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by ex trahere
February 18th, 2015, 8:50 am
Forum: Buy/Sell
Replies: 0
Views: 862

[SOLD] Versalab M3 Grinder with Ebony bean cap

Greetings folks, So I put this grinder up for sale previously, but got cold feet and decided to keep it. Well I am finally ready to say goodbye to this beautiful grinder. It is in amazing condition, and has never been used in a cafe setting. I briefly used it as a home espresso grinder, but predomin...
by ex trahere
November 9th, 2014, 8:43 am
Forum: Coffee Brewing
Replies: 96
Views: 5527

Measuring Extraction Yield on Siphon/Vac Pot Coffee?

Lots of really helpful info in this thread! Thank you to all whom have contributed. The timing couldn't be better as I have recently been dwelling on my vac-pot technique. I used to be in the habit of excessive updosing, which would sometimes taste good, others it would be completely overbearing, as...
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by ex trahere
October 1st, 2014, 12:49 pm
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 25
Views: 1796

Fermented coffees!

All coffee goes through a fermentation period. Fermentation (of washed coffees) occurs at origin after depulping. The goal however is not for it to taste fermented, rather to allow naturally occurring airborne microbes to easily remove the mucilage prior to drying the parchment coffee. If however, y...
by ex trahere
March 19th, 2014, 12:55 pm
Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
Replies: 41
Views: 1809

Teaching Coffee at the University of Chicago

Thanks for the kind words Chert! I admittedly have been absent from HB threads for a while now. I am technically no longer an HB, as I parted with my espresso machines. I do still of course still love espresso, just have been focusing mainly on brewed coffee. On top of that I forgot my password
by ex trahere
March 7th, 2014, 1:06 pm
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 6
Views: 565

Espresso & Coffee on Instagram and Twitter

My personal accounts are pretty coffee centric: Instagram: @mon_cul Twitter: @patmccoffee I also run a mobile coffee business that has an active Twitter and Instagram presence(same handle for both): @westernwoodsco
by ex trahere
March 3rd, 2014, 2:11 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 26
Views: 1757

Refractometer as a roasting tool

Not sure of Ed's other public uses, but he has brought it to markets I have brewed at the past couple weeks, and he has refracted my brews, factoring in my brew ratio to achieve ext. %. I'm pretty sure i was hitting around 1.4 TDS and just under 21%. I guess that's a bit high for unsifted
by ex trahere
July 31st, 2013, 3:29 pm
Forum: Coffee Brewing
Replies: 20
Views: 11413

Fino Kettle Flow Rate for Pourover

Glad you got to the bottom of it, Javier! I will do a full write up soon when I have time and will go into detail about the most badass pouring kettles in existence!
by ex trahere
July 31st, 2013, 9:06 am
Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
Replies: 4
Views: 654

Espresso Boulder-Ft Collins Area

Not sure on Boulder, but these are musts if you are in FoCo: {link} -- go here for espresso {link} -- go here for pourovers
by ex trahere
July 31st, 2013, 8:44 am
Forum: Coffee Brewing
Replies: 20
Views: 11413

Fino Kettle Flow Rate for Pourover

Those are cool for heating water, but for the actual brewing process I prefer something a little more ergonomic. {image} Once you go handleless, you never go back
by ex trahere
July 22nd, 2013, 4:45 pm
Forum: Coffee Brewing
Replies: 34
Views: 11135

Coffee to water ratio

This thread sort of fizzled out, but is relevant to a recent discussion I was having with a roaster. He gave some basic parameters, and for one coffee it was 12-15 grams to 300 grams of water, while the other was even lower at 10-12 grams of coffee to 300 grams of water. This is on the low