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New Londinium roasts are in
Last week I sent Reiss Gunson in Auckland, New Zealand 500g of a roast that I did last week (results entered at the end of a previous posting) and today I received some of his own new roasts for his...
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Roasting Guatemala Las Delicias, part II
Last year I had one of the first bags from the farm of Manolo Muralles. Today I was able to buy another bag of this origin (€ 9,77 / kg ex VAT) and I look forward to the adventures.The beans smell...
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Voor een heer die niet van reizen houdt is koffie een uitmuntende manier om toch kennis te maken met verre oorden. Men brandt een kilo groene bonen uit Indonesië en hup men waant zich op Sumatra. Snijd...
View ArticleR120 hardwood funnel by Tije
Tije de Jong made me a beautiful little custom hardwood funnel for small & single dosing on the huge R120 grinder. Music by Tzinix V, grinders bij Compak, espresso machine and tools by Londinium,...
View ArticleWieland Timer switch for line pressure booster
To raise the water line pressure from 2 to 3 bar for my commercial size LONDINIUM L1 espresso machine I use a silent little Grundfos booster. It only needs to be activated briefly every now and then.I...
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ConTeXt User Meeting 2017
Some pictures of the 2017 ConTeXt User Meeting in Maibach, Essen, Germany:
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Small 3D printed hopper for the EK43 grinder
Jan van der Weel designed and 3D-printed a beautiful little hopper for his EK43:More info on Jan's blog:http://www.byleew.nl/coffee/small-3d-printed-hopper-ek43-grinder/
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Gadget post: Cosinuss
(This is not coffee related)A friend sent me a small smart gadget which he received himself sometime ago: an in-ear heart rate monitor and temperature sensor which connects with a phone app over low...
View ArticleVIDEO: Roasting Guatemala Las Delicias
The video below will be added to the previous blog about these beans but I post it here as well:
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A coffee roaster in Crows Nest, NSW
Had a delicious espresso from Mexican beans roasted by the roastmaster--barista of a very nice CharlieLovett cafe in the hip neighbourhood of Crows Nest:
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Tanzania AAA Majinja #31 roasted by Londinium
Some spectacular Tanzanian beans roasted very light by Londinium. Floral aroma, literally as if some plant is in bloom. Mild acidity and sweet light complex taste experience. The floral taste lingers....
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Filter basket with temperature probe
A client of mine wants to study the temperature performance of his espresso machine and I put him in touch with Tije who modified a filter basket for him to hold a FLUKE 80PK-1 k-type temperature...
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Norman and Stean visited
Earlier this week, two coffee pals came over to chat and work. Norman, a Q-grader working at coffee trader Douqué group brought three sample roasts with him. He had roasted these in three very...
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Finishing 2017 Guatemala Las Delicias
(I will be adding this to the earlier blog about roasting Las Delicias)Las Delicias, Batch 40, DT at start of roast 177ºC, Tonino value after roast #94, weight loss of beans 17%, moisture in roasted...
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Roasting Primavera from Brazil
Beans on a grey card to ensure correct color.Measures moisture 9.8%With the Guatemalan beans all gone and the Ethiopians still in transport, Arnoud Kruiver from Hoofdkwartier is so kind to help me out...
View ArticleTiny Fluid Bed Roaster, new edition
Tije designed and constructed a new roast chamber, Jan worked on new Arduino & Artisan control boards en we got a new blower since the earlier one is only available occasionally which does not work...
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