Espresso! My Espresso!
www.EspressoMyEspresso.com
An Ongoing Internet Novelette
Documenting one man's journey into and through the world of coffee.
by Randy Glass
E-mail me at espresso@cncnet.com - ©2008 - All rights reserved
Chapters one through sixteen below document my quest for my first espresso machine including learning about espresso, how to make it, what I bought, and a lot more.

i - Introduction, Disclaimer, and Warning
1 - Coffee in the Soul
2 - My Quest Begins - The Motivation
3 - The Grail After Which We Quest
4 - How To Make Perfect Espresso
5 - The Quest Takes It's First Steps
6 - Let's Go Shopping
7 - Machines, Machines, Machines...
8 - Yes, Virginia, There's More
      (or, "Can I have the Checkbook Dear?")
9 - Are You Anal Enough For Espresso?
10 - Give Me More! More!
11 - We're Done.. Wanna Bet? I'm Roasted!
12 - Yes, You Can Roast! Who Knew?
13 - No- It's Still Not Over
14 - How to Maintain Your Bank Account
15 - Try Brewing it This Way
16 - It's Almost Here!

Beginning with chapter seventeen I document my post-purchase experiences with roasting, blending, various methods for making coffee, and much more.

17 - Nectar of the Gods
      (The Goods Arrive)
18 - Some Things I Learned
      During the First Few Hours
19 - Roast Away!
20 - Acidic Vs. Bitter
21 - Closer and Closer
22 - I'm Starting to Look Like
      I Know What I'm Doing
23 - Biscotti, Knock Boxes, and Crema- Oh My!
24 - Good Days and Basket Days
25 - Cleaning, Frothing, and a Visit From Mom
26 - Espresso or Express'o?
      Where are we Going?
27 - Mocha Ice Cream and More
28 - Steaming Soymilk
29 - Frustrations and Solutions
30 - "An Americano, Please."
31 - I Score(y) a Cory!
32 - Measuring Espresso in a Cappa Cup
33 - Too Much Vacuum Can Be A Bad Thing
34 - Getting Serious About Roasting
35 - Our First French Press Coffee Arrives
36 - More Roasting and Steaming
37 - Grinding by Hand

 38 - Striving for Consistency
39 - Roasting for Blending
40 - Creating House Blends
41 - The Blending Continues
42 - Third Crack
43 - Visiting a Commercial Roaster
44 - Odds and Ends
45 - Fun With Coffee
46 - What Do You Mean, You don't like coffee?
47 - I think I am there!
48 - Roof Coffee
49 - More Guests and a Test
50 - Guests Again and Another Test
51 - It Can Always Get Worse
52 - It Can Always Get Better
53 - How Hot is Too Hot? This Hot!
54 - SCAA 2002 Convention and Exhibition
55 - Always Room For Improvement
56 - It Just Gets To Me Sometimes - a rant
57 - You Want Me To Drink That?
58 - Temp Surf or Time Surf?
59 - You Served Me WHAT?!
60 - A Lot Of Great Espresso
61 - A Nice Pair of Bunns
62 - A 38 Regular Cappuccino
63 - Me Be PID
64 - Early Observations Of A PID In Use
65 - PID Taste Test
66 - Thank You!
67 - Lighter on Accident and Purpose
68 - Everyone Has A First Time
69 - Three Years Ago Today
70 - Another Satisfied Customer
71 - How To Make Bad Coffee
72 - Another Turned from the Dark Side
73 - Happy Accident, or Accidentally Happy?
74 - Poor Planning, Good Coffee
75 - The New Non-Sense-Eo!
76 - What I Have Become
77 - The Organic Thermometer
78 - Missed it by That Much
79 - The Cost of Grinder Frugality
80 - Starting the New Year - 1/1/2006
81 - Fresh Counts!
82 - The Highest Compliment
83 - Danger! Coffee Ahead!
84 - Injection Molded Coffee
85 - When the Cat's Away
86 - Old Ground
87 - Every End Has A Beginning
88 - Under Dose (It's Not a Superhero!)
89 - Grindmaster Commercial Grinder - Model 500
90 - It's Coffee and Water, but Mostly Coffee
91 - A Great Local Coffee Shop!
92 - The Secret to Espresso... There is No Secret
93 - Coffee as a Spectator Sport
94 - A Visit to Great Infusions
95 - Blues Harp and Espresso
96 - SCAA 2008 Minneapolis Convention
NEWS & REVIEWS
COFFEE COLLEGE
asst. educational pages
  • 3-Way Valve How and Why
  • How a Rancilio Silvia Works
  • Rancilio Silvia Wiring Diagram in COLOR!
  • A Beginners' Guide to tasting Espresso
  • Hottop Bean Roaster FAQ
  • See a Pull From Silvia
    OTHER
  • Espresso & Coffee Links
  • Biscotti Recipe
  • How I Named This Website
  • Tribute to Madeleine Page
    Major Updates of this Site
  • 5/7/08 added Chapter 96
  • 4/20/08 added How To - Disassembke Rocky for cleaning
  • 4/20/08 added How To - Stretching Milk and Pouring Latte Art
  • 4/1/08 added Review of Mazzer Kony
  • 3/20/08 added Review of Vibiemme Domobar Super
  • 3/14/08 added Chapter 95
  • 3/13/08 added Chapter 94
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