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National Coffee Day Round 2

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Round two! Stop #3 Olympia Coffee Roasting Co. where I enjoyed a single origin espresso. The Costa Rica Llano Bonito Natural espresso tasted like Sugar Smacks. It was well balanced, sweet, and had a caramel/molasses finish. I really like the ambiance of this shop. The music was pretty dope too. I know it’s super hipster but Bon Iver’s Woods was playing and it’s kinda perfect for a grey rainy day.
The final shop for today was Sizizis. Usually I don’t say anything if my coffee experience was bad…not today. I ordered a macchiato and was served a bad cappuccino. This was not by accident because the barista called out macchiato. The drink was not good. I’m sure it not always this bad. I’m simply reviewing my one experience on this day.
So that’s it!! I hope you have a wonderfully caffeinated National Coffee Day.

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Kalita Wave

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I decided to spend some time with the Kalita Wave this afternoon.  First off I love the how the wave looks, its shiny stainless steel with ridges hence the wave I presume.  It has a brown plastic handle with little brass embellishments.  I’ve mainly done pour-overs with the Hario V-60 so this shiny device is a nice alternative.  It has three ridges on the bottom of the inside to keep the filter from stopping the water flow.  The water flow is slower than with a V-60 so I went two steps coarser on my grind.  After side by side tasting the natural brown filter MUST be pre-washed.

What you need: Kalita Wave, coffee and a kettle.

For my pour I did a 70g bloom for 30 seconds

Bloom

then I added half the brew water let it sit for ten seconds

first fill

and added the remaining water in a circular motion.  What ended up in the cup was caramel and walnut up front with a light floral mid and a sweet creamy finish.

Bolivia Cafe Golondrina 

Extraction Yield 20.32 %
TDS 1.26 %
Dose Weight 26.0 g
Brew Water Weight 466 g

Coffee Details

Brew Water Start Temp 93°C/200°F
Brew Time 2 mins 39 secs
Method Pour Over
Roaster Name Olympia Coffee Roasting Co.
Roast Style Medium
Farm/Farmer Celso David Mayata Quispe
Grinder Mahlkoenig Guatemala
Grind Setting 8

Kalita wave

USBC finals

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The USBC started yesterday.  Today the semifinals were held and two of my co-workers participated.  Sarah Dooley and Robbie Britt represented Espresso Parts in the Fullest.  It makes me proud to have that kind of talent in our company.  It was so great to watch competitors from Sam Purvis to Scott Lucey be amazing representatives for our industry.  Every year the competitors get even better and make the rest of us practice even harder to be great.  Here are the finalists:

1. Kevin Bohlin (Ritual)

2. Pete Licata (Honolulu Coffee Company)

3. Trevor Corlett (Macap)

4. Lorenzo Perkins (Cafe Medici)

5. Ryan Knapp (Macap)

6. Nik Krankl (Gelato Bar & Espresso Cafe)

The first brewers cup was held this weekend and two of my good friends competed.  Jared Gum and Mike Cannon repped well for the PNW and have made it to the Finals!  I am so glad these two made it, they have worked their asses off since NW regionals and deserve to win it.  Good luck guys!

Espresso Parts is hosting a USBC finals viewing party tomorrow starting at 10am and going until the winners are announced.  So come to the Olympia lab and make coffee with us while we watch the finals!

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It’s almost Friday

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Today I got a visit from Akaash Saini a vlogger from Seattle. We originally met at the first Seattle Coffee Society meeting. He was visiting Olympia for the opening of the farmer’s market . luckily he had time to stop by Espresso Parts for a quick tour and a shot of The Sermon espresso we got from Verve yesterday. This is the fist time I have had Verve and I am very impressed, the espresso ended up like a PB&J sandwich in the cup.

I showed him around EP and we had a shot of Big Truck at Olympia Coffee.  Our last stop was Sizizis a 24hr shop that serves Hairbender from Stumptown.  It was nice to show off some really good local shops and talk coffee.

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