http://www.st-helena-coffee.sh/
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
----- Original Message ----- From: "Frantisek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Bob Blakely" <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: OT-Coffee Theory
You're right, Paul, this is getting more than a bit OT, but that never stopped me before! <g>
I'm far from an expert in coffee (or anything for that matter <g>), but I'll tell you (and everyone else) something. If you want good coffee, buy green beans and roast them yourself. It's quite easy, doesn't take all that long, and one learns a bit about the whole coffee roasting thing. I can't tell beans from one country or region to another. But, there's nothing as good as coffee from fresh (as in 5 minutes ago) roasted beans, freshly ground, brewed properly in a French Press coffeemaker.
I would add one shamelessly political plug ;-), but hopefully not offending to anybody. If you also want good coffee, buy "fair trade" coffee. Not only, with current coffee market depression, it will be inherently better quality than the stuff Tchibo and others buy from Vietnam, but it's also a bit responsible on the planet and people. And for any coffee lover (like I am, brewing coffee in Dzjazwa most of the time, these coffees are very good. If you can't roast well yourself, get roasted beans and make the powder yourself. Already powdered coffee doesn't last well. Also, because of the current situation on the market (lowest coffee prices ever), many cheaper (and many big) suppliers sell beans which are harvested prematurely, and often with a lot of dirt in them. Fair-Trade coffee beans are made to a set (high) quality, often also organic growing quality (you can find both designations), and simply the program affords the growers to make good beans.
Good light! fra
