I noticed recently that SBUX has launched a new drink line called "Refreshers" which claim to contain Green Coffee Bean Extract - something that I've never heard of before.
So naturally...GOOGLE search!!
I found loads of sporatic information on t
Read more…I have a Used Ambex Y 5 that I am cleaning up. I have taken the perforated part of the cooler out. The holes are plugged with coffee pooh. I can get that out with any ice pick or something; the back side has coffee pooh on it to. Hot water and deterg
Read more…I just bought these new VST filter baskets when I got my La Marzocco Linea, and I hate them they say they are 58s but a 58 tamper does not fit properly(tried 3 different 58 tampers to make sure my tamper wasn't the problem) there is a gap around th
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For an espresso machine, does anyone have experience or recommendations with water pressure tanks to help regulate line pressure that drops due to multiple users in the building. In this case, a simple pressure valve is not enough since it do
Read more…Hey Team,
I'm going up to Stowe tomorrow, any recommendations on shops out that way?
SAO
Came across this recently and felt I had to share as well as ask if anyone has been able to play with one of these yet. Not for sale as of yet but there seem to be quite a few insiders here and I was hoping maybe someone can attest to the quality of
Read more…My associate and I are having some issues setting up a mobile coffee cart. Our trailer is 4x8 with about two feet extra in room over the tounge. We wanted to have a espresso machine but it seems powering that as well as the hot water tower, coffee
Read more…I am interested in knowing about how long it takes to make a latte, not sacrificing quality.
just interested in inspiring my baristas to work more quickly, and want to give them a good benchmark.
Read more…As we are now heading into the colder months my manager is on me to market "fall" beverages. I'm trying to resist as much as possible because I want to keep our coffee shop as pure and coffee-based as possible but being in a corporate office building
Read more…Hey guys
do anyone know or come across with any scholarship for the coffee training school in America?
if there's one then please help me.
Regards
Ray
Read more…Ok, i was recently reading a forum about techniques that baristas have changed over the years. There was much to say about pulling shot of espresso and how that has changed over the years. I can't help but feel that there is more than one way to get
Read more…I am in the market for a one/two barrel sample roaster. I am hoping for a gas powered roaster with cast iron drums. Please let me know if you have any leads!
Read more…I have a Mazzer grinder (super jolly) and recently replaced the burrs. Noticing the burrs had a lot of what looked to be coffee sediment, I dunked them into cafiza to try and clean them... Once I pulled them out, there were a serious of dark spots
Read more…Here we go. I am at the point of choosing a new machine and I am SO lost....... I have only worked on automatics but am open to a semi and even am considering a manual. Part of the reason I'm interested in a manual is the frequency of repair is much
Read more…Just wondering if this drought (I'm in upper Michigan) has affected anyone's milk? I used to get a pretty nice micro foam as to where now I get something that looks like boiling water and the milk breaks down really fast. Like right before my eyes fa
Read more…Hey guys
Does anyone know about the coffee academy scholarship in anywhere? I really really want to take the course out of the country sometime. I'm pretty new to coffee industry. If anybody know about it then please help.
Thanks
Read more…Anyone here have an opinion on these models.....I am a shop that on average does 200 rings a day, and probably pulls 300 shots a day. I've never had a machine that counts shots but I will soon ;0) Which one of these would anyone recommend for that pr
Read more…I'm sure that many of us have experienced time travel when visiting espresso bars. You order a drink and the barista pulls 2 clicks to dose, tamps using the plastic nose, taps on the side of the portafilter handle between tamps - techniques that have
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