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[coffee-culture]

LM Linea PB+MP - (via Linea PB | La Marzocco) 

Just saw this on La Marzocco’s twitter feed. It is taking the new Linea PB and adding a MP paddle to it to give both programed and manual control over the per-infusion and pressure profile of the extraction.  THIS IS AN AMAZING NEW MACHINE!!!!

[coffee-culture]

Tasting Room - Ruby Colorful Coffee (more photos)

Was finally able to visit the Ruby Coffee tasting room in Central Wisconsin yesterday, as I had been wanting to for some time. This is one of the new kids on the block, although only a few year old (est 2013), Ruby has gained national attention, has been winning a number of awards, and has developed a large customer base all over North America.

Their tasting room provides a pleasant and spacious sitting area, as well as space to sit outdoors and a path down to the Tomorrow River. This makes for a wonderful place to enjoy their lighter, brighter, and fruit, floral, and berry notes forward roasts.

In terms of brewing equipment, I was excited to see that Ruby’s tasting room was outfitted with a Mahlkonig PEAK Espresso Grinder as this offer amazing temperature control of the grind. They are pulling shots on the new LM Linea PB, which offers state of the art control over every aspect of the shot, including weighing the shots. For pourovers, they are using the Kalita Wave, Fetco temperature contorted water dispenser, and Mahlkonig shop grinder. All of this makes from an amazing coffee brewing experience to sample their high quality seasonal single origin roasts. 

Was able to get to know Jared, the owner, as we taste tested (see photos) their Ethiopia Bokasso, Guatemala Consuelo, and Keyna Nbmaini as a Kalta Wave pourover, and Ethiopia Gujil as a pourover and SO espresso shot. While each of the coffees we samples were excellent, I enjoyed the Ethiopia Guji as a single origin espresso.

Jared’s past experience with Intelligentsia Coffee and Caffe Ladro shines through in his ability to source beans from some of the best and rare coffee farms in the world. His knowledge and passion for chasing after the nuanced flavor of the bean is clear in every area of coffee conversation. In addition, Jared is one of the most easy going, friendly, and chill guys I have met in the specialty coffee industry and is great to hang out with.

All of this makes Ruby Colorful Coffee’s tasting room well worth going out of the way for. Stop in for a visit and see for yourself why Ruby is set to become one of the key players in the Midwest and national coffee scene.