"The World Atlas of Coffee"

[rotuts]

Ive been roasting my own coffee from SweetMaria's for over 10 years.  90 % of the time I make espresso with my

 

AlexiaPID and K3 grinder.  otherwise drip.  each technique gets its own blend of green beans and roasting technique and final temp.

 

I have a few books on coffee and noticed this book at my library with the "New" display :

 

www.amazon.com/dp/1770854703/ref=nosim/?tag=egulletsociety-20

 

its a very nice book.

 

Maybe your library has it ?

[weinoo]

I have a few coffee books.  The problem with coffee books, in my opinion, is that there is only so much they can teach us that we don't already know.

[rotuts]

true.

 

there is stuff in this book worth learning.

 

especially if you can get it from the library.

Edited July 9, 2015 by rotuts (log)

[Alex]

its a very nice book.

 

Maybe your library has it ?

 

It indeed does -- eight copies in our regional library system! I just requested it. Thanks for the recommendation.

[rotuts]

I learned a great deal about various areas that grow coffee, esp. the ones I buy from via Sweetmaria.

 

their 'brew'section is first rate also.

 

since its clear i pretty much know everything about coffee (   ) I was pleasantly surprised.

 

Edited July 9, 2015 by rotuts (log)

[weinoo]

OK - teach us something about brewing that we don't already know!

[rotuts]

the brewing section is for those of us that don't know everything as we know we do.

 

however, they do say you put the french press on a digital scale as you add the hot water.

 

they also add that after you stir the 'crust' that sits on the top of the brew so it falls to the bottom,

 

you remove any and all foam that remains on the top before you 'press'

 

you can take that or leave it.

 

its the only place ive seen that mentioned.

 

they also do pour-overs into a glass container/jug that looks like its a single + a little serving.

 

also on a scale .

 

etc

 

better go to a book store or library and take a look.

 

no Huffing and Puffing without taking a look

 

[nickrey]

My daughter's partner is a coffee roaster whose senior partner in business just won the World Barista Championship in Seattle. We went away recently and he used the french-press method outlined above. The scale he used is linked to an iPhone to give perfect timing as well as weight. Removing the foam apparently removes some bitterness.

Edited July 9, 2015 by nickrey (log)

[Martin Fisher]

Another Lord Kelvin moment?

 

"There is nothing new to be discovered in [coffee] now. All that remains is more and more precise [stubbornness]" 

 

There's no future in coffee! 

 

Thanks for the thread, rotuts.

[rotuts]

nickrey ;

 

thanks for that link

 

although in the book they use a different scale for both the Press and the Drip, 

 

the drip carafe / little jug shown on the link is the same one that's in the book on page 79 !

 

I gotta find that combo !

 

I knew something wasn't quite right with my Drip ! its that carafe !

 

[ so where to I find it ? ]

 

the book was published in 2014, probably before there was   An App of That.

Edited July 10, 2015 by rotuts (log)

[weinoo]

I use a scale to weigh beans.

 

I use a measuring cup to, well, measure water. 

 

Does the book at least mention freshly roasted, freshly ground, good water?

 

Cause if it doesn't mention good water, then it's garbage.

[rotuts]

more about water than Ive ever seen

 

" guidelines for the perfect water for coffee brewing "

 

table w 8 characteristics to look for

 

grinding also good

 

home roasting OK but could be better

 

this book is not about home roasting but mentioned is as worth looking into   2 pages.

[weinoo]

8 characteristics of water! Now you've convinced me...

[rotuts]

also :

 

under " grinding "

 

re true espresso :

 

"because grind size is so important in espresso  - variations of a few hundredths [ ed: my emphasis ] of a millimeter make a difference -

 

it is important to buy a burr grinder designed for espresso "

 

this is very true : the " a few hundredths of a millimeter "

 

the perfect grind varies day to day by this minimal amount as the coffee ages.  you will only notice this if you have

 

very fresh beans, a 'higher-end' espresso machine and a bottom-less pota-filter.

 

you see these minute grind differenced in the width of the 'stream'  

 

this may have been mentioned in lots of other places, I catn' really say.  its mentioned here, and its very very important and

 

id bet often overlooked.  you do need a very good espresso machine and a bottomless port-filter, and keen powers of observation,

 

often before you have had any coffee in the bleary hours of the early AM .

 

that's what this book offers if you read it closely.

 

" how do i make better coffee " threads : lookie here, hopefully via your library's copy.

 

 

re: characteristics of water  : one is " color ", one is 'odor'   important to mention but ....

 

so 6 characteristics and two free-bies.

Edited July 10, 2015 by rotuts (log)

[weinoo]

With a silvia and a rocky, trust me, I know from grind size!!!!!!!

 

I also know about the width of the stream...but that may be related to aging, or something.

[rotuts]

anything less than a Silvia and a Rocky doesn't get you into the Espresso Club.

 

my system is more or less the next step up after using a Silvia system for 5 years.

 

it took me a few months to notice the subtle stream issues and how a micron adjustment changed that for the better

 

i was very surprised. based on the mechanics of the K3  a mm 'twist has to change the grind by almost nothing

 

but had dramatic effects on " The Cup "

[Ashen]

With a silvia and a rocky, trust me, I know from grind size!!!!!!!

 

I also know about the width of the stream...but that may be related to aging, or something.

 

LOL