Coffee roastings notes - August 2026
The brewing cheat sheet from the back of the 2026 journal
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https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/coffee-roastings-notes-august-2026
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/there-is-no-best-coffee-roaster
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/how-we-used-to-get-jobs-the-job-fair
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/umbraco-13-end-of-life-december-2026
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/heart-byron-hernandez
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/ai-has-accelerated-my-side-projects
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/signed-into-nytimes-com-cooking-website-got-signed-up-for-three-newsletters
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/sey-juan-jimenez
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/coffee-collective-bombona
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/smoke-day-in-minneapolis
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/heart-daysi-munoz
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/tracking-todays-record-highs
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/sey-ibonia-estate
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/heart-vilma-miranda
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/how-to-evaluate-software-consultant
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/ricoh-gr-instagram-directory
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/port-2050-carlos-cadena
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/i-still-cant-trust-ai
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/heart-david-munoz-las-flores
https://clintmcmahon.com/blog/onyx-monarch
There Is No Best Coffee Roaster
For years I've been trying to find a single roast to become my house coffee. I've had some really great roasts, and I end up chasing those flavors. When the bag is gone I try to find more of it again.
How We Used To Get Jobs - The Job Fair
I got my first programming job in 2000 from a job fair at the Minneapolis Convention Center after a thousand emailed resumes went nowhere.
Umbraco 13 End of Life: December 2026
Umbraco 13 reaches end of life on 14 December 2026 and has been security-only since December 2025. Your three options, what the upgrade to 17 involves and how long it takes.
Byron Hernandez from Heart
Hotter water for a high elevation washed bean, and a cold brew batch that worked
AI Accelerated My Side Projects
I'm going all in on vibe coded side projects this year. So far I have a handful of applications that I've built that I never would have had time to build in the past.
Signed into NYTimes.com Cooking website - got signed up for three newsletters
I signed into the NYTimes.com cooking site and without me clicking anything got signed up for three of their cooking email newsletters.
Juan Jimenez from Sey
Flat and watery on the first pour, but the potential is right there under it
Bombona from Coffee Collective ⭐
Carried this one home from a Nordic cafe in Pioneer Square and it is the best espresso of the year
Smoke day in Minneapolis
Today is the first big smoke day of 2026. The past five years we've had some brutal streaks of smoke days from all the smoke coming south from Canada and northern Minnesota but this one is extra bad.
Daysi Munoz from Heart
Days of dialing without finding the sweet spot, and a thought about what that costs
Tracking Today's Record Highs
Today's Record High is a website I created that tracks the record highs and lows for major weather stations and cities across the United States.
Ibonia Estate from Sey
Too much of a fruit bowl for me, though it found its audience in the house
Vilma Miranda from Heart
Opened a week early at three weeks off roast and it held up fine
How to Evaluate a Software Consultant
The questions to ask a software consultant in an initial conversation that separate real experience from a good sales pitch.
Ricoh GR Instagram Directory
I created a Google Form and Google List to try and create a community Instagram directory of folks out shooting with Ricoh GRs.
Carlos Cadena from Port 2050
A well roasted bag that is just not my flavor, picked out by someone paying attention
I Still Can't Trust AI
AI gave me two different brew recipes for the same coffee in two separate chats. When I pushed back it changed its answer — not because I was right, but because I pushed. That's why I can't trust AI.
David Munoz Las Flores from Heart
Never found the setting for this one, and I am not sure the bean was the problem
Monarch from Onyx
A 23 second pull that seems extreme on paper and tastes rich and bold in the cup