Hi there.  The most updated pricing for that grinder and everything else will be on the website. Since they change frequently, I refer people to the site.  The manual grinders are a special deal that won't be reflected on the site.

 

Hi,

here are a few photos, I can email some others to you, let me know.

 

Hi,

Sorry taken a while to get back to you I am traveling right now. I would definitely be interested in coming to your shop and having a chat about all things coffee. Let me know where you are located and when I get back maybe we could set up a time to meet.

Thanks,

Mat

Just love coffee and want to learn more about it. I live on Vancouver Island and thought it was cool that there was a group.

You are right about different beans having different profiles regardless of density. Having an idea of density is one tool that you can use to better control development time post first crack. If you aren't already doing it try graphing a few different extreme profiles of the same bean and cupping them. Doing this gave me a better idea of which shape of curve I tend to like as a profile. (not that I would limit to one type of curve)

Are you measuring bean density? It can be done pretty easily by capping a 10 inch piece of pvc standing it on a scale and measuring each type of green. The lightest beans will be your bench mark and for your own purposes say they have a density of 1. Divide each bean's weight by the weight of no. 1 and you will be able to assign each variety with a number showing the density. eg. your peru is the lightest (therefore it is 1) at 370 grams. your guat weighs in at 392 grams for the same volume. 392 / 372= 1.06. Once you have all your beans calculated you will have a really good idea how much heat to apply initially. Denser beans can take (and need) more heat than less dense.

Next thing to look at is air flow. Diedrichs give you some good airflow options which can help you manipulate your profile. Give me a call if you want to discuss 889-7800

What are you going for with the Honduran? How do you plan on brewing it.I just did a three day intesive workshop with Willem Boot and learned some interesting stuff. If you have a target acidity/flavor/body in mind I might have a few suggestions.

Thom Yorke covering Neil Young on Neil's piano for the bridge school benefit is worth a dl.

i just noticed someone mentioned black keys on your discussion. Rob just introduced me to them... really good. (the one song I heard)

We've been playing some death Cab for Cutie lately and I always love the crazy variety of people who get nostalgic when the Ramones are playing. Dr. John is a stand by on our list. I gave up and made a 16 hour playlist that had anything cafe friendly on my Ipod and I put it on shuffle. But even that gets tired pretty fast.
Been thinking of trying a customer ipod day and seeing how it goes.