Re: [NTLK] [OT] Coffee & the Newt [was "Re: 2010?"]

Guys, check this out...

www.RudyBaggs.com

This guy is in Lansing, MI of all places. He has been roasting beans at home
for the last 5 years and just opened a retail coffee shop here in town to
show off his talents a year ago.

I hate coffee, my wife loves it. So over the last 10 years I have perfected
brewing coffee to her taste. She has always loathed that we couldn't share
this social ritual together. Two weeks ago Rob Flanders's Caffe' (where he
serves his Rudy Baggs beans) was in a local rag featuring the area's best
coffee. So naturally I took my wife there and Rob spent an hour with us
sharing his passion for the little brown nugget. Needless to say, I tried
the 4 brews he had from the Bright and Light to the Full Bodied. What an
experience. Oh, anyway, none of the 4 brews were bitter at all. So I ordered
a mocha. Can I just tell you I have a new addiction! So now I haul my 2100
to the Caffe' and plan my day over my heavenly cup of mocha, daily.

I also figured out that I can beam contacts from my MPx220 over to my 2100!
Sweet!

Anyway, to bring this back to Newton's, I'm going to host the next MI Newton
User Group since Matt K. did the last one and I'm going to have it at the
Caffe. Not only for the coffee, but it's a really cool atmosphere and he has
WiFi.

Best Regards,

Paul Curtis
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: newtontalk-bounce@newtontalk.net
> [mailto:newtontalk-bounce@newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of Jon Glass
> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 2:05 AM
> To: newtontalk@newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] [OT] Coffee & the Newt [was "Re: 2010?"]
>
> On 9/1/06, Lord Groundhog <LordGroundhog@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Jon! Thank you! You've just become a hero to me! Access through
> > notepad is fine. ** does little coffee dance **
>
> Glad I could help!
>
> > the different methods. Unlike you I generally avoid sugar
> (except in
> > Mediterranean where it's de rigueur) and I loathe "cow-juice" in
> > coffee as a rule.
>
> Well, good coffee I can drink black, but I started drinking
> coffee when I was about 4. I would steal from my dad's cup,
> so he started making me my own coffee--really sweet, weak,
> and lots of milk. So, how I got started is how I ended. ;-)
> However, I find cream useful for killing the bitterness of
> over-burnt coffee at restaurants, etc. and just enough
> sweetness to balance the cream. I don't like a lot of
> either... and good coffee don't need it. ;-)
>
>
> > > ...I've never had an occasion to try this stuff--I know
> it has to be
> > > made by someone who knows what they are doing, and I have yet to
> > > meet one of those someones...
> > >
> > Now you've met me; when I'll manage a trip to Poland is
> another question...
>
> Well, you are invited!!!! This week, we had our second NTLK
> guest visit us, and we are open to any others! Our whole
> family loves guests. :-)
>
> > > I do enjoy a Polish favorite when I don't have my
> express. Measure
> > > out your grounds into your cup, pour boiling hot water,
> wait for the
> > > grounds to settle, and drink. ...
> >
> > This sounds interesting. Out of curiosity, about how long does it
> > take for the grounds to sink? And is that coffee ground finely, as
> > for espresso, or coarser for a percolator or a drip? I'm
> guessing it
> > went badly in the USA because of the differences in the
> kind of bean
> > and/or the fineness or coarseness of the grind.
>
> I've never timed it, but maybe 4-5 minutes. And I think the
> grounds are smaller. I do know this, American coffee (the
> normal kind you buy in vac packs) is like boulders in
> comparison! My poor wife, the whole time we were in the
> states had to grind my coffee when she bought it.
> ;-) I think also, that most American coffees aren't roasted
> as long, but I do know that drinking "normal" American coffee
> has always been like drinking water to me. However, this past
> year, I noticed far more choices than before, and I did find
> some coffee that my wife didn't always have to grind. Sorry,
> I forget the brand.
>
>
> > Sounds as though a few of us could have a good time comparing notes
> > and trying different coffees. A dream is hatching for a
> > Newt-and-coffee meeting. Complete with a discussion of
> different ways
> > to use our Newts in the process of making coffee of course.
>
> Hm..... hm..... HM!!!!!
>
> --
> -Jon Glass
> Krakow, Poland
> <jonglass@usa.net>
>
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