Recommendations for a home roasting machine
Do any of you have any recommendations for a home roaster? Have any of you had any good results with the Behmor 1600 or the HotTop Drum Roaster?
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Harlequin coffee and tea
I have been to York for the last few days and just happened across this coffee shop in Kings Square. The coffee was first class ( it was Hasbeans and his own blend) and when I commented it was so much better than I could make Gordon the owner offered
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I've noticed that there are a few things that if you add them to drinks, they will curdle milk, and I was wondering about things that might ruin an espresso shot by adding them before the milk. For instance, raspberry syrup seems to do funky things
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I've heard a few people on here and other places recommend using rice to clean the residues from your grinder, and that idea intrigues me. (We use dual Mazzer Super Jolly Timers, just in case anyone is curious.)
So:
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Experianced Barista Looking for work!
Hey..I live in Renton Washington and I am looking for a job at a coffee shop/drive thru, OR at a roastery. I have 8 years barista experiance and I am looking to change things up but would like to stay in the coffee bizz. Give me a shout. Thanks.
Read more…Gathering Grounds Coffee
Gathering Grounds Coffee is located in Atlanta, GA in the Historic Kirkwood District. It is a small, cozy shop which features specialty coffee, desserts, breakfast foods, smoothies, frappes, ice cream, pound cake, and live music/spoken-word performan
Read more…Portland OR Closing shifts available
Do you have a food handlers card and OLCC? 4 -10pm shifts are available! These are challenging solo shifts involving lots of cleaning etc. So if you are not a hard worker these shifts are not going to be a good fit. Thanks Brendan
Read more…Espresso Description (Taste & Visual Cue)
Hi everyone,
I am interested to find out how you guys like an espresso. What are the taste/flavor/body/aroma you guys look at when you have an espresso? What exactly are you expectations? Does it have to be something chocolaty, or something clean and
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Tasting or Cupping your espresso....
To all those interested in fine tuning there spro shots. What do you look for or taste for when getting dialed in for your taste buds?
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I have been researching Kyoto iced coffee towers for a bit now and haven't found much about them. They are about $150-$400 depending on how big you want and are for sale at http://www.northwestglass.com/glass-cold-brew-coffee-maker-p-319.html?osCsid
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What can one do to be noticed that he/ she has lost of skills and lost to offer in coffee but not getting anywhere with his/her ideas....
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Voting has begun for all open positions. If you are a BGA member, you should have received a ballot via email (mine came yesterday afternoon).
Please take a couple of minutes and vote - it will make a difference. There are a couple of regions with m
Fair Trade Chocolate Sauces (for mochas, hot cocoa, etc.)... What are the best options?
Okay, so I want a fair trade chocolate sauce that has no HFCS or Fructose. I've recently been convinced of the argument to ban HFCS, and I'm starting with my shop. What do you use?
Read more…Visiting Europe in July, Any coffee enthuisiasts keen to show me a good coffee away from home?
Hello all, i am visiting europe in july this year and will staying between 2 nights to 2 weeks in these places...paris, london, holland, germany, maybe belguim. I am a keen barista who loves to keep learning about coffee, roasting, tasting-cupping, e
Read more…Good Chai recipe
I have been using cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, demerra sugar and assam tea. It seems pretty good. Anyone have a great recipe they would be willing to share?
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As we move forward elevating the quality of our additives to match our coffees encountered a bit of a new dilema. Have made our own chocolate sauce for quite some time, though currently re-formulating it taking it to a true chocoholic gourmet level.
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We are looking for an experienced barista for our new modern roastery-cafe,based in one of the best district of Paris.
If your ready to
rock on a Strada,pour over bar,hario kona and other goodies come join
our team.
If don't speak french,it's not a p
Coffee in Salt Lake City?
Hey all - I've got a customer traveling to the Salt Lake City area this week... Any good shops/roasters he should check out?
Thanks in advance!
The Bow CoffeeShop
We are located at: 1111 Cumberland Crossing, Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 We are proudly serving Carouso's Coffee to our customers. Our menu is extensive though priced reasonably. In stock we carry a single origin Brazilian espresso along with a tradit
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Hey all, or should I say y'all? I was wondering if anyone happens to know of some excellent coffee in Savannah, Georgia. My barista bf and I are relocating and as much as we enjoy critiquing each others home brewing methods (he's a pour over, I am
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