The feed

Third pass on this lot. Ground two clicks coarser and the finish stopped drying out — that is the whole difference between a 7 and a 9.

Friday cupping at Hemlock & Ash. Six bowls, four of us, nobody agreed on bowl three and that was the best part of the morning.

Twelve years on the same hand grinder. The burrs are fine. It is always the bearing that goes, and nobody puts that on the spec sheet.

Settle it. Same bag, same water, you have one change left to make.

Cold brew on the patio at Panhandle, 101 degrees out, worth every minute of the drive.

Anyone dialled in the #nightshift espresso from the demo shop? @nadia.pours what grind are you running? #espresso

First pour on the demo beans at The Testing Room. The #yirgacheffe sample is all jasmine and lemon. #pourover