Foods from Bytown Beanery
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2011 Jul 4
Decided a while ago that I was no longer going to settle for bad coffee... reading some threads on OF helped me decide to take action.
What I decided to do was: purchase an Aeropress, a burr grinder, and fresh roasted coffee.
I bought the Aeropress and the coffee from Bytown Beanery, and a Bodum Bistro grinder from Amazon. Total investment in the two pieces of equipment was ~$130, which should pay for itself in not too long.
The coffee I am currently drinking is: Costa Rica Tarrazu FG Microlot – La Candelilla Estate (Ricardo Hernandez), which was roasted for me on the day of purchase.
I am still trying to determine how to make my perfect cup of coffee, but that is part of the fun of it! I am not going to give tasting notes because I am no expert, but it is a delicious cup of coffee. I believe tasting notes are on the beanery's website.
What I decided to do was: purchase an Aeropress, a burr grinder, and fresh roasted coffee.
I bought the Aeropress and the coffee from Bytown Beanery, and a Bodum Bistro grinder from Amazon. Total investment in the two pieces of equipment was ~$130, which should pay for itself in not too long.
The coffee I am currently drinking is: Costa Rica Tarrazu FG Microlot – La Candelilla Estate (Ricardo Hernandez), which was roasted for me on the day of purchase.
I am still trying to determine how to make my perfect cup of coffee, but that is part of the fun of it! I am not going to give tasting notes because I am no expert, but it is a delicious cup of coffee. I believe tasting notes are on the beanery's website.
2011 Mar 5
Not sure how to make this linkage from vendor to vendor so I guess we do it this way.
We have a limited selection of beans available off the shelf at the Extraordinary Baby Shoppe, in Hintonburg. And to answer the obvious question of what is the connection between a baby shop and coffee : my wife works there and her boss offered us shelf space to help get us off the ground, so we could not refuse.
And a further connection - one of the beans we sell there is the Santa Domingo Barahona, which is naturally about 30% lower in caffeine than most other beans. A lot of expecting and nursing mothers drink decaf or 50/50, so this is another option for them.
And yet another connection - new parents are often kept up a lot during the night, so they need a good caffeine charge in the morning!
We have a limited selection of beans available off the shelf at the Extraordinary Baby Shoppe, in Hintonburg. And to answer the obvious question of what is the connection between a baby shop and coffee : my wife works there and her boss offered us shelf space to help get us off the ground, so we could not refuse.
And a further connection - one of the beans we sell there is the Santa Domingo Barahona, which is naturally about 30% lower in caffeine than most other beans. A lot of expecting and nursing mothers drink decaf or 50/50, so this is another option for them.
And yet another connection - new parents are often kept up a lot during the night, so they need a good caffeine charge in the morning!
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