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Off Topic :: RE: Tea Books

Author: [GreenBean]
Subject: Re: RE: Tea Books
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 09:37 PM (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 4

bruceb wrote:

I think if we really could be honest most people (aside from Dom, who has some kind of problem) here would have to admit that they like good tea, too. People who are willing to go to near-lunatic efforts to make anything, like coffee, tend to value good food and other good drinks, including tea. I generally drink my first cup of coffee when I get up and then drink tea with breakfast. Personally, however, tea made from bags is on the level of inst*nt coffee.

I normally find that I am in full agreement with your posts Bruce (oddly this is especially the case when you are disagreeing with an earlier post of mine ) but I have to say this is an exception. I do agree with the general sentiment but take great exception to some of the comments as follows:

"People who are willing to go to near-lunatic efforts to make anything, like coffee�"

I can not believe that you said that. Near-lunatic�. NEAR-LUNATIC�. I find it insulting that anyone would suggest that I would go to near-lunatic efforts to make my coffee. There is absolutely, positively, definitely nothing near about it.

"�tea made from bags is on the level of inst*nt coffee."

Who drinks tea made from bags? I thought it was made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant.
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Off Topic :: RE: Tea Books

Author: [bruceb]
Subject: RE: Tea Books
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 08:51 PM (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 4

I think if we really could be honest most people (aside from Dom, who has some kind of problem) here would have to admit that they like good tea, too. People who are willing to go to near-lunatic efforts to make anything, like coffee, tend to value good food and other good drinks, including tea. I generally drink my first cup of coffee when I get up and then drink tea with breakfast. Personally, however, tea made from bags is on the level of inst*nt coffee.
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Off Topic :: RE: Tea Books

Author: [AnnemarieT]
Subject: RE: Tea Books
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 07:29 PM (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 4

"The Way of Tea" by Master Lam Kam Chuen.

Please, don't hit me,but I love tea as well.
Not as much as coffee of course.

Places to drink coffee :: RE: UK Coffee iPhone App

Author: [Skippy]
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 04:43 PM (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 17

Its a shame, the app had great potential with a big update.
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Espresso :: RE: ECM machine on ebay?

Author: [Marysafc]
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 04:37 PM (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 2

Thanks. I'll watch it and make a decision nearer the finish. I won't go too mad though as it would only be a second machine for our place in Spain

Beans, Blending and Cupping :: RE: Hasbeen - "Frosty" Espresso Blend

Author: [GeorgeW]
Subject: RE: Re: RE: Hasbeen - "Frosty" Espresso Blend
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 04:05 PM (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 7

True that.^^^^^^
Better to leave for a while and especially with Monsooned Malabar. Use this straight away and you'll be up to your armpits in crema which is entertaining but messy.
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Espresso :: RE: ECM machine on ebay?

Author: [bruceb]
Subject: RE: ECM machine on ebay?
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 03:25 PM (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 2

As usual the answer begins with "Depends..." I think it is the predecessor to the new "Raffaello" with rotary pump and 8L boiler. If you are looking for something like that you can't go wrong. It's all metal and built like a battleship, parts are readily available, it's 44x60cm and probably pretty heavy. If I needed another machine I'd go for it.

edit: I have a .pdf-file of a brochure for the newer model if you're interested.
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Espresso :: ECM machine on ebay?

Author: [Marysafc]
Subject: ECM machine on ebay?
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 02:17 PM (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 2

Is this worth a bid?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Coffee-Machine_W0QQitemZ220549281989QQcmdZViewItem

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Espresso :: RE: UKBC 2010 Regional Heats - 26 Jan to 20 Feb

Author: [CakeBoy]
Subject: RE: Uk Regionals Online?
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 12:29 PM (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 36

Merging with other UKBC Heats thread.

The results of the competitions that took place last week have appeared on the SCAEUK site this morning:

UKBC South West Regional Heat:
1st Place. Jose Melium of Jika Jika Ltd, Bath
2nd Place. Trevor Hyam of The Plan Caf�, Cardiff
3rd Place. Nancy Scott of Coffee #1, Bristol

UK Latte Art Championships:
1st Place. Neil Le Bihan, of Exchange Coffee, Lewisham Market, London
2nd Place. Marcin Drzewiecki of Elior UK, London
3rd Place. Lynsey Harley of The Drury Tea & Coffee Co, London
Neil also won the price for the best individual �free pour� on the day

UK Coffee in Good Spirits Championship:
1st Place. Edmund Buston of Clifton Coffee, Bristol
2nd Place. Richard Teasdale of Coffee Aroma, Lincoln
3rd Place. Victor Frankowski of Union Hand Roasted, London

UK Cup Tasting Championship:
1st Place. Paul Stephens of Redroaster Coffee, Brighton
2nd Place. Jose Aguilar of Mercanta, London
3rd Place. David Faulkner of Extract Coffee, Bristol

It's great to see some TMC members doing well with a few names appearing above.

Congratulations to all
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Espresso :: RE: UKBC 2010 Regional Heats - 26 Jan to 20 Feb

Author: [Lynsey]
Subject: RE: Uk Regionals Online?
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 09:53 AM (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 36

The heats will not be streamed, but I believe the semis and finals will be.

Lynsey
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Espresso :: RE: UKBC 2010 Regional Heats - 26 Jan to 20 Feb

Author: [movingtolondon]
Subject: Uk Regionals Online?
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 09:30 AM (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 36

Just wandering if the UK regionals were available to watch online? Apologies if someone haas already asked this.
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Roasting - Equipment and Techniques :: RE: Roast Logger with multimeter USB cable & webcam input

Author: [GreenBean]
Posted: Feb 08, 2010 - 08:50 AM (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 80

Scoobs wrote:

Hi Green Bean

Wanted to see what you thought of using an Arduino for the data logging?

I am interested in being able to capture more than one temperature reading (bean temp and drum air temp) and perhaps a few other variables such as ambient temp, humidity etc as well. I was looking at the Arduino as it has 6 imputs and thought that it would be a good option due to it's cost and the open source nature of the software and hardware.

How easily do you think it would it be able to interface to your software?

Regards

JohnB

Hi John,

When I decided to add the facility to read data directly from a specific multimeter to this logger I chose the Victor 86 C multimeter. The main reason for this was that it uses a modern USB HID interface allowing the program to read the multimeter in just about any operating system without the user worrying about suitable drivers etc. Please see my post in this thread dated 16 January 2010 for further information.

The Arduino boards are good but they are only suitable for people who are comfortable with electronics and programming. It is of course possible to modify this program to read data from an Arduino board but, considering the small number of people who would use this, I do not consider it worthwhile. I think that data logging is very useful for variables that change during the roast such as bean temperature and environment temperature but do not understand why you would want more than a simple record of ambient temperature and humidity unless you believe that they will change during the roast.

The Victor 86 multimeters are good quality and only cost about �30, they are a complete solution for temperature measurement, and can be used by anybody. I have recently ordered a Victor 86 B multimeter to test with the logger as I expect it will have some advantages over the 86 C. Once that arrives (a few weeks) I will confirm if it works with this logger and confirm the advantages/disadvantages of each multimeter.

I am also considering modifying the logger to read from up to two multimeters (86 B or 86 C) in addition to two webcams and may do this in the next few months. I expect that, for most users, two temperature inputs would be sufficient and the multimeters would be a very much simpler and cheaper option that will work "out of the box".
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