Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Handbook: Coffee Guide

Coffee Guide
Our Coffee:
Our coffee is roasted by Stone Creek Coffee in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Stone Creek Coffee was founded by a local Milwaukee resident, and has 8 shops in the Milwaukee area.
Stone Creek Coffee promotes Socially Responsible Coffee (SRC), as well as organic (O), and fair trade (FT).
Roasting profiles are determined by the character of the bean. The character of a bean is defined by the region where it is grown. Most coffees are grown in Central South America and Central Africa and Indonesia. Blend profiles are created by the way in which the coffees work together.

“Mild” Coffee – Mild Coffee listed here while technically roasted to a “medium roast” still retain the profile of a mild coffee. Most single origin coffees lack the depth of the blends and therefore act more as a mild.
Mild refers to the way the coffee tastes, rather than the way in which it was roasted.
Tanzania Peaberry
Columbia
Guatemala
Organic Mexican (FT, SRC)
Organic Peru (FT, SRC)
Organic Sumatra (FT, SRC)
Organic Ethiopian (FT, SRC)
“Medium” Coffee – Medium Coffee should have a well rounded and robust flavor. In a “medium” coffee you may find a blend of dark roasted and medium roasted single origin coffee to create a balanced and satisfying taste.
Cream City Blend
Red Sky Blend
Market Day Blend (FT, SRC)
Organic Fair Trade Blend (FT, SRC)
Milwaukee Blend (SRC)
Seasonal Coffees vary, but generally fall under a medium to dark profile.
Dark Coffee – Dark Coffee should have a deep and powerful flavor with a lingering aftertaste associated with the body of the coffee. Many Dark roasted coffees have the word DARK in the coffee’s name – other names can be found below.
French Roast (SRC)
Full City Blend (SRC)
Dark Sumatra (SRC)
Dark Guatemala
Green Bike Espresso (SRC)
Dark Roasted Brazil (SRC)

Our Espresso
Our espresso is Green Bike Espresso. It is made with Stone Creek Coffee’s Socially Responsible Brazilian coffee and coffee from Guatemala. This espresso’s profile is bold, full bodied; sharp and dark with a buttery and smooth finish.
Espresso is a concentrated form of coffee. It is the freshest and purest way to enjoy strong coffee.
Our Espresso is brewed between 17 and 28 seconds.
Only keep an espresso shot for 20 seconds after it is brewed.