We have been working hard on the coffee shop to keep improving it. We opened in August, 2014, after a hard month of renovating the space and getting it ready. After that marathon of painting, plumbing, roasting exhaust and decorating, we took a bit of a break and let the shop settle down. But with 2015’s new Spring energy and promise of warmer weather, we got a second wind to do some more improvements.
Austin has been continuously improving his coffee roaster exhaust. Luckily this old building had an existing chimney in a perfect location. But the residual smoke continued to stay in the room, and would fill the shop with smoke. This was remedied with some new wider stove pipes, a hood vent to suck the smoke out and box fans. Austin and the customers are breathing easier now.
We built some shelves to keep our cups handy, and display our new line of teas, as well as our various brewing methods. We offer coffee via French press, unless someone asks for an alternative. The options include aeropress, chemex, and pourover cone. We also brew all of our espresso drinks with a La Pavoni manual press espresso machine. Many say it is the best in town!
Our new herbal infusion teas that we offer come from Suzi’s Naturals, who only sources the best organic products. We have yerba mate, roobis, peppermint, chai, hibiscus zinger and a relaxing chamomile blend. We also got new loose leaf teas that are direct trade from ancient Chinese tea plantations through West China Tea Company and More Tea, some new companies out of Austin, TX.
And lastly, we built a new kegerator to house kombucha and nitrogenated cold brew on tap. We are excited for all of these high quality additions to our menu.
Redbud Roasters 