Minneapolis gathering 2021, July 31!

#1: Post by **MNate** » July 10th, 2021, 4:01 pm

Hey all! Let's do another get-together this summer now that it's safe to congregate again. I'll host it outside at my house in Edina since we're still on the tail end of COVID- I'll bring out my DE1 and Compak F8 and anyone else could bring a grinder to try - rain or shine should be fine. OR if we want to bring a bunch of espresso machines together, Truemagellen said we can gather at his machine shop. Perhaps we'll save that for a colder month though and enjoy outside while we can, but I definitely want to get there sometime soon. It's a big enough space too.

Saturday, July 31
8a-10a shall we say? We can stay a bit later if we like for sure.
MNate's house in Edina near Braemar - PM me for address!

Coffee and format? If it's at my house with one machine I would vote for getting a 5# bag of something that might be interesting to try different profiles, grinders, etc. to dial it in to different flavors. Something that could handle the "four mothers" recipes John at Decent talks about (see post 163 here: Decent Espresso news) - but maybe not too expensive...

Thoughts? Interest? Coffee? Want to skip my place and do the Truemagellen's right away?

I know summer is busy for everyone, but we can do this again too!

#2: Post by **truemagellen** » July 10th, 2021, 6:17 pm

Awesome yes I'm in for your place. I'll bring whatever machines people want but leaning towards Strietman ES3 and Ek43s.

#3: Post by **Davidm** » July 11th, 2021, 9:37 pm

Sounds great. Can bring another Decent and Monolith Flat if needed.

July 14th, 2021, 8:42 pm

Glad there will be a few of us.

I just ordered a 5# bag of the following from black and white roasters that was recommended over at the what's wowing you thread. It's something I would like to see how people dial in well.

https://www.blackwhiteroasters.com/coll ... co-natural

#5: Post by **nguye569** » July 14th, 2021, 9:34 pm

This sounds awesome. I don't think I've ever met anyone from MN, so I would love to come by. I also don't have a very refined palate, but would love to try stuff out.

Do we need pastries? I know a spot that makes a variety of croissants and can bring a bunch of flavors to try.

#6: Post by **Davidm** » July 15th, 2021, 8:39 am

Wow, interesting coffee. Looking forward to trying it.

#7: Post by **nguye569** » July 30th, 2021, 9:55 am

We still on for tomorrow morning?

July 30th, 2021, 11:35 am

Absolutely. Hopefully the smoke will not be too unpleasant. Maybe I'll post a pic this afternoon of our setup.

Anyone else interested in joining us?

#9: Post by **Davidm** » July 31st, 2021, 8:58 pm

Excellent meetup. Thank you MNNate for hosting.

2 Decents, a strietman, robot, monolith flat, EK43, and plenty of coffee & pastries.

Every time I go to an event like this, I leave realizing that I need a lever.

July 31st, 2021, 9:31 pm

Yes, thanks. I really enjoyed it too. I come away realizing how much a good grinder makes dialing things in so much easier.

I think my neighbors thought we had some car club going...

My other thought is it's so much easier to talk about gear than beans. That's true on HB too.

Until next time!

Edit: not to imply my F8 was hard to adjust, it wasn't, but I sold it a week ago and have rather been missing it. The Monolith was a treat to use though, for sure.