Well now I am 32, not much different from the day before thankfully.  The coffee, on the other hand, is good again!  The other day must’ve been an anomaly.  Just a quick note today.

So I went down to Highlander Coffee on Wednesday afternoon and had a chat with Phil (and Jeff who happened to be there helping with the roasting). and bought the Espro tamper and pitcher.  Didnt use the gear until this morning, though, but happy with the results.  Yesterday, I gave my Silvia a good clean-up, including my first back-flush and pulled a few shots to clear the system out.  Then, this morning I tried the new tamper, and the shot was good.  Tasty.  Not bitter or acidic at all.  Fantastic!! The milk from the pitcher was good, but not as good as I was getting sometimes previously with my normal pitcher (not consistently though).  Will try that again tonight, as I was tired and didnt really experiment with it.  So, in all, very happy with the initial results of the new Espro gear.  And was nice to meet Jeff and Phil and see the back of Highlander – man, do they have some nice machines (Domobar) back there!!

Still pondering the home roasting thing.  THink I will go and buy a nice heavy cast iron pot and some green beans (now, where am I gonna buy those in S’pore??).  WIll try it out just for fun.  There’s something very appealing about that, but it just about confirms that I have become a bit potty about the subject. Haha what to do?

Aaron, I know I owe you an email. Sorry about that, have been a bit busy these few weeks.