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Jonathan

Male

Portland, Oregon

United States

Profile Information:

What is your position in the coffee industry?: barista, manager, barista trainer, coffee enthusiast
Where are you located? ( City and Country ): Portland, Oregon
How many years have you been in the industry?: 4
If you are a barista or shop, are you interested in a barista exchange with another coffee shop/barista?: yes
Tell us more about your coffee shop or barista skills.: Sip & Kranz - 901 NW 10th ST. Pearl District. We just got a Robur E. Come check us out.
What cities or countries are you interested in traveling to?: Traveling the rest of Asia and parts of the middle east.
About Me:: I leave for Asia August 22nd. 2.5 months in Thailand, then a year in Taiwan - I'm excited to check out the specialty coffee in the areas I travel too, so if you are in Bangkok or Taiwan send me a message.

I love coffee - I think it's a fascinating product, culture, and revolutionary spark.
What is your favorite thing about the coffee industry?: How it encompasses the entire world, rich and poor. The mix between art and science.
Website:: http://thefareastconcatenation.blogspot.com/

Comment Wall:

Bison

Hi Jonathan, I found your pics on google. I was about as lucky a you to dig out a ducale 1g without major problems. It cost me 220€ thoug...I wont start to disasssemble the thing until spring or so, don´t have the time. I tried it out and came up with some questions: What is the level of your water in the boiler glass? It appears very low to me (almost hits "minimum") but the refill doesn´t start. Did you find a valve to empty the boiler anyway? I can´t seem to...
Thank you for yout help
Nicholas (from germany)

Jan 25, 2009
Bison

Hey, thank you for your comment. I accepted the low water level in my boiler, it leads to relatively short heat up time, so I thought it´s fine. Why did you adjust anyway? The liter or so that is in there is more than enough for our household purpose...What made you think it is too low?
Besides, the machine works fine an I am very pleased wit the results, after adjusting the presso and the pump bypass. It seems to overheat very little and wokrs just fine. Besides: It´s such a beauty...
Grx
Nicholas

Feb 28, 2009
Bison

thank you for your reply. However, I think that the thermal balance of a hx machine is quit delicate...So I suppost if there are two machines of the same type and thy both have a relatively low water level someone had to do that deliberatley...I like how my machine heats up fast and does not overheat much. A couple of sec of flushing the gouphead while I grind and I am ready to go...So from that point of view I see no reason to change s thing. Steam is fine anyway after I first let some water drop out that´s there before I make my first stam of the day.
Good pours,
Nico

Mar 3, 2009
Zan

Hi Jonathan

I'm invite you come to join my roasting house . where do you live in BKK. Please let me know I'm appreciated that you come here . I has been stumptown in year 2007 before I really like their roasting house in Portland .

You can call me at 081 8288558 or 081 9998877 all that are my mobile

Zan

Jul 14, 2009
Zan

Me at Stumptown Portland

Jul 14, 2009
Zan

May he is your friend.

Jul 14, 2009