Get to know CTG Executive Council Member Marco Serri.

Chase Lemos discusses what kinds of espresso grinders are appropriate in certain settings.

Scott Manley of La Marzocco introduces a series on water quality issues, focusing on the importance of accurate testing. 

Get to know CTG Member Kaleb Leach of Texas Coffee Techs.

Take a look at the 1967 La Marzocco Poker.

Chase Lemos covers the different types of grinders and the optimal grind settings for common brewing methods.

Get to know CTG Member Adam Hunt.

Read the event recap from the first CTG Summit held in Europe.

Is it true that a PID is the only way to achieve the temperature stability for a great espresso shot? Chase Lemos takes a look at both PID & PSTAT systems to understand how they work.

Gene Lemos details the Coffee Technicians Guild's presence at Host 2017 in Milan.

Get to know CTG Member Leah Ellis – owner of JavaTech Mobile Espresso Equipment Repair in Snohomish, WA.

The CTG just held its second Coffee Technicians Guild Summit in the U.S. and is gearing up for its first Summit in Europe, which will be held 16-17 November 2017 in Susegana, Italy. Event sponsors Astoria and BWT Best Water Technology will provide the venue and equipment to make this CTG Summit possible.

Jason Fox gives a recap of the the first Gearhead Event that took place last month in St. Louis, MO.

Get to know CTG member Homer Chaney as he shares his journey to becoming a coffee technician from his beginnings in the U.S. Air Force and working part-time as a barista.

Hylan Joseph outlines the basic concepts of electricity that espresso machine techs must be familiar with, including: voltage, current, power, and resistance. 

Get to know CTG member Carlos Bennett as he shares his journey from slinging cocktails in the heart of Downtown Austin to joining Texas Coffee Techs, where he repairs home units. 

The nominating committee of the Coffee Technicians Guild put forth twelve candidates for the 2017 Executive Council elections.

As technicians and servicing dealers, we have a unique set of qualifications in being able to train and educate our customers on how to run and grow their businesses more successfully, and key to connecting those qualifications to our customers is in understanding their point of view and the standards to which they measure and benefit from our equipment.

In the coffee business, water can be our best ally or our worst enemy. Water can add to, or subtract from the quality of a cup of well-prepared coffee. It is important to acknowledge the effect water can have on the performance and longevity of brewing equipment.

The nominating committee of the Coffee Technicians Guild has put forth twelve candidates for the 2017 Executive Council elections.