Coffee N’ Beans

Starbucks pulls free coffee promotion (AP via Yahoo! News)
There’s no such thing as a free iced coffee at Starbucks at least not anymore.

Shop offers more than just a cup of coffee (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
A cup of coffee at Capanna Coffee & Gelato is more than just a drink, it s an experience. That s because customers get to watch as owner Mike McCain roasts the coffee on site, using imported beans for a high-quality taste.

COFFEE SHORTAGE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN VIETNAM (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance)
Retail There may be a shortage of coffee in the near future and the prices of coffee would then continue to rise before the coffee crop is harvested in October, the Vietnam Coffee and Cocoa Association (Vicofa) has warned.

Poppery Hopper Modification
An alternate chimney solution for roasting coffee in the Westbend Poppery.

The Cup of Excellence and the NCA

Susie Spindler, the Executive Director of ACE, the overseeing body for Cup of Excellence, speaks out about the recent ACE / NCA Alliance, and gives some history about the CoE and how it started.
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Greek Frappe
A recipe for a popular coffee drink in Greece.

Coffee house owners try to brew success after hurricane (NewsChannel 10 Amarillo)
NEW ORLEANS They haven’t got the kind of financial muscle like Starbucks. But the owners of one New Orleans coffee house are trying their best to get back in business. Robert…

Gadgets for the Dorm Room
Don’t settle for cafeteria coffee while living at school. Depending on the rules of your dorm, you should be able to have some basic gadgets in your room that will…

Cold Brew Devices, Joel Hencken

Bottom Line: if you find Starbucks coffee harsh, here is smooooooth!
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Coffee Cup Club celebrates birthday (Aberdeen American News)
Every weekday morning for the past 60 years, the “city fathers” have a meeting. And drink coffee. And gamble. And laugh. They seem to laugh more than they drink coffee.

Coffee prices soar on strained supplies (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Coffee prices struck seven-year peaks on London commodity markets last week and will remain volatile owing to stretched global supplies, which could slightly increase the cost of a cup of the popular hot drink, analysts say.

How to Make Coffee in a French Press
Using a French Press is probably one of the simplest ways to brew coffee. Also known as a plunger pot, these little pots have a plunger in them, that is…

Top Water Filter Bottles
If you enjoy filtered water, now you can filter on the go. These portable squeeze bottles have filter inserts, so you can fill’er up from any water fountain or tap…

Gadgets for the Dorm Room
Don’t settle for cafeteria coffee while living at school. Depending on the rules of your dorm, you should be able to have some basic gadgets in your room that will…

Coffee house owners try to brew success after hurricane (WTVM 9)
Stations: For use Sunday, August 27th and thereafter NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ They haven’t got the financial muscle of a Starbucks. But the owners of one New Orleans coffee house are trying their best to get back in business.

Disabled vets open third coffee shop in Duke City (New Mexico Business Weekly)
A coffee shop that employs only disabled military veterans has found such success with its first two caffeinated models, it has opened a third cafe.

Coffee shop settles in, cozy as a comfy chair (St. Petersburg Times)
Yadda Yadda Java is named after a Seinfeld episode, but the Pasco business is serious about coffee, food and books.

Greek Frappe
A recipe for a popular coffee drink in Greece.

Kenya: Bid to License New Agents Worries Coffee Marketers (AllAfrica.com)
A wave of panic has gripped the closely-knit coffee marketing fraternity following an announcement by the Government to license more agents.

Lola’s Cinnamon Syrup Iced Coffee
You know the feeling of waking up each morning from a sleepy haze, stumbling out of bed blurry eyed wishing it was a Saturday. You have to be at your desk in an hour.

Cup of coffee linked to heart attack in some (BruDirect.com)
New York - That morning cup of coffee may be enough to trigger a first-time heart attack in vulnerable people, a study suggests. Researchers found that among middle-aged and older adults, light to moderate coffee drinkers had an elevated risk of heart attack in the hour after having a cup of coffee.

Commodities: Coffee soars on water damage at Italian warehouses (International Herald Tribune)
Coffee prices rose to a seven-year high Tuesday after the derivatives exchange, Euronext.liffe, said 16 percent of the robusta coffee inventory it tracks was suspended from delivery because of water damage.

Why silent brew masters make great coffee (rediff.com)
Cafe Coffee Day’s silent brew masters are good at quality control.

Dark Roast vs Light Roast
Dark roast simply means that the coffee bean has been roasted to a higher temperature and typically for a longer period of time. This causes all of the flavor molecules stored within the coffee beans both the good and bad flavors to be burnt away.

Coffee could lead to heart attack (Hindustan Times)
That morning cup of coffee may be enough to trigger a first-time heart attack in vulnerable people, a study suggests. Researchers found that among middle-aged and older adults, light to moderate coffee drinkers had an elevated risk of heart attack in the hour after having a cup of coffee.

Cup of coffee linked to heart attack in some (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
That morning cup of coffee may be enough to trigger a first-time heart attack in vulnerable people, a study suggests.