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Coffee lovers, unite! Learn, share and grow from discussions here about coffee in all its glory. From beans to brewers, we'll explore the many facets of this age old favorite. Join us!

Members: 14
Latest Activity: Oct 26

About Coffee Zoo

The Coffee Zoo is for coffee lovers. We'll talk about all aspects of coffee here. Want to roast your own beans? See the Coffee Zoo Reading List for a link. Interested in keeping your espresso maker clean and efficient? Join a discussion. Feel free to post tips, ask questions and pass along your wisdom here. Just add your info as a discussion.

Note: We have a coffee guru, soon to be a member of Coffee Zoo. His name is Edward Harris and he's an expert. Keep an eye on this group and Ed's page. He'll be adding content in the days to come. Please consider him an expert resource. Welcome Ed!

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Michael Levin

Roasting Coffee

::: Probat Coffee Roaster in Bewley's Dublin, Ireland ::: :::Vintage Coffee Roaster at Coffee Shop in Daytona Beach, FL::: Beautiful! I just found out our local coffee shop, Austin's Coffee, ha...

Tagged: Elephant Journal, Probat, roaster, coffee

Started by Michael Levin Sep 13.

Michael Levin

Espresso grind - coarse of fine?

Partsguru Ed Harris, you recommend a coarser grind and not tamping the grounds much before making espresso. I tried it and wound up with excellent crema and a delicious espresso. I used the coarser...

Tagged: partsguru, harris, coffee, espresso

Started by Michael Levin May 24.

Michael Levin

Coffee Grinders 7 Replies

My grinder, a Krups GVR2 burr grinder, broke this weekend. I've heard that hand grinders like the one pictured above can produce a fine, Turkish grind. What's your favorite grinder?

Tagged: grinder, burr, coffee

Started by Michael Levin. Last reply by Michael Levin May 24.

Michael Levin

Using an Inox 18/10 Espresso Maker

I just got this Inox espresso maker. How do you use it? I looked around on the web, but it's not clear. All the pieces appear to be there. A couple of the plastic parts are broken, but I don't th...

Tagged: 18/10, Italian, Inox, coffee, espresso

Started by Michael Levin Mar 13.

Michael Levin

What's the correct temperature for my Gaggia Espresso? 4 Replies

I just descaled my new (used) unit and checked the temperature. You can see the readings in the photos I took by clicking here. The steam wand was about 140F and the espresso water was a little o...

Tagged: temperature, latte, Espresso, Gaggia, espresso

Started by Michael Levin. Last reply by Michael Levin Feb 19.

Michael Levin

Advice requested on purchasing a used espresso maker

I found several espresso makers for sale, used: 1) RENEKA Commercial Espresso expresso Machine "I received this commercial machine in a trade for someone owing me money. I dont know much about thi...

Tagged: renaka, coffee, saeco, capresso, gaggia

Started by Michael Levin Feb 17.

Michael Levin

Unknown Starbucks Barista part and Krups GVX2 rating questions 3 Replies

I have a Starbucks Barista espresso maker. I use it with a Krups GVX2 burr style grinder I bought from the Costco ($50). You can see in the photo a circular object to the left of the front of the ...

Tagged: burr, grinder, pre soaker, GVX2, Krups

Started by Michael Levin. Last reply by Michael Levin Feb 11.

Michael Levin

DR Help - Coffee to help the Dominican Republic!

DR HELP is a not-for-profit organization comprised of University of Florida physicians, nurses, and select medical, pharmacy, and nursing students. The group travels annually to the Dominican Repub...

Tagged: coffee, caring, helping

Started by Michael Levin Feb 11.

Michael Levin

How do I clean my espresso maker? 1 Reply

I've heard that vinegar is not the best cleaner to use when descaling your espressomaker. I also just read that citric acid is a good substance to use. What about commercially available descalers? ...

Tagged: espresso, descaling, descale, cleaner, coffee

Started by Michael Levin. Last reply by Edward Harris Feb 9.

Michael Levin

Ask the Coffee Guru

Ed Harris is our resident "coffee guru". Ed is knowledgeable in not only coffee brewing, but an expert coffee machine technician. We can begin by posting questions in general to this discussion. Th...

Tagged: beans, espresso, coffee

Started by Michael Levin Feb 9.

