Seasonal recipes
Does anyone have any Spring/Easter seasonal recipes they are willing to share? Fall & winter are easy, but I am at a loss for spring.
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Coffee & Roasting (576)
A Good Cup of Perk????
Here's a question: Ever had a good cup of percolated coffee? Any ideas on how to brew good perked coffee? Is it even possible??? Ok, that was three questions...
Read more…Search for Baristas
Hi all, I've just found this site and thought I'd do a shout out. Does anyone know of any experienced baristas (preferably Australian/NZers) interested in working for a startup cafe in the Fitzrovia area. I'm from Melbourne and am planning to open my
Read more…Fairtrade fortnight and Starbucks' response
Hi all, It's Fairtrade Fortnight! Woohoo! :-) Nothing much is happening in our little town, but to my surprise Starbucks are at least aware of this week's campaign. Their response? Today, from 2pm onwards, they are holding a Good Coffee Day. This mea
Read more…Debate: Blend Descriptions
When writing a description of a particular espresso character or coffee blend, is your description fact or opinion? ....."Wild blueberry aromatics, with sweet clean character, deep caramel undertones and spicy cardamom and pepper finish"..... Plea
Read more…Public Tastings
I would like to organize and host some educational public tastings. The issue is that the only space I have to work with is the retail floor at our main shops. I would like to offer various kinds of coffee with either similar characteristics, origins
Read more…new sources/varietals
A great proportion of the coffee beans available to Africa and EU currently originate from Rwanda, and the cofee growing industry in Zimbabwe has sadly fallen through the floor, I hear strong mutterings around the brew pot that many Zim farmers have
Read more…French Press Techniques
Here's a trivial & nerdy inquiry: After adding hot water into the French Press (or press pot), and after stirring the grounds, ...Do you immediately place the lid on as you steep the coffee? Do you leave the lid off during the steeping time? Bodum s
Read more…Having a berry to the cup experience
I am sitting in my dungeon of an office, and outside, I know it is drizzling cold rain... but I don't despair... why? Because I am sipping on a wonderful cup of Kona Coffee... but even that is not the whole story! In August, I travelled to Kona with
Read more…What does "quality" mean to you?
If coffee is promoted as "high quality" (whether as beans or as a drink in a cafe) - what do you interpret that to mean? Good quality beans? Skilled baristas making it? Both? Would cafe owners charge more for what they consider High Quality coffee? A
Read more…Question of roasting!!!!
So 2 days ago we try to roasting on automatic Brambati 30 kilo roaster. That was 2'nd time roasting for me & it was unbelievible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We roast brazilian santos. But we've notice something strange. Briefly we've 3 temperatures - 1st one in i
Read more…Is there good coffee in London?
Hi I'm a student in London and a barista, it's been a big problem for me to find a good espresso here. Does anyone know of a good place that I could go too? I'll run out of coffee (that I brought here from my cafe back home) soon enough HELP!!! ~Haf
Read more…What are you drinking today?
Today I am enjoying a very nice organic Sumatra from Salt Lake Roasting Company in Salt Lake City, Utah. Coffee always tastes better when on vacation. All the best, Spencer
Read more…Coffee Roasting
I Would really like to learn how to roast coffee, and would like to go to Italy, or any other place on earth that can teach me properly.
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