Archive for September, 2007
Introducing….
This is Branden…..Branden is a home barista from Iowa City….Branden is geeeekin’. He has a couple of bar experiences knotched on his belt, but for now has chosen to perfect his craft from home. Branden is coming fresh off a Northwest adventure which is where he heard of us and contacted us immediately. We decided to pay him a visit.
The set up is nice. The Alexia by Quick Mill is pulling the goods to go along with the reputable Mazzer Mini grinder. And the nice thing about being a home barista is that you can try whatever espresso or single origin you want…..for us he has the heralded Super Tuscan Blend in the hopper. The Tuscan is best experienced without the dressings….Branden pulled us several rich shots.
After some ‘spro Branden pulls out the vac pot! I am excited about this…..the vac pot is considered by many to be one of the best brewing methods. The vac pot uses vapor pressure and vaccuum force to exctract a more flavorful, clean, crisp, rich cup of coffee.
We brought some Ethiopia Biloya from Brewed to try in vac pot and it doesn’t disappoint. Extremely floral with rich berry and cocoa….the vac pot brought out a nice silky body as well. That’s right…I said “silky body”….I love coffee, don’t hate on my adjectives.
Lots of coffee later we decide to make a ritual of geekin’ and drinkin’ and set up the next date for a “home cupping”. We’ll be seeing much more of Branden….coffeegeeks need each other….and hopefully you’ll be hearing from him as a “guest columnist” in the near future.
Get Juiced at St. Luke’s
Monday was the first day of our new location….we are now serving Cedar Rapid’s best coffee and stellar baked goods in the St. Luke’s Hospital main lobby. Our hours of operation are from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
