Portland Roasting Meetup with Rob Hoos, 2/18/17

#1: Post by **drgary** » November 10th, 2016, 4:56 pm

I've asked Rob Hoos if he would be willing to host a gathering of H-B roasting enthusiasts, and he's graciously accepted. We will meet on Saturday, February 18, between 10 and 1 to cup each other's home-roasted coffees, have Rob answer questions and demonstrate Nossa Familia's Loring Kestrel roaster. For those who don't know, Rob is a roasting consultant and teacher, author of a terrific book entitled Modulating the Flavor Profile of Coffee, and the head roaster at Nossa Familia.

Reserve February 18 on your calendars! It's the weekend before President's Day.

Here's the address:

Nossa Familia Coffee
1319 NW Johnson St
Portland, OR 97209
503-719-6605

Please respond to this thread so I can compile an attendee list that I'll add to this announcement.

Attendees:
LDT (Laron)
Andy
drgary (Gary)
NossaCoffee (Geoff)
keno (Ken)
thuegli (Todd)
tadpole (Tim)
Chert (Flint)
roadman (Jonathan)

Added 1/22: Chert is trying to organize a swap of greens. Please PM him as the organizer of that.

Added: 1/26:

NossaCoffee wrote:Gary asked if Nossa could sell some green for you guys to play around with (and perhaps profile match our production roasts?). We're happy to do that.

Brazils, Guatemalans, and our Kenyan will be up for grabs.

Thank you, Geoff! I especially like the idea of comparing our home roasts with your production roasts. Wish us luck. We'll need it!

#2: Post by **LDT** » November 12th, 2016, 12:38 am

It's on the calendar! Thanks for setting this up.

#3: Post by **Andy** » November 12th, 2016, 4:52 pm

I'm in!

#4: Post by **NossaCoffee** » November 17th, 2016, 3:17 am

I'll be there!

#5: Post by **keno** » November 17th, 2016, 11:46 pm

Count me in! Really enjoyed reading Rob's book and learned a lot. Thanks for setting this up Gary!

#6: Post by **Fausto** » November 18th, 2016, 1:12 am

Will try and be there, can't guarantee it this far in advance. Haven't roasted before, but I've done a lot of reading, it would be an excellent learning opportunity I'm sure.

#7: Post by **thuegli** » December 2nd, 2016, 7:38 pm

Gary,
Thank you for setting this up. Ken just told me about this and I'll definitely be there.

Todd

#8: Post by **Chert** » December 11th, 2016, 11:22 pm

I have it marked on my calendar. [edit 1/12/2017 now that it looks like a definite plan.]

That evening, a jazz group I really like is playing at the Alberta Street Pub. Trio Subtonic. So I have two good reasons to head on over.

#9: Post by **JoeYang** » December 30th, 2016, 2:52 pm

I look forward to meeting you all

December 31st, 2016, 2:24 am

Welcome to HB! Do you prefer being called Joe or Wenbo?