Barista Exchange2024-03-29T15:50:44Zvincenthttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/vincenthttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/61881697?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://www.baristaexchange.com/group/coffeeenthusiastshomebaristas/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=3ul5t9wa53yvc&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHazelnut Coffeetag:www.baristaexchange.com,2012-02-16:1688216:Topic:13533862012-02-16T14:26:36.528Zvincenthttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/vincent
<p>Any hazelnut coffee lovers out there?</p>
<p>Just curious, is the hazelnut powder used pre-sweetened?</p>
<p>Any hazelnut coffee lovers out there?</p>
<p>Just curious, is the hazelnut powder used pre-sweetened?</p> Traveling to Origintag:www.baristaexchange.com,2011-08-01:1688216:Topic:12217212011-08-01T19:51:31.954Zvincenthttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/vincent
<p>DO you see the value of traveling to a coffee farm and learning about the process?</p>
<p>We have just opened a new program to allow people to join us for a week during the harvest but i am not sure if it will fly. We ran an experimental version last April and we got two people to come down from CAN.</p>
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<p>What is your opinion? I would like to know, i dont want to keep investing time in promoting this course if no one is going to show up.</p>
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<p>Please give me your…</p>
<p>DO you see the value of traveling to a coffee farm and learning about the process?</p>
<p>We have just opened a new program to allow people to join us for a week during the harvest but i am not sure if it will fly. We ran an experimental version last April and we got two people to come down from CAN.</p>
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<p>What is your opinion? I would like to know, i dont want to keep investing time in promoting this course if no one is going to show up.</p>
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<p>Please give me your honest opinion. </p>
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<p>Tks,</p>
<p>Matias</p>
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<p>PS: if you want to see the details of this course, click here: <a href="http://www.godowntoearth.org/origin_program.shtml">http://www.godowntoearth.org/origin_program.shtml</a></p>
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Hi I am new to this group, and madly searching for an Espresso machine that requires no power to operate and heats with Gas. I am in New Zealand and want to put a machine into a mobile kitchen for our Scout Group, Camping's much better with a good coffee. Any help would be much appreciated.<br />
Cheers<br />
Chris
Hi I am new to this group, and madly searching for an Espresso machine that requires no power to operate and heats with Gas. I am in New Zealand and want to put a machine into a mobile kitchen for our Scout Group, Camping's much better with a good coffee. Any help would be much appreciated.<br />
Cheers<br />
Chris Traning New Baristas this weektag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-07-20:1688216:Topic:5590092009-07-20T06:50:36.415Zvincenthttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/vincent
And I was wondering if you guys knew of any websites that could help. I already konw the ups and downs of coffee myself but I want to print out a couple pages for my new Baristas.
And I was wondering if you guys knew of any websites that could help. I already konw the ups and downs of coffee myself but I want to print out a couple pages for my new Baristas. What's your favorite coffee recipes book? Here's mine...tag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-07-19:1688216:Topic:5583102009-07-19T16:29:28.217Zvincenthttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/vincent
Here's a great(!) book I got lately. It has 65 amazing recipes for cool drinks, cakes, and desserts, ALL having coffee in them: <a href="http://chilp.it/?bc0d42">http://chilp.it/?bc0d42</a><br />
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Can't wait to get my hands on the "rich chocolate coffee" one ...<br />
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Enjoy :-)<br />
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Eyal @ROASTe.com
Here's a great(!) book I got lately. It has 65 amazing recipes for cool drinks, cakes, and desserts, ALL having coffee in them: <a href="http://chilp.it/?bc0d42">http://chilp.it/?bc0d42</a><br />
<br />
Can't wait to get my hands on the "rich chocolate coffee" one ...<br />
<br />
Enjoy :-)<br />
<br />
Eyal @ROASTe.com Colombian Coffee Update and Forecasttag:www.baristaexchange.com,2009-02-12:1688216:Topic:3335902009-02-12T15:11:28.064Zvincenthttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/vincent
For those of you that like to surf the web to find the latest news from the coffee world, it is most likely that you already have found the statistics that I would like to introduce as follows, but for those who have not seen this data, or have not found an English version, I will summarize the most important information brought by FEDECAFE (National federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia) and their press office regarding the Colombian current local market environment and forecast.<br />
