Hello all-
I'm not currently active in the retail coffee community, but I'm an avid home roaster and I'm starting to sit down and examine whether I am capable of starting my own small-batch roastery. I am aware of resources like Zephyr, Cafe Imports
Read more…Coffee roasters - do you have an inventory system (raw materials, supplies, etc) that works for you? We're experiencing trouble with ours and rather than re-inventing the wheel I'd like to see what has worked for other coffee roasters. Please...do te
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Just added a roaster to our establishment and I'm getting the buying side worked out... I'll be taking a trip to Denver next week and it occurred to me that if there is a supplier in the metro area, I could save on shipping a couple of ba
Read more…So this morning, an Indian friend of mine at work fixed me up a cup of Coffee with chicory. He told me that Coffee in India is usually mixed with the chicory root because the cost of Coffee is so high in India.
I found the coffee he made me to be
Read more…Shot and put together a video on how to make a good Irish Coffee that does not have alcohol in it. I get a lot of questions about making Irish coffee around this time of year so I figure I would share:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m3qhxDSQS0&fe
Read more…How do people feel about the Q Coffee System?
Is it another set of expensive bureaucratic hoops to jump through that generates money for the certifying associations?
Or is it a valuable measure of Quality and indicator of Specialty Coffee?
Michel
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Read more…My current employment is a café/roastery, and hopefully soon, they will be able to teach me a little more about it, I.E. actually how to function the machine. In my opinion, we roast too light, and two dark. Practically we roast strictly on the Crack
Read more…What is the best way to store beans. I hear if its stored incorrectly, mold can grow?!
Thank you
Read more…Im on an espresso quest to taste all the best espresso blends(or s/o) in America(or the world for that matter). I want to hear what you guys think are the best, so i can buy them online and try them myself. So Ill go first, so far my top three in
Read more…Howdy Y'all, Just thinking out loud.
I've been brewing V60/chemex for quite a while now, and sometimes I question every cup I make because I'm afraid I'm developing a taste for the way I make coffee, however, I always enjoy it! : )
For me, I pref
Read more…I just made a homemade vanilla simple syrup and it was incredible. So, I'm now inspired to start homemaking all of the syrups for my cafe. I'm going straight to one I know will be challenging- cherry for my cherry mocha. Citrus curddles milk, and
Read more…Ive been looking to purchase a probat UG-22 for some time. i had recently spoken to jay at Coffeetec and Dan at Roasters Exchange. I have not done business with either of these guys. Could anyone give me some feedback if any on either of their deal
Read more…Recently I performed a deep clean of our Deidrich Roaster and I was scraping out pipes/vacuuming out the inside. This is a process we do monthly while roasting around 20-30 lbs a day in our shop. I was wondering how often your shops do a full on clea
Read more…What are your thoughts on automatic milk steamers (with a thermometer and auto cut-off at desired temperature, rather than producing textured milk from a nozzle). Are they worth it for time saving, or do they create a inferior and unloved pitcher of
Read more…Hello all.
I've been brewing on a CCD for awhile now. In the pursuit of a brighter cup I picked up a V60. I've pretty much got things wired, 24/350 ratio, hario kettle, 2:50 extraction time (from start to finish, is that good?). The cups have been
Read more…I'm looking at beginning to roast coffee on my own. I've spent two years working for a local roaster and I'm wanting to begin my own business. Can anybody direct me towards some advice such as purchasing a roaster, green beans, and maybe even just
Read more…Looking at the idea of roasting my own beans. Does anyone have good places to purchase green beans. Thanks.
Read more…Has anyone heard of a roaster called Solar or Torrefattore from www.coffee-tech.com
Looks like a great machine has anyone used it.
Read more…Hi I'm new this is my first post. But I'm here looking for advice, as most of us are. I currently have a Diedrich IR3 floor mount roaster. It's all I've ever had, I've been roasting for 7 years (always on the same machine). It's time for a bigger
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