Really? This might be true in some cases.

We taste all coffee as espr

I’m excited that there is a new legion of coffee drinkers on the scene who want to use their senses and taste everything about a cup of coffee.

There are so many factors involved in a cup of coffee  starting with the region, method of processing, storage,  shipping,   method and  degree of roasting, grinding, brewing and  drinking which  decide the flavor profile of the beans.

One of the best ways to see where a coffee fits for us is roast and taste the same coffee at 2 or 3 different roast  levels.  We buy only the best beans. Sometimes a light roast is the way to go but sometimes we prefer to go with what we call, a rich or finished roast.  The goal of roasting is to  bring out the unique flavors of the bean. I tend toward spicy, nutty, caramel and chocolatey syrupy flavors.

There is so much which happens to the bean during it’s 12-15 minute trip it takes in the roaster. It can be as simple or as complex as you want to make it. In my opinion light does not equal good-tasting and a rich finish does not necessarily destroy the taste profile.

Get crazy drink coffee. Buy it, grind it, smell it, soak it with hot clean water. Drink it down.

Because we Lobster Butter Love you, duh!!!!! (Offer only good online, and expires 2/16)

This Week I’m checking out the Presso Espresso Maker and  Japan Porlex hand burr grinder for my morning cup. Here is a lesson in drinking coffee totally off the grid and unplugged from the world. Here is a lesson in wanting, caring, experimenting, learning, and taking the time and attention to detail  to produce amazing espresso.

This shot is fresh roast, hand ground and hand pressed. Dude, with these coffee tools you are  so un-plugged you could be in the mall or air port, behind the wheel of my car, hey wait don’t make espresso and drive!

Here’s how you use the Presso and the hand grinder:

1. I had to set the burrs for a really fine grind and turn the crank on 21 grams of RoosRoast

2. put it in the porta-filter

3.tamp it down

4. add hot water (if you’re inside, use a kettle. if you’re outside, start a damn fire and boil your own water, tina.)

5. infuse the shot and slowly lower the Presso Arms.

I produced these amazing creme shots after 3 tries. The learning curve is not steep. If you have some basic skills like making ice cubes, nacho’s or a quesadilla you can do this trust me.

What makes this better then the AeroPress? It produces real espresso with creme.

Would you like it with a lemon twist?

No don’t be stupid.

Thanks for checking  this out.

the beginning

grinding grinding grinding

filling the portafilter with the freshly hand-ground coffee

preheating the presso

preheating and flushing the presso

tamping the grounds

about to pull a great shot

pulling the shot!

awesome shot, check that crema

the result! beautiful

That’s why I’m here to revisit the AeroPress. Over the recent holiday I was forced to fall back on the mighty AeroPress for coffee making and was reminded of how great a coffee maker it is.

The AeroPress Press ingeniously combines the French Press with the Vietnamese coffee dripper  and a hypodermic needle (yes, I said hypodermic needle not turkey baster)  in order to create an intense and smooth cup of coffee.

There are so many ways to us the AeroPress, for example the Upside down AeroPress method. Or my favorite way which is the lazy way. It’s so  lazy as all hell.  You just set it, forget it and squeeze all the good coffee juice out.

So what I do is put in 4 scoops of  slightly finer then regular grind coffee into the brewing chamber and add 190 F degree water to the top and stir with the fancy stir stick which comes with the AeroPress set. Then I start feeding  my son Jozo, then I add more water and  check the iphone and stir again and add a little more water (a total of 10 ozs of water) letting it drip into my (pre heated) cup the whole time and then when I feel like the moment is mine, I squeeze the rest of the hot water out of the precious  grounds into the cup for my amazing cup of coffee! MY MORNING MOMENT OF BLISS.

We offer you a moment of  bliss at a $3 discount, $25 for the aeropress.

Farmer’s Market is going strong. I don’t know if you city babes have these little things called farmer’s markets, but here in Ann Arbor we go hard allllll year even in the winter, standing in the freezing snowy wonderland to serve you hot coffee. Find us every Saturday in Kerrytown from 7am-3pm!

Jessica has perfected the hot cocoa recipe for all you baby’s mamas who are too afraid to pump caffeine into your child…

Bret is still here with his awesome dad Mark reading at RoosRoast everyday…

John got this awesome van back from Portland and we are going mobile, babe!

Boss man is drinking out of Jessica’s favorite mug again….

We got new awesome tee shirts…!

AND BREAKING NEWS, WE HAVE HIRED A NEW ROASTER. HIS NAME IS JOZO AND HE IS REALLY AWESOME.

love you babes!

Happy New Year!!1

Love,

Your friends at RoosRoast

$20 Lobster Butter Love Gift Bag:

Hand sewn  gift bag

1/2 lb. Lobster Butter Love coffee

1 Lobster Butter Love coffee mug

$20 Roos Love Gift Bag:

Hand sewn gift bag

1/2 lb. Espresso blend

1 Roos Roast coffee mug

$35 French Press and Mother Pheasant Plucker bag:

Hand sewn gift bag

3 cup Bodum French Press (your choice of orange, green, or black)

1/2 lb. Mother Pheasant Plucker

GET INTO IT. EMAIL OR CALL US FOR MORE INFORMATION. HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM ROOS ROAST. LOVE YOU.

On other relevant news: The Stadium Bridge is going to be under reconstruction starting on November 28th 2011. This is very good news because once the construction is finished there will be a new bridge! Also because the detour is going to take many folks right down S. Industrial which glides by our shop and this new early morning brew! See what you can do and stop in.

PS Recent arrival African Brundie oh yummy it’s excellent!

Thanks
Remaining your humble roasters of fine coffee

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