Best Refractometer (for coffee)

Started Dec 6, 2014 0 Replies 0 Likes

Looking to buy a refractometer for my company, but I can only seem to find any info on the VST. Is this hands down the best one for use in coffee? Is there any cheaper options? We'll probably end up…Continue

I need advice on how to create interest and desire for single-origin, specialty coffee in a CT"suburb" of NYC

Started this discussion. Last reply by Christian Z Feb 24, 2014. 9 Replies 2 Likes

I recently moved my family from Williamsburg, Brooklyn to Connecticut for the space, and took a position leading the coffee portion of  a brand new cafe/coffee shop in a small but wealthy town about…Continue

Tags: increases, suburbs, sales, coffee, origin

Can I have a full definition of under and over extracted espresso?

Started this discussion. Last reply by gera davidson May 17, 2014. 6 Replies 0 Likes

I hear these phrases thrown around a lot, and have even used them myself, but I've never fully understood what an over extracted and an under extracted espresso really are.I can taste a shot and tell…Continue

Tags: espresso, under, extraction, over, Shots

How to get your foot in the door to become a commercial roaster?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Coffeediva Jun 12, 2015. 16 Replies 0 Likes

I know what everyone is thinking..... great, another barista kid who "wants to be a roaster" but seriously, what advice can you guys give me on how to start down this path and try to make a career in…Continue

Tags: coffee, production, roasting