasting money on expensive gear.
Qəhvə is being built around a simple idea: home coffee should feel:
Our focus is especially on beginner home baristas. We are trying to give you (a fellow or future home barista) answers to common questions along with provision of the tools in the techniques we discuss.
Qəhvə’s aim is not to compete in the coffee gear space, rather, to become a trusted advisor for affordable home coffee brewing by carefully selecting gear, with honest trade-offs, beginner-friendly guidance, and post-purchase help so people actually succeed after they buy. We don't want you to just buy "our" gear, since we are simply curating and while-labelling things anyway.
We want you to have the best cup of coffee at home, and are just trying to make that journey that slightly bit easier and cheaper.
We want this sub-Reddit to be a space to gather your feedback, listen to your problems, provide you with advice and to seek your feedback on what products are you finding to get a hold of the most.
Qəhvə is being built as an Open Organization, which has the following core characteristics:
For Qəhvə, this means we want to operate around openness. We will try our best to be fully transparent about the products we discuss and sell. Discussions are a part of the product we sell. Questions, setup photos, mistakes, comparisons, and user feedback are all part of what we want to deliver to you, and we will source them from you! It's a 2-way street.
We will practice public disclosure as much as we can. This includes sharing meaningful updates on finances, unit economics, sourcing, logistics, delivery performance, returns, customer feedback, operating challenges, and the trade-offs behind key decisions.
However, we will not disclose any details about customers or staff.
We want to make the knowledge related to coffee more accessible, decisions more transparent, feedback more useful, and the community more central to how the brand grows.
With that said:
Welcome to Qəhvə!