For all barista's?

Question

what do you think makes the coffee the technology or the technique i need to know

Answer 1

Starbucks Drinker

Technique most defiantly. If they don't know what they are doing the coffee can suck. Especially when making Fraps and they are too watery instead of icy

Answer 2

its a little bit of both.

if your talkign about coffee, its more of the quality also. I get all of my coffee beans roasted fresh from a private coffee roaster, and i grind the beans myself.

For the best coffee, its usually the shelf life that makes the coffee tastes bitter. Coffee should only be kept two weeks from when it was roaste,d after that, the oils get all funky and it starts tasting gross.

but other than the beans, the technique matters also. Its a matter of personal tastes, but generally, il ike 4 table spoons per cup of coffee.

Also, make sure your coffee doesn't sit for more than 20 mintues after its brewed, after that, its  no good.