By: Alexis Hampton
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| The hanging lights twinkle and the "Open' sign gleams at Cool Beanz Espresso Bar. Cool Beanz has been in Statesboro for 7 years, and they are preparing to move locations for the second time. |
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| The hand crafted menu board hangs above the barista workspace, highlighting "David's World Famous Cold Brew." Owner David Hoyle taught himself the art of making coffee and takes great pride in his cold brew. |
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| Hoyle is tamping the espresso for a customer's drink. While Hoyle is the owner of the business, he still acts as a barista and interacts with customers in his free time. |
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| Espresso drips from the portafilter for the latte that Hoyle is making. Cool Beanz roasts all of their own coffee and have their own unique espresso blend. |
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| Hoyle is sliding the customer's drink across the counter. Hoyle is very adamant about sliding drinks as they minimize spillage and messes. |
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| Hoyle is reviewing payroll for checks since today is payday. Hoyle doesn't have an office at his current location, so he does most of his work in the customer area. |
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| Hoyle is preparing the checks and separating them into envelopes for his employees. Hoyle handwrites all of his employees' check to help him keep track of accounting. |
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| Hoyle is giving Lorin Tidick, seasonal employee, a graduation gift. Tidick works at Cool Beanz during the summers and just graduated high school. |
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| Hoyle pours water into his cold brew pot. Cold brew is one of his top sellers and he makes about 75 to 100 gallons a week. |
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| Hoyle is measuring out his cold brew beans. Hoyle has a very precise measurement system when making any coffee recipe. |
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| Now, Hoyle is grinding the cold brew beans on the coarsest setting. Hoyle says it's important that the grind size is large for the amount of time that the water will extract the flavor from the grinds. |
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| Hoyle collects the grinds in a double cloth bag. Hoyle finds that straining the cold brew is easiest with cloth bags. |
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| Hoyle closes the bags to keep all of the grinds inside. He is teaching his seasonal employee, Tidick, how to make cold brew. |
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| Hoyle places the cold brew bags into the cold brew pot. Cool Beanz Cold Brew is brewed for 24 hours for the best result. |
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| Hoyle saturates the bags in the water and breaks up the grinds to make sure as much flavor is extracted as possible. He uses gloves to do this, as it is the most sanitary option. |
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| Hoyle and Tidick cover the cold brew pot with plastic wrap. This is to keep the flys out of the cold brew. |
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| Hoyle tell Tidick thank you for all her work and prepares to leave. Hoyle has to go to Pooler to get more pastries for the shop. |
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| On his way out, Hoyle checks the mail. Because the mailbox is across the street from the store, he has to check it frequently, since he can't see when mail is put in it. |
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| Hoyle is getting into his Jeep to head off to Pooler. Hoyle convinced all of his family members to get Jeeps and offers a Jeep discount at his coffee