Another Week Ahead

Today I am gearing up for the week ahead.  This time of the year it slows down a bit so I am using the little bit of downtime to write more articles about the coffee shop business, the importance having a coffee shop business plan for opening a coffee shop and related coffee shop information.  I am posting them online for free so feel free to search for them.  I am also working on more articles related to coffee in general.

So I sat down yesterday afternoon to relax and I actually did just that!  I usually do not relax when I intend to, but after roasting coffee in the morning, and running errands afterward I made it home by 2p and just chilled.  It was awesome.  I work 6 days a week so it’s nice to just chill on Sunday!

I am going to get along for now; I have to get to gettin’ lol  Talk latte!

Gosh it’s been a while!

I get so caught up in life I forget to come here and relax!  I have been pretty busy here at my shop.  I am a loan barista and coffee shop owner/operator so my time is so liited.  I get so dang busy!  But I am trying to take time for myself to do dis and dat.

This week I put the finishing touches on my new Ebook on opening a coffee shop.  That has taken a lot out of my time but I feel it’s the best I can make it.  I ma finishing up the website.  It’s at www.tonys-coffee-shop-business-plan.com .  It is designed to help the aspiring coffee shop owner to open a coffee shop as smoothy and hiccup-free as possible.  Having been there, done that and worn the t-shirt I felt my experience could be of help to others.  There are also several bonus reports along with the package that will also help.

So let’s see…been busy at the shop, yes.  Summer is always a tough time in this business.  Being in central Texas doesn’t help!  We live on the face of the sun here, so summer usually brings out the cold coffee frappe and smoothie drinkers.  Thank goodness for ya’ll!  All in all, it’s a not such a rough start to the summer because of the heat or the economy because coffee has become an affordable luxury.  So I continue to pray it stays that way!

That is it for not I reckon.  Till next time, have an awesome da, talk latte! 

Roasting for My Coffee House

Well I managed to get to my coffee house and crank out a few dozen pounds of Arabica beans.  Sunday is my day off but owning a business (aka coffee house) means youyare never off.  So off I went to the store to roast up a storm.  I usually have a few norms for our standards so I roasted my espresso blend and then some decaf espresso.  Well I got to what I thought was costa rican left in green beans, but I had none.  So i tried some colombian in a dark.  We’ll see how is tastes this week.  I am actually looking fwd to it!  I usually don’t roast anything dark but brazil or cost rican so this is gonna be a test!  I also had some sidamo left for the roast of the week this week.  I love that sidamo.  So smooth and kind unlike most Ethiopians.  Then I ran the errands for home and the store.

That was my day.  I am going to try to upload some pics of me roasting.  Just have to figure out how lol  Thanks for reading!  Talk latte.

Tony

 

Gourmet Coffee Facts

I said I’d be back so here I am!  I had a couple thoughts to share with you about coffee in general.  Here are some interesting, and lesser known facts about coffee.

·         Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world.  The first is oil.

·         The best coffee beans are Arabica beans.  They come mainly from Central and South America, Indonesia, Africa and Ethiopia.  They are grown in high altitudes from 4,000-6,000 feet.

·         The beans are green before roasting, and range from light brown to dark brown after roasting, depending on the roast desired.

Not much but it’s a start for ya’ll.  I gotta go and get some stuff done.  Down here in Texas, we just say git lol

 

Latte!

Hello world!

Ok, how exciting it is! This is my first post here. In fact, it’s my first blog ever. Heard about it but never did it so here I go.

My name is Tony DiCorpo. I own a coffee house in Hutto, TX. Hutto is about 18mi NE of Austin. We are, incidentally the hippo capital of the world. The hippo is our town and school mascott. I’ll tell you the legend sometime. Anyway, my coffeehouse is called Java Rocks Coffeehouse and Roastery. I roast coffee, and I sell it. Mochas, lattes, frappes, plain drip joe…..plain and simple! Well not exactly plain nor simple, as we are special! But nonetheless, we do what we do and do it awesome! It’s also a fun place to hang out. Stop by if you are in the area. Sooner or later you are going to come through Hutto. Sorry but it is a fact!

Sometime I am going to talk about coffee but not yet. I just set this thing up and I have to think a bit before I spill my guts to ya’ll. So just chill! I’ll be back, I promise! Talk latte!