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Robyn's avatar

Love this Virginia!

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rivercityliver's avatar

I love coffee and went deep nerd on it a while ago. I've been lucky to attend some of the 'labs' at the London Coffee Festival so learned how to weigh out my coffee (in grams over here of course) and check temperature, etc. There's so many factors that impact on the beans. Did your Counter Culture dude talk about the specifics of the beans they use? You can also treat coffee plants within the same farm differently, with a definite impact on the flavor (foliar spraying, molybdenum). I have a burr grinder for my pour over (Hario v60) but cheat a bit for my espresso using a bean-to-cup machine. Most of the people I work with use the instant stuff like your friend. It is not for me! My parents were a Mr Coffee with Maxwell House kind of household. I didn't really start drinking it until college. As usual I've enjoyed reading your words!

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Virginia's avatar

What is it with this resurgence in Instant Coffee?? Not surprised that you're a java nerd. Next time you hop over the pond, come to Asheville and we'll grab a cup of REAL coffee, and hit a few breweries while we're at it.

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Sandra Riccardi's avatar

Weeping with laughter, here! 😂

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Virginia's avatar

I've told them that anything they say can and will be used against them.

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Sandra Riccardi's avatar

Delicious!

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Margaret Samulak's avatar

Can’t wait to go to Asheville and see Kahlil in action. He is a true coffee genius. Thanks for sharing your experience there.

Margaret Samulak, Bonita Springs, FL

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Virginia's avatar

He is indeed! Hope you have a great time when you're here.

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Mike Hale's avatar

Perrin seems he would be comfortable leaning up against a barb-wire fence as a character on "The Andy Griffith Show." Glad you had a chance to savor Khalil's special beans. Yep. "Deeply disturbed yet ethically-minded" pretty much sums up the "Up and Gone...." subscriber base...

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Virginia's avatar

Ha!

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