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Brewer?

Hi, thinking about using a brewer over french pressing for the morning rush, suggestions on the best one? Fetco?

Thank you,

Kim

CoffeeFest San Diego

Anyone giving out free passes for it?  I promise to visit your booth =)

ATTN : BGA Members of the Northeast!

Hi Everyone!

My name is Todd Mackey, I work for New Harvest Coffee Roasters and I am running for Northeast Chapter Rep. The main elections yielded a tie between myself and Mr. Park Brannen of Cafe Grumpy. Because of this, there is now a week long r

Water filtration help!!

Im getting a hot water dispenser for pour over and I wanna make sure the water is up to par. For home use, would a britta pitcher or faucet filter be sufficient? What are the things I do and do NOT want in my water?

I believe my water is softened,

thoughts on the third wave

One of my favourite things about being able to choose a topic for my term paper this semester is that I got to write a paper about coffee. So I took on this assignment with a lot of personal investment and decided to write about "Third Wave Coffee in

How much do you make as a barista?

I've created an anonymous survey to see how much baristas are making around the country, to come up with an average. It's completely anonymous, and takes exactly 3 seconds to answer. I know, I did it. Here's the link to the survey: http://www.surveym

DIY Espresso Machine

Yeah, I know it's difficult, but I wanna hear what other people think about building an espresso machine. I've seen little things people built, but they weren't really machines. I'm a DIY kind of person, and I love making my own stuff from beginning

Wait time for a drink?

Is there a standard or goal in our industry for time it should take from the time a customer orders to the time they get their drink? Both for walk in and drive thru. i have heard a bit of discussion and i know there are many variables but i want to

Attention all Bosses and owners!!! What your baristas wish you knew!

So there has been a great response from owners and managers over on the other thread:

http://www.baristaexchange.com/forum/topics/attention-baristas-what-owners?page=1&commentId=1688216%3AComment%3A1098727&x=1#1688216Comment1098727

I hope that al

Chalk Boards vs. Chalk Paint

I am looking to put a VERY large chalkboard up in my cafe to list upcoming events.  Can anyone comment on their experience with chalk paint?  I think this would be more cost effective due to the size I am looking for, but am curious as to the mainten

How many in-house cups

I'm sure there might be a thread out there about this too...sorry in advance. If you know if the link, please do share!

How many in-house cups should I plan for? Our sizes range from 8 oz, 10 oz, 12 oz, 16 oz, and 18 oz, depending on the drink. 

Roaster Mods

Thought it would be fun to create this post just to see what everyone is doing, as well as, the results they are getting. Post away!!!

I am doing an overhaul on a Samiac 10k and put a 3phase motor to control drum exhaust and was considering doing t

Visit my shop while you're in Houston

I want to personally invited everyone attending the SCAA Event in Houston to our shop. 

It might be hard for most of you to get here seeing how we're 20-30 minutes out of the city, but we'd love to see you. Stop by the Astoria Booth on Saturday to ge

Java House in Iowa City

I just wanted to thank the guys at the Java House in Iowa City for letting me interrupt their somewhat busy afternoon last Saturday with my questions and specific requests.  While they claimed they couldn't share the roaster's name, everything was pr

Help with Yelp

A woman came into my shop the other day and asked for a coffee: dark and cold, sweet but not too sweet, and asked if I had any flavors - which I don't. I knew she wanted an iced drink. I mentioned three different coffees that were relatively dark for

Anyone following International Coffee Prices?

Newco Commercial Brewers

Hi, I'm currently looking at commercial brewers and haven't always been impressed with Bunn's brewers. I know of Fetco and Curtis, looked at Technivorm but they don't offer commercial brewers in the U.S.

Anyone have any experience with Newco? I kno

We still need skilled baristas to make coffee and espresso during SCAA Expo/USBC.

We are still in need of skilled baristas to work espresso machines, and manual brewing stations throughout the SCAA Event. We have needs also in the BGA Cafe. Willing and able to help? Shoot an email to volunteers@scaa.org, and state what you'd like

Attention Baristas!!! What owners and managers wish you knew!

This thread is for owners and managers with both current and past experience...

If you could....List off the top three things that you wish baristas would get a grip on.

Often times the day to day of the bar is hurried and thoughts of "I really nee

Skerton vs. Slim mill

I have a slim mill, and it was awesome, but...unfortunately it broke, in an almost unfixable manner. What happened is the part of the axel that grips a plastic insert to turn the burs stripped out the plastic insert. Basically, when I turn the handle