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The Coffee Gals chat about coffee emergency gadgets, pay tribute to Steve Jobs and declare October National Coffee Month.

Thanks to your feedback and comments on Twitter and (gasp) email, we were inspired to record another show.

We chat about needing coffee in order to make coffee thanks to a tweet from Perry Headrick aka @pheadrick.

Jennifer admits to reheating coffee and is happy to discover she is not the only one thanks to a tweet from Christina M. aka @hrbabe.

We also received a cool gadget device suggestion from the fine folks from @JiveWithUs

We also hear from Reagan Robertson who sent us an email about the “Secret Starbucks Menu”. Who know you could order a Black Cow or a Zebra?

We chat about a recent tweet that resulted in a steak dinner from Morton’s Steakhouse for HARO’s Peter Shankman upon his arrival at the airport.

We discuss the recent World Barista Championship which happened in June.

Jackie is still on the lookout for a cool coffee cuff. Let us know if you find one.

Thanks for joining us for another episode of the Morning BrewCast.

Cheers!

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We know it’s been a while. You all have been very patient and we appreciate that. We especially love hearing from you all to let us know you’ve missed us. Well here it is. A new show from the Coffee Gals of the Morning BrewCast!

This episode we share a Good Samaritan story, give our thoughts on the new Starbucks app, learn about how a recent University of Washington study indciates that coffee may help in the battle against skin cancer, pat Brazil on the back for being the largest coffee producing country in the world and offer up some fun personal stories with a request for some of your favorite coffee gadgets.

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A few audio bits from us via Cinch. We haven’t disappeared, we’ve just been using a fast mobile version to capture our audio content. Thanks for sticking with us my friends. Cheers!

Jennifer and Jackie report on the State of Coffee during South by Southwest Interactive (SXSWi).

This Friday at 2pm (CST) special guest JC Hutchins join us on the show. It’s been over 2 years since JC has been with us and we are excited to have him back to talk about his new book release, 7th Son, and coffee of course!

We’ll get a chance to catch up on the book news and discover what kind of coffee fueled this project. We guarantee you’ve never heard JC talk about his book this way before! This will be a live show and you are welcome to call in and join the fun.

We finally tracked down our Bantai Civet Coffee contest winner, Michael Madison. Luckily we were also able to convince Dustin Butler, owner of Bantai Civet Coffee to join us for another tasting. Yeah, we know it’s self serving since we will also get to drink some of this $320/lb coffee. However this time we’re ready for the big buzz. Going plaid is a forgone conclusion. Join us for some coffee fun!

A special thanks to Janie at the San Antonio Coffee Roasters aka What’s Brewing for allowing us to record in their roasting facility. The smell of the coffee is always amazing!

We are finally getting back together with Dustin Butler of Forrest Blends LLC to award our lucky contest winner, Michael Madison. We’ll be on BlogTalk Radio for a tasting of that famously delicious Bantai Civet coffee.

Raise those pinky fingers & join us tomorrow morning at 9:30am (CST) for a live show on location at San Antonio Coffee Roasters.

The Coffee Gals were lucky enough to go behind the counter at the Alamo Heights McDonald’s recently. Jackie was the brave soul who went through the process of making a hot McCafe Mocha. Enjoy!

This summer in San Antonio we are experiencing a drought and continuous weeks of 100+ degrees. It’s hot & as much as I love, LOVE, my hot coffee it’s been difficult to enjoy my afternoon Cup o Joe the past month.

So I started looking into Cold Coffee Brewing Systems and now I face a completely different dilemma.
First of all, do I really want another type of coffee maker on the counter? While some of the cold brew systems look really cool (I’d buy just ’cause they’re pretty) you can actually recreate the process for cold brew with a regular pitcher, spoon and strainer.
Second, will I be able to look forward to my afternoon Joe with that same warm fuzzy feeling?
But the biggest challenge I am having with Cold Brew Coffee is that it takes about 9 to 12 hours to brew!!! How am I suppose to function with that kind of turn around?