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by Ken Fox
June 18th, 2011, 10:27 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 140
Views: 9846

Large Home Roaster Coffee Buying Club

As I mentioned in this thread, "A Visit to the 49th Parallel Roasting Facility" 49th Parallel and many other household name roasters, will use an importer/wholesaler to handle their logistics, even if the coffee is being directly imported. If Atlas Coffee were to be used for the logistics to bring i...
by Ken Fox
June 18th, 2011, 10:20 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 17
Views: 4300

La Cimbali Junior flush technique...

Several years ago we had frequent threads about fine shot temperature management, even people claiming that they could taste temperature differences that are beyond the ability of any machine to deliver, and the ability of the measuring devices used to measure with. Those threads have disappeared. A...
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by Ken Fox
June 17th, 2011, 4:30 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 17
Views: 4300

La Cimbali Junior flush technique...

Actually, I would never (and have never to my knowledge) suggested that -- leaving the side panel off or for that matter removing it in order to adjust the Pstat on a shot to shot basis. The machine is not designed for that. The new machines have their Pstat (a Cimbali branded microswitched pstat) i...
by Ken Fox
June 17th, 2011, 10:18 am
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 4
Views: 923

Tips for working with Vienna roast

There are very few roasters who have successfully roasted coffee to a dark level, that results/resulted in good straight shots of espresso. Alfred Peet, who founded the Peet's Coffee chain, is reputed to have done so, although I never had an espresso in one of his cafes when he was in charge, and th...
by Ken Fox
June 16th, 2011, 11:22 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 16
Views: 3388

Importing green coffees in Canada: new UPS fees

UPS is the dominant ground parcel shipper in the USA and a major force around the world; Fedex is a modest player in ground shipping, and the postal services but a blip on the radar screen. I lived in Alaska for 6 years (1986 to 1992), and at that time the only service that UPS offered was air shipm...
by Ken Fox
June 16th, 2011, 9:55 pm
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 17
Views: 4300

La Cimbali Junior flush technique...

I have no experience with the Casa, but unless I am mistaken, there is no difference in its basic components vs. the regular DT1 rotary Junior. The changes in the steam tip I am unaware of, that is sure, however I'm surprised to hear that they are so extreme that turning down the pstat to the range ...
by Ken Fox
June 15th, 2011, 2:43 am
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 10
Views: 890

Where does ExtractMoJo fit in?

Disclosure: I have never used an ExtractMojo, but I have discussed its use with Andy S. One of these days I might buy one, but I have no plans to do so at present. This device has provided some independent support for the idea of trying to control for the extraction yield of dissolved solids from an
by Ken Fox
June 14th, 2011, 10:28 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 60
Views: 5572

A case for home roasting?

I agree 100% with the above. Very few people will get consistent, professional quality results using typical home roasting equipment, although they may get close on occasion. Home roaster equipment is just not that consistent or easily controlled to do that, and in many cases is under powered and/or...
by Ken Fox
June 14th, 2011, 12:50 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 60
Views: 5572

A case for home roasting?

(some snippage) There are many analogies out there, which I will spare our gentle readers from My advice to anyone reading this is that rather than trying to become semi-competent with all the green beans that are out there, is to figure out what it is that you really like, and then concentrate on t...
by Ken Fox
June 12th, 2011, 12:49 pm
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 9
Views: 3040

A Visit to the 49th Parallel Roasting Facility

This visit was different than the last time I went (to the prior roasting plant) in that I spent very little time in the roasting facility itself but rather had more than hour with their green coffee buyer, Mie Hansen. This was great because I've seen roasting facilities before and after a few visit...