coffee diary

we proudly serve stumptown coffee...i enjoyed an americano at tiny's and a cappuccino at the albina press.

cupping 101

cupping 101
facilitaor: ed
objective: to analyze four coffee samples
roll call: jonathan, cheryl, ryan and kira

we were given 4 coffee beans to analyze

we analyzed the fragrances and aroma of the ground coffees

water was added to the ground coffee

more smelling of wet coffee

it's time to break the crust to capture the escaping gases (aromas)

spray and slurp to analyze the brightness, flavor, body and after taste

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the cupping was concluded with the attendees comparing notes and sharing their descriptions of the four coffee types based on five categories: fragrance/aroma, brightness, flavor, body and aftertaste. finally ed revealed the coffees samples...a tripled picked sumatra, misty valley ethipoian, 80 lot costa rican and an paca mara, el salvador.

the vendors for the 9.9.07 craft fair @ cafe grumpy

howdy folks...i thought you might want to check out the vendors participating in the hearts and crafts affair on sunday, september 9th, 2007 at greenpoint's cafe grumpy.

joi lakes
jr randolph
ange thielke
marilyn glinka
georgia varidakis
ilana kavadlo
kimberly scola
andria alefhi
kimm alfonso
the wreckford st. craft crew
aka cam cruz & kristen willoughby
alex kim
michelle antonisse
aimee monko
spades
aka hanna pak & kayla wiener
christian brown
kira birney
plus the official hearts and crafts affair band: mannequin circus
xoxo
kira