jimseven http://www.jimseven.com Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:28:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en The best feeling in the world http://www.jimseven.com/2008/07/19/the-best-feeling-in-the-world/ http://www.jimseven.com/2008/07/19/the-best-feeling-in-the-world/#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:28:39 +0000 James Hoffmann http://www.jimseven.com/?p=571 Everyone tells you how hard it is to start your own business, and you only really get what they mean once you are neck deep in it all. But this isn’t a complaining post - quite the opposite.

Gradually, over the…

]]> Everyone tells you how hard it is to start your own business, and you only really get what they mean once you are neck deep in it all. But this isn’t a complaining post - quite the opposite.

Gradually, over the last few weeks and months, I have realised that I am really, truly learning again. It is a great feeling. Competition used to be my way of stepping back and being forced to reassess what I did and why, and my year as champion had amazing bursts of learning such as origin trips.

Back at work again it has been a pleasure to start to develop my palate all over again and start to work out what I am tasting when I pulling shots. I’ve never really able to taste as clearly what a particular coffee is doing in a blend, or to understand exactly what a coffee brings to a blend when pulled with all the variation that humans (especially me!) bring to brewing. All of this is a great reminder that I have such a long way to go, and I love this part of the process.

I also realised today that my Chemex brewing technique has been slipping and I am not getting things right - time for a grind reassessment, as well as a technique check. I am losing the top notes and I want them back!

In other news I have no idea how coffee suppliers stay trim, as I am already starting to worry about my inability to refuse delicious treats when dropping in. Looks like I will have to take up some serious form of exercise!

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]]> http://www.jimseven.com/2008/07/15/square-mile-blog/feed/ It Lives! http://www.jimseven.com/2008/07/13/it-lives/ http://www.jimseven.com/2008/07/13/it-lives/#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:41:42 +0000 James Hoffmann http://www.jimseven.com/?p=567 It lives! The laptop is finally alive again. The bad news is that on its way out not just e-mails were going bad, but also backups. I have lost just about everything including all my music, movies and every photo…

]]> It lives! The laptop is finally alive again. The bad news is that on its way out not just e-mails were going bad, but also backups. I have lost just about everything including all my music, movies and every photo that I didn’t put up on flickr. From Tokyo to Colombia, from coffee stuff to personal stuff - all gone.
Quite depressed but perhaps it is one stop away from being a materialist, or something like that….

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]]> My laptop is dead or at least dying. I may be hard to contact for a bit, and quite inactive online. Also my mail program suffered a lot and it lied to me about sending emails. If you are waiting on something from me the please drop me a line - I am really sorry about this!

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]]> Anyone interested in a nice vintage Whitmee (English Roaster manufacturer of old) Silo/Destoner suitable for a 30 kilo roaster then drop me a line for pics and more info. Will be a very good price . In working condition as far as I know though I haven’t fired it up recently.

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