| I don't get to travel like I used to. In my early days I'd find myself drinking cowboy coffee in a gypsy wagon at 10,000ft waiting to select livestock on horseback. Now I work mostly out of my office at home where the homeroast is always available. Though I often go to meetings elsewhere and always bring a thermos. Otherwise, when I'd take a sip of meeting coffee someone would tend to look at me and say "are you alright? is there something wrong?" On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Tom & Maria - Sweet Maria's Coffee wrote: <Snip> an <Snip> and <Snip> ee <Snip> a <Snip> ity <Snip> rt, <Snip> up, <Snip> but <Snip> st <Snip> or <Snip> and <Snip> a <Snip> en <Snip> up. <Snip> way <Snip> s a <Snip> e. <Snip> of <Snip> the <Snip> wife, <Snip> ops. <Snip> ican <Snip> I <Snip> ay <Snip> to <Snip> mariascoffee.com <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> ariascoffee.com <Snip> -- = Ed Bourgeois aka farmroast Amherst MA.http://coffee-roasting.blogspot.com/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
| Yep, I agree. I have to say having my Aeropress & CCD & Hario Skerton, and now the SM's tea kettle (Ibis mini?), I'm happy with my travels when there is no good coffee. For my flying travels, I have to agree that the Aeropress & Skerton work well enough to deliver nice fresh coffee. Depending on the locale, I take either beans and grinder, or ground. Also, I just got back from Utah on a ski trip with the family, and I brought my tea pot, CCD, and grinder. Our family friends were just laughing, until I made them a cup of 3 day old Ethiopian. They finally could drink black coffee and were loving it. It's a little more work, but it's worth it. Some other updates from past posts, just to complete the saga(s), for those who want to read. :-) I went to the coffee shop that was mentioned this morning for my atonement. Unfortunately, I stand by what I said (maybe I'll find a good shop some day). Espresso was watery and over extracted, cappucino was almost like my other experience. So home roast, despite it's variability and uncertainties, brings so much more with its freshness compared to shops in my locale. If I had Barefoot or Red Berry or Blue Bottle near by, it would be tougher. But, the baked goods and drip are still good. Just one man's opinion. A Las Vegas update, from my trip through Vegas to Utah: the family of 5 stayed at Embassy Suites Convention Center OFF the Strip. I loved it! It had a nice room, and a little kitchenette for making coffee, whereas my Strip hotels had nothing. I broke out the CCD and kettle, and fresh coffee and was simply delighted. So at least there's hope for some less known hotels. England update: I'm staying in Southampton. I'm going to check out the link to see if I can find anything, but I'm guessing more shops are in London. I'm trying to arrange a meeting in London, so maybe I can find one nearby the office. Funny thing is, I'm staying at the hotel that accused me of being a smoker for brewing fresh coffee in their room. This time, I'll do it closer to an open window. ;-) I do like UK hotels though because so far, all of the one's I've stayed at, had a tea kettle available, so one less thing to carry. Thanks for the tip to the UK shops. Now, off to see if I can find tips on roasting Panama Gesha without ruining it. I saw that Barefoot has some Gesha on the bar in French Press, so I'm looking forward to trying that in 2 weeks (Chris - that's an invite if you can get to the shop early in the AM before the kids school. I'm aiming to get there at 7ish, when they open). Cup is on me! If you're interested to try again, email me off list. Have a good one everyone! Greg |
| Ummm, Tom I gotta admit that's how I travel if I'm gone for more than a week... A Poppery, Turkish grinder and melitta pourover and the Bodum H2O boiler.. Would rather buy clothes where I'm going than coffee.. But keep the crown it won't pass TSA anyhoo. Terry/Kona Tom sez: " Now, if we found someone on the list who actually travels with green coffee and a roaster (!) as well as grinder and brewer..." Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
