Archive for the 'Coffee' Category

Attempts at Rosettas 2

Monday, September 19th, 2005

I think I did quite a good job at covering up a non existant rosetta *sigh* maybe next time it will be better??? I know what I should have done though, I didn’t keep agitating the jug enough so the foam seperated from the milk…. oh well
There is a serial on coffee that is being […]

Attempts at Rosettas 1

Wednesday, September 14th, 2005

We finally bought a stainless steel jug to froth milk on the weekend. This is one of my first coffees with milk frothed in it. How nice is that microfoam? It is so much easierand quicker to froth the milk, let alone pouring. I think I need to go practise, I will post more photos […]

Caphe cut chon or fox dung coffee

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

WTF??? I am sure you are probably all saying, well Caphe cut chon is a vietnamese coffee that is collected from the ground of Vietnamese coffee plantations (a similar coffee is avaliable in Indonesia and is called Kopi Luwak). The very best (supposingly) coffee cherries are picked out by the Palm Civet, the berries are […]

Bad Service & New Crockery

Saturday, May 7th, 2005

Well as you probably already know, I went to Andy’s Bakery before and I reviewed their Matcha (Powdered Japanese Green Tea) goodness. Well I went there today, and low and behold they had more Matcha goodness, a Matcha roll and cheesecake. Well, if you know me, I love this stuff, so I was stoked. […]

Closer all the time

Wednesday, April 27th, 2005

Isn’t that cute…. this was definately my best coffee yet. I took all of the suggestions on board for making my coffee better.. and guess what? they worked
For thos of you who make your own espresso here they are:
1) Only pour to 30ml for a single or 60ml for a double (ry measuring it […]

The Continuing Quest for the God Shot

Wednesday, April 27th, 2005

Well, I thought that I would make a coffee and try and get some feedback on it today at Coffee Snobs. This is online community where I get my green beans from, and very cheaply too.
This coffee is my own blend of 2parts brazilian, 2 parts ethipoian and 1 part Indian coffee. It is […]

Home Roasted Coffee

Saturday, April 16th, 2005

Today I drank my first home roasted, and home made espresso. It was sooo good! Unlike any coffee I have ever tried before, I now realise that most other coffee is stale and bland.
This was not an expensive exercise, I purchased a used espresso maker from ebay, a popcorn maker from kmart to roast the […]