Edmond Dantes wrote in message
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"Wolfgang" wrote in message
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So, while I appreciate discussions of the fine points and the arcana of
food and beverages (it's probably no secret that I love spending time in
the kitchen), and such talk is never out of place in any setting (ya
gotta stop fishing to eat and drink once in a while, right?), I've never
really been a great fan of hard liquors. I don't mind that talk of
various single malt whiskies crops up here from time to time, but it
doesn't resonate for me. Beer, I know something about, having sampled
more than my share and even brewed a bunch of my own for a few years, but
I can't drink it anymore.....gives me a headache every time. Wine, I
like, but I've found that I'm not interested enough to spend the time and
money needed to learn about it in depth. Besides, the ten dollar a box
stuff works well enough for my daily needs with supper.

No, my concern is really more for the other end of the day. For years
now (many years) I have been dissatisfied with the pitiful trash that
passes for coffee in this country. I've always known, of course, that
something can be done about it but never got around to doing it. That
just changed.

One day last week, Becky stopped by with some freshly roasted and ground
Colombian caranavi. It got lost under a heap of something or other for a
day or two and then I brewed up a pot when it turned up again. Hey, this
is GOOD! Becky says talk to my dad, he sent me the roaster and a bunch
of coffee for Christmas. Becky's father has been roasting his own coffee
for 25 or 30 years. He'd talked to me about it a couple of years ago but
at that time it just sounded like too much to get into in a life already
crowded with many other things. But now I'd tasted the result. It was
time to talk to Rodger again. So, Friday night I talked to him for about
an hour and ended up going he

http://coffeeproject.com/index.html

and ordering a roaster and a couple of pounds of coffee, Ethiopian harrar
and something listed just as Bolivian shade grown organic (I wanted the
caranavi but apparently it's only sold bundled with other things in some
sort of sampler).

This morning I roasted and brewed my first pot of the harrar. WOW!

Anyway, I've done a bit of research on line in the past couple of
days....there is a ton of stuff about coffee. But I'm wondering if
anyone else here has played with this and if so, I'd appreciate hearing
about your experiences, preferences, etc. If not, any true coffee lover
should definitely look into the do it yourself thing.

Wolfgang




Coffee ? ...................you sissy........

Dumbass.

Wolfgang