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By: Proportions, Revisited « Coffee Blog

Proportions, Revisited « Coffee Blog — Thu, 22 May 2008 15:43:17 +0000

[...] posed with a bit more heft than normal, I ground them all up, poured the resulting grounds into the Chemex and awaited the boiling of [...]

By: javajeb

javajeb — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:26:25 +0000

There are always coffee shops in a nearby city, but they’re being sold as lots, so there’s nothing terribly accessible for me.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:57:01 +0000

Short-term memory loss, eh? You’d better watch that and not let it get the best of you.

Yes, it was on a local list–Craigslist Austin. You’d could probably find that grinder if you wanted to see it. It was part of a failed coffee house, cafe, etc. Seems that several have failed in Austin recently as there were about three different listings. Grinder actually looked a lot like my Proline, except that it was much taller.

By: javajeb

javajeb — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:11:22 +0000

It’s been so long, I can’t remember. As for CL, was it a local one for you? I keep looking for coffee stuff in my region, but there’s little to be had here.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:29:05 +0000

Do you step back on the grind setting when switching to the Chemex? I noticed a grinder on Craigslist the other day that had grind settings marked for each brewing method, including Chemex. The Chemex setting was one click finer than the French Press.

By: javajeb

javajeb — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:42:56 +0000

For me, I’ve been stretching things a bit more. I was eyeballing it up until now, so the regularity and consistency has improved things all around. But, interestingly enough, I haven’t found the optimum sweet spot for the Chemex; 44 grams/32 oz water is too bland for me. Must be the filter.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:55:15 +0000

I’m still enjoying the stronger brew over here. However, I have noticed that it makes your supply of roasted coffee go down a little more quickly than anticipated. Looks like I will have to do some roasting today.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:04:04 +0000

Jason, you drink excellent coffee!!! It’s strong, but I LIKE it. Actually, though it was a bit stronger than I normally drink, it didn’t seem to be that much stronger. It seemed to have a fuller body with sharper flavors rather than just be overwhelmingly strong tasting as one might have expected.

I think my wife might even like it this way since she dilutes her coffee with creamer anyway. We’ll see.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 22:52:28 +0000

Okay, I increased the coffee grinds to 7 tablespoons this morning. Coffee was excellent! Tomorrow morning (Monday) I will give 10 tablespoons a try.

I had the Sumatra Lintong rested at 7 days this morning, and it was the best its’ tasted.

By: javajeb

javajeb — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:33:36 +0000

When I wrote this post, I was unsure about my count. Checked this morning, and it’s actually 5+ scoops. So, around 10-11 tablespoons of java for a 32oz French press.