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by DavidMLewis
February 26th, 2024, 8:01 pm
Forum: Grinders
Replies: 7
Views: 491

What kind of SSP flat burr does a Versalab M4 use?

Don't forget that the Versalab grinders have a separate conical pre-breaker. That's why the flat burrs don't have any
by DavidMLewis
January 15th, 2021, 1:07 am
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 8
Views: 1065

Coffees that don't freeze well

I have had good results using George Howell's method, including with naturals: I double-bag the coffee and freeze it, then remove what I'm going to use and grind still frozen, returning the bag to the freezer without delay. I have tried a comparison using a bag of the same coffee left out on the cou...
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by DavidMLewis
March 25th, 2019, 10:52 pm
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 11
Views: 1095

Recommendations and recipes for light roasted single origin espressos

The other place I'd recommend given your taste is "Heart". They roast very lightly (the owner is Finnish), but without ever going over into inadequate development. You won't see specific espresso roasts from them, because years ago they found their drip and espresso roasts converging to the same pro...
by DavidMLewis
February 26th, 2019, 6:09 pm
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 16
Views: 1234

WSJ: Freezing Your Coffee Beans? The Experts Say You're Doing It All Wrong

Well, George Howell has a lot of experience with this. Look at his "Notes From George", specifically issue number 2, to see what he thinks about it. He's very strongly in favor of keeping roasted coffee in the freezer and grinding what you need right out of the freezer. My experience, which is far l...
by DavidMLewis
December 11th, 2018, 10:42 pm
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 15
Views: 1641

One Of Our Coffee Family Has Lost Everything

Yes, Randy has always been more than helpful to so many of us. I'm glad to hear he made it out OK, and I hope he's back and stable soon. As he says, many weren't
by DavidMLewis
December 11th, 2018, 9:51 pm
Forum: Water
Replies: 4
Views: 241

Hairy Cellulose is Coming!

That's great news. I wonder how it works exactly. As I understand it, the knock on the template-assisted crystallization anti-scaling systems is that the small particles they release won't scale, but if the water sits in a boiler long enough the particles go back into solution and then the hardness ...
by DavidMLewis
December 3rd, 2018, 5:35 pm
Forum: Marketplace
Replies: 53
Views: 3908

Versalab M3 alignment kit

I sent Laura an email directly, but am not sure which channel is being monitored. I am definitely interested. Best, David
by DavidMLewis
November 15th, 2018, 5:47 pm
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 14
Views: 1555

Decaf Coffee Suggestions

In my experience, the Heart decafs are among the very few you cannot tell are decafs. "Here" is the current one. Note that all decafs stale much more quickly than regular beans, because all decaffeination methods I'm aware of physically compromise the bean, so I would keep them in the freezer as "Ge...
by DavidMLewis
October 31st, 2018, 4:49 pm
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 3
Views: 443

George Howell's Al Jabal Lot 15

I used 18g in an Aeropress with a Fellow Prismo bottom and paper filter over the Fellow one. 260 g of water at 208 degrees F, with 10 s of agitation initially, 10 s at 50 s, then 5 s and press at 1:45. It's Heart Coffee's recipe, and I use it with coffees where I want to bring the
by DavidMLewis
October 24th, 2018, 4:20 pm
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 3
Views: 443

George Howell's Al Jabal Lot 15

I ordered some of this when it was offered a few weeks ago for a few reasons. George Howell roasts so few natural coffees that when he does you know they'll be clean and spectacular. I have always loved Yemens. And I figured that if someone was trying to get coffee out of there the least I could do ...