The Espresso Vein

A systematic investigation into every aspect of coffee: farms and beans to the machinery and drinks. There is no plan, just knowledge. This is pure coffee enlightenment.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Espresso Vein is Relocating.

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The Espresso Vein is moving to a Wordpress site! You can find further posts at www.theespressovein.wordpress.com . I decided to move the blo...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Photos of my Coffee Life

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Not much by way of text needed here. The little boy is my son, Levi. The three coffees are Java, Kenya, and El Salvador- all of which I roas...
Monday, September 19, 2011

Alive and Well

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I know, you thought I had died. Well, I haven't died and frankly, I'm a little offended you didn't even consider calling to cons...
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Ignoring the Obvious

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I should have known this. Starbucks sells its coffee everywhere- seriously, this stuff has infiltrated just about every settlement in Americ...
Saturday, March 19, 2011

Another "I told me so" Moment

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I called it again. Crap retail coffee prices soared this week. Giant roasters like Maxwell House, Folgers, Nescafe, and the like are feeling...
Saturday, March 5, 2011

33 Coffees

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What a fantastic idea! I've been using much less efficient methods of tracking my coffee consumption for years; I've used spiral not...
Sunday, February 13, 2011

It's a Roaster's Life

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Maybe you have and maybe you have not heard that coffee prices are soaring. They are. Mucho dinero is being paid for specialty grade coffee...
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Brian Thayer
I'm a Barista Trainer, shop consultant, and home roaster. I love the coffee industry as well as learning and teaching others about it.
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