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Sounds like a wonderful setting to enjoy good coffee in. What size is the FP you're using?
Having just examined it, it seems to be the 1 litre, (34 fl. oz), i.e. six 'standard' cups (which also means, in practice, three rather large mugs).
It is made by Bialetti, is quite rugged, (which is why I bought it) and has a stainless steel bottom; yes, it was very nice to be able to use it today, sitting outside, and sipping, and chatting…..
Haha. I'm not sure if that's a look of love or of lust!
Sheer, unadulterated, transcendental bliss, perhaps ..
Haha. I'm not sure if that's a look of love or of lust!
I'll go with monomaniacal obsession...of the lustful, transcendental sub type!
Wordsworth hasn't shown up again, but how about Rilke?
Does Time, as it passes, really destroy?
It may rip the fortress from its rock;
but can this heart, that belongs to God,
be torn from Him by circumstances?
Are we as fearfully fragile
as Fate would have us believe?
Can we ever be severed
from childhood's deep promise?
Ah, the knowledge of impermanence
that haunts our days
is their very fragrance.
We in our striving think we should last forever,
but could we be used by the Divine
if we were not ephemeral?
Discussed at length this afternoon with a close friend who is battling cancer, and for whom I had the honor of roasting and serving an excellent Guatemalan, his favorite (in this case, Guatemala Acatenango - Finca San Diego Buena Vista), on his free night before he is back to chemo tomorrow.
Hug your friends and family.
Does Time, as it passes, really destroy?
It may rip the fortress from its rock;
but can this heart, that belongs to God,
be torn from Him by circumstances?
Are we as fearfully fragile
as Fate would have us believe?
Can we ever be severed
from childhood's deep promise?
Ah, the knowledge of impermanence
that haunts our days
is their very fragrance.
We in our striving think we should last forever,
but could we be used by the Divine
if we were not ephemeral?
Discussed at length this afternoon with a close friend who is battling cancer, and for whom I had the honor of roasting and serving an excellent Guatemalan, his favorite (in this case, Guatemala Acatenango - Finca San Diego Buena Vista), on his free night before he is back to chemo tomorrow.
Hug your friends and family.
I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I wish him the best and hope the chemo does it's job.
Beautiful sentiments in your post...thanks.
I'm also sorry to hear about your friends battle and I hope things are looking up for him. My thoughts and prayers will be for him.
Kurwenal: A beautiful poem, and thank you for posting it. I hope your friend enjoyed it, (along with the Guatamala Acatenango) and I wish him the very best of luck with his chemo and hope that he is able to stage a recovery from his affliction.
I arrived home from work this afternoon to find FedEx left a sticker on my door that a package was awaiting me to pick it up from the apartment managers office. I walked over there, knocked on the door and he let me into the office across the hall and handed me the most exquisitely smelling white FedEx bag.
Now normally, FedEx, or any other delivery companies bags, don't smell this good. This is even better than those scratch-n-sniff stickers, and without the scratching part!
Walking back to my apartment across the courtyard, I enjoyed the senses of just holding a bag of beans in my hand. Perhaps it's the smell, the anticipation or both that just enhances the packaged beans feeling that I like so much. It's almost like opening a gift on Christmas morning as a child.
Anyway, upon opening the package I found a nice bag of beans from the Blue Bottle Coffee Company of the Three Africans variety, compliments of our good friend Kurwenal.
I look forward to trying this out in the new French Press here in a little while and especially in the morning as one of my first duties in preparing to go to the office for work.
A big, heartfelt, thank you Mr. Kurwenal. Your generosity and kindness is greatly appreciated.
Three Africans
*None of that slight coyote poop finish here!
Now normally, FedEx, or any other delivery companies bags, don't smell this good. This is even better than those scratch-n-sniff stickers, and without the scratching part!
Walking back to my apartment across the courtyard, I enjoyed the senses of just holding a bag of beans in my hand. Perhaps it's the smell, the anticipation or both that just enhances the packaged beans feeling that I like so much. It's almost like opening a gift on Christmas morning as a child.
Anyway, upon opening the package I found a nice bag of beans from the Blue Bottle Coffee Company of the Three Africans variety, compliments of our good friend Kurwenal.
I look forward to trying this out in the new French Press here in a little while and especially in the morning as one of my first duties in preparing to go to the office for work.
A big, heartfelt, thank you Mr. Kurwenal. Your generosity and kindness is greatly appreciated.
Three Africans
*None of that slight coyote poop finish here!
for the SBG kid
And we all know it's the finish that really makes the taste!
And a tip o'the hat to Kurwenal...very lovely and generous thing you have done for that SBG kid!
I arrived home from work this afternoon to find FedEx left a sticker on my door that a package was awaiting me to pick it up from the apartment managers office. I walked over there, knocked on the door and he let me into the office across the hall and handed me the most exquisitely smelling white FedEx bag.
Now normally, FedEx, or any other delivery companies bags, don't smell this good. This is even better than those scratch-n-sniff stickers, and without the scratching part!
Walking back to my apartment across the courtyard, I enjoyed the senses of just holding a bag of beans in my hand. Perhaps it's the smell, the anticipation or both that just enhances the packaged beans feeling that I like so much. It's almost like opening a gift on Christmas morning as a child.
Anyway, upon opening the package I found a nice bag of beans from the Blue Bottle Coffee Company of the Three Africans variety, compliments of our good friend Kurwenal.
I look forward to trying this out in the new French Press here in a little while and especially in the morning as one of my first duties in preparing to go to the office for work.
A big, heartfelt, thank you Mr. Kurwenal. Your generosity and kindness is greatly appreciated.
Three Africans
*None of that slight coyote poop finish here!
And we all know it's the finish that really makes the taste!
