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by majorzx3
July 28th, 2008, 7:37 pm
Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
Replies: 10
Views: 733

Intelligentsia no longer ships via UPS to Canada

Thanks Matt for the explanation. Unfortunately Wicked Coffee is in BC, I'm in Ontario. so it would be along journey for the coffee . I need to find someone closer to my home in Ontario. It was your shop that got me going on this coffee craze. I drove to your shop (over 500 miles
by majorzx3
July 27th, 2008, 8:58 am
Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
Replies: 10
Views: 733

Intelligentsia no longer ships via UPS to Canada

thanks guys, actually if you order air freight, the brokerage fee is included in the shipping fee with UPS. and it's fast that way. Hidden brokerage charges piss me off as well, so usually i don't like UPS from the States, but for coffee it's OK. For better or worse, I order a larger order and
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by majorzx3
July 26th, 2008, 8:47 pm
Forum: Cafes and Get-togethers
Replies: 10
Views: 733

Intelligentsia no longer ships via UPS to Canada

The last shipment from Intelligentsia took 8 days to arrive. They now only ship via USPS. They used to ship with UPS which arrived within 2 days. The coffee was already past it's prime. I wonder why they made that decision. Is it because they's like me to buy coffee from an authorized canadian
by majorzx3
February 21st, 2008, 8:51 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 65
Views: 10664

Behmor 1600 coffee roaster - group taste test

Thanks Mike. there are a few people on this board, that are very skeptical about the Behmor's capabilities. I personally only care about espresso roasting. I will eventually get into home roasting, but first I want to get a really good baseline with my Brewtus. I'm using a premium quality roaster's ...
by majorzx3
February 21st, 2008, 7:35 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 65
Views: 10664

Behmor 1600 coffee roaster - group taste test

It sounds promising that at least one batch from the Behmor was at least as good as the professional roast. Is there a chance you guys will experiment with espresso roasts? that would be most interesting to me.... Thanks, Zed
by majorzx3
February 1st, 2008, 6:28 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 11
Views: 1882

ECM Giotto vs. Expobar Brewtus II

well, I think there is one major difference. basically you need to temp surf with an HX machine, making things more difficult. I wanted a machine that was simple to use but still able to get superior product. The brewtus is so simple to use that I think my wife could use it. Simple
by majorzx3
January 27th, 2008, 7:49 am
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 74
Views: 29098

Leaving coffee beans in hopper

Before I read this thred I was certain that everyone dosed / shot, only because of laziness did people use the hopper. I don't think that any more . I filled up my Macap with 60g of beans, ground 2 g to get it going, cleaned out the doser and the chute. I
by majorzx3
January 27th, 2008, 7:32 am
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 18
Views: 1289

Seemed like a good idea at the time...

Wow that story.......... Reminds me of a lady that we took to the hospital (as a paramedic). She was rendering about 15lbs of pork belly and was just finished when she tried to take the large pot off her stove when she slipped. She burned all her skin off from her breast to well below her crotch.
by majorzx3
January 5th, 2008, 4:59 pm
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 39
Views: 37535

When did this espresso extraction go blond? [video quiz]

Hmm, I voted F, but had I been pulling the shot I would have stayed with it until the end of G. This looked a lot like the best ever effort of mine. Which incidentally was today. It made a really good cappa. I hope to pull shots like this on a consistent basis
by majorzx3
January 5th, 2008, 9:02 am
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 20
Views: 4246

Is your espresso habit unhealthy?

Ok , It's not as bad as I made it out to be. I am actually very surprised at how much I'm able to tolerate caffeine now. I can drink 3-4 doubles and not really getting bothered by it. Before I'd drink a cup o'joe and get the shakes. Somehow I can't bring myself to drink