Kerises in different cultural spheres

asomotif · 5th March 2010, 12:04 AM

Auch !

Don't let my daughter see this.
You killed the snowman.
I bet you also let him melt down slowly...

Rick · 5th March 2010, 02:24 AM

The faster the better my friend .

A. G. Maisey · 8th March 2010, 09:30 AM

What Boedhi said about luwaks and ripe coffee beans got me thinking. I'd heard this comment from somebody else too, years ago, but had forgotten it. So I thought it might be an idea to follow up on what the wife's relos do with their luwaks and how they produce the coffee.

I've had the coffee they produce a few times, but I've never visited them, and only know what I've been told, that they keep the luwaks in a cage and feed them the coffee beans.

Funny the way things get lost in translation.

I got my wife to ring them and find out exactly how they run this kopi luwak hobby.

It turns out that the "cage" in which the luwaks are kept covers about 3 hectares (about 7 1/2 acres), and it encloses a coffee grove as well as some more or less natural ground cover.

The area is tended by 10 gardeners who look after the luwaks , the coffee trees, and the enclosure, and gather the luwaks droppings for processing.

So yes, the luwaks do choose the best and ripest coffee fruits to eat.

Even when kept in a "cage".

David · 8th March 2010, 05:34 PM

BTW gentlemen (and any lurking ladies

), the subject of coffee is never off topic in a coffee house.

Jussi M. · 17th September 2010, 06:18 PM

New season, pics are from two hours ago

5th March 2010, 12:04 AM	#1
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Auch ! Don't let my daughter see this. You killed the snowman. I bet you also let him melt down slowly...

5th March 2010, 02:24 AM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	The faster the better my friend .

8th March 2010, 09:30 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,991	What Boedhi said about luwaks and ripe coffee beans got me thinking. I'd heard this comment from somebody else too, years ago, but had forgotten it. So I thought it might be an idea to follow up on what the wife's relos do with their luwaks and how they produce the coffee. I've had the coffee they produce a few times, but I've never visited them, and only know what I've been told, that they keep the luwaks in a cage and feed them the coffee beans. Funny the way things get lost in translation. I got my wife to ring them and find out exactly how they run this kopi luwak hobby. It turns out that the "cage" in which the luwaks are kept covers about 3 hectares (about 7 1/2 acres), and it encloses a coffee grove as well as some more or less natural ground cover. The area is tended by 10 gardeners who look after the luwaks , the coffee trees, and the enclosure, and gather the luwaks droppings for processing. So yes, the luwaks do choose the best and ripest coffee fruits to eat. Even when kept in a "cage".

8th March 2010, 05:34 PM	#4
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	BTW gentlemen (and any lurking ladies ), the subject of coffee is never off topic in a coffee house.

17th September 2010, 06:18 PM	#5
Jussi M. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 235	New season, pics are from two hours ago