La Nilad Coffee & Tea is a local independent coffee and tea shop in the Philippines, bringing the Filipino touch in the specialty coffee and tea industry right in the key cities of Central Luzon and City of Valenzuela Metro Manila.
La Nilad offers bo
Read more…I thought this might make for a fun conversation piece: does letting a shot sit and cool affect it's taste in a negative way?
I don't think anybody's arguing that the taste doesn't change but it's my experience that the major difference between a
Read more…Hey All, I am currently in the process of opening Fahrenheit Coffee in Toronto. The focus of it will be education!! It will be a forum for Coffee Geeks and Coffee Amateurs to come together and learn from each other. We will host a pour over bar as w
Read more…I get this question a lot and I need help from you!
Why are drive-thru coffee stands so popular in the NW, but hardly found elsewhere in US? Yes, I do know they are popping up elsewhere, but they have a long way to go to catch up. No, really, if you'
Read more…Ok, I have not been able to get decent latte art because whenever I steam the milk, I get thick foam on top. This is great for cappuccinos, but latte art can't have all that foam. Whenever I pour the milk, the foam comes off onto the top of it. I
Read more…I am getting ready to put an espresso machine in my church. There are aprox. 700 adults per service with 2 services (1400). we already have the coffee bar with illy drip coffee and are not adding the espresso machine. I have used a Rancilio class
Read more…OK basically i got about 10 sacks of 100kg of green that has been corrupted by diesel fuel "dont ask me how it happened" the thing im asking is, is theres anyone here that can give me some advice what to do with them (except of throwing them to the g
Read more…I am in process of learning the coffees of the world. Eventually I would like to roast and brew the coffee that people of the Middle East drank 100 years ago, like Turkish, Armenian, Lebanese or Egyptian. I assume each had their own brewing process a
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One of the easiest ways for a cafe to stretch it's purchasing dollar is by putting food up, or preserving. At this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, the bounty of the season is readily apparent, not only at farmer's ma
Read more…We stock Ghirardelli chocolate and caramel sauces, but they don't make the pumpkin pie sauce. Torani does, though. We have a bunch of Ghirardelli pumps on hand because the Ghirardelli outlet gives us one every time we buy sauce (only $14 too, great
Read more…Does anyone know if you have to sharpen conical burrs as frequently, less, or more frequently than traditional flat burrs?
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did any body try to make an hand made alternatives for flavoured syrups that we use in the coffee shops.." since they are not really cheap" using flavouring essenses and sugery suryps?? i am trying and it seems its working,,and if it worked it could
Read more…I was recently confronted with this issue when out and about getting coffee myself, and was wondering what the general consensus was on here about making coffee for customers at or just after closing time.
At my store, my bosses have told us if som
Read more…Any cold coffee beverages being made that your excited about? Anything other than the usual iced latte, and iced coffee.(unless theres a twist) I recently read something about someone adding a little lemon juice to an iced americano. Anyone try that
Read more…I know a source of valve coffee bags, www.texinlabel.com, selling different quality coffee bags.
Read more…I just picked up a Ditting KR 1203 used and pretty cheap. I'm going to give it a thorough deep cleaning and have the burrs sharpened before I incorporate it into our brew bar. As I haven't used it yet, I'd like to hear your opinions on it. Complai
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A friend and I have been going through my Astoria 2 group lever machine for a while now, and I've finally got it home. It now has new inner & outer piston gaskets, new group gaskets, new screens, 110V, and a fully functional propane option. I'm g
Read more…I have been perfecting some of the basic latte art designs but they always come out a little foamy. The design usually comes out perfect but the crema isn't as noticeable. Any ideas?
Read more…Hello Bx'ers. I know there are other places to post this but I thought I would ask the professionals. I am running a Super Jolly / Silvia set up in my kitchen. I usually buy store jugs of distilled water for my water consumption needs and this in
Read more…ok i am looking for a grinder for a second location. That second location will be really busy.I will gring to order only so grinding time is important. i know that the robur grind 19 gr of coffee in less then 2.5 sec but i really dont know about the
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