Aloha Gang -
We are a fairly busy cafe out on Kauai. Looking to get a new machine and we really love the Astoria Gloria Lever machine.
1. It looks Cool and customers will probably love the gimmick of actually pulling a shot
2. I like the idea of the
A local friend of mine has a Roaster Authority (Ambex) RA 20 roaster that came with no documentation or manual.
I offered to go through this group to see if anyone out there has an Ambex 22lb roaster (which morphed into Roaster Authority a while bac
Read more…Hello,
Does anyone have any thoughts or experience they would care to share with the use of Artisan profiling system.
Comments of other systems that you like are welcome also.
Thank you,
Chad
Read more…Alpha Dominche » The Steampunk Brewing System
Anybody see or cup from this machine yet? Thoughts either way on the concept?
I have a 2 group GB5 i'd really like to trade for a gs3 and cash or maybe even up for some very interesting one group. Machine is in excellent condition and ready for install, currently in operation. please email if interested sjamesbrown at gmail d
Read more…We have a track lighting assembly over our roaster with spot lights illuminating all of the key areas of coffee travel. Cooling tray, dump area, and of course sample/trier zone. We've always used GE reveal full spectrum lamps to help maintain consi
Read more…What dripper do you prefer for shop use? We are currently using Hario V60s. They result in a good cup. But I've heard that the bee house requires less attention so as to allow for more drinks to be prepared simultaneously. Is this the case?
Read more…I'm traveling to Honolulu April 19 and staying for a week. Anyone recommend a coffee shop to check out? Mahalo in advance :D
Read more…Hi,
I'm just wondering where can I get the Ancap Favorita Cups. I don't want to buy whole bunch, I just want to try couple of cups. Do you guys know any web-sites that sells Ancap Cups other than Ancap USA?
Thank you~
Read more…I've used everything from Fetco to Stanley airpots and they all lose their vacuum seal, which keeps it insulated, in no time. At least in my opinion. I would expect pots of this price to last longer than 7 months. Is that unreasonable? How fast do yo
Read more…Has anyone ever bought anything from Republic Espresso in Seattle? They have some rebuilt machines for sale, that I may be interested in, but I am in Indiana so I can't go in and check them out.
Read more…hi to you all.
I would like to first thank you all for the great info and idea on this site.
I work at 3 different cafe's at the moment with 3 very different set-ups and 3 different coffees from different roasters.
recently I found my self troubled b
Read more…We purchased a used La Marzocco Linea 4 group refurbished machine from a dealer in California (we are in Alabama) which yes I know is full of risk. But we were told the machine was stripped top to bottom, faulty parts replaced, and fully tested. We
Read more…Hi all,
I'm doing market research as part of my business loan application to start an espresso equipment service/repair business. It occurred to me that some of the best baristas are right here reading these forums and I'd be remiss not to ask all of
I'm opening a small town coffee house in Nebraska and bought a Rancilio Z11/AT machine as my starter machine. Not sure if I did the right thing, but it seems to have a few baristas in the area very excited. I've had some difficulty understanding th
Read more…The new Linea PB AV. I didn't really see this coming, what do you think? I haven't worked on a volumemetric machine for a long time, but it's an interesting thought.
http://sprudge.com/la-marzocco-blog-ben-kaminsky-delivers-on-volumetrics.html
Read more…Hi all,
I am considering stocking these machines new for resale and I am wondering if any technicians have had issues with them e.g. build quality and durability. How do they perform, would they be a good machine to carry? I haven't seen anyone local
Read more…Hey,
Im really wanting to get a hold of some robusta coffee for cupping purposes. Does anyone know where I can buy some preroasted ??
PLease Help!
-Jaz
Read more…Hi - I'd like to begin selling coffee from a friend's family farm in Brazil and I'm wondering if there are any small batch roasters here who would be interested in sampling the coffee. We're interested in dealing with roasters directly.
Josh
Read more…I was making a moka-pot espresso (yes, not a real espresso by definition,) but instead of lightly filling the coffee tray, I tamped it gently with a spoon..A minute or so later, coffee drooled out of the spout then started splashing out small drops..
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