Wednesday, July 20, 2005

   from bronwen

"chaff bitch"

ahhhh, so the past few weeks have been pretty hectic at hines public market coffee (HPMC). yesterday began at 0500 (open shop) and ended at 0030 (helped sanders roast for a few hours after my 2nd job). gotta love the 16hr work day.

despite having only worked 12hrs, i had a great time helping sanders roast coffee. i even got to try my hand out with a few batches -- an ethiopian harar, a sumatra, and a sulawesi. it was pretty stressful, but fun. being one of my first few times dealing with a HUGE roaster (compared to me), i was intimidated. the probat 22K is a powerful machine. there are so many little things that matter -- airflow, flame, timing. being pretty tired, it was a challenge trying to keep track of everything, but with a little help from papa john i only 'burned' one batch. i think i'm going to LOVE roasting. the science behind it fascinates me, it feels pretty zen, and i further my understanding of what goes on with coffee.

of course, it's not all just being one with the coffee. for the past few weeks in between all the bar shifts, my adventure and responsibilities expand to handling paperwork, wholesale, deposits, cash&carry, being at sanders' beck and call. i always forget how much work goes into running a business outside of my little world behind the bar. at least with the other stuff, i don't have to deal with the 'once-in-a-while high maintenance customers".

right now, i'm pretty dazed on 3hrs of sleep. loved every minute of my day. can't wait for my 0430 alarm. i'm going to get some shut eye.

bronwen +)

11 Comments:

Anonymous russell said...

I know what you mean. I long for those days when I can just pull shots or just roast coffee. They are pretty rare anymore, but I savor them when they happen.

7/21/2005 05:31:00 AM  
Blogger Nick said...

How do you pronounce "HPMC?"

huh-puh-muck

hip-mick

ha-pa-mick


hrm... Ellie? Any thoughts, oh miss Queen of the Awkwardly Abbreviated?

7/21/2005 06:35:00 AM  
Blogger Ellie said...

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7/21/2005 12:15:00 PM  
Blogger Ellie said...

You rang?

I would think hep-mick would work best.

Go Bronwen!

7/21/2005 12:15:00 PM  
Anonymous Keith said...

Bronwen --Welcome to the Roasting side! A great post showing you are knee deep in the trenches of roasting--and having another job!
So is Sanders gonna send you to the Roasters Retreat this year?

7/21/2005 01:33:00 PM  
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more chicks getting it done- that's all I'm saying

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