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Instaurator

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?: coffee roaster
Where are you located? ( City and Country ): Sydney Australia
How many years have you been in the industry?: 26
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?: maybe
Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.: A bit of accumulated coffee knowledge
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?: Ethiopia
About Me:: I've been on a quest to improve my espresso coffee and I am still on it
About My Company:: espressoquest.com is my book about pursuing the shimmering mirage and the endless, elusive, end-of-the-rainbow experience that is great espresso coffee. It is my business.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?: There are always pleasant surprises if you keep your mind open to learning new things
Website:: http://www.espressoquest.com

Comment Wall:

Matt Milletto

Hi Inni! Welcome to the site, it was good seeing you here in Portland! Best of luck with your new beautiful book.

Feb 1, 2008
Spencer

G'Day Inny

Feb 1, 2008
Fede Cabrera

Hi Inny,

Greetings from Argentine. How is Bondi Beach today?

Regards,
Federico

Feb 1, 2008
Fede Cabrera

Hi Inni,

Thanks for the tip. My board is waxed but unfortunately I`m living in Buenos Aires`countryside, far away from a beaches like Avoca or Bondi.
If you heard of a temporary job in Sydney, my board I`ll be happy to make the trip (I still have a couple of free miles from the trip to Tokyo).

Best regards,
Federico

Feb 1, 2008
Spencer

Inny -

Thanks for the comment. I see you are still traveling the world preaching the gospel on coffee quality. U da Man!

I would love to find a nice (or not so nice) cigar bar in Minneapolis and conduct the first meeting of the Cigars and Coffee Club!

Hope all is well with you, let me know if you venture to New York City.

All the best,
Spence

Feb 2, 2008
Andy Newbom

inni all I can say is I knew you were once a long haired freak!

Feb 3, 2008
Jeff Taylor

Is that picture from the 50's? LOL wow!

Feb 4, 2008
Ben Gleeson

Hey Inni!
I love your profile pic.. How is it all going?

Feb 5, 2008
Connie Blumhardt

Hi Inny - you both had a nap in the car so I'm sure by the time you got back to the hotel you were ready to go again! Did you get my email yesterday? I need the link to the book again.

Feb 9, 2008
trish rothgeb

Hi pal,
I'm in Jakarta at the moment...that's almost your neck of the woods.
safe travels...because I know you're no where near your neck of the woods.

Feb 9, 2008
Jay Caragay

Inny-
Great to hear from and thanks for the kind words. I look forward to doing a podcast with you in 2008.

Feb 9, 2008
Ramon "Ray" Brongil

Instaurator,
Sounds like Cerrado was a lot of fun. South Minas was a blast also. We had to spend a few days in Rio to decompress so to speak.
Ray

Feb 10, 2008
Bruce Milletto

I got your phone call and will write you an email soon regarding your v mail...
Glad timing made it possible for your last small update.
Be in touch soon - hope all is well mate :-)
Bruce

Feb 11, 2008
Bruce Milletto

yes this site was so long overdue... and it is so in it's infancy - wait till u see what matt has planned for it... he is truly amazing - hope you recvd my email also... OH yes Lucinda is the BEST omg... have seen her @ least 6 times ... hey you have a few of your own - like Kasey Chambers another omg!!! LOVE her... peace - oh and ps love the surfer dude pic :-)

Feb 12, 2008
Simon James

Thanks, I had a great time in Sydney. Rachel is great (so's the rest of the team), she really took care of me.
Yes, the Monkey coffee was good - send me a few kilos ;-).
Thanks for your advice about training, and I hope to spend more time with you again soon.
Peter Wolff asked if you'd given me any tips for competition. I didn't think to ask before, so have you got any tips you can give me now?
I'm looking forward to getting my hands dirty this week, and I'm thankful I'm following Zoe - the shoes may be big, but they're well made.
Cheers,
Simon.

Mar 15, 2008
Jason Dominy

It's great to have you a part of the bX! You bring another level!

Mar 15, 2008
Jason Dominy

Tis true. And I do love me some good PNG!

Mar 17, 2008
Simon James

Ha! ;-)
I agree with what you're saying, as it's pretty much what I've seen so far. It's exciting and terrifying at the same time, so I'm riding a pretty wild wave at the moment.
Thanks.

Mar 18, 2008
Michelle Campbell

Hi Inni, Got your voicemail. I love your son's band. Great song. -Look forward to seeing you in Minneapolis.

Mar 19, 2008
Simon James

Inni,
Wow, what a weekend! My guts are still churning ;-)
I'll be training hard for the Open Heats of the Nationals in Melbourne. I've a fair bit of work to do, as the standard is REALLY high.
I'm loving the job BTW, warts and all;-)

Apr 1, 2008
Jason Casale

Hey thanks Instaurator for replying to my post about the agtron controls we use. I roasted manual for 2 years and had very good results I do like the agtron but feel after all the calculations are done I am just baby sitting the roaster until the bean temp comes to pass and ejecting the coffee. There is no art to it.
I much prefer manual roasting even if the results could never be as consistent as an automated roaster.
You rock man I hope to get the cool new book.
Peace and good coffee thoughts.
Jason

Apr 2, 2008
Deferio

Instaurator, Yeah, I did et you e-mail about Minneapolis...I'll touch base with you soon. Things are crazy for me for the next week. I would love to meet you friend at the show.

Apr 7, 2008
Jason Casale

Thats funny you mentioned the trier thing.
I noticed what seemed to be a difference in roast when using the bean trier during 1st crack and not using it until 1st crack was completely finished.

My unproved theory is that I was releasing critical energy out of the roaster during pyrolysis. You are the only who has every mentioned this to me.

I think that is awesome you wrote a book people like you inspire me to be better than I am and are the kind of people that should be in the industry.

I am an espresso junkie myself I spent 2 years coming up with my perfect blend and one year learning to roast it.

So I feel you on the espresso. Espresso really has been the catalyst that fuels everything I do.
People have accused me of being a coffee geek, I often correct them and say I am an espresso nut.

I will not be at scaa this year maybe next year.
Thanks Jason

Apr 8, 2008
David Seng

Just got my copy of your book in the mail today....Didn't know Wolff man was going to get a whole bunch of copies for Veneziano!!!!! Great book nonetheless!!

Apr 16, 2008
Andy Newbom

Ini, your book rocked. loved it. loved the hand delivery. keep rocking the coffee love. We gotta share a cup soon.

Jul 20, 2008
Andy Newbom

Ini:
heres a quote:
"I read Espresso Quest cover to cover on a flight from Minneapolis SCAA to Guatemala Cup of Excellence. I was so turned on and enthused about espresso and my mind so flooded with espresso dreams by the time I landed that I walked right past my ride. I then coerced the entire COE judging panel to go on a field trip to six different espresso bars in Guatemala city in one day. The books is a rocket."

Jul 29, 2008
Andy Newbom

get back to work surfer dude! too much chillin and writing not enough spro slingin!

Oct 4, 2008
Jennifer Barth

Ini! Nice to hear from you. Sounds like you are going to be hand delivering my copy of Espresso Quest to me here in London! Would be great to catch up and continue our discussion on the ever-elusive coffee and ethics. Let me know dates.

Oct 29, 2008
Steve MacDowall

greetings from Canada - Steve

Nov 17, 2008
nik orosi

waiting for second book...all the best from croatia and see you in atlanta or cologne...

Dec 11, 2008