Tuesday, 24 February 2009

THE MORE RIDERS THE BETTER THE PARTY
BRING YOUR GIRL FRIENDS, BOY FRIENDS.....
ANYONE THAT CAN PEDAL HAS A CHANCE
APRIL 3RD
BROTHER ESPRESSO 7:00PM
127 MARGARET STREET BRISBANE CITY
MUSIC LESSON MC

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Village people @ Brother

Monday, 16 February 2009

Coffee Plant
We picked up a coffee plant for Watson Building store on the weekend down at Byron Bay.
Coffee plant info ....
The trees which produce coffee are in the genus Coffea which belongs to the Rubiaceae family. There are about 50 different species although only two of these are commercially significant.
Coffee arabica - Grows on steep slopes and plateaux at altitudes of between 600 and 2000 metres.
Coffee canephora - Which is usually referred to as robusta grows well in the humid, tropical climate of the equatorial forests in altitudes from sea level to 600 metres.
A further botanical characteristic of coffee is that sometimes the blossom, green, yellow and ripe red cherries appear together on the same branch. The berries gradually change from dark green to yellow as they ripen and after several months they become deep red cherries. These cherries are about 1.5cm in length; arabica cherries are oblong while those of robusta are rounded.
Red skin covers a sweet pulp which usually contains two coffee seeds shaped rather like two half beans. These beans, each covered by a thin delicate layer called "silver skin", are encased in a this brittle husk called "parchment".

Tuesday, 3 February 2009

Australian Barista Champion... Tim Adams
Over the weekend The National championships were run and won on the Gold Coast. Tim has been a friend of Brother Espresso long before Brother Espresso's conception. Luke G and Tim sailed the high seas on party ship HMAS Brisbane serving this fine country while in the Royal Australian Navy. Tim will now go on to represent Australia in Atlanta for the WBC and Cologne for the World Championships (give them heaps mate).