In this episode of Ask an Expert, Hylan Joseph and Clinton Hodnett are joined by Scott Manley to cover the basics of chlorides and chloramines and how to test for them. An important topic for all coffee professionals!
Read MoreIn this episode, Hylan Joseph interviews Linda Tanaka of 9 Bar Coffee, Frank Freeman of Htech Services, and Clinton Hodnett of Connected Coffee Solution. Linda, Frank, and Clinton will share their experiences making the move from working as baristas to coffee technicians.
Read MoreOur Ask an Expert webinar/ video series is back! Last year’s series received an overwhelmingly positive response from the coffee community, so we're excited to kick off 2021 with a second season of educational sessions for coffee techs everywhere.
Read MoreAre you a coffee professional just starting your career as a coffee technician? Maybe you’re a coffee tech with many years of experience but love to learn from others. Subscribe to our YouTube channel now and stream the CTG’s 8-part series, Ask an Expert, where we speak to novice and experienced coffee tech professionals.
Read MoreIt’s official! The 2020 Coffee Technicians Guild slate selection process has come to an end. CTG members have confirmed the slate of six professionals put forward by the CTG Elections Committee and presented to members on November 5.
Read MoreThis month, the Coffee Technicians Guild welcomes our new site sponsor, Sanremo Coffee Machines USA. Sanremo produces hand built coffee machines designed to make outstanding coffee easy. Thank you to Sanremo USA for supporting the work of the CTG.
Read MoreHylan Joseph and Marty Roe tell you everything there is to know about refurbishing coffee machines. Register now to take part in the live session and ask Hylan and Marty all of your burning questions about machine refurb.
Read MoreHylan Joseph speaks to Chris Brown, Regional Technician at Counter Culture Coffee DC, about his first year as a coffee technician. Chris will share the mistakes he made and share tips and tricks he learned during his first year. Interested in becoming a technician? Join this live session (with Q&A) to learn about creating inventory and managing pars, building an understanding of equipment, and establishing yourself with new customers in a new region.
Read MoreClinton Hodnett and Scott Manley speak about the definition of water hardness used in determining water quality for specialty coffee. Learn about the equipment used to measure grains per gallon (GPG), how to test for and document results, and how to interpret test results for equipment maintenance and coffee extraction. Join the live session to take part in the Q&A session.
Read MoreHylan Joseph and Michael Teahan will tell you everything you should know about temperature in espresso machines: how we control temperature, the challenges of maintaining it, how different machines approach it and just how important temperature precision is to quality in the cup.
Read MoreKaleb Leach and Kurt Benedict will explain how new technicians should approach a service call. Kurt will cover some basic steps for collecting information, dispatching the right techs in your company, pre-diagnosing problems before dispatching a technician, verifying parts on vehicle (know your vehicle), and attitude with the customer and their employees.
Read MoreJoin us for episode #3 of our Ask An Expert series: Hylan Joseph, Rachel Shulman, and Anthony Ragler will discuss how they went from working as baristas to technicians.
Read MoreToday, it is my pleasure to present the slate of candidates for the 2020 CTG Leadership Council. The CTG Elections Committee has put forward a list of six professionals after an extensive interview process with the elections committee.
Read MoreInterested in how nitro cold brew systems work? In this episode, Rich Leeson, Western Zone Technical Manager at BUNN, tells us everything there is to know about nitro cold brew systems and take questions from attendees.
Read MoreJoin the Coffee Technicians Guild this Friday, October 23, for the first in our new "Ask An Expert" webinar series. In this episode, Scott Manley, Technical Support Supervisor at La Marzocco USA, will take your questions on Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) used in determining water quality for specialty coffee. Scott will review the equipment used to measure TDS, demonstrate how to test for and document results, and talk about how you can interpret test results for equipment maintenance and coffee extraction.
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