So basically, my question is, what is the best way to make iced coffee using an equal ratio of coffee to water as regular brewed coffee?
I'm in the process of opening a cafe and am trying to find a good iced coffee. I actually introduced cold brewing
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I am awaiting the arrival of my new Ambex YM-2 roaster. One question I have is how do I determine which temperature to drop the beans at? I've been reading on some other forums and I have heard 400 degrees others say 350. Does it change when
Read more…I have been roasting with the Diedrich IR 24N for almost a year. This is the equiptment I was trained on, but my mentor has moved away and I have a question about the smallest amount of beans I can roast. I pretty much always do a full roast of 45lbs
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I was just wondering besides the hands on knowledge that is gained while being a barista and personal information gathered about your shop's roaster and the beans and blends that are used; the others ways to expand coffee knowledge (beans, varie
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We need some help with our Ambex YM-2 coffee roaster. We had a small fire break out under the drum by the exhaust fan and think we might have ruined some components. Unfortunately we don't have the manual for it and didn't know if anyone kne
I have no idea. I honestly do not have a idea what to blend to make a breakfast blend. One customer told me it was an acid free coffee. Coffee is acidic. Nothing I can do about that. I wanted to suggest that they add baking soda to cancel the
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Just wanted to know if anyone had any advice on how to further develop one's palate. We've been doing public cuppings at our shop recently and it's a lot of fun and a great way to practice recognizing characteristics of our coffee. I
I need help. I am thinking of adding a drip station but not sure which would be better. I have read that the Clever is much easier to have repeated brew quality due to the stopper that controls the steeping time. Is the technique for the pour over
Read more…Setup: afternoon at the Roastery/Lab/Education Center/Coffeehouse. I've been roasting coffees for 3 plus hours and covering the bar since Bry left to go camping a couple hours ago.
Guy walks in, I acknowledge him with a be with you in about a minut
Read more…Got the bad news that our Clover needs a new mother board ($$$$). We will fix someday, but for now we will setup a three station drip bar (Intelli is providing the equipment). Should have it up and running in a few days. Any advice anyone wants to sh
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Just wanted to see if anyone had any spare Ambex Roaster parts around. We had our fan blade go bad and we are having a heck of a time getting in touch with Ambex. Does anyone happen to have or know of anyone that has parts or a r
Been hitting some great Vietnamese restaurans lately & I always get an iced Vietnamese Coffee with condensed milk. I was wondering if anyone knew exactly how they make this? I've tried doing it with condensed milk but it never turns out even close. T
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I am getting ready to install our new IR-12 in an amazing 160 year old building. I am curious as to what others have done to the floors under and around their roasters. The building has beautiful wood floors so just setting the roaster on
Read more…I work at a coffee shop that has a couple locations. The one that I mainly work at is at a hospital. There's a huuuuuuuuuuge difference in taste of coffee from the hospital location to the other store. I found out that the hospital over filters th
Read more…I am looking at stepping off of the home roasting pier into commercial roasting. My poor old Behmor is dying. I am looking at purchasing a 2-3 kilo roaster. I've narrowed it down to 3 brands: Ambex, Garanti (not Hans Garanti) or a Diedrich. Does anyo
Read more…Are the benefits of joining the Roasters Guild worth the cost?
I'd like to hear any experiences those on the guild have to share.
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