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  • #16
    Re: Info on new set-up.

    Originally posted by 1F293E2D2E273A25480 link=1326265629/14#14 date=1326613730
    Does anyone know if the Swift can only be used with LM machines due to the group heads. Or is there any other reason that the Swift Grinders are not compatible with other machines.
    Ive seen them in use with machines other than LMs. Exactly what mods/parts may need to be done/changed Ive no idea. I would imagine the collar and maybe the tamper plate.


    Java "Grinding on demand" phile
    Toys! I must have new toys!!!

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    • #17
      Re: Info on new set-up.

      Good to hear that you have seen them. Btw I love your ever changing signature. As you dont have a little c for copyright I may have too modify it slightly and incorporate it into mine

      I like the idea of the swifts and have been doing some research on them. The Lms are a bit more pricey than some other brands. I have been reading up on temp and pressure profiling just not sure if they are useful or which models have them. I have been listening to some podcasts on coffee which has been good.

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      • #18
        Re: Info on new set-up.

        Im going to come at this from a different direction.

        I suggest you learn to like coffee, or at least appreciate/be able to evaluate it. Many who have said they dont like coffee have been more than happy to drink my coffee--they then find they dont like bad coffee but good coffee is another whole thing.

        Find a couple of places that reliably make great coffee in your area (see the Good Coffee Where section here) and see whether you actually do like coffee. It will make the whole coffee production much more enjoyable and enable you to judge how you are doing.

        Greg

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        • #19
          Re: Info on new set-up.

          Originally posted by 6B5D4A595A534E513C0 link=1326265629/0#0 date=1326265629
          At the risk of offending people I must say that i do not drink coffee myself. Just never tried it. I hope you are still able to give some advice.
          Im going to throw my two cents in because Ive worked for coffee shops, run various hospitality businesses, and drank coffee since (possibly) I was born - even though Ive moved out of the industry now.

          If youre really brave enough, why not start drinking it to really experience it from a customer perspective? ;D

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          • #20
            Re: Info on new set-up.

            I am intending to become a regular coffee drinker and wonder what the best way to go about it is. For instance should I Drink the same brand from the same shop for a couple of weeks. Should I source bad coffee making premises from the start until I get somewhat accustomed to the drink. I think I will take this approach.

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            • #21
              Re: Info on new set-up.

              Originally posted by 7B4D5A494A435E412C0 link=1326265629/19#19 date=1326946567
              I am intending to become a regular coffee drinker and wonder what the best way to go about it is. For instance should I Drink the same brand from the same shop for a couple of weeks. Should I source bad coffee making premises from the start until I get somewhat accustomed to the drink. I think I will take this approach.   
              Seek out bad coffee ? Not something I would do myself.

              Get to know your neighbours and competition. Definitely something I would do. It can be beneficial in so many ways even if just to make yourself known in the area.

              Have you read the "Good Coffee Where ?" boards ?
              Youre south of Sydney correct? Is this near you ?
              http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1221129745

              Edit: Id seek out bad coffee making premises so I know who to avoid.


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              • #22
                Re: Info on new set-up.

                Suggest a great place to start is to visit nearby professional experienced coffee roasters. Line up an appointment, soak up the atmosphere, check out the gear, watch the coffee being made for you while you sample it. You can take advice on what constitutes good coffee right from the source, where you would think the coffee should be good as in not just a good blend or SO, but well made.

                Remember that you can supply gold plated beans to some, and it will still be turned into brown muck, so I think its important to visit the source and see what should be happening (and therefore what can be made to happen under your management), rather than risk getting the wrong impression through sampling inexpertly made coffees in various cafes.    

                Shoot the breeze, talk about your plans for the new venture, get some ideas, see if you think this is a supplier that you would like to work with...or not.

                If you are worried about confidentially forget about it.....what coffee roaster supplier in his right mind is going to tell others about some great potential new business he is hoping to supply....not on your nelly.

                And remember the exchange of info is a two way street, there is no point expecting a potential supplier to give you a free consultation, without you being straight with the reciprocating information.

                Just my 3 dollar bills worth.

                We would be happy to see you at CosmoreX Coffee but please do call and make an appointment so the right people are in attendance and have made time to see you and show you around. It will be an invaluable experience and completes a picture....quite different to simply taking delivery of coffee packets at your back door without having a mental picture of the organisation behind that.

                Rgdz,
                Attilio.

                PS my assistant Michael has been trying to reach you without success....hope we didnt get the contact info wrong.

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