And a tip o'the hat to Kurwenal...very lovely and generous thing you have done for that SBG kid!
I arrived home from work this afternoon to find FedEx left a sticker on my door that a package was awaiting me to pick it up from the apartment managers office. I walked over there, knocked on the door and he let me into the office across the hall and handed me the most exquisitely smelling white FedEx bag.
Now normally, FedEx, or any other delivery companies bags, don't smell this good. This is even better than those scratch-n-sniff stickers, and without the scratching part!
Walking back to my apartment across the courtyard, I enjoyed the senses of just holding a bag of beans in my hand. Perhaps it's the smell, the anticipation or both that just enhances the packaged beans feeling that I like so much. It's almost like opening a gift on Christmas morning as a child.
Anyway, upon opening the package I found a nice bag of beans from the Blue Bottle Coffee Company of the Three Africans variety, compliments of our good friend Kurwenal.
I look forward to trying this out in the new French Press here in a little while and especially in the morning as one of my first duties in preparing to go to the office for work.
A big, heartfelt, thank you Mr. Kurwenal. Your generosity and kindness is greatly appreciated.
Three Africans
*None of that slight coyote poop finish here!
Excellent, excellent! Mr. Kurwenal is indeed quite a generous bloke (err, sometimes I slip into the British vernacular...). It has been a while since I've had that blend (SM's has dominated my coffee life lately), but I do recall being quite tasty. Hope you enjoy, and do report back.
Hope you enjoy, and do report back.
Oh it was very tasty indeed! I think I hit the sweet spot of dosage and timing on the first cup out of the FP too.
Gear pre-heating is certainly essential to a hot, long-lasting cup too. Of course, we all know this, but it's always worth mentioning.
It was silky-smooth from the first sip to the last. There was a sweet smelling aroma and rich, not to be confused with strong, taste with some of those fruity adjectives used often to describe cupping. With using the Bodum cups, and being clear, it allows you to see the coffee and this cup was a beautiful golden brown color and poured in light and by the time the cup was full it darkened very nicely.
This is a most excellent blend and the FP works perfectly with it. I'm ready to make a second cup now!
Glad you are enjoying the coffee. I felt bad, earlier, when I realized you were fixated on the FP and that small can stuff we all tried was not really suitable for FP (at least in my view). This stuff certainly is....
Enjoy.
Sorry, I blew right past this.
How is the roasting going? Sounds like you are hooked......
It is going quite well actually. It seems the sweet spot for my popper is about ~75g at a time. With this amount FC happens around 4 min, and I get a nice medium roast for pour over between 6-7 min (currently roasting the El Salvador Finca Siberia Bourbon). I only have to toss out maybe a dozen under roasted beans per batch. It is, as always, a continuous learning experience, and I'm getting a bit better each time. But at this point I'm pretty much set on graduating to a 'real' roaster. Though that's a few years off, I expect.
To be fair, you sent us all the tins before I had the thought of buying a FP. That coffee tasted fine in the FP, but like you said, this stuff is really good in it.
Thanks again!
It is going quite well actually. It seems the sweet spot for my popper is about ~75g at a time. With this amount FC happens around 4 min, and I get a nice medium roast for pour over between 6-7 min (currently roasting the El Salvador Finca Siberia Bourbon). I only have to toss out maybe a dozen under roasted beans per batch. It is, as always, a continuous learning experience, and I'm getting a bit better each time. But at this point I'm pretty much set on graduating to a 'real' roaster. Though that's a few years off, I expect.
That's great. Can I ask, are you using a Hario?
As for the "years off," we'll see.....
To be fair, you sent us all the tins before I had the thought of buying a FP. That coffee tasted fine in the FP, but like you said, this stuff is really good in it.
Thanks again!
It is very good coffee. I have been working my way through the BB catalog, for my "commercial beans" slot, and added Three Africans to my "hey this is really good" list. It has incredible body, almost chewy, in addition to the flavor. I have been meaning to try it in the moka pot but haven't done so yet.
For the drip? I have two cones that I switch between, one is a glass Hario with a very wide hole on the bottom. I use the Hario full cone (not sure what else to call them) filters for that one. Fold the seam down, wet with hot water (which also serves to heat the vessel), then grind and brew. The second I own is a ceramic cone with a truncated bottom and a small drip hole. If I use the Hario filters in this, I have to fold the bottom of the filter to flatten it (although I've seen flat bottom filters around). This one brews a much bolder cup, largely because the water stays in contact with the grounds for much longer. Both are great for their own purposes...
I have a couple of Harios laying around, but haven't used them for a long time. Not sure why. Maybe it's the Chemex. Maybe I have been giving them short shrift. I'll have to reconsider.
As for how soon you will purchase a new roaster, maybe soon none of us will be roasting.
http://sprudge.com/perfect-coffee-startup.html
This makes me cringe. Roasting is my outlet. I would need to book time with Mister Doctor Shrink if it went away. How many customers does SM need to stay in business? Just us three perhaps?
As for how soon you will purchase a new roaster, maybe soon none of us will be roasting.
http://sprudge.com/perfect-coffee-startup.html
This makes me cringe. Roasting is my outlet. I would need to book time with Mister Doctor Shrink if it went away. How many customers does SM need to stay in business? Just us three perhaps?
Hmmm, interesting. But if there's one thing I've learned, it is that there is never a short supply of crazies willing to forego the 'convenience factor' even if it is as good. If nothing more than for the genuine pleasure of the process and the satisfaction of creating something yourself.
And, incidentally, we happen to keep Shrinkie in business too. Hmmm, maybe it's a plot. ... ... ...
This is what I am finding out with the FP. It's slightly more work, but much more satisfying for the process of creation.