More Bean Basics
I’ve been roasting coffee with the Hearthware Gourmet for just a skosh over two weeks, and have from time to time found myself frustrated with the experience. I have — on occasion — roasted some really great coffee, mostly darker roasts [Sumatra,...How caffeine created the modern world
If you’re hankering for a long and literary read [that is to say, it’s Friday and you’re killing time] take a peek at Malcolm Gladwell’s JAVA MAN in The New Yorker. A tasty tidbit: “That the American Revolution began with the symbolic...Cool Tool.
Take a spreadsheet, perform some electronic husbandry with virtual Post-It… ^H^H^H tiny adhesive scratch pad sheets, and you end up with something like Writer’s Blocks. Built for people who write [I first stumbled upon the product in a print copy of...A Happy Roaster
You can tell a happy roaster by the smoke in his kitchen… I’ve been roasting a pile of beans today, each batch progressively darker [cough, cough] in an attempt to break Barry’s code. He’s coyly suggested that the roast is not so dark as it...Romancing the Bean
Romancing the BeanOnce a year Fresh Cup Magazine produces a special issue–packed to the gills with articles and resources that highlight one particular segment of the coffee trade. This year it’s the Coffee Almanac 2001, an issue that delves into coffee...Tweetstream
- @msdanifernandez OK Boomer
- @SamKap On the apple coder front we might be in competition. On the apple cider front, however, I can hook you up.
- @catvalente Yes!
- @SenSchumer I’m gonna assume you’re working from your perception of the man you know in your personal, private life… t.co/kjQv7xmG5f
- @cmpriest We’re deeply into JK Rowling’s Slitherin world view. (The Sirius Black family tree, anyone?)
- @karenmcgrane Stephen Colbert was on to something when he coined the word, “truthiness.” It may not be right, but i… t.co/P8FL9vApsG
Follow @decadmus on twitter.