The Quest for a Bigger Batch.
Sooner or later it happens. You’ve been roasting for a while… sharing with family and friends. Maybe you’ve just bought a new espresso setup, and suddenly discovered the voracious appetite that your portafilter has for fresh-roasted beans. And it...Upgrades…
Inspired by conversations with enthusiasts on alt.coffee, about two years ago I bought a tiny air-roaster and a sampler-pack of green coffee beans. I wanted to dabble. To experiment. To see what the fuss was all about. I have to admit, I was warned. Home-roasting is...Coffee Quality Bottoms Out?
Even the folks at the Wall Street Journal have noticed that coffee quality has hit a new low. Low prices and huge coffee stockpiles, largely fueled by the glut of low-grown Vietnamese robusta, have dealt a one-two punch to growers of specialty-grade beans…...A Holiday Vision
The night sky is improbably bright. The beacon moon and its crystal corona wash the sky with a pale blue glow, paint purple shadows under the trees… Then again, the neighbor’s halogen Christmas lights might have something to do with it.Happy Birthday
Happy birthday, Kenny. You would have been 42, today.Tweetstream
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