Has anyone had any experience with the Kalita Wave brewer? Flat bottomed (almost Fetco style), three holes, and floating "wave" filters. http://shop.wreckingballcoffee.com/video-kalita-wave
Read more…I am looking to sell a barely used 2 group Barlume for a reasonable price. This machine was only used to test espressos for our micro roastery, and its a bit overkill for just doing that. In its lifetime it pulled under 300 shots, and it was purcha
Read more…Hello everyonethey call me Grandma Furd and im 72 years young and I need some advise.
Please forgive me as I am new to all this form stuff and the computer but im trying never the less.
I am going to start a small coffee roasting business in my home
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Social media for foodservice and coffeeshops has exploded in the past two years. Is your business taking advantage of thiseffective communication tool to reach customers and buildbrand loyalty?
For the cost of a few hours a
Read more…There's a good question posted over on Focus.com. Thought I'd copy it into the BX community..
LINK HERE http://www.focus.com/questions/why-dunkin-donuts-going-public-now-after-61-years-business/
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Since I have been a barista, I have followed the method of loading the portafilter, evenly distribute and swipe back into the dosing chamber, light leveling tamp with the tamper then (here is the part in question) a light, easy knock on the cleat o
Read more…I'm very curious to know people's thoughts on the recent announcement that the Northwest Regional will be taking place at CoffeeFest in Seattle at the end of September.
It didn't strike me as giving people a lot of opportunity to prepare a great ro
Read more…Just a little something I've been thinking about recently. I hope not to ignite any kind of flame war because I know, first hand, how intense things can get on here, just please, bear with me.
I am a self-professed music nerd, movie nerd, political
Read more…I just made a homemade vanilla simple syrup and it was incredible. So, I'm now inspired to start homemaking all of the syrups for my cafe. I'm going straight to one I know will be challenging- cherry for my cherry mocha. Citrus curddles milk, and
Read more…Ive been looking to purchase a probat UG-22 for some time. i had recently spoken to jay at Coffeetec and Dan at Roasters Exchange. I have not done business with either of these guys. Could anyone give me some feedback if any on either of their deal
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Anyone headed to the RG Retreat at Stonewall Resort? My arrival and departure schedule does not work very well with the Roaster Guild shuttle and I'm looking for other options.
I have considered renting a car if anyone wants to go in on t
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I'm hoping for some advice on smoke abatement options for use with our Diedrich IR-12. My goal is to find the most cost effective way to help with smoke.
There are no afterburner regulations in our area, but we are making attempts to be
Read more…I recently bought a "kyoto style" ice coffee maker from yama- I've experimented quite a bit, but was wondering if anyone else has experience or recipes to try with these.
Read more…Alrighty folks, the time has come for us to seriously start contemplating our menu board as we near our opening day for thirty-thirty Coffee Co. here in Downtown Peoria, IL.
We want to keep it simple but attractive at the same time. Any thoughts?
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There are still a few openings for this year's roasters retreat taking place in Brattleboro, VT this coming weekend. Dinner on Fri, classes (by George Howell, Mane Alves, others) on Sat and Sunday morning, caffeinated fellowship all we
Read more…Any owners around here selling grinders in your stores? I have carried Bodum in the past, but the price point is too high and the quality not quite what I have in mind. The Baratza stuff is obviously great, but a bit too expensive for the small-city
Read more…Greetings everyone...I'm experimenting with my new toy, a yama 3-cup siphon. I've watched videos and searched every thread about siphons on this beautiful site. For some reason I cannot get the water in the lower bowl to boil. It's been on the flame
Read more…Anyone know of a dispenser system? I'm looking for either a soda type gun or something like a beer tap to mount on top of the bar so we can eliminate baristas bending over to get milk from an under counter fridge. I know Intelly is useing something l
Read more…I come from a land of no bakery besides what is at the grocery or a large company outfit. I would like to make the leap toward hiring on a baker and opening a kitchen, but don't know if a few good slices of heaven are worth the investment in this eco
Read more…I'm part of a new, small coffee shop in Sherwood, OR. Well, new in a way. We bought out the previous owners and kept the name but changed everything else. THAT decision aside, most of our current customers drink flavored lattes, smoothies, iced te
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