My Visual Stories

POUR-OVER COFFEE BREWING

 

Yes, I am a sucker for all things aesthetic. Whether it be fountain pens, Rhodia paper journals, RL Allan Bibles, or all things coffee, it doesn't really take much to entertain me.

 I recently came across a way to brew coffee that has been around for a long time but has begun garnered much attention lately. It's called hand-pour-over brewing. Although this brewing method  produces an excellent cup of brew, it's much about an aesthetic and engaging practice that anyone can learn to enjoy. If you want to not only enjoy a great cup of Java, but enjoy brewing it (by hand), you'll love this.

The 5 minutes it takes to hand-brew a cup of coffee for me and my wife is such an enjoyable    experience. Give me a pour-over, a fine book, a Rhodia or Moleskin journal, a Lamy fountain pen with quick dry ink (since I am left-handed) and a place to sit, I am blessed.

Okay, back to topic at hand - Pour Over Brewing. I will share some links and if your interest peaks, let me know and I will share more of my experience with you. First things first: You will need some equipment, but nothing to plug into the wall. And it won't break the bank!

You need a coffee dripper. This is not optional. I use and recommend the Hario product line manufactured in Japan. I bought my dripper off of Amazon. It is the V60 Size 02 White Ceramic Funnel model pictured here. It'll cost you about $26. 

You must also have paper filters. These are paper cone filters with a pointed tip (Hario Paper Filter Misarashi for 02 Dripper - 100).

I also recommend you grab you a Hario V60 Buono Kettle. If you watch the video link, you will see why this is helpful in brewing the perfect cup.

To get a little taste of what it is like brewing coffee using the pour-over, check out these videos:

Hario V60 pourover how-to from tonx on Vimeo.

  

 

 

Follow these links to learn more about the gear:

Hario V60-02 Dripper

Hario Kettle

Filters

 

TWIST AND TURN

 Came across this massive oak tree in a historic cemetary in Houston, Texas. As I took several pictures of this mammoth of twist and turns as it faithfully provides shade over a number of graves, I was reminded how our life is a marathon of twist and turns, ups and downs, successes and failures, happy and sad, much like the long life of this ol' oak.

Kevin O'Malley Photography

Photography is not simply taking pictures. It is freezing moments of time and capturing those moments in such a way that tell a story, that moves one to laughter, to tears, or to wonder. I strive to shoot with more than my eye - I shoot with my heart. My passion is to create images that others will care about and be engaged by. Shooting from my heart and telling visual stories passionately - that's the goal of my image-making. All on location, not in a studio!