Comments on: Post Christmas Life http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/ Coffee and Theo-centric Discussions Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:32:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: javajeb http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3926 javajeb Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:11:44 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/#comment-3926 Don't quite know what's the bugger right now. But slowly feeling better and better. Hopefully the coffee will bloom with flavor again. Don’t quite know what’s the bugger right now. But slowly feeling better and better. Hopefully the coffee will bloom with flavor again.

]]> By: Gerald http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3925 Gerald Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:04:14 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/#comment-3925 Sorry to hear that. Any one particular pollen that's getting you? Like Cedar pollen? It's especially heavy down here right now. Sorry to hear that. Any one particular pollen that’s getting you? Like Cedar pollen? It’s especially heavy down here right now.

]]> By: javajeb http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3923 javajeb Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:58:54 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/#comment-3923 Cool! I can't actually tell much about my coffee right now - the allergy/cold season is running strong. But it's still better than the alternatives. Cool! I can’t actually tell much about my coffee right now – the allergy/cold season is running strong. But it’s still better than the alternatives.

]]> By: Gerald http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3921 Gerald Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:35:57 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/#comment-3921 The square root of 225, eh? That IS a good deal then. Especially if you are getting some good pots of coffee out of it. I made one new believer in the importance of fresh coffee over the holidays. Mother-in-law ground too much coffee one morning. Said, oh well, I'll just save it until tomorrow morning and use it for coffee then. Next morning's coffee was so much poorer in quality that everyone noticed. The square root of 225, eh? That IS a good deal then. Especially if you are getting some good pots of coffee out of it.

I made one new believer in the importance of fresh coffee over the holidays. Mother-in-law ground too much coffee one morning. Said, oh well, I’ll just save it until tomorrow morning and use it for coffee then. Next morning’s coffee was so much poorer in quality that everyone noticed.

]]> By: javajeb http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3920 javajeb Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:31:19 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/#comment-3920 For the square root of 225, that's about all I consider it worth. So far, it's been fine for French Press, Chemex, and Vac. The FP is ground a bit to the fine side of medium; the Chemex around medium and the Vac on coarse. I didn't time the traversal of the coffee in the Vac Pot, but it sure tasted yummy! For the square root of 225, that’s about all I consider it worth. So far, it’s been fine for French Press, Chemex, and Vac. The FP is ground a bit to the fine side of medium; the Chemex around medium and the Vac on coarse. I didn’t time the traversal of the coffee in the Vac Pot, but it sure tasted yummy!

]]> By: Gerald http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/comment-page-1/#comment-3919 Gerald Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:39:53 +0000 http://javajeb.wordpress.com/2007/12/30/post-christmas-life/#comment-3919 I've wondered at the quality of that Cuisinart grinder for quite a while, Jason. I almost broke down and bought it several times. The price (as compared to many burr grinders) was just about too good to pass up--and that was retail price! I'll bet your wife got a really good price for a refurbished model. I hope it ends up working out for you, even if it's just to do one particular kind of grind (such as for French press). I really need to start playing around with my Yama vac' pot now that my wife has started drinking coffee again. For some strange reason, once I got that KitchenAid grinder I have been unable to make even decent coffee with the vac. First few pots stalled out and would not vacuum back into the decanter. Kept changing the grind to a coarser level until the coffee brew sucked down into the decanter much too quickly producing a thin imitation of coffee (underextracted). I am guessing that I either need to experiment with the time the coffee is brewing in the upper chamber with the heat on or I need to modify my grinder to make it step-less so that I can get the precise grind the vac pot needs. I may waste a bit of coffee, but it means I do get to play around with coffee. Should be fun! Right? :-) I’ve wondered at the quality of that Cuisinart grinder for quite a while, Jason. I almost broke down and bought it several times. The price (as compared to many burr grinders) was just about too good to pass up–and that was retail price! I’ll bet your wife got a really good price for a refurbished model.

I hope it ends up working out for you, even if it’s just to do one particular kind of grind (such as for French press).

I really need to start playing around with my Yama vac’ pot now that my wife has started drinking coffee again. For some strange reason, once I got that KitchenAid grinder I have been unable to make even decent coffee with the vac. First few pots stalled out and would not vacuum back into the decanter. Kept changing the grind to a coarser level until the coffee brew sucked down into the decanter much too quickly producing a thin imitation of coffee (underextracted). I am guessing that I either need to experiment with the time the coffee is brewing in the upper chamber with the heat on or I need to modify my grinder to make it step-less so that I can get the precise grind the vac pot needs. I may waste a bit of coffee, but it means I do get to play around with coffee. Should be fun! Right? :-)

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