Hi, I'm approximately 20 years old, with not much in terms of money to my name. I'm looking forward to opening up my own shop, eventually. (I'm a barista working for a local shop, at the moment), and I'm trying to approximate the initial costs (minus
Read more…The bracket for the upcoming Minneapolis World Latte Art Championships is up!
Coffee Fest is pleased to announce the creation and debut of this fresh,exciting and leading edge 32 competitor tournament for the ages. The 32 Competitor format will feat
Read more…cafe dawn is celebrating our two year anniversary and were named Best Coffee two years in a row and Best Baristas in Salida's Best of contest. Our shop prides itself on exceptional service and treating our organic coffee with utmost care by properly
Read more…Looking for a way to dispense large amounts of coffee over a short period in an outdoor setting
interested in trying out the vac pot...anyone have a used one?
would need to be shipped to Providence RI.
thank you.
I am in the process of converting an automatic steam wand to traditional goose neck on my Simonelli Appia. In speaking with Simonelli and one of their distributors/repair techs, I could not get a straight answer on what is required to complete the j
Read more…I've been a small, yet growing, roasting company for almost 3 years now, and I'm considering taking the next step so I can get out into the public and display some of this passion that dwells within me. You all know that passion, too!
I'd be interested in the coffee names you enjoyed the most from the Big Island of Hawaii . . .
Read more…Anybody doing espresso catering for private events, how is this like? i know economy is not helping but please share your experience, thoughts.
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I'm rollin out tomorrow morning and heading to Chattanooga from Raleigh with a few stops along the way. Where should I go? Where should I stay? What can't I miss? What should I avoid?
Any southeast baristas want to meet up for a beer? Rock on
I am about to buy two Mazzer Majors and am debating between the electronic and non-electronic versions. The main decision point for me is the motor cooling fan. Does it really make enough difference in temperature to make it worth an extra $700 times
Read more…We always sun-dried our coffee beans but I know many bigger plantations in Hawaii that machine dry their beans. Can you taste a difference?
I am writing the business plan for a coffee shop, but I don't know what to do about the financial statements. Where can I go to get help on writing them? More specifically I have questions like - for cost of goods sold do I need to figure out the c
Read more…Hey all, I am moving to Seattle this week to start graduate school at University of Washington. Unfortunately, I can't start at the university till after June 16th. I have previously worked in coffee shops and on a coffee farm in Antigua, Guatemala (
Read more…Hi - I'm moving from Boulder, CO to San Diego, CA and would love to find a nice roaster cafe to work in part-time. I prefer to work on a Synesso and at a shop that puts the coffee first.
Just finished two years working with the crew at OZO Coffee Co.
Hello coffee friends
I'm doing a small coffee survey. I hope you can help me. It is focused on roasters, importers and retailers, but the opinion of entrepreneur baristas is very important as well. I will appreciate it.
this is the link to the survey,
Has Garanti 5 Kilo Roaster for Sale.
Comes with chaff collector and approximately 15 feet of venting pipe.
Call Kurt at 616-780-7777
$5900 OBO
Hey BX'ers, I am in the midst of figuring out how to pay for college. I feel very strongly that i will have a career in the coffee industry. My goal is to own a shop that roasts their own coffee, offering a wide selection of brewing methods. I am
Read more…Just out of curiosity, if you have a machine at home (and it's likely that most of us do), what's your setup like? Further, what other brew methods do you use? Chemex, Press, Syphon, etc. What's your favorite coffee toy in your kitchen?
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