Coffee
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Hand grinding… you Luddites
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I think this is a great solution for keeping notes: http://www.33books.com/products/33-cups-of-coffee
Question though, why grind an entire bag at one time rather than grind the amount needed the morning of? To each his own of course and I can understand with hand grinding (if that's your only method of grinding) getting it all out of the way - it does suck.
Stumptown has a great geisha offering right now. 3 bags from different farms… A bit spendy, but I've enjoyed the limited beans I've bought from them in the past.
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I grind for each cup I make, aside from grinding a couple of ounces to take to the office….
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Another question for the coffee Aficionados. This time the topic is mugs.
I have been trying to find some heavy duty mugs here in the UK. They style I have found looks similar to the American coffee shop style mug but I am unsure as to whether they are as heavy and well built as the mugs I have seen featured in this thread.
If you could check out the weights, dimensions and pictures and let me know whether you feel these are proper "hardcore" coffee mugs or just "lightweight pretenders". They will do me for taking to work but it would be nice to know whether I can buy better versions.
Mug weighs 371 grams ( 13.1 US Ounces / 0.8 lbs )
Mug is 3 3/4" tall ( 96mm ) 3 3/8" ( 85mm ) width across the brim
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Highly suggest not grinding until you're going to drink, if you can avoid it;
if you do not grind your beans right before brewing, you are never going to taste everything a top-shelf coffee has to offer.
That is because the volatile flavors and aromatics concentrated inside a coffee bean are exposed by grinding; when you make coffee, you are dissolving a portion of the bean’s solids in water. By crushing coffee beans into small pieces, you have better access to those tasty solubles. Grind just before brewing and you have a good chance of getting most of them into the cup; grind 10 minutes ahead and a noticeable amount of flavor will have dissipated. Grind the night before and you throw in the towel before you step in the ring.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/02/dining/better-coffee-depends-on-good-grinding.html?_r=0
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ddtrash, it's getting more into a feeling than science at this point (actually, I'm sure there's some science, the same as wine glasses). Can you measure the width of the lip? I'll measure in the morning if no one else has. The lip looks a little thin, but it's really really close otherwise.
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Dd, I have two mug recommendations. First, stoneware like Some of us discussed earlier in this thread; you can order those from the link I posted. These are heavy but fairly thin.
Second, a local place called dogwood where I live makes a great mug. Super thick and heavy. PM me if interested in that and I can send you one, they are $10.
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Snowy / Mc
thanks for your feedback.
The lip of the mug measures aprox 3/8" thick, difficult to measure due to the curvature.
Mc Thanks for the offer of posting me a mug from the US, will drop you a PM
thanks again
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Ha I just dig a couple of mugs out of storage. One is a Japanese made mug with a series of duck decoys on it
The other is just a humble, innocuous diner mug
Or is it?
NOOOOOPE. I almost dropped the goddamn thing when I pulled it out of the box. Gets me every time.
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Intelligentsia Coffee at Ground Support Cafe is my go to daily!
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Yeah when I was a little boy I was obsessed with ducks and turtles. This was a Christmas present so it is very special to me.
I also loved cowboys. Had a "Cowboy Bob" persona.
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Jumpin Jesus, just got a superior Chemex from this place: http://www.yelp.com/biz/bull-run-coffee-bar-minneapolis It was their Yirgacheffe and it gave Paradise's a run for its money.
I also sampled their cold press, which was very nice. They roast a cold press bean. Bought 12oz of that and will be Toddying that up this evening.
Since y'all can just as easily order from Paradise, if I ever do a coffee exchange I will probably source the beans from these guys.
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I Toddyed up some coldpressed brew last night using a local place, Bull Run's, cold brew roast.
Best I've had. Mine is better than theirs was too. 14 hour steep in the fridge.
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Thanks for recommendation
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