Re: [Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-08-08 Thread Alex Hillman
The secret:
1) Use 2 coffee filters at once.
2) We have a burr grinder like this one:
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=burr+grinderum=1ie=UTF-8tbm=shopcid=14008738450060766801sa=Xei=cBVATrP_Csjm0QHhv9nMDgved=0CHsQ8gIwAw

You're going to set it to the middle of the 3rd grind level from the left,
and then turn the grinder dial to 7.

DELICIOUS.

-Alex

/ah
indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia


On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.comwrote:

 Alex,
 Bless you, THIS is exactly what I've been dreaming of. I would very
 much appreciate the secret coffee making formula for this machine.
 Angel

 On Aug 5, 2:15 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote:
  http://www.yourdelight.com/bunn_airpots_cwtf15_ts.htm
 
  The baseline model is a basic, commerical drop coffee maker ($315). The
  higher priced models have extra features but we've never needed them.
 
  This bad boy taps right into your water line, and brews delicious 84 oz
   batches at a time in under 120 seconds. We can also share our recipe
 for
  the perfect brew in this machine - some obsessive coffee lovers here
  experimented for weeks to find the right method. Quite hilarious to watch
  happen, but they seem to have nailed it.
 
  It does NOT come with the thermos, so you need to buy that separately
 from
  the same company (part #BUNN_23300.0007). We bought two so we can have
 them
  in cleaning rotation.
 
  We had some concerns about the speed of brewing making our
 super-delicious
  coffee sub-optimum. 3 years of brewing in, she's still making coffee like
 a
  champ.
 
  -Alex
 
  /ah
  indyhall.org
  coworking in philadelphia
 
  On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Thanks for all the tips. To clarify, this is a machinery issue not a
   coffee issue. We buy direct trade (even better than fair or free
   trade), locally roasted coffee from a delightful women named Jackie.
   The problem I'm trying to solve is one of volume.
 
   Angel
 
   On Aug 4, 10:45 pm, Jazzman3 jasperwe...@gmail.com wrote:
Angel:
 
Hello from Durango.Let's face it, Durango is becoming famous for
craft beer and locally roastedcoffee.  And one of my consulting
clients (my other job) is a locally basedcoffeeroaster (Desert
 SunCoffee)
  www.desertsuncoffee.com   So that is what we use
exclusively.
 
So you need to start with locally roasted freshcoffee...DSCR
organic and fair trade is a plus.  Glen and Erick really support
us!
 
We had Desert Sun install a commercial drip Bunn brewer, with plumbed
in water and a filter. Below, Pat points out that cheapcoffee
(like grocery store ground), unfiltered water, dirty decanters equals
badcoffee.I'd add that locally roasted and just ground really
makes for bettercoffee.But since we purchase in 2# bags, we have
Desert Sun grind for us, which is more convenient. Our Bunn brewer is
a preheated (at 197 degrees) one button push operation.  Simple,
sweet and perfectcoffee.And we have 2 Airpots, so thecoffee
stays hot and fresh most of the day.Good beans, local roast,
freshly ground, filtered water, dripcoffeeinto a Airpot will combine
forcoffeethat supports your coworking brand.   And we co-brand with
Desert Sun, because folks (in Durango) know theircoffeeis good.
And it supports the DurangoSpace brand.
 
Yours for goodcoffee,
 
Jasper
 
Jasper Welch
DurangoSpace, LLChttp://durangospace.com
 
On Jul 21, 1:00 pm, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 I'm pondering an upgrade to a commercialcoffeemaker but I don't
 want
 ourcoffeeto taste like the Burnt Federal GovernmentCoffeeI was
 subjected to at former jobs. What kind of commercialcoffeemaker do
 you use for your space, what was the cost AND is it worth it?
 
 Angel
 
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Re: [Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-08-08 Thread Jacob Sayles
This is what we have at ON.  I picked it up for $50 with 2 pots from an old
employer.  I picked another one up for $25 at a local building reuse store
but we haven't done anything with it.  Makes good coffee.  We had it hooked
up to our in sink water filter for extra yum.

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On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.comwrote:

 Alex,
 Bless you, THIS is exactly what I've been dreaming of. I would very
 much appreciate the secret coffee making formula for this machine.
 Angel

 On Aug 5, 2:15 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote:
  http://www.yourdelight.com/bunn_airpots_cwtf15_ts.htm
 
  The baseline model is a basic, commerical drop coffee maker ($315). The
  higher priced models have extra features but we've never needed them.
 
