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Best of the Beans
Monthly Newsletter from Harvest Café Coffee Roasters, LLC
April 2010
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Hunting for Easter Savings?
Hunting for Easter savings? You'll find plenty at Harvest Café Coffee! Get 15% off your online orders of freshly roasted coffee and whole leaf tea through April 4, 2010 when you use code EASTER15 at checkout! Stock up on delicious flavored coffees for spring like Apricot Cream and French Apple Crumb Cake. And while the kids are coloring their Easter eggs, watch the colors of a refreshing Ginger Peach or Vanilla Roobios whole leaf tea unravel in your mug. Share the wonderful flavors of spring from Harvest Café Coffee with your family this Easter!
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See You at Uptown Café!
There's more than great Harvest Café Coffee brewing at Uptown Café! Located in the heart of downtown Noblesville, Uptown Café is known for its friendly atmosphere and charm of a small hometown diner—and its legendary breakfast menu. Lunch diners enjoy tasty and healthy dishes like Sunny Citrus Salad, Georgia Reuben, and a daily homemade soup. Uptown Café also offers fresh, delicious bakery goods and can even cater your next event. Visit Uptown Café and discover for yourself what people are raving about!
Uptown Café
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Your Great Espresso Awaits
Do you enjoy making espresso at home? Did you know that in addition to our regular Espresso beans, a few other Harvest Cafe Coffee favorites make excellent espresso as well? Many people rave about using our Pacific Rampage and Sumatra Gayo Mountain coffee for superb at-home espresso beverages. And if you drink decaf, try our Sumatra Mendheling Decaf for espresso that is rich and flavorful! We have added a special espresso grind option to these beans as well as our traditional Espresso beans online, and your online orders are immediately packaged in valve-sealed bags for optimal freshness. Try some today!
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How to Properly Brew Your Whole Leaf Tea
If you're an avid tea-lover, you probably know that whole leaf tea lends a far superior cup than pre-bagged tea. Much of the store bought single-serve tea is comprised of leaves that were broken or cut during the harvesting process, and the rest was intentionally cut up to fit inside the tiny little bag. Whole leaf tea is just that - beautiful, unadulterated, full leaves that incorporate every speck of flavor that the tea plant itself intended. You're not missing out on any of the wonderful taste when you choose whole leaf teas.
Brewing tea is a fundamentally simple process, but deserves careful attention and knowledge to yield the best-tasting cup. In order to properly brew whole leaf teas, 4 important factors can make or break your tea-drinking experience.
- The quality of the leaves. It's crucial if you want a superb tea experience. When you choose whole leaf teas from Harvest Cafe Coffee, you can trust that you're choosing the highest quality tea leaves from around the globe.
- The quality of the water. The quality of water you use is just as important as the quality of your tea leaves. Fresh, filtered and well-oxygenated water is a must. Water that is bottled, distilled, has been previously boiled, or has boiled for a while will not incorporate enough oxygen to unleash the complex, full flavor of your premium tea. Water fresh from the tap and immediately filtered is the best water to use.
- The temperature of the water. The temperature should be just right for each variety of tea, and is very closely related to the 4th important factor:
- Brew timing. See the chart below to discover tried and true temperature and timing guides for brewing the perfect pot of tea.
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Water Temperature
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Steep Time
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White Tea
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150°-160° F
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1-2 Minutes
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Green Tea
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1-2 Minutes
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Oolong Tea
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180°-190° F
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2-3 Minutes
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Black Tea
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2-3 Minutes
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Herbal Tea
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210° F
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3-6 Minutes
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Now that you know the basics of brewing whole leaf tea, a few simple supplies are necessary. You'll need a pot to boil the water in, a good teapot for brewing the tea, and something to strain the loose tea leaves through when the brewing process is finished. Many teapots come with built-in infusers or basket strainers. The best rule of thumb is to make sure that your whole leaf tea has enough room to unfurl during the brewing process, as the leaves will expand in the hot water. Many basket infusers do not allow enough room for this process to properly occur, but they are still useful in straining out the leaves.
With your knowledge and tea-brewing supplies, now it's time to brew that tea! The first step is to warm your teapot with a flush of hot water, which keeps the tea from cooling down too quickly during the brew process. Next, boil the water, and use it immediately when it comes to the temperature necessary to brew the particular variety of tea you are using. Place the whole tea leaves in the teapot and pour the hot water over the leaves. Steep the leaves according to the time chart provided, and remove the leaves immediately or strain all the water into teacups to drink. The last step is to enjoy your premium whole leaf tea. It's good for you, it's soothing, and it will leave you feeling refreshed!
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Coffee Tip
Don't open your gourmet coffee and then save the rest for later - drink it while it's fresh! Over time, air causes your premium coffee to oxidize and lose its freshness. When you purchase freshly roasted coffee to enjoy, make sure to enjoy it within 2-4 weeks after opening the package!
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A Fundraising Program You Can Sell
Are you involved with a club or organization that relies on fundraising programs to boost your operations? Harvest Café Coffee offers a no-risk fundraising program that can help your group generate profits any time of year! When you sell Harvest Café Coffee through our fundraising program, you're sure to build a loyal base of supporters.
The benefits of our fundraising program are clear. Your fundraising product is premium, freshly roasted gourmet coffee. You can choose from a large selection of varieties, blends, flavors, and even decaffeinated coffees. Your fundraising product comes in attractive 12 oz. valve-sealed packaging that keeps it fresh for several weeks. And your fundraising clients will feel great about supporting your group as well as a local artisan business.
If you're tired of selling the same old fundraising products and ending up with leftovers from your fundraisers, give us a call at (317) 585-9162. We will help you select a fundraising program that works for your group. With a built-in coffee-drinking customer base of more than 50% of the United States population, your next fundraiser with Harvest Café Coffee is sure to be a success!
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Harvest Café Coffee Roasters, LLC | (317) 585-9162 | 5130 B East 65th Street | Indianapolis, IN 46220
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