Coffee

[Snowy]

@mclaincausey:

I never buy beans ground.  Whole beans and a burr grinder right before the roast for me.

This. It's the only way to do it.
http://www.amazon.com/Hario-Coffee-Hand-Grinder-Skerton/dp/B001802PIQ

Is my grinder, I hand grind my beans daily :). A great way to start the day, takes up less space, I love the form of it as much as the function too. Portability was/is a factor. If I do travel I want to be able to take a grinder with me, even if on the road…Thermo filled with boiling water + hand grinder + aero press = perfect cup, anywhere in the world.

[Finn666]

thanks a lot wade…

you're able to post a pic of the grinder when in use, or besides a coffee mug? would be helpful, thanks...

[Snowy]

Here's one I prepared earlier;

^That's the full hario getup above BTW, from left to right;
Hario Buono, Hario Skerton, (Stumptown Mug), Hario V60 Range Server 2 (clear glass), Hario V60, Cova Kone V3 (the filter I use in the V60).

[Finn666]

looks nice, thanks.

so aeropress and grinder are ordered.
now i need a nice can + scale and beans o/course…

[llvlaglne]

Hario scale is nice, weighs and it has a timer on it

[mclaincausey]

Some sexy Guatemalan from Dogwood.

[Giles]

@mclaincausey:

Some sexy Guatemalan from Dogwood.

Damn, I was so looking forward to the pic…....

[mclaincausey]

Heh. Maybe next pool party I'll snap a photo, Latin America always represents strong at our parties

[mclaincausey]

Le pour over rig

Coffee

[llvlaglne]

^Jealous of your kettle

[mclaincausey]

Thanks llvlaglne–gotta give Urb credit for that, he posted it a while back.  They sell them at Dogwood too, but Amazon was a few bucks cheaper.  Cannot recommend it enough, it heats up rapidly and I think accurately.  Previously, I was microwaving water and using that, so this is revelatory.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005YR0F40/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Finn666]

^ damn now that's dope! you can regulate the heating temperature on this one, right?
I wonder if I can find the same on German amazon or from any other German retailer… :-\

[Snowy]

^Support your local coffee shops and you'll get better access to beans (IMO). Like most things of quality, sometimes it's worth the few extra dollars for the long term relationship.

[mclaincausey]

Trudat. Got a decent hookup at Dogwood and there are two other good ones. One is Paradise Roasters and the other is Alakef up in Duluth. Not a bad region for exquisite coffee.

[Finn666]

gonna visit the local beer shop and maybe they can tell me where to find a decent coffee shop as well…beer and coffe shouldn't be too far apart, right?

[mclaincausey]

I don't know–here in the States, beer and coffee are definitely an intersecting Venn diagram, and hipsters populate a chunk of that intersection, but they are quite different markets, except for when they intersect, like Surly Coffee Bender beer.  I owe Zhivago some of that actually.

Here, it's easy to find it.  Just go to a good high-end restaurant or cafe, they usually will tell you what they serve.

Just ordered the following from Paradise Roasters up in Ramsey, MN:
http://www.paradiseroasters.com/espresso-nuevo/
http://www.paradiseroasters.com/ethiopia-yirgacheffe-kochere-micro-lot/
http://www.paradiseroasters.com/sumatra-danau-toba/

This next:
http://www.paradiseroasters.com/el-salvador-santa-marta-honey-process/

[urbanwoodsman]

This is suppose to be amazing. Can't wait to try it.

[derivative666]

Just finishing off my 2nd bag of Toby's.  If I come in this weekend I need to get more.

"Obstacles are stepping-stones That guide us to our goals"

[urbanwoodsman]

It's almost 3x the price of their other coffees. This is a limited batch. I'm sure there will be some left if you come in this weekend.

http://www.tobysestate.com/products/panama–la-batista-geisha

[Finn666]

@mclaincausey:

Thanks llvlaglne–gotta give Urb credit for that, he posted it a while back.  They sell them at Dogwood too, but Amazon was a few bucks cheaper.  Cannot recommend it enough, it heats up rapidly and I think accurately.  Previously, I was microwaving water and using that, so this is revelatory.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005YR0F40/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

ordered, thanks for the url mclain