Roberts rebuild
All 176 videos from Emilia and Ryan’s 1982 La Pavoni Pro rebuild, numbered in playlist order.
Best explanation for dialing in your grind
Clive Coffee comes through again. https://clivecoffee.com/blogs/learn/the-all-inclusive-guide-to-dialing-in
I owe much to La Pavoni
Life is too short to drink bad coffee. I retired in 2014. One of my goals was to learn how to make good coffee at home – economically with joy. I knew that many espresso aficionados spend thousands of dollars on mac…
Frozen vacuum-sealed beans and The Pappaccino
We had friends over for dinner this past Tuesday night. MJ asked if I could make coffee, to be exact, DECAF coffee, since it would be served AFTER dinner. I told her that all I had was some Intelligentsia Black Cat Es…
Black Cat Project Analog Espresso – still a favorite
A new coffee mug for one of my favorite coffees: Black Cat Project Analog Espresso by Intelligentsia Coffee . RECIPE: 32g beans (Analog blend) 100ml 85°C water in inverted Aeropress stir (flat bottom whisk) 45 sec blo…
Brewing great coffee ON THE BOAT
Here’s what I used this morning to brew a great cup of coffee on the boat: Duluth Coffee Company Zenith City Espresso, timer, pot to heat half ‘n half (not shown) on stove, Aeropress, Britta water, Hario Skert…
11 Ways to Drink Coffee Around the World
A quick view of coffee around the world. Enjoy. But First, Coffee: 11 Ways to Drink Coffee Around the World https://www.greatvaluevacations.com/travel-inspiration/how-to-drink-coffee-around-the-world
La Pavoni Shower Screen Install
Sorry for the absence. A lot going on here on the home front. Many of you know that I love my La Pavoni manual lever espresso machine and I help run the Facebook owners page. Here is a video I made last week when I in…
The science behind a great cup of coffee
Some people view coffee drinking as a caffeine-delivery system. Others view it as a pleasure experience. It’s similar to eating being a calorie-delivery system versus a pleasure experience. I disagree with the concl…
No more flat whites – a short story
A short story by Eric Grimm for coffee lovers and lovers of all things Australian. http://sprudge.com/no-flat-whites-110266.html
Beans! Freshly roasted! Freshly ground!
In my last blog, I explained how to how to froth milk to make good milk-based coffee drinks. Here I take on the most important thing in making a good coffee – beans! Yeah, I know that in my Quickstart blog I recommend…
Frothing, the easy way
In my last blog, I explained how to use an AeroPress to make hand-crafted, single-serve coffees. It’s my go-to coffee-making device these days. But how do you froth milk to make good milk-based coffee drinks? My wife…
A hand-crafted single-serve coffee you can be proud of!
Using the AeroPress In my last blog, I outlined the inexpensive equipment that you would need to make your first cup of “good” coffee. If you recall, I started this blog to help my friends avoid the mistakes I made bo…
Watch: AeroPress basics · inverted method
The absolute best way to make coffee at home: An experiment
Here is exactly why I personally use and recommend the AeroPress at home (and on the boat). https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/the-absolute-best-way-to-make-coffee-at-home-an-experiment “Invented by the maker of…
Quickstart: What to buy
For under $100, you can get started making delicious coffee. Here is what I suggest to get started—low cost, right away. Buy these: Coffee maker : AeroPress . Buy 1 or 2: $29 each. http://amazon.com/AeroPress-80R11-Co…
Grand Funk Railroad – I’m Your Captain – Shea Stadium 1971
A prelude and a little TGIF fun:
Why am I doing this?
Purpose Ahoy, matey. I’m Cap’n Coffee. Actually, my name is Bruce Colglazier Pappas. I AM a USCG-certified captain (50-ton), but also a doctor (Ed.D. in Organizational Development) and a reverend (Universal Church of…