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| Aha! I knew there would be one, but didn't think it would be you, Terry! I mean, i travel with a roaster to give it to a producer (which in itself has caused scrutiny at foreign customs counters) but not for roasting my own coffee hile traveling... you win Terry ! You are, in the best of ways, a TRUE coffee lunatic! -Tom <Snip> -- -Tom "Great coffee comes from little roasters" - Sweet Maria's Home Coffee Roasting Thompson & Maria -http://www.sweetmarias.com Sweet Maria's Coffee - 1115 21st Street, Oakland, CA 94607 - USA phone/fax: 888 876 5917 - info_at_sweetmarias.com Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| When I travel by car for longer than a week, I include an original FreshRoast & greens along with the brewing equipment - a four cup Melitta electric brewer - and a couple of mugs.. Last week I made a quick flying trip - no checked baggage. I brought a small Melitta cone & filters, Zass Turkish grinder, my own mug & enough coffee for two days. The TSA quizzed me just a bit about the Zass (on the Xray) but decided I looked harmless and let me go on without further inspection. (I used hot water from the hotel's in-room brewer.) Dave Westerville, OH On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:51 AM, Tom & Maria - Sweet Maria's Coffee wrote: <Snip> as <Snip> eep <Snip> mariascoffee.com <Snip> <Snip> <Snip> ariascoffee.com <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
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| <Snip> Yes - the Hario grinder, even with ceramic burrs, got me some extra inspection in carry on bags, with the TSA and overseas as well. -- -Tom "Great coffee comes from little roasters" - Sweet Maria's Home Coffee Roasting Thompson & Maria -http://www.sweetmarias.com Sweet Maria's Coffee - 1115 21st Street, Oakland, CA 94607 - USA phone/fax: 888 876 5917 - info_at_sweetmarias.com Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| On Mar 8, 2010, at 2:51 AM, Tom & Maria - Sweet Maria's Coffee wrote: <Snip> I've considered keeping a popper in my locker in San Diego for when I end up at the office out there....there's a Masters Appliance heat gun in the lab, but it's been used for lab stuff - I don't think I'd aim it at anything I was going to consume. I did bring some greens once, and gave them to a cow-orker there who has thought about home roasting. Don't know if he ever actually did anything with them.... - allon Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Sandy, If I remember right, you had a baggage handler detune your guitar for you and leave you a note, right? Scary. -Chris On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Sandy Andina wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
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| Back when Harrar Horse was in steady supply, C and I bought a fifth wheel to travel with. I did bring along my modified P1 to roast with and my Mazzer Mini to grind with, and the coffee on that trip was indeed excellent. Next year, we still were able to get pounds of the horse, but roasting and grinding was a bit inconvenient we thought. ( C dropped the Mazzer one day and it went through the oak door of a cabinet :( ) Soooooo, I roasted up several pounds of Harrar Horse, and then ground it all! no vacuum sealing, just stored it all in those clamp top jars with the silicon washer seal. We drank this coffee for several months, enjoying every last drop :) Now I do not claim to be a real connoisseur of coffee like lots of folks on this list, but I do know what me and C like, and horse is really better than fine :) We sure miss having it around. That being said, we have tried and liked several of the dry-processed coffee that Tom offers, and almost all of the wet processed from the sample packs. Nope, none of the wet process appeals to us, and my taste buds are so crude that it is hard to imagine that I can tell the difference in how dry processed is roasted, but I can. And I can tell if I like it or not. We never taste any of the wonderful flavors that are listed in the description, but liking what it is, to me, is good enough. I have finally decided. PeterZ Roasting still, 540 gr at a time in my bread machine/turbo oven mod, here in LHC Tom & Maria - Sweet Maria's Coffee wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Oh man.... That was just mean! My all-time favorite! Will we ever see it again? <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
| Peter and C: I can still taste the blueberry... Maria, Ben and Tom: the gift for me was my link to Sweet Maria's!! With you I have the ability to taste the top 5% of the worlds coffee. I try many coffees but the BEST are from guys (Maria, Ben and Tom.) because you tell me about the coffee, I do not know the intricate smells, tastes of an individual bean; because you do, I learn and thanks so much. ginny On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 7:28 PM, peterz wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |