Well... its been a while since my last post for a number of reasons.
Firstly, my 'new' (read: less than 12 months old) Toshiba Tecra laptop died a vainglorious death - faulty hard drive
In the end it was faster and more convenient for me to pay for the repair of the laptop and for the information retrieval myself, rather than wait for weeks on end to get the job done through the 'official' repair channels
Oh well never mind too bad...
At least I've got a working machine again!
Secondly, as I've alluded to in previous posts and as the title of this thread suggests, I've opened my new cafe @ Melbourne Uni - and YES that IS the actual name of the of the cafe above and NO its not a joke!
Still going through a steep learning curve with the new coffee machine: an impressive 3 group Expobar G10 with multiple boilers: one large one just for steam and hot water usage, and a dedicated boiler for each group head offering excellent temperature stability, and the ability to 'dial in' the ideal temperature for each group head to complement the 'sweet spot' of which ever coffee you are using
In my case its a single origin Honduras Copan variety from Jasper coffee, and yes, true to form its both Fair Trade and organic...
New store looks great considering that we haven't had much to work with
Have brushed it up (read cleaned it up) quite a bit after the previous operators exited
Still waiting on finance to come through though, and am looking forward to embracing the renovation process to make the store functional, attractive, and uniquely my own
Managed to hire a wonderful new manager for the store within the first week of trading, so fingers crossed it all works out, and she lasts the distance... so far so good!
Had a very low key opening, and I plan on keeping it that way until such time as systems, procedures, and equipment are all in place
Still, we made 200 coffees last Thursday, which is great for our second week of trade, and I expect that number will continue to increase as we pick up our game a bit
So watch this space and I'll endeavor to keep you informed of our progress
Home roasting has necessarily been put on the back burner for now as other priorities assert themselves
Still... it is coming up to winter, and I've got 5kg of Yirgacheffe and Columbian Peaberry to work my way through
Uh oh... i can feel a roast coming on!
Cheers,
Pat
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