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One of…
For those of you that like to surf the web to find the latest news from the coffee world, it is most likely that you already have found the statistics that I would like to introduce as follows, but for those who have not seen this data, or have not found an English version, I will summarize the most important information brought by FEDECAFE (National federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia) and their press office regarding the Colombian current local market environment and forecast.<br />
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One of the many reasons that coffee prices have not dropped dramatically in the C market in tough times is because of the shortages of coffee in some big producing countries such as Colombia, Brazil and Costa Rica. Even though the financial crisis has touched almost every business in the world, coffee growers in Colombia perceived last harvest season as relatively good because they have on average been receiving more money during the last quarters of the 2008 and 2009 period .<br />
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The report from FEDECAFE press office brought up the following data:<br />
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• The green bean exported from Colombia has dropped 2% compare with last year representing 198.000 less bags of coffee exported.<br />
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• Last year the production of Colombian coffee dropped 9% compared with 2007. The average production is still around 11.500.000 bags (132 lb per bag) of green beans.<br />
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• The reason for the decrease of production is mainly due to the high price of fertilizers and heavy rains.<br />
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• Although the production of coffee during 2008 has decreased 9%, the coffee exported has only decreased 2%. I believe one of the reasons is due to coffee stored previously in past years. On the other hand, the gross revenue for 2008 was USD. 1’ 953 million- a record high not seen since 1997.<br />
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• One reason to get such a record is due to the average price paid above the C market of 0.25 USD cents per pound for the Colombian coffee (also known as premium price). Another reason is the policy of FEDECAFE to promote and export coffees with added value such as freeze dried, roasted coffee, certified green, and specialty coffees caused an increased share in the total exported coffee, as shown in the chart 1. This tendency has also helped to increase the value of the standard quality coffee mainly due for availability reasons.<br />
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• Another reason for the revenue increase of the coffee industry was the strength of the US Dollar against the Colombian peso during the second half of 2008.<br />
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• In addition, the global forecast for the coming harvest has estimated a shortage of 8 millions bags, which would eventually push prices of this commodity up. For this reason, many producers expect no big moves of the price downward even with the current economical environment.<br />
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One of the main goals of the National Federation of Coffee growers of Colombia is to increase the production from 11.5 millions bags up to 17 millions bags of green coffee by 2014. In order to reach this volume, more than 211.000 Hectares of coffee plantations have been stumped or completely replanted between 2006 and 2008. Most of the coffee areas that went through this program are located in the departments or States of Huila, Risaralda, Caldas and Antioquia.<br />
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The program of stumping and replanting new coffee trees is called PSF (Perseverance, Sustainability and Future) that allow growers to request up to 3 Ounces of fertilizer per tree. Growers would also get 40% of their debt paid by the FNC coffee fund as well as 100% of any due debt coming from interest. The forecast production volume could be seen in Chart 2. The blue line represent the production if the PSF program succeed, the green line represent the production if the PSF is not implemented and the yellow bars represent the volume of new green bean bags produced by the implementation of the PSF program.<br />
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Note: Sorry for the Charts it seems that is a no compatilble format. You may also able to check them at<br />
<a href="http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2009/02/colombian-coffee-update-and-forecast/">http://www.portlandroastingblog.com/2009/02/colombian-coffee-update-and-forecast/</a> Experimenting with coffee related drinkstag:www.baristaexchange.com,2008-04-17:1688216:Topic:759172008-04-17T02:19:39.304Zvincenthttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/vincent
