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An autumn to remember
The title says it all here — it has been an eventful fall, for many reasons, some good and some bad. Good: My nephew’s wedding. He’s the first in the next generation of the family to marry. It was a great weekend in D.C. Bad: Losing my cousin. It wasn’t unexpected, but it was too…
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Final Paddle of 2024?
I’ve found that the keys to successful weekday morning pre-work paddling are: I was hoping to get out last Tuesday, but didn’t do #2 or #3, and got moving too late for #4. I had better luck today. I launched from Solley Cove Park and paddled upstream on Marley Creek until a little ways past…
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Luigi (2008-2024)
Random facts about Luigi, in no particular order, and not (yet) edited for grammar:
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LnB Organic Papua New Guinea Light
These seem to work well with a rather fine grind. I started at setting 4, and worked my way to 2+1 over 3 or 4 cups. Seems to be pretty good at this setting. The bag advertises low acidity, which I’ve found to be accurate. My favorite cup so far was today’s, with 19.6g or…
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Foxtail Decaf Colombia
This is a rather coarse grind setting for this particular recipe, but the beans draw down very slowly, which seems to balance things out. Fairly smooth cup with little to no bitterness. Very roasty/smoky tasting, which I guess is to be expected given that it’s a darker roast. 3/19: These beans aged well, as the…
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Paddling Notes
For the third or fourth straight season, I can say I’ve gone paddling in November. The warm stretch we’re having right now inspired me to pony up the $10 + convenience fees for a WSSC daily watershed usage permit, and we hit Rocky Gorge Reservoir and paddled 6 miles. According to the web site, the…
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Foxtail Brazil (Cerrado)
I bought these beans while we were in Florida visiting friends who had just moved down there. The above settings produced a nicely flavored cup. 19.4 grams was a little too strong-tasting, so I think 1:16 may be the sweet spot. I seem to get more consistent brews with the Ode than I do with…
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Rise Up Organic Decaf Coffee
This was my first time brewing decaf coffee with the V60. I brewed it using the same settings I would start with for any other medium roast, and it turned out well-balanced and bright. Most of the decaf I’ve had over the years has been akin to brown, vaguely coffee-flavored water, so I was pleasantly…
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Lola Savannah Texas Pecan
I received these as a gift from family who live in Texas. Started out at grind setting 4, but have been nudging it finer with good results. Currently at 3+1. I have also been using less bloom water recently. As long as I get all of the beans wet, and the water stays in the…
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MTB Season Again
I haven’t been doing much biking lately, outside of commuting to the office once or twice a week. My weekend biking/geocaching excursions have become fewer and farther between, due to a combination of busy schedule, running taking priority over biking, and lack of interesting caches being hidden within biking distance of home. I expect I’ll…