coffee syphon

During my trip I bought a KONO coffee syphon, so I could experiment with yet another method of brewing

To date I have the following equpiment
plunger
moka pot
espresso machine
syphon filter

will have to go through the different methods to rediscover the different tastes

alessi jug

wow! I really want one or even two! will someone sponsor me?!

odd jug

found the oddest looking jug on the web today from illy



if I have the chance, I must get this together with an Alessi item ($$$) and try them

SNBC

entered the SNBC for fun and got the 3rd prize, not bad considering that I am only a home barista!

1st place went to ...eleen


who I have now influenced to buy all types of cool (and costly) equipment!

of course, it was interesting to meet some of the local coffee geeks & talk to the suppliers about the local scene. unfortunately, I think that the local scene won't improve much till the consumer realises that they can demand more when they pay $5 for a latte or cappucino, instead of accepting what comes over the counter

five senses!

wow! these guys are really helpful!

busted boiler!

thanks to a repairman who shall not be named, there is a crack in the boiler of my machine. now it will not keep pressure when it gets hot. efforts will be made to fix the problem.

i probably will have the strip the whole machine apart and have the crack brazed over. sigh!

Epic Latte Art course

well, heard that Epic Espresso is holding classes for latte art to be taught by their resident latte art expert (also WA latte art champion) Megan, signed up for it with Zach.

ACF cups