I come from Switzerland and there I sometimes meet with a friend (barista and coffee enthusiast). We have fun in experimenting with different coffee drinks... i.e. mixing coffee and some other ingredients. Sometimes the result is awful, sometimes awsome...<br />
I am living in NYC for the next few weeks. If you think that is worth to try, just let me know. It should be an exchange of ideas and of course tasting, tasting, tasting...<br />
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Do you want an example? voilà... caffé limoncé:<br />
<br />
add to a shaker…
I come from Switzerland and there I sometimes meet with a friend (barista and coffee enthusiast). We have fun in experimenting with different coffee drinks... i.e. mixing coffee and some other ingredients. Sometimes the result is awful, sometimes awsome...<br />
I am living in NYC for the next few weeks. If you think that is worth to try, just let me know. It should be an exchange of ideas and of course tasting, tasting, tasting...<br />
<br />
Do you want an example? voilà... caffé limoncé:<br />
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add to a shaker following ingredients<br />
- 1 spoon of sugar<br />
- about 1 square inch of lemon skin (as thin as possible)<br />
- 3 to 4 ice cubes<br />
- 1 short espresso<br />
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shake hard and enjoy!<br />
--> a perfect drink in summer or after a heavy meal, as it helps digesting! Coffeelands Landmine Victims Trusttag:www.baristaexchange.com,2008-02-27:1688216:Topic:525872008-02-27T14:56:39.165Zvincenthttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/vincent
Every morning, millions of people wake up to a hot cup of Folgers coffee. Others prefer gourmet coffee. Still, others prefer to grab a cup on their way to work. No matter the type you purchase, the production of coffee has resounding effects on coffee farmers in other countries.<br />
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Coffee farmers are dependent on the consumption of coffee (I know what you're thinking, duh!). A majority of the coffee lands that are cultivated are in areas that have or are currently conflict zones. For this reason,…
Every morning, millions of people wake up to a hot cup of Folgers coffee. Others prefer gourmet coffee. Still, others prefer to grab a cup on their way to work. No matter the type you purchase, the production of coffee has resounding effects on coffee farmers in other countries.<br />
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Coffee farmers are dependent on the consumption of coffee (I know what you're thinking, duh!). A majority of the coffee lands that are cultivated are in areas that have or are currently conflict zones. For this reason, many coffee farmers have been hurt and devastated by landmines, which remain hidden from warring factions. To support these coffee farmer victims, the Coffeelands Landmine Victims Trust generates funds and gives coffee farmers loans to start businesses, support their family, and go back to school.<br />
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In previous years, the CLVT has helped people like Ramón Peralta Aguierre of Nicaragua. Ramón was just 25 years old when he stepped on a landmine while picking coffee. He lost both his legs in the accident. After recovering, Ramón used his microgrant to start his own coffee farm.<br />
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Whether we are coffee enthusiasts, coffee sellers, or casual coffee drinkers, we should work with the Coffeelands Landmine Victims Trust. I urge you to visit <a href="http://www.coffeelandstrust.org/">http://www.coffeelandstrust.org/</a> to learn more and become involved with this organization.<br />
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If you want to watch a short documentary, visit <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=rveBzh4avSs">http://youtube.com/watch?v=rveBzh4avSs</a>. Staying Focusedtag:www.baristaexchange.com,2008-01-10:1688216:Topic:171662008-01-10T05:05:30.190Zvincenthttps://www.baristaexchange.com/profile/vincent
"I believe that the American coffee industry is doing itself irreparable harm by mass marketing mediocre coffee at a low price. I think that what is happening today in the coffee business is just a foreshadowing of the eventual indifference of the total American public to the world of coffee drinking." -- Edward Bransten, 1969.<br />
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I still see and taste this statement in some of the coffee shops I have visted, but now it is low grade coffee at a high grade price. We have changed the apperance of…
"I believe that the American coffee industry is doing itself irreparable harm by mass marketing mediocre coffee at a low price. I think that what is happening today in the coffee business is just a foreshadowing of the eventual indifference of the total American public to the world of coffee drinking." -- Edward Bransten, 1969.<br />
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I still see and taste this statement in some of the coffee shops I have visted, but now it is low grade coffee at a high grade price. We have changed the apperance of coffee drinking, with out raising the standard of the bean.