Coffee

Coffee has played a crucial role in many societies. The energizing effect of the coffee bean plant is thought to have been discovered in the northeast region of Ethiopia, and the cultivation of coffee first expanded in the Arab world. The earliest credible evidence of coffee drinking appears in the middle of the 15th century, in the Sufi monasteries of Yemen in southern Arabia. From the Muslim world, coffee spread to Italy, then to the rest of Europe, to Indonesia, and to the Americas. In East Africa and Yemen, it was used in religious ceremonies. As a result, the Ethiopian Church banned its secular consumption, a ban in effect until the reign of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia. It was banned in Ottoman Turkey during the 17th century for political reasons, and was associated with rebellious political activities in Europe. — Coffee, from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coffee equipment at Noisebridge

Coffee equipment is located in the cabinet behind the stove. Inventory as of September 2012 includes:

• AeroPress
• hand-powered Hario "Mini-Mill" coffee grinder
• an electric kettle with WATER ONLY written on it
• three electric coffee grinders
• 4-cup Mr. Coffee drip machine

Buying coffee near Noisebridge

• 780 Cafe is 0.2 miles away, a 5 minute walk
• Borderlands Cafe is 0.3 miles away, a 7 minute walk
• Four Barrel is 0.4 miles away, a 9 minute walk
• Grand Coffee is 0.6 miles away, an 11 minute walk