  This bad boy taps right into your water line, and brews delicious 84 oz
   batches at a time in under 120 seconds. We can also share our recipe
 for
  the perfect brew in this machine - some obsessive coffee lovers here
  experimented for weeks to find the right method. Quite hilarious to watch
  happen, but they seem to have nailed it.
 
  It does NOT come with the thermos, so you need to buy that separately
 from
  the same company (part #BUNN_23300.0007). We bought two so we can have
 them
  in cleaning rotation.
 
  We had some concerns about the speed of brewing making our
 super-delicious
  coffee sub-optimum. 3 years of brewing in, she's still making coffee like
 a
  champ.
 
  -Alex
 
  /ah
  indyhall.org
  coworking in philadelphia
 
  On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Thanks for all the tips. To clarify, this is a machinery issue not a
   coffee issue. We buy direct trade (even better than fair or free
   trade), locally roasted coffee from a delightful women named Jackie.
   The problem I'm trying to solve is one of volume.
 
   Angel
 
   On Aug 4, 10:45 pm, Jazzman3 jasperwe...@gmail.com wrote:
Angel:
 
Hello from Durango.Let's face it, Durango is becoming famous for
craft beer and locally roastedcoffee.  And one of my consulting
clients (my other job) is a locally basedcoffeeroaster (Desert
 SunCoffee)
  www.desertsuncoffee.com   So that is what we use
exclusively.
 
So you need to start with locally roasted freshcoffee...DSCR
organic and fair trade is a plus.  Glen and Erick really support
us!
 
We had Desert Sun install a commercial drip Bunn brewer, with plumbed
in water and a filter. Below, Pat points out that cheapcoffee
(like grocery store ground), unfiltered water, dirty decanters equals
badcoffee.I'd add that locally roasted and just ground really
makes for bettercoffee.But since we purchase in 2# bags, we have
Desert Sun grind for us, which is more convenient. Our Bunn brewer is
a preheated (at 197 degrees) one button push operation.  Simple,
sweet and perfectcoffee.And we have 2 Airpots, so thecoffee
stays hot and fresh most of the day.Good beans, local roast,
freshly ground, filtered water, dripcoffeeinto a Airpot will combine
forcoffeethat supports your coworking brand.   And we co-brand with
Desert Sun, because folks (in Durango) know theircoffeeis good.
And it supports the DurangoSpace brand.
 
Yours for goodcoffee,
 
Jasper
 
Jasper Welch
DurangoSpace, LLChttp://durangospace.com
 
On Jul 21, 1:00 pm, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 I'm pondering an upgrade to a commercialcoffeemaker but I don't
 want
 ourcoffeeto taste like the Burnt Federal GovernmentCoffeeI was
 subjected to at former jobs. What kind of commercialcoffeemaker do
 you use for your space, what was the cost AND is it worth it?
 
 Angel
 
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Re: [Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-08-08 Thread Liu Yan
We are lucky enough to be located right next to a street, so we outsource
our ground floor (a social and event area) to two girls who are passionate
about coffee making, they pay us some basic rent, our members get decent
coffee served on individual basis. More please see:
http://xindanwei.com/lang/en/service/coffee/

Moreover, we have helped to integrated some of projects of our community
members into this cafe like the *Sea-Buckthorn Tea and Poor (aka Pu'er)
coffee to make this cafe very unique.*
http://xindanwei.com/lang/en/2011/05/poorcoffee/

These two girls who run the cafe also keep themselves focused on coffee
making and crowdsourced their cakes to more young people who love DIY cakes,
so together they have produced an ever-increasing collaborative menu.

Liu Yan

Liu Yan 刘妍
 CEO/Co-founder
 Xindanwei 新单位
 (+86) 021 3428 0783
 +86) 135 2429 5509
 50 Yongjia Rd, Shanghai,CHINA
 中国上海徐汇区永嘉路50号
 http://xindanwei.com
 twitter/weibo:@theliuyan




2011/8/9 Jacob Sayles ja...@officenomads.com

 This is what we have at ON.  I picked it up for $50 with 2 pots from an old
 employer.  I picked another one up for $25 at a local building reuse store
 but we haven't done anything with it.  Makes good coffee.  We had it hooked
 up to our in sink water filter for extra yum.

 Jacob

 ---
 Office Nomads - Individuality without Isolation
 http://www.officenomads.com -  (206) 323-6500



 On Mon, Aug 8, 2011 at 9:52 AM, Angel Kwiatkowski 
 fccowork...@gmail.comwrote:

 Alex,
 Bless you, THIS is exactly what I've been dreaming of. I would very
 much appreciate the secret coffee making formula for this machine.
 Angel

 On Aug 5, 2:15 pm, Alex Hillman dangerouslyawes...@gmail.com wrote:
  http://www.yourdelight.com/bunn_airpots_cwtf15_ts.htm
 
  The baseline model is a basic, commerical drop coffee maker ($315). The
  higher priced models have extra features but we've never needed them.
 
