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djanthonyw · Post by **djanthonyw** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:16 am

Friday the 13th, YES!!!

fjolle · Post by **fjolle** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:21 am

subtlearts wrote:I grind beans by hand (roast them myself sometimes too) and my morning cappucino(s) take on aspects of religious experience.

Always grind by hand!

I imported a lot of whole beans from Cuba and Costa Rica when i was on vacation there, and also frequently purchase italian imports. Always whole beans, you can't beat fresh-ground coffee. The taste and aroma is just amazing.

Never tried to roast them myself, often thought about it though. How do you go about it? Any special equipment you need?

subtlearts · Post by **subtlearts** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:40 am

fjolle wrote:Always grind by hand!

I imported a lot of whole beans from Cuba and Costa Rica when i was on vacation there, and also frequently purchase italian imports. Always whole beans, you can't beat fresh-ground coffee. The taste and aroma is just amazing.

Never tried to roast them myself, often thought about it though. How do you go about it? Any special equipment you need?

Gosh, we are well off topic now aren't we? What was this thread about again?

Agreed re whole beans. Fresh is even better, most people don't know what it tastes like actually - the flavour really changes (and not for the better) when the beans have been sitting around for more than a couple of weeks, even in a freezer or vacuum bag. They are at their absolute peak about 3 or 4 days after roasting.

I don't have one, but knowledgeable sources tell me that the current be-all-and-end-all of home-roasters is the Gene Cafe: http://www.genecafe.co.kr

I actually use a funky old hand-cranked stovetop thing, found it at a flea market, like two little pans welded together with a hole cut in the top to get beans in/out, a lid on that, and a handle that turns a kind of sweeper thing inside to keep the beans in motion while they roast. Works pretty well but fills the whole apartment with smoke and roasting coffee smell; fairly pleasant in fact but a bit intense and I haven't been doing it much since we have a little one on the scene these days.

ummm... How's that compressor coming along?

fjolle · Post by **fjolle** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:49 am

Offtopic, but why not. We're just waiting for Andy anyway

I actually use a funky old hand-cranked stovetop thing, found it at a flea market, like two little pans welded together with a hole cut in the top to get beans in/out, a lid on that, and a handle that turns a kind of sweeper thing inside to keep the beans in motion while they roast. Works pretty well but fills the whole apartment with smoke and roasting coffee smell; fairly pleasant in fact but a bit intense and I haven't been doing it much since we have a little one on the scene these days.

I'll have to see if i can find one of those (or make)! Thanks

something in the range of this, right?

djanthonyw · Post by **djanthonyw** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:55 am

Can we at least chat about putting the glue in our coffee?

dj ray · Post by **dj ray** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:57 am

I think the coffee maker was side-chained to The Glue which is why it tasted so good...

macattackamac · Post by **macattackamac** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:00 pm

lol, that's a weird coffee discussion going on. being a coffee fanatic, i find it more interesting than the previous pages here :p
but i want to know: andy said that those who buy the beta, will pay the 99$ price excluding vat? what that means??
sorry, but i ain't american or british..

thanks

Aloysius · Post by **Aloysius** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:16 pm

OK! It's after lunch. Are we nearly there yet?

djanthonyw · Post by **djanthonyw** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:22 pm

YES! I just got it!!!
just kidding

fjolle · Post by **fjolle** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:26 pm

djanthonyw wrote:YES! I just got it!!!
just kidding

How can you live with yourself, making bad jokes like that?

djanthonyw · Post by **djanthonyw** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:27 pm

By knowing that it will be true by the end of the day.

bk · Post by bk » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:28 pm

andy_cytomic wrote: Thanks for being patient everyone!

rydan · Post by **rydan** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:32 pm

bk wrote:
andy_cytomic wrote: Thanks for being patient everyone!

Patient? Well, mr Andy seem to handle stress rather well...

fjolle · Post by **fjolle** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:32 pm

djanthonyw wrote:By knowing that it will be true by the end of the day.

Hehe, i was refering to i made two jokes pretty much alike earlier in the thread

djanthonyw · Post by **djanthonyw** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 12:40 pm

Yea, I still think you should have waited until someone who didn't realize it was a joke replied.

Cytomic 'The Glue' Compressor