Freshly Roasted Sumatra Mandheling

Nice huge beans from Aceh in Sumatra. I just learnt the place is called Takengon. 

Mini Garden

Previously I blogged about using used coffee powder as alternative to organic fertilisers. This is the result of dumping used coffee powder into my mini-garden (mixture of plants ranging from onion to pumpkin to fern & cactus) over the past two months or so. The coffee waste contributed to nitrogen during the break-down of the coffee powder which is a powerful fertilizer.  I also noticed that the population of earthworms has increased significantly. 

Thailand as coffee producing country

Thailand is in the Top 20 list of coffee producing countries in the world. In fact, according to the 2007 stats, its capacity of 55,660 tons earns it the 20th place.

Not sure if how many has tried Thai coffee, I was lucky to pick up some Chiang Mai beans earlier. Roasted it to medium, City+. I found that it works better with pour-over. Good body, not overwhelming aroma, well-balanced and gives an incredibly sweet after-taste.

Pour-Over coffee technique

Video from Sweet Marias teaching you the correct way to brew pour-over coffee.