  This bad boy taps right into your water line, and brews delicious 84 oz
   batches at a time in under 120 seconds. We can also share our recipe
 for
  the perfect brew in this machine - some obsessive coffee lovers here
  experimented for weeks to find the right method. Quite hilarious to
 watch
  happen, but they seem to have nailed it.
 
  It does NOT come with the thermos, so you need to buy that separately
 from
  the same company (part #BUNN_23300.0007). We bought two so we can have
 them
  in cleaning rotation.
 
  We had some concerns about the speed of brewing making our
 super-delicious
  coffee sub-optimum. 3 years of brewing in, she's still making coffee
 like a
  champ.
 
  -Alex
 
  /ah
  indyhall.org
  coworking in philadelphia
 
  On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski 
 fccowork...@gmail.comwrote:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Thanks for all the tips. To clarify, this is a machinery issue not a
   coffee issue. We buy direct trade (even better than fair or free
   trade), locally roasted coffee from a delightful women named Jackie.
   The problem I'm trying to solve is one of volume.
 
   Angel
 
   On Aug 4, 10:45 pm, Jazzman3 jasperwe...@gmail.com wrote:
Angel:
 
Hello from Durango.Let's face it, Durango is becoming famous for
craft beer and locally roastedcoffee.  And one of my consulting
clients (my other job) is a locally basedcoffeeroaster (Desert
 SunCoffee)
  www.desertsuncoffee.com   So that is what we use
exclusively.
 
So you need to start with locally roasted freshcoffee...DSCR
organic and fair trade is a plus.  Glen and Erick really support
us!
 
We had Desert Sun install a commercial drip Bunn brewer, with
 plumbed
in water and a filter. Below, Pat points out that cheapcoffee
(like grocery store ground), unfiltered water, dirty decanters
 equals
badcoffee.I'd add that locally roasted and just ground really
makes for bettercoffee.But since we purchase in 2# bags, we have
Desert Sun grind for us, which is more convenient. Our Bunn brewer
 is
a preheated (at 197 degrees) one button push operation.  Simple,
sweet and perfectcoffee.And we have 2 Airpots, so thecoffee
stays hot and fresh most of the day.Good beans, local roast,
freshly ground, filtered water, dripcoffeeinto a Airpot will combine
forcoffeethat supports your coworking brand.   And we co-brand with
Desert Sun, because folks (in Durango) know theircoffeeis good.
And it supports the DurangoSpace brand.
 
Yours for goodcoffee,
 
Jasper
 
Jasper Welch
DurangoSpace, LLChttp://durangospace.com
 
On Jul 21, 1:00 pm, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
 I'm pondering an upgrade to a commercialcoffeemaker but I don't
 want
 ourcoffeeto taste like the Burnt Federal GovernmentCoffeeI was
 subjected to at former jobs. What kind of commercialcoffeemaker do
 you use for your space, what was the cost AND is it worth it?
 
 Angel
 
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[Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-08-05 Thread Austin Storm
I know this isn't what you asked, but my dream coworking coffeemaker would 
be a Clover. Starbucks bought Clover and shut them down, but you can still 
find machines on eBay for under $4,000. =)

Realistically, I'd get a French Press, Chemex, Aeropress, and Burr Grinder 
and let members choose their nerdy coffee making method of choice. That'd 
cost under $200, and you could spend more money on good beans. Definitely 
worth it.

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[Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-08-05 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
Thanks for all the tips. To clarify, this is a machinery issue not a
coffee issue. We buy direct trade (even better than fair or free
trade), locally roasted coffee from a delightful women named Jackie.
The problem I'm trying to solve is one of volume.

Angel

On Aug 4, 10:45 pm, Jazzman3 jasperwe...@gmail.com wrote:
 Angel:

 Hello from Durango.    Let's face it, Durango is becoming famous for
 craft beer and locally roastedcoffee.  And one of my consulting
 clients (my other job) is a locally basedcoffeeroaster (Desert SunCoffee)    
 www.desertsuncoffee.com    So that is what we use
 exclusively.

 So you need to start with locally roasted freshcoffee...DSCR
 organic and fair trade is a plus.  Glen and Erick really support
 us!

