Clever name for a coffee place, don’t you think?
I was looking to try out Lamill Coffee that GS recommended but it was out of my way so I yelped for some places in the ‘hood and found groundwork. It’s a hole in the wall looking place on Rose in Venice, kind of grungy and organiky. They’ve got a bunch of their own roasts, with Gold Coast being their most popular. I bought a half pound plus a cup of Bitches Brew. The Bitches Brew isn’t anything to write home about, but then again, it could have been the soy milk that I added. Note: soy milk sucks.
So into the Grind and Brew the Gold Coast beans went Monday morning and now I’m hooked (wow, this sentence is so passive-voice and horribly constructed) . The Gold Coast is way richer than the French Roast that I bought from Whole Foods, rich enough that I had it black this morning. I was tempted to make another cup tonight but I had to clear out some of the beer that is hogging all the space in the fridge. Talk about a good problem to have…..
I’m using the same amount of beans (3.5 scoops), but I’ve upped the amount of water to roughly 15 oz (or a bottle of the Kirkland water) to account for the missing 2oz that seems to disappear. I’m also leaving the carafe out so the water builds up in the “well”, or whatever it is called, so the grinds and water can soak a little longer.
Man, I can’t wait for tomorrow morning so I can get my coffee fix on.