Reddit mentions: The best commercial beverage equipment

From all of my observations of shops coming and going...I'd say start with a couple good quality drip makers, like Bunn. Dead simple to use, clean, and makes great coffee since the machine controls the water temp and volume per batch. Get the airpot systems if you feel you can afford them, if you want a "help yourself" style of coffee, but I really find that the plain old glass and steel carafes can really add to the ambiance of the place.

Next, get those commercial brewers plumbed in with a decent water filter. Huge difference in qualilty and convenience for you as the shop owner, since all you have to do is fill the brew basket and hit start; no worries about whether or not the reservoir is full. It will keep your machines cleaner and running better and longer between cleanings as well.

Since you have your awesome setup now, you can look at coffees. I'd just start simple, something a grade or two better than your basic Folgers or what have you. Something single-sourced, organic, fair-trade, etc. Like hamhead said, don't go nuts, but do be creative. And ask, always ask if the customers liked it or not, or what they would like to see you offer. Feedback is crucial.

Now, I know I've probably tl;dr'd you here, but I do have a point. If you're running a bakery, you need to be focused on making the best bakery possible for selling bakery goods--not coffee. This set up should help give you a high-quality product that's easy to sell along with your baked goods, giving you a good ROI and not break your bank in the process; nor should it require a large investment of your time (focus on the bakery stuff, remember?) trying to make fancy coffee. Just like in kung fu, you must master the basics before moving on to the falcon punch stuff. And, IMHO, finding a place where you can get a consistently good basic 'cup of joe' is like finding the Grail. A ceramic Grail filled with heavenly coffee.

I use my soda stream to make carbonated water, and then pump soda syrup into my glass to make a drink. I can have something different each time if I want. This is the cola syrup I use. I also have cherry and vanilla syrup so I can have a cherry cola or vanilla cola if I want it. Soda stream syrups are gross, especially if you don't care for artificial sweeteners. Monin syrups I order online, but Torani I can buy from Smart and Final for $5 a bottle. You can buy pumps to fit the Torani and Monin syrup bottles, which make dispensing the syrup super easy. I usually use 4-6 pumps of syrup per glass.

Assuming you're just looking to make coffee, this will serve your needs quite well. If you want to experiment with espressos and such, u/ash663's recommendation is quite good.

This is coffee land, where we like coffee more than we like artificial flavorings. Those flavored beans are a kind of herpes for coffee gear, with flavors that never quite leave the machine.

But if you are into that sort of thing, you can get him some syrup and a pump and let him tweak his coffee to his heart's content in the cup.

Along those same lines, if you had something to store the rest of your wine (a corked/bunged carboy), you could put a gallon at a time in a sealed drink dispenser, as long as you seal the top well enough on your own. This also depends on how quickly you are drinking your wine.

Syrup pump - $2.78

Tape - $3.49

More tape - $3.99

Endless tape - $4.01

Tissues - $4.74

First Aid - $8.99

Those Himalaya's of the mind!

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They should probably update that, they've been available for sale for a while now. $7k for a two-head system, or apparently less if you buy from Amazon.