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Round Five

Well, I skipped a week of bloggin', so I'll just call this round five. I'm a little foggy on the details, as it was a crazy full roast day last Thursday and we jumped right into it, so I was not taking copious notes.

Super solid today though; Its felt a lot more intuitive, and I was hitting our profile right on the money, for the most part. No serious errors. I'm trying to make my 'dosing' more consistent, that is, scooping green beans.

Something kind of 'clicked' today. Good day. Oh,… Continue

Added by Chad Smith on February 5, 2009 at 4:05pm — 1 Comment

Mercy Corps offers new retail location!

Mercy Corps is pleased to offer a lease opportunity for a unique café space in its new global headquarters building at SW Ankeny Street and First Avenue in Portland's historic Old Town Chinatown neighborhood.

Be a part of Mercy Corps' new global headquarters project, currently undergoing construction and renovation in the historic Skidmore Fountain Building. As an icon in the Pacific Northwest and one of the world's leading international development agencies, Mercy Corps… Continue

Added by Ginger Gerhart on February 5, 2009 at 9:07am — No Comments

I just unloaded 40,000 lbs. of this seasons new crop.

Yesterday I unloaded the first 40,000 pounds of this season’s crop. A little bit of everything from each of our two plantations…some semi wash, some full wash and my personal favorite (as well as a Topeca first)….3,000 lbs of high grown yellow bourbon naturals. Yes, you heard right….naturally processed coffee from the mountains of El Salvador. We haven’t cupped it in the states yet (we’ve had it for less than a day) but we cupped it on the plantation in December and found some very prominent… Continue

Added by Derek Dyson on February 5, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

Volunteer at SCAA Event and Save

The SCAA is now filling volunteer positions for the upcoming Exposition in Atlanta, April 17-19th. During the Annual Exposition the SCAA requires the help of over 200 volunteers to help make The Event a success. There are a variety of different positions available with different skill sets needed. And the best part is if you work 5 volunteer hours, you will earn a $95.00 credit towards the "Lectures + 3-day Trade Show Badge." Volunteers who work at the USBC in Portland, Oregon in March can also… Continue

Added by Mike Ferguson on February 4, 2009 at 11:30am — No Comments

Ive shrunken my roaster!

So i have figured out how to magically shrink ones roaster size... ready here it is:
first, wake up before the sun and go to the roasting facility.
second, warm up the roaster. stare at it like its your fiance at your wedding.
third, start roasting; don't stop roasting until after the sun sets (12-16 hours).

-trust me. if you do this, your roaster will seem extraordinarily small the next time you look at it.

p.s. this is not a recommended scenario.

Added by lucky on February 4, 2009 at 9:15am — 1 Comment

Indonique World Tea Party

OK guys we've set a date for the next Indonique World Tea party: February 27 at Narcissus Chocolate Cafe in Wethersfield, CT, 5-7 pm Happy Hour with Free samples and live music afterwards. We hope our friends around the world will join us in their own parties and send us some photos or video. We have a theme for this one: Gave up coffee for Lent? Try TEA!

Remember, if you're having Indonique tea, a donation has already been… Continue

Added by George on February 3, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Australian Barista Championships

Hi everyone!

Congatulations to Tim Adams from Queensland Australia, who will be represesnting us in Atlanta in April!

Tim managed to defeat me by just 10 points. He really was very good, how could I not be proud of such a lovely and humble guy who is completely self taught. Well done Tim!

Now back to me... I'd like to thank a few people. First of all my amazing BF David Makin who has been not just an incredibly dedicated coach, but a genuine, caring friend even when I… Continue

Added by Zoe Delany on February 2, 2009 at 8:00pm — 2 Comments

Colombia & Honduras, January 2009

Day 1 Wednesday Jan 14

Newark to Mesa de los Santos

It’s a long row to hoe. Providence to Newark to Miami to Bogata to Bucaramanga to Los Santos. Troy and Jaime join me in Newark. We’re greeted by a dose of fresh, thin air in Bogata. Troy immediately sets out on a quest for aguardiente, the legendarily potent anise liqueur, while I frustrate the woman behind the glass at the money exchange with my long-degraded Spanish. It’s really bad. After I finally acquire some pesos, I find a… Continue

Added by Rik Kleinfeldt on February 2, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Java Jive

It was February 6th 2007 when the last big floods hit us in Jakarta. I remember that day well as our cafe in Kemang was flooded a metre deep with muddy, dirty river water that had climbed out of the nearby creek and covered all of the leafy South Jakarta suburb within a few hours. The cleanup took a while, but I am proud to say that we were trading on the sidewalk the very next day for customers in a need… Continue

Added by Alun Evans on February 2, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Love Letter to my ex-cafe.

