Espresso · Japan · Tokyo · Travel

Travel Japan – STREAMER COFFEE COMPANY

Continuing from the last blog post on specialty coffee in Japan, another cafe we visited is located about 20-min walk from the Shibuya station. Streamer coffee company is perhaps more well known for their elaborated latte art. Hiroshi Sawada, the owner of Streamer coffee company who was not present during our visit, is also the… Continue reading Travel Japan – STREAMER COFFEE COMPANY

Drip · Espresso · Japan · Tokyo · Travel

Travel Japan – ABOUT LIFE COFFEE BREWERS

I was in Japan for a short holiday with my wife just a week ago. We made two visits to specialty cafes as side-trips despite the fact that it is easy to get freshly brewed coffee in Tokyo. You can get freshly machine brewed coffer for as low as ¥100 from 7-Eleven and even buy… Continue reading Travel Japan – ABOUT LIFE COFFEE BREWERS

Arduino · Automation · BZ13 · Espresso · Hack · volumetric

zhng the espresso machine

“Zhng” (Verb) – an action to modify, usually used to indicate the intention of vehicle modification. I’m a software engineer and computer scientist by training, hence I love the challenge of solving technical challenge. Recently, I’ve started experimenting with various ways to measure extraction of espresso. This photo shows a flow meter placed between the… Continue reading zhng the espresso machine