November 29, 2009 at 10:03 am · Filed under Just Stuff
I’ve been brewing espresso at home for a couple of months using a Krups 964 which was given to me from a friend. The machine isn’t fancy but it does what’s required. However, it didn’t take long to find out that the keys to good espresso are bean quality and quality of the grinder. I was originally using a whirly blade grinder but it’s results were uneven and I couldn’t get the grind small enough. Trying to make espresso on the cheap, I opted to get an old refurbished hand grinder. With the equipment set, all I had to do was find my preferred espresso beans. Luckily Vancouver is coffee crazy and there are a number of local roasters producing quality beans. Here are my favorites so far.
49th Parallel. Maybe my favorite tasting bean, although I haven’t had it for month or more now. My biggest gripe? It’s a pain in the ass to get there (Kits) from here (the Drive). Second biggest gripe? The beans are a lot harder to grind than the others I’ve tried.
Cafe Artigiano. Taste is fine. I find that the beans are really unstable though. Every grind I make results in a slightly different shot. I’ll make an espresso with a shot time of 28s and then the next one will have a shot time of 20s. This results in really different tastes.
And now my favorite….
Milano La Futura. Easy to grind, consistent shots, and of course very tasty.
November 26, 2009 at 11:34 pm · Filed under Just Stuff
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Let me be the rain
you thirst for
let me be the sun
that you adore
and let my sweet, sweet ocean
caress your shore
let your heart
search no more
you’re my earth
mmm
paradise
i say you’re my earth
my earth, my my
you’re my earth
you’re my earth
sweet paradise
i say you’re my earth
there’s no place i’d rather be
your beauty is surrounding me
for your tears black orchids bloom
orchids bloom
my soul is fed by you
fed by you
the wanting with birth, then death
it’s back to dirt
home, to you
you’re my earth
in paradise
i say you’re my earth
my earth, my my
you’re my earth
you’re my earth
sweet, sweet paradise
i say you’re my earth
sweet, sweet
mmm
sweet, sweet paradise
i searched for you all over the world
yes, search
searched for you
all my life
i’ve searched,
searched for you
searched for you all my life
life
mmm
yeah
oh i
mmm
i’ve searched,
searched for you
searched for you all my life
i’ve searched,
searched for you
searched for you all my life
oh i
listen to my heart speak
bathe in the warmth of the morning sun
morning sun, morning sun
i wait for you
i wait for you
hmm
bathe in the warmth of the morning sun
morning sun, morning sun
my earth
bathe in the warmth of the morning sun
i wait for you, i wait for you
bathe in the warmth of the morning sun
i wait for you, i wait for you
bathe in the warmth of the morning sun
i wait for you, i wait for you
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