I've missed you. I've missed my Linea, my tamper that got destroyed by that Liberace barista with all the rings. I've missed making those maccs, too. I've missed Ted throwing hot quakers at me.

It was really great to see you again, Kean Coffee. I broke up with you more than three months ago- and i'm so glad we're still good friends. I hope you find everything you need (especially some decent Roburs; if anyone deserves them in the… Continue

Added by Janelle on January 31, 2009 at 3:45pm — 1 Comment

Seems that we are moving along....slowly.

Our Realtor has found some interesting leads for locations. Let me tell you: the prices have dropped dramatically to purchase a business. Location lease prices are down. It starting to seem like a favorable time to enter the market. As long as you have enough cash for operating capital to survive this slope.

Added by Barbara Adams on January 29, 2009 at 12:23pm — No Comments

A stroll in the country

Its this time of year I love the most. Its always hot in Indonesia, but where I live the months of December through until the end of February are the monsoon months. The rain is tropically heavy, although not strictly the monsoon you see in movies (or in reality on the subcontinent). It rains here for about 2 hours everyday. Sometimes in the morning, sometimes the afternoon. Sometimes you strike it lucky and it rains both in the morning and the… Continue

Added by Alun Evans on January 28, 2009 at 10:14pm — 3 Comments

dose espreso, London

Chekkit. Here's some pics from my new place, dose espresso

http://tinyurl.com/dh8zyb

my site is http://www.dose-espresso.com

If anyone is interested, I'm also active on twitter (dose_espresso) and have a facebook page too that I update that frequently. There's just too many forums/blogs/social networking sites for a busy man to keep up with!

James (heminui)

Added by heminui on January 28, 2009 at 3:03pm — 2 Comments

A Focused Approach for Tough Economic Times(syndicated)

(via)A Focused Approach for Tough Economic Times

One consultant/trainer's perspective on ways to keep your specialty coffee retailer afloat. (by me)

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As the recession continues to loom overhead, and even progress further down, it has probably become obvious to many that… Continue

Added by Jason Haeger on January 28, 2009 at 3:02pm — No Comments

Indonique is on Twitter

Hey guys:
Please follow our tweets on Twitter at www.twitter.com/indonique. We're determined to fund a school for girls in India this year!

Added by George on January 28, 2009 at 12:52pm — No Comments

In the News

This morning's edition of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured an article about the Stone Creek Coffee Blog. It's been nearly four years since we launched our blog and it has been a great tool for us to communicate with you, our customers. Grab a cup of your favorite blend and head on over to JSonline to read how Blogs can draw customers deeper into businesses.

Added by Stone Creek Coffee Roasters on January 28, 2009 at 11:00am — No Comments

GOOD MORNING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOOD MORNING EVERYONE, I AM NEW TO BARISTA EXCHANGE SO I THOUGHT I WOULD GET ON AND INTRODUCE MYSELF TO EVERYONE, MY NAME IS ANGIE AND I AM 39 YEARS YOUNG. I AM FROM KOKOMO INDIANA BETTER KNOWN AS STOP LIGHT CITY OR BFE AS I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CALL IT. I HAVE THREE KIDS, TWO ARE GROWN AND ON THERE OWN AND I HAVE A 15 YEAR OLD AT HOME. (HE THINKS HE IS 30) I HAVE ONE GRANDSON WHO IS TWO. I TOOK A BUYOUT FROM MY JOB AFTER 15 YEARS A COUPLE YEARS AGO FOR HEALTH REASONS, I WORKED IN A LARGE… Continue

Added by angela payne on January 28, 2009 at 7:17am — No Comments

Coffee Exchange

Starbucks UK has some fantastic coffees, However not the full selection available across the Starbucks range. If anybody working for Starbucks elsewhere in the world would like to swap markouts I would be more than happy to talk to u :D

Added by Dave Green on January 28, 2009 at 6:27am — No Comments

Tuscany Coffee Greenway is Reopen!

finally back in the game, after a 5 month rebuild hiatus. catering kept me occupied but glad to be back on the bar!

Added by Greenway Barista on January 27, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

SCAA Announces 2009 Nominees for Board of Directors

January 27, 2009

The SCAA Board of Directors has approved the following slate of nominees, selected by the nominating committee, for election to the board of directors. The election will be conducted March 2 – March 31, 2009.

OFFICERS

Tim O'Connor for Second Vice President - Allied Member (Pacific Espresso)

Shawn Hamilton for Secretary/Treasurer – Roaster Member (Java City)

NOTE: The Second Vice President will Become Vice… Continue

Added by Mike Ferguson on January 27, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

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