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Reading List

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Bike Sharing Scheme in Madison, WI

Remember Be Here Now (book) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Remember Be Here Now is the title of a 1971 book on spirituality and meditation by Ram Dass. The title derives from a repeated teaching of his guide and companion, Bhagavan Das.

The Lama Foundation: About Lama

Lama Foundation is: a "community", a not-for profit organization, and a "spiritual home" to many. Our Mission is to be both a sustainable spiritual community as well as an educational center dedicated to all spiritual paths. Situated about 20 miles north of Taos New Mecixo, on just under 110 acres at 8600 feet, Lama Foundation is almost completely surrounded by Carson National Forrest, giving one the feeling of being "way out there", or away from civilization. There are vistas, sunsets, pristine mountain-spring water, vegetarian cooking, and a wide variety of animals that share the mountain with the community. See Sh'mal's recent blog post "More on the Ganja Boogie Band" for a reference to this intentional community

Dublinbikes

dublinbikes launch a huge success The launch of dublinbikes was a tremendous success on the streets of the capital city as Councillor Andrew Montague, representing the Office of the Lord Mayor officially declared Ireland’s first bike share rental scheme open.

Druna - a highland for dance and meditation

Druna – a highland for dance and meditation is a space for self-development situated in the old centre of Prague. In Druna you can meet yourself as well as other people. Druna - náhorní planina pro tanec, pohyb a meditaci (foto: Martin Švihla) We meet ourselves by movement, dance, meditation, touch or music. Druna provides courses of contact improvisation, Feldenkrais method, or Yoga. You can find all our activities in the list of courses. More activities organized by Druna people are available in workshops or trips. There is no language barrier in Druna. We speak through movement, contact, rythm or sound. Moreover, we can speak English, too.

Prague Playwriting Contest 2010, Prague - Czech Republic

Prague is once again becomes the centre of English theatre. On September 14, 2009 the fourth annual Prague Playwriting Contest was announced. The contest is open to all playwrights working in English, who are or have been based in the Czech Republic.

Jalapeño Days at the McRorie Community Garden

Do you love jalapenos? How about spicy, Mexican cooking? Have a green thumb? Wait til you see these peppers! They're organic! And, they're grown in a community garden. Ole!

Carmichael Training Systems - Detail

Chris Carmichael presents a new way to achieve competitive fitness and power without the impossible time demands of traditional training methods. The Time-Crunched Cyclist shows cyclists how to build fitness quickly by emphasizing the power of high-intensity interval workouts. In just 6 hours a week, cyclists can develop the snap, endurance, and strength they need to push the pace in the local group ride, have fun and perform well in local races, or tackle challenging century rides. Recommended by our very own Bike Zoobird Bill Hannahs!

Rivendell Bicycle Works: What to bring on a one-night campout

What to bring bike camping. And roughly what it'll cost

Sögreni

The Sögreni bell has now become a design classic with sales extending from of the normal bicycling channels to include art museums, design shops and corporate sales.

Food & Water Watch : Global Grocer

Gobal Grocer tracks where your food is from...

World Go Vegan Week

The 4th annual World GO VEGAN Week is taking place this year from October 25 through 31. This week is a celebration of compassion and a time to take action for animals, the environment and everyone’s well-being. We encourage people to use this week to use this week to educate their community about the vegan lifestyle as a compassionate, sustainable, and healthy way of eating and living. Promoting veganism through outreach events and the media, we know that our annual World GO VEGAN Week is helping make the word "vegan" a household word, universally recognized as meaning love and compassion for all living beings.

How to Make Homemade Pumpkin Pie - from a Real Pumpkin, Not a Can! - Easily! With Step-by-step Directions, Photos, Ingredients, Recipe and Costs

You probably take pumpkin pie from canned pumpkin for granted. You're there, the can is there, there's a pumpkin on the label... open it and mix it up with spices to make a pie, right? Ah, but a pumpkin pie made from a fresh pumpkin tastes so much better than the glop that was processed last year!

Popeye Did Not Know Egyptian Spinach Called Molokhiya

Molokhiya is known as the king of vegetables. Its carotene contents are 4.6 times more than spinach, which Popeye loved, and 19 times more than broccoli. Its calcium contents are 9 times more than spinach and 10 times more than broccoli. Even vitamins B1 and B2 are five times more compared to spinach. It contains much more Vitamin E, C, potassium, iron, and other vegetable fibers than any other vegetables. Plus, it tastes incredibly good, especially with toasted pine nuts!


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