A friend and I have been going through my Astoria 2 group lever machine for a while now, and I've finally got it home. It now has new inner & outer piston gaskets, new group gaskets, new screens, 110V, and a fully functional propane option. I'm g
Read more…I'm contemplating using Alex Fisenko & Co. for barista training and advice on opening a coffee drive-thru? Your thoughts? Besides ABC (which seems to be the-go-to place for training and consultation) are there other options for me? Thanks for any i
Read more…Authentic new-wave French specialty coffee shop and roastery. Located in the 7th arrondissement, at 47 Rue de Babylone, just a short walk from Le Bon Marche. Featuring a La Marzocco Strada, a vintage Probat, Hario V60 & Siphon, and an Oji cold extrac
Read more…I've been looking at 1/2 pound bags for home roasting. Initially, I liked the thought of the super decked out bags the big companies seem to use. They are all foil lined with degasser valves and a slick...what vinyl outside?
I recently developed a
Read more…Hey all, I know a lot of folks are using pour-over stations or chemex brewers in their cafes, so here's my question: How are you controlling the brewing temperature? Do you fill the kettle from a tower or boil in the kettle? If you boil in the kettl
Read more…Serving Stumptown coffee, pour over bar, cold brewed iced coffee. Also local small batch artisan treats mostly made in Brooklyn.
Read more…I am in Colombia, staying now through the WBC where I'll be volunteering, and I want to visit some farms. It is very hard to determine which farms might be the best to visit right now in Colombia, does anyone have any recommendations and/or contact
Read more…Anyone know about a few good espresso bars to try? Thanks, Marie
Read more…Hi Everyone!
My name is Todd Mackey, I work for New Harvest Coffee Roasters and I am running for Northeast Chapter Rep. The main elections yielded a tie between myself and Mr. Park Brannen of Cafe Grumpy. Because of this, there is now a week long r
Read more…Hello fellow baristas, I will be in the Salt Lake City Utah area in the next few weeks and was hoping I could get some suggestions on some good coffee shops to stop by, and possibly places that roast in house. Look forward to the suggestions.
Thank
Read more…I'm lookin at gettin me a hot water tower, but I don't really want the cheap one featured on espresso parts. I found this guy:
http://www.coffeeespressopro.com/ohw.html
It seems really promising, and I can get it cheaper than the listed price. My
Read more…Im getting a hot water dispenser for pour over and I wanna make sure the water is up to par. For home use, would a britta pitcher or faucet filter be sufficient? What are the things I do and do NOT want in my water?
I believe my water is softened,
Read more…Above, our Grapevine, TX location since December 2006 and now we have opened in downtown Fort Worth, TX since December 2010. Details can be found on the website below, but we also roast all our coffee onsite.
I can't get a satisfactory (or at least consistent) answer on this point, so this can be a sort of survey. When you guys/gals time your 'spro extractions, do you start your timer when you press the button (or pull the lever or whatever), or when you
Read more…Want you drive thru owners to tell me about some of the best promotions you have tried that have worked really well.
Read more…Any cold coffee beverages being made that your excited about? Anything other than the usual iced latte, and iced coffee.(unless theres a twist) I recently read something about someone adding a little lemon juice to an iced americano. Anyone try that
Read more…My coffee is wanted at a local coffee shop. Most coffee suppliers supply them with a Bunn type maker. I will probably have to do something like that to make the deal work. Any suggestions? I wonder if I could get her to pour over all her drip cof
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There are three of us driving from Sin City, NV to San Diego, CA this coming Thurs to attend Coffee Fest. Two of us will be competing in the latte art competition. We'll arrive later in the day on 06.02 and leave from CF directly on 06.05. Does
Read more…Hey all.
I'm visiting a friend of mine in NYC in a couple weeks. Unfortunately, she has informed me that as far as she can tell, there are no good specialty coffee shops around that she's seen.
Anyone have any recommendations? And I do NOT mean s
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