Gourmet Coffee Owner S Manual

"Poems From The Heart" is a book about life dedicated to the human experience. Life is essentially a collection of experiences compressed in time. The uniqueness of life lies in its different circumstance for each individual. We often find ourselves racked by diverse situations, some full of joy, sadness, anger, and a whole lot of other emotions that test our human endurance. When faced with these we find it hard to find the right words to express our feelings and empathy for others. "Poems from the Heart", brings these words to light in a distinct fashion. This book offers an open, inspirational and critical approach to issues and feelings we all feel on a daily basis from time to time. It offers hope, comfort, inspiration and a deep insight to those in need and also an angle for romantics and critical thinkers. Most of all "Poems from the heart" will connect with you on a personal level, as regards issues close to your heart, often not shared with many.

“Build a better brew by mastering 10 manual methods, from French Press to Chemex, with this comprehensive guide.” —Imbibe Magazine Named a top food & drink book of 2017 by Food Network, Wired, Sprudge, and Booklist This comprehensive but accessible handbook is for the average coffee lover who wants to make better coffee at home. Unlike other coffee books, this one focuses exclusively on coffee—not espresso—and explores multiple pour-over, immersion, and cold-brew techniques on 10 different devices. Thanks to a small but growing number of dedicated farmers, importers, roasters, and baristas, coffee quality is at an all-time high. But for nonprofessionals, achieving café quality at home can seem out of reach. With dozens of equipment options, conflicting information on how to use that equipment, and an industry language that, at times, doesn’t seem made for the rest of us, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Craft Coffee: A Manual, written by a coffee enthusiast for coffee enthusiasts, provides all the information readers need to discover what they like in a cup of specialty coffee—and how to replicate the perfect cup day after day. From the science of extraction and brewing techniques to choosing equipment and deciphering coffee bags, Craft Coffee focuses on the issues—cost, time, taste, and accessibility—that home coffee brewers negotiate and shows that no matter where you are in your coffee journey, you can make a great cup at home. “Engaging and fun . . . I really can’t recommend Craft Coffee: A Manual enough. If you’re even mildly curious about brewing coffee at home, it’s absolutely worth a read.” —BuzzFeed

ABOUT THE BOOK As the worlds most used (and abused) substance, coffee is a drink most people have indulged in. In fact, for many people, drinking coffee is a daily ritual; quite often, we do not stop to think about what we are drinking. While you might not wish to rise to the level of coffee snob, you might be curious to know more about the gourmet coffee you drink: how to find the best gourmet coffee, brew and taste the perfect cup, or even how to roast your own beans. While almost anyone recognizes roasted beans, very few people know where they come from, or what processes go into creating them. Coffee comes from a coffee tree; cherries grow on the trees branches, and each cherry holds two beans. You might have noticed the word arabica or robusta on a bag of coffee; these words refer to the type of tree from which the beans come. From the tree, the berries are harvested and dried. Any defective beans are removed. Certain types of beans, like peaberry beans, are viewed as defects, but are also harvested for particular styles of coffee. MEET THE AUTHOR Cara Batema holds a Bachelor's degree in music and creative writing. Cara composes scores and performs for films in addition to writing and editing children's novels and other publications. Cara loves food, wine, fashion, bike riding, and other general artsy diversions. Subscribe to Cara's Los Angeles Coffee Examiner page or follow on Twitter @indiesmitty. EXCERPT FROM THE BOOK The history of coffee begins with a legend from the Ethiopian highlands. Kaldi, a goat-herder, discovered that he would feed certain berries to his goats, and they became restless and would not sleep. Kaldi brought the berries to a local monastery, and the monks made a drink from the berries that allowed them to stay awake for long hours of prayer. The power of the berries spread towards the East and finally around the globe. Even todays coffee is traced back to the original coffee trees from the Ethiopian highland region. As early as the fifteenth century, coffee was grown in Arabia, and by the sixteenth century, they were trading with nearby areas such as Egypt, Turkey, Syria, and Persia. Coffee was consumed in homes and coffee houses alike. These cafes were much like they are today; they served as the locale for public events, social gatherings, and live music performances. Since Muslims did not drink alcohol, coffee was known as wine of the Araby. Word of coffee spread to Europe by the seventeenth century. Critics called it the bitter invention of Satan, but Pope Clement VIII gave it the papal seal of approval after trying it. Coffee houses in England, Germany, Austria, Holland, and France held a similar significance as those in Arabia, and by the mid-1600s, the love of coffee was brought to America. CHAPTER OUTLINE Guide to Gourmet Coffee and Coffee Making + Background + History of Gourmet Coffee + The Roasting Process + The Right Grind + ...and much more

Are you considering opening a specialty coffee business? Do you already own an existing operation? Are you realizing the level of success you had hoped for?Bean Business Basics is the definitive how-to manual for opening and operating a retail specialty coffee business. The new edition, with a publication date of March, 2002, has been thoroughly updated and expanded to meet the needs of today's specialty coffee entrepreneur. Thousands of copies of the first edition have been sold since the book's publication in 1997.Bean Business Basics, a 690-page coffee business start-up/operational manual, is unlike any book currently on the market. It is the definitive guide for those starting a retail coffee business and a great manual for existing coffee businesses. Bean Business Basics was written by the professionals who have consulted and trained thousands of gourmet coffee bar employees across the country and around the world. Buying this book is like purchasing tens of thousands of dollars of consulting services.In addition to updates in each section, this 690-page edition includes a new chapter on expanded beverage offerings entitled, "Espresso Bar Beverages: Beyond the Basics."

Now you can enjoy gourmet coffee drinks at home with Making Your Own Gourmet Coffee Drinks. This guide to all things coffee has more than 100 recipes and not only shows you how to make all the standard gourmet coffee drinks, but also introduces you to exciting new flavors like Chocolate Cream Coffee, Spiced Coffee Cider, Blended Banana Coffee, Cappuccino Royale, Butterscotch Cappuccino, Iced Almond Coffee, Chocolate-Coffee Crush, Coffee Ice Cream Soda, Strawberry Delight, Iced Maple Espresso, Tropical Espresso Delight, and Coffee Alexander. Learn how to make the perfect cup of coffee with tips on selecting the best quality beans, proper storage methods, the right way to grind coffee, the best way to steam milk, and where to buy your equipment. Aside from traditional hot drinks, this guide teaches you how to make delicious cold brews that are perfectly paired with various liqueurs. Whether you’re waking up in the morning with a hot cup of espresso or winding down with a Mochachino Float, these gourmet coffee drinks are a delicious addition to any day.

If you are thinking of starting up a business — whether online or in a pushcart or a small café — you need to look into your branding. (how does it work, anyway?), brace yourself…According to Jacky Tai, you should start your branding exercise as early as possible. Brand Zero distils the author’s wealth of experience in grappling with branding strategies in the real world into a practical and easy-to-understand guide anyone. About the Authors For a decade, Jacky Tai headed the marking departments for several companies in the United States and Singapore before he joined International Enterprise Singapore. Heading its branding initiatives, Tai developed revolutionary training programmes that helped various companies — from innovative start-ups to established players — to better understand branding strategies. Jacky is currently Principal Consultant in StrategiCom, a B2B branding specialist