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Mahlkönig Vario Home repaired
A friend who has a Mahlkönig Vario Home grinder next to his Rocket Giotto espresso machine, noticed how the grinder would sometimes make a loud noise while grinding lighter roasts, as if something...
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Hoofdkwartier roastery: BESCA and Artisan
Arnoud and Roland from Hoofdkwartier called me to say that the shipment of very special Ethiopian beans arrived so I immediately went to pick up my order. I brought my camera so I could document their...
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Ethiopian -- fresh beans are in
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe, natural, Reko koba kochere Q1 by Catalyst Coffee Consulting.Taste: sweet, median acidity and LOTS of bodyEthiopia Yirgacheffe, natural, Gelana abaya by Catalyst Coffee...
View ArticlePuck preparation
On the Londinium support forum, Matt askedI've been experimenting with different patterns of moving the grinds with the distribution tool, but I've yet to settle on one. If I swirl it about the edges,...
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The Shadow of Your Ethiopian Smile
My recent roast of natural-processed Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Gelana abaya beans (bought from Het Hoofdkwartier) turned out quite special and even as a lungo / americano, diluted with water, it's quite...
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Thailand Doi Pangkhon green beans in the mail
Fellow FZ94 roaster Javier sent me a great package chock full of ten 32oz (907g) bags of green beans from Thailand. Thank you Javier!Hey! Special Delivery!!Javier got them from Paradise Coffee Roasters...
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Analog Group Temp on Pavoni
Found a large thermometer and tried it on the La Pavoni for good looks next to the digital controller:
View ArticleRoast Color Test 'Baskets'
Tije gave me these plumbing parts that work perfectly as "baskets" to test and compare roast color using the Tonino color measuring device. 10g is enough in a basket like this and a La Pavoni size...
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Trying out video settings on a phone, I made this clip (will next try higher frame rate).
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Hottop roasting with Artisan
Visiting Roman Farber to see his brand new Hottop roaster, I was amazed how simple and powerful the connection with Artisan is working right out of the box. Sliders for Heater power, fan, target BT and...
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Tije's Trolley for the FZ94
Tije de Jong made me a beautiful trolley to carry the Coffee-Tech FZ-94 roaster. Now I can push it into a corner when not roasting and pull it out when I want to roast. Ready to Roast and Roll!Picture...
View ArticleStephan's LONDINIUM-R
Unpacking Stephan's new LONDINIUM-R machine and him pulling a first shot.Also on YouTube
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Saints and thieves of coffee
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/23/books/review-dave-eggers-monk-of-mokha.htmlhttps://www.athenaeum.nl/boek/?authorTitle=eggers-dave/monk-of-mokha--9780241244906/Life snapped into focus for Alkhanshali...
View ArticleSteam whistle
Using a model steam machine whistle and parts he created for the project, Tije made me a La Pavoni machine "Coffee is Ready" whistle. .
View ArticleLittle Fluid Bed Roaster update
Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=regHipeS2B4
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Homepod (not coffee related)
The Homepod works very well. Installation was simpler than I could imagine: connect power plug, keep iPhone near the Homepod and let the machines sort it out themselves, just "okay" what they propose...
View ArticleLittle Fluid Bed Roaster update 24 Feb 2018
YouTube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdwdydSifKc
View ArticleLONDINIUM-R in one box
Less plug, more play:LONDINIUM R 2018: one box from Reiss Gunson on Vimeo.
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