Tulsan's effort to Illuminate, one cup at a time

By MIKE AVERILL World Scene Writer

Brian Franklin remembers the first time he had a real, fresh cup of coffee.

It was 10 years ago, after he purchased a home roasting kit, a book and some green coffee beans. He roasted the beans, poured them in the grinder, brewed, then tasted.

"Whammo! I could never go back after that," he said. "I realized that I had never had a fresh cup of coffee. I realized I had never had coffee that wasn't stale."

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