 We had Desert Sun install a commercial drip Bunn brewer, with plumbed
 in water and a filter.     Below, Pat points out that cheapcoffee
 (like grocery store ground), unfiltered water, dirty decanters equals
 badcoffee.    I'd add that locally roasted and just ground really
 makes for bettercoffee.    But since we purchase in 2# bags, we have
 Desert Sun grind for us, which is more convenient. Our Bunn brewer is
 a preheated (at 197 degrees) one button push operation.  Simple,
 sweet and perfectcoffee.    And we have 2 Airpots, so thecoffee
 stays hot and fresh most of the day.    Good beans, local roast,
 freshly ground, filtered water, dripcoffeeinto a Airpot will combine
 forcoffeethat supports your coworking brand.   And we co-brand with
 Desert Sun, because folks (in Durango) know theircoffeeis good.
 And it supports the DurangoSpace brand.

 Yours for goodcoffee,

 Jasper

 Jasper Welch
 DurangoSpace, LLChttp://durangospace.com

 On Jul 21, 1:00 pm, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.com wrote:







  I'm pondering an upgrade to a commercialcoffeemaker but I don't want
  ourcoffeeto taste like the Burnt Federal GovernmentCoffeeI was
  subjected to at former jobs. What kind of commercialcoffeemaker do
  you use for your space, what was the cost AND is it worth it?

  Angel

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Re: [Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-08-05 Thread Alex Hillman
http://www.yourdelight.com/bunn_airpots_cwtf15_ts.htm

The baseline model is a basic, commerical drop coffee maker ($315). The
higher priced models have extra features but we've never needed them.

This bad boy taps right into your water line, and brews delicious 84 oz
 batches at a time in under 120 seconds. We can also share our recipe for
the perfect brew in this machine - some obsessive coffee lovers here
experimented for weeks to find the right method. Quite hilarious to watch
happen, but they seem to have nailed it.

It does NOT come with the thermos, so you need to buy that separately from
the same company (part #BUNN_23300.0007). We bought two so we can have them
in cleaning rotation.

We had some concerns about the speed of brewing making our super-delicious
coffee sub-optimum. 3 years of brewing in, she's still making coffee like a
champ.

-Alex

/ah
indyhall.org
coworking in philadelphia


On Fri, Aug 5, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.comwrote:

 Thanks for all the tips. To clarify, this is a machinery issue not a
 coffee issue. We buy direct trade (even better than fair or free
 trade), locally roasted coffee from a delightful women named Jackie.
 The problem I'm trying to solve is one of volume.

 Angel

 On Aug 4, 10:45 pm, Jazzman3 jasperwe...@gmail.com wrote:
  Angel:
 
  Hello from Durango.Let's face it, Durango is becoming famous for
  craft beer and locally roastedcoffee.  And one of my consulting
  clients (my other job) is a locally basedcoffeeroaster (Desert SunCoffee)
www.desertsuncoffee.comSo that is what we use
  exclusively.
 
  So you need to start with locally roasted freshcoffee...DSCR
  organic and fair trade is a plus.  Glen and Erick really support
  us!
 
  We had Desert Sun install a commercial drip Bunn brewer, with plumbed
  in water and a filter. Below, Pat points out that cheapcoffee
  (like grocery store ground), unfiltered water, dirty decanters equals
  badcoffee.I'd add that locally roasted and just ground really
  makes for bettercoffee.But since we purchase in 2# bags, we have
  Desert Sun grind for us, which is more convenient. Our Bunn brewer is
  a preheated (at 197 degrees) one button push operation.  Simple,
  sweet and perfectcoffee.And we have 2 Airpots, so thecoffee
  stays hot and fresh most of the day.Good beans, local roast,
  freshly ground, filtered water, dripcoffeeinto a Airpot will combine
  forcoffeethat supports your coworking brand.   And we co-brand with
  Desert Sun, because folks (in Durango) know theircoffeeis good.
  And it supports the DurangoSpace brand.
 
  Yours for goodcoffee,
 
  Jasper
 
  Jasper Welch
  DurangoSpace, LLChttp://durangospace.com
 
  On Jul 21, 1:00 pm, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   I'm pondering an upgrade to a commercialcoffeemaker but I don't want
   ourcoffeeto taste like the Burnt Federal GovernmentCoffeeI was
   subjected to at former jobs. What kind of commercialcoffeemaker do
   you use for your space, what was the cost AND is it worth it?
 
   Angel

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[Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-08-04 Thread Jazzman3
Angel:

Hello from Durango.Let's face it, Durango is becoming famous for
craft beer and locally roasted coffee.  And one of my consulting
clients (my other job) is a locally based coffee roaster (Desert Sun
Coffee) www.desertsuncoffee.com So that is what we use
exclusively.

