MAS o Menos

The December INeedCoffee features a new article by me called Troubleshooting French Press Coffee. It is the sequel to my 2002 article Press Pot Tutorial.

The full INeedCoffee December 2007 newsletter follows.

** Vacuum Pot Brewing
by Ryan Jacobs
http://ineedcoffee.com/07/vacuum-pot-brewing/

Vacuum brewers come in many shapes and sizes, yet they are more alike than they are different. They have the same basic components and operate on the same basic principles. You may also hear of these devices referred to as vac pots.

** Espresso Rum Balls
by Lura Lee
http://ineedcoffee.com/00/12/rumballs/

Learn how to make this easy holiday treat.

** Troubleshooting French Press Coffee
by Michael Allen Smith
http://ineedcoffee.com/07/french-press-coffee/

It’s been five years since I wrote the Press Pot Tutorial. Since then I’ve brewed a lot of coffee in my press pot. A lot of coffee. Along the way I’ve developed a checklist of steps to take to improve the taste of French Press coffee.

** Brewing Turkish Coffee Using a Traditional Tabletop Burner
by Karolos Tsiligirian
http://ineedcoffee.com/07/turkish-tabletop-burner/

Before electricity and gas people used plain old fire to make coffee! They used wood fire and big pots, and they ground their coffee with stones or wood

** Frail Wings of Time
by Derek Hobbs
http://ineedcoffee.com/07/frail-wings-of-time/

Painting made using coffee and acrylic on canvas.

Legacy Comments

Aviva

I think the web is missing a forum for unbelievable coincidences. Craig & I share ours constantly. Quick example - a big game here (in Okinawa) that the wives like to get together & play is bunco. It’s a dice game, and I’d never heard of it before moving here. I’ve played a few times, it’s fun. I went last Sunday to a great game. Monday we watched the most recent episode of Friday Night Lights (guilty pleasure) and the wife on the show decides to go play bunco with the girls.

So a few days ago, Craig was saying he wanted regular coffee (I tend to make espresso drinks only). We don’t have a drip coffeemaker, but I did bring my press. I told him I’d have to look up some directions because I wasn’t sure about the grounds to water ratio or what temp was good, etc. Though my burr grinder does have a press setting.

That was the day before this post. So thanks for reading my mind - I’m happily sipping my press coffee coffee.

MAS

It’s an x-MAS miracle!

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