pigdog wrote:hey dante
should you find yourself in HK do bring a nice bag of your best moccha! will gladly pay for it!
cheers
ctr
efm2 wrote:Hi Dante,
Where can I buy burlap bags locally? BTW, Merry Christmas
Cheers,
Edwin
dante wrote:efm2 wrote:Hi Dante,
Where can I buy burlap bags locally? BTW, Merry Christmas
Cheers,
Edwin
Hi Edwin, I don't use burlap but can ask my friends in the business about it. If you plan to use it for coffee, you might want to know that most folks are starting to veer away from burlap and jute and into mylar and plastic vac packed. Greens last longer and keep fresher that way.
Merry Christmas to all coffee aficionados out there!
efm2 wrote:dante wrote:efm2 wrote:Hi Dante,
Where can I buy burlap bags locally? BTW, Merry Christmas
Cheers,
Edwin
Hi Edwin, I don't use burlap but can ask my friends in the business about it. If you plan to use it for coffee, you might want to know that most folks are starting to veer away from burlap and jute and into mylar and plastic vac packed. Greens last longer and keep fresher that way.
Merry Christmas to all coffee aficionados out there!
Hi Dante,
Yeah. I think I've come across that discussion in one of the coffee forums. So, a vacuum sealer is the recommended mode of storage now? This is a little more expensive than burlaps but has more uses in the kitchen .
Thanks Dante.
efm2 wrote:Hi Dante,
Did you get yours locally? Any brand recommendation?
dante wrote:Happy New Year!
Storage tips: I pack roasted coffee in resealable bags but they are not as airtight as the Ziplocks. Best way to keep them fresh is to store them in those Lock and Lock airtight containers and keep them in your pantry - NOT IN THE REF! Refrigerating coffee will expose them to condensation every time you take the container out of the ref to get your daily dose. Room temperature is best. And brew your beans no later than 2 weeks after the roast date. I will indicate the roasting date of your coffee for your guidance.
kaffee wrote:dante wrote:Unfortunately, storing coffee in the ref is still common practice, as do fine grinding well ahead of brewing. Both takes out the freshness and aerates the coffee and makes it lose not just the aroma but the taste.
Anyway, any thoughts on the old, traditional hand grinder, @dante? Thanks
dante wrote:Welcome to WS and the WS Coffee Clicque bro!
O.D. Yeo wrote:dante wrote:Welcome to WS and the WS Coffee Clicque bro!
SIS, Dante.
dante wrote:Hi Kaffee, I like your handle. ...O.D. Yeo wrote:dante wrote:Welcome to WS and the WS Coffee Clicque bro!
SIS, Dante.
Woops! Mea culpa. Please accept my apologies Ms. Kaffee! Welcome to WS Sis!
dante wrote: ...Speaking of handles, I have a small collection of vintage Zassenhaus hand grinders. They are authentic burr grinders and, depending on the model that you get, can grind as fine as espresso quality grind. Almost all the Zassenhaus hand mills are good enough for grinding coffee to french press or even vacuum pot fineness...
dante wrote:... The pain is in the grinding. The finer you go, the harder and longer it takes to turn those hand cranks. I get a workout grinding just enough coffee for one person, much less two.
If you brew using french press or drip, you might be better off (in the absence of alternatives) using a Zass over those cheap blade grinders. What gets eliminated in the process of burr grinding are the fines (the coffee powder) that get overextracted whatever the brewing method and make the coffee sour.
efm2 wrote:"Now, if I had the chance to own one of these, I'd feel right to use it as an avatar."
Hi Miss Kaffee. Actually I have 2 of this model (154MA). One is in perpetual use while a brand new one remains untouched, unused. Judging by it's quality I think I won't be needing a spare. PM me if your interested. I can actually discern the degree of roast by how smoothly you can turn the handle. The darker the roast, the smoother it turns. For Aeropress using 10-11 grams of beans it takes around 130-140 turns. Not bad .
kaffee wrote: At 2:15 AM!
Hello, @efm2,
I did not imagine I'd actually read something like the quoted post above. Seems too good to be true. Thanks for the offer. Will PM.
Best-
K
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