Taste and See
Nov 7, 2021, Muncie IN Psalm 34:8 O Taste and see that the Lord is good… If you come to my home, I will offer to make you coffee. Coffee is part of my culture. So when we had guests, I offered and they accepted. Our guests knew I was a coffee aficionado and was looking forward to a cup. I had coffee from Ethiopia Sidamo and Mexico Chiapas on hand. In my opinion, Ethiopia is better, so I decided to use it. I was looking forward to sharing this with them. I filled the electric kettle with filtered water and turned it on. I measured out 42 grams of Ethiopian beans and placed them in the burr grinder . The grinder was set for medium course, making the grounds similar to table salt. I stopped the kettle before it boiled because that affects the taste. Next, I measured out 700g of water for a 1/16 ratio. I poured the remaining hot water over the filter into the chemex to warm up the glass. Using a gooseneck kettle , I slowly saturated the coffee grounds ...
