Breville BES870XLSome of its features include: A full 15 bars of pressure; a conical burr-grinder for the optimal grind for espresso; automatically adjusts water temperate for both steaming, and brewing; large 2L water tank; fresh grind your beans just prior to brewing; and achieves a very consistent brew.  Low pressure pre-infusion helps achieve the perfect shot.  Temperature and dosing are precise, and you can pull that first shot in less than a minute.

Quality Espresso brewing in the home is now possible.  It is both an art, and a science.  Even beginners can produce a perfect sho with this machine.  Experienced brewers can try out different grinds, amounts of coffee, and how much pressure you use when tapping.    You will impress your friends!  

The Breville BES870XL is also called, the Barista Express.  You can buy it on Amazon, for under $600.   There are less expensive machines (which might not have the same bars of pressure, might be stream-driven which is less reliable, or less consistent) and there are certainly more expensive machines (which may not produce better Espresso!).   This machine is in the sweet spot of espresso machines, the best value out there!  It is available in Stainless, red, or Black Sesame.

You can buy one right for, for under $600, on Amazon.

We like the drip coffee produced by the Aeropress a lot.  And it can brew either drip coffee or Espresso!

To order one right now, just click here.  We found a great deal on Amazon for the press, and 350 filters included!

There are also coffee brewing competitions held all over the country, and they usually use the Aeropress.  There are so many ways to brew coffee - so do not be satisfied with your morning brew if its not delicious.  Take some time, get the brewer that works well for you, and get that perfect cup every morning!

Consumers can do several things.  First, read and learn about Sustainability.  Donate to organizations that you like.  But also, when you shop, let your dollars vote - if you buy only coffees that are certified as being farmed sustainably, it will have a strong effect on the market.

You can find out more about Earth Day here, and more generally you can visit ManMadeClimateChange.com.

If we all work together, we can make this world a better place - for ourselves, and for future generations.
  

You can learn more about the coffee industry in general, and the Asian Pacific area in particular, by attending the Asia Coffee Congress 2014. It will be held in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 6th -8th 2014.  This is hte only such international meeting in Indonesia, about coffee; it will bring together coffee roasters, manufacturers, traders and certification groups, from around the world.

Coffees.com has a tremendous opportunity also, for doing business in Indonesia.  We seek to sell our URL,

IndonesianCoffees.com

It's a complete set of 4 URL'S: IndonesianCoffees.com, IndonesianCoffee.com, IndonesiaCoffees.com, IndonesiaCoffee.com

You can learn about coffee analytics for  both production and consumption, pricing trends, advice on the supply chain, and new sustainability programs  There will also be many speakers, including Mr. Irfan Anwar, Chairman of Association of Indonesian Coffee Exporters and also the CEO of COFFINDO.  Mr anwar will aos be the speaker for Asian Coffee Outlook.

Do you want to do business in or with Indonesian coffee companies?  Then you need to attend this conference.  You can download the event brochure to get more information by clicking here.