Blogs
The Coffee Troupe site is about coffee technology, specifically coffee bean roasting techniques and software.
Rich Helms is a graduate of the Coffee Lab International School of Coffee’s “Roasting and Cupping Course.” He is now applying his computer programming to roasting.
Espresso Making Technique and Equipment Web Sites
- Home Barista
- Home Barista Search
- Coffee Geek
- Coffee Snobs
- pidsilvia.com (They make PIDs for Rancilio Silvia)
Articles by David Schomer of Espresso Vivace in Seattle and leading authority on making espresso
- NBC interview with David Schomer
- Open Letter to Espresso Researchers
- Engineered Mediocrity Part I Measuring Your Brewing Water Temperature
- Grinder Adjustments: Tuning Your Espresso
- Engineered Perfection in Espresso
Espresso making technique
- How to Banish Uneven Extractions — Step by Step
- Photos of Common Espresso Problems
- Some Aspects of Espresso Extraction
- Making espresso simple (pidsilvia.com)
Roasting
Problems with extraction
Espresso Shops
Latte Art Demos and Instruction
- Latte Art Instruction – Verve
- Barista Dritan Alsela — Latte Art
- How to do Latte Art with Ryan Soeder
- What is Latte Art?
- What you need to pour latte art
- Different Types of Latte Art
- How to steam milk?
- How to make espresso
- How to free pour latte art
- How to pour a monk’s head
- How to pour a heart
- How to pour a rosetta
- How to pour a rippled heart
- How to pour a heart into a rosetta
- How to pour a rippled heart
- How to add layers to a tulip
- How to pour an advanced tulip
- How to pour multiple rosettas
- How to pour a wave
- How to pour a swan
- How to pour a wreath
- How to add a border
- How to do a backsplash
- How to use chocolate powder
Coffee Suppliers
Equipment Reviews
Equipment I would like!
World Barista Championships
- 2007 World Barista Champion of Switzerland
- 2004 Barista World Championship in Trieste Italy
- 2013 Irish Barista Championship
Espresso Machines for Sale
Coffee Machines and Gear — Retailers