So you need to start with locally roasted fresh coffee...DSCR
organic and fair trade is a plus.  Glen and Erick really support
us!

We had Desert Sun install a commercial drip Bunn brewer, with plumbed
in water and a filter. Below, Pat points out that cheap coffee
(like grocery store ground), unfiltered water, dirty decanters equals
bad coffee.I'd add that locally roasted and just ground really
makes for better coffee.But since we purchase in 2# bags, we have
Desert Sun grind for us, which is more convenient. Our Bunn brewer is
a preheated (at 197 degrees) one button push operation.  Simple,
sweet and perfect coffee.And we have 2 Airpots, so the coffee
stays hot and fresh most of the day.Good beans, local roast,
freshly ground, filtered water, drip coffee into a Airpot will combine
for coffee that supports your coworking brand.   And we co-brand with
Desert Sun, because folks (in Durango) know their coffee is good.
And it supports the DurangoSpace brand.

Yours for good coffee,

Jasper

Jasper Welch
DurangoSpace, LLC
http://durangospace.com





On Jul 21, 1:00 pm, Angel Kwiatkowski fccowork...@gmail.com wrote:
 I'm pondering an upgrade to a commercial coffee maker but I don't want
 our coffee to taste like the Burnt Federal Government Coffee I was
 subjected to at former jobs. What kind of commercial coffee maker do
 you use for your space, what was the cost AND is it worth it?

 Angel

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[Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-07-21 Thread Angel Kwiatkowski
We currently have a cuisinart $90 version that keeps the coffee hot in
an insulated carafe so there's no burner to deal with but 2 members
can kill the pot in under 20 minutes so I need a lot more volume it
seems. Is anyone using the commercial maker that drips directly in to
one of the big air pots?

On Jul 21, 1:39 pm, Mike Pihlman telbitconsult...@gmail.com wrote:
 OK, I have been told that my coffee is the best.  Even after a head-to-head
 tasting of Barista's coffee (a great little Cafe here in Tracy) and mine.

 I have a cheapo Cuisinart ($40 or so) from Costco, 12 cup.  And I use the
 Costco (Kirkland) coffee.  I can grind the coffee here (separate
 grinder...DO NOT get the Cuisinart grind  make coffee machine...it jams and
 is too expensive, I have gone thru two) or grind it at Costco, does not
 matter.

 I use 1/4 to 1/2 tap water (better taste thru chemicals!), then the rest
 Alhambra.  For 12 cups...I put in 13 scoops (not heaping but not cheap
 either), for 8 cups I put in 9 scoops.  Less than 8 cups, I use 1 scoop per
 cup.

 I have Guatemalan from Costco now but alternate with what is available for
 $13.99 to $15.99 for 3 pounds (I do not buy the Starbuckstoo expensive).
  I provide sugar and the liquid coffee creamer (French Vanilla, Hazelnut,
 but non-fat).

 Engineer makes coffee!  How funny...

 Mike

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 fccowork...@gmail.comwrote:









  I'm pondering an upgrade to a commercial coffee maker but I don't want
  our coffee to taste like the Burnt Federal Government Coffee I was
  subjected to at former jobs. What kind of commercial coffee maker do
  you use for your space, what was the cost AND is it worth it?

  Angel

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[Coworking] Re: What kind of coffee maker does your space use?

2011-07-21 Thread John Burns

We get our ours from a coffee service.  They 'give you' the maker (we
got a maker with an airpot,  they gave us two airpots to use, could
have gotten more) and you 'just' buy the coffee.  Around here
(Minneapolis) the cost comes out to around $1 a brew (2.5 oz bag of
ground coffee).  Not sure what the per cup yield is though.  If you
want sugar, cream, stir sticks etc, costs extra.  With the service
they will maintain the coffee maker and also provide the filters.
Seems to fit our needs now.  We realize we are paying for the maker
and airpots through purchasing the coffee,  but they hooked the whole
thing up, connected the water supply to the coffee maker and we can
have a choice of what coffee we want.  Caribou/Starbucks etc make cost
a bit more per brew than what we are using (one the service roasts)
but the coffee gets good reviews.  Nice thing about the airpots is it
keeps the coffee warm for a long period of time and you don't have
that glass pot sitting on a hot burner which can really stink up the
place if someone forgets the burner is still on.

The service we found doesn't have any contracts either.  If we decide
to do something different in the future, we just tell them, they pick
up the stuff and we're done.

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