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- March 15th, 2010, 11:37 pm
- Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
- Replies: 20
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Blue Bottle to open in Brooklyn, NY!
@artazza the space isn't a former warehouse. it had been a glass blowing artists studio + workshop for the past decade. it offered lessons under the name "one sixty glass" , then became a showroom for the owner john pomp glass. IIRC, they were priced out of the building by the landlord and relocated...
- March 10th, 2010, 9:51 pm
- Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
- Replies: 20
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Blue Bottle to open in Brooklyn, NY!
the blue bottle location is just about next door to me ( our buildings don't touch, but my backyard does. ) the place looks nice, but wasn't open the other day when i passed by. there is lots of great coffee nearby: gimme coffee is a 20 minute walk. they roast upstate. oslo has 2
- July 24th, 2008, 2:27 am
- Forum: Repairs, Restorations & Mods
- Replies: 7
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Insulating (Prosumer) HX Circuit; Pros and Cons?
I insulated my Expobar's boiler, and played with the HX. Based on the design of the Expobar, I wouldn't insulate its HX -- but Anitas are different. The issue with the Expobar is simple -- the lines run too close to the electronics. With too much insulation in there, the internal temp up rises up wa...
- February 2nd, 2008, 2:12 pm
- Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
- Replies: 14
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NYT Article: "At Last, a $20,000 Cup of Coffee"
did anyone else notice that they're just using standard Yama vac-pots?
- November 20th, 2007, 11:33 am
- Forum: Coffees
- Replies: 2
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Coffee Reseller Name?
Thanks Dan, indeed it was SoHo I'd like to see co-operative ordering too - though i fear that may never happen because of price discrepancies across roasters and blends
- November 20th, 2007, 11:30 am
- Forum: Coffees
- Replies: 12
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Recommended coffee roasters in New York?
Porto Rico is *awful*. They're good for office coffee or cold brew in the winter -- but thats it. They're very much a place that treats beans as a commodity - they have little flavor to start with, and the care put into roasting is just not there. That said, they're better than everything BUT our fa...
- November 20th, 2007, 10:59 am
- Forum: Coffees
- Replies: 2
- Views: 436
Coffee Reseller Name?
About a year ago I recall a shop that was reselling/distributing micro-roasters. They were operating out of NYC - soho to be exact. For example: you could order online from them 1lb or Hairbender and Black Cat. Does anyone remember their name, and if they're still in business?
- June 23rd, 2007, 4:55 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 30
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More on boiler insulation
i bought the remainder of the above silicone. insulated 2 of my machines ( expobar + isomac ), gave away the rest to a friend who did his brewtus silicone foam is the only option -- UNLESS -- you have an external rotary pump. if you have an internal pump (vibe or rotary), i think you're
- June 22nd, 2007, 6:59 pm
- Forum: Coffees
- Replies: 5
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Barefoot Coffee Roasters Element 114 likes it hot
there's an intense sweetness, the kind that hits you in the roof/back of your mouth, with something that I can only say reminds me of butter. the only other time i've tasted this was a god shot off the old mistral at gimme - which tasted like a square of unsweetended cocoa melted with a pat of butter.
- June 22nd, 2007, 3:34 pm
- Forum: Coffees
- Replies: 5
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Barefoot Coffee Roasters Element 114 likes it hot
To answer Dan's (offline) question, yes... It really is pulling that hot-- I tried several thermometers to make sure I wasn't crazy; a friend is using a PID. For most blends, I run about 6oz through the hx -- 2-3oz to get it down from the flash boiling point ( which i assume is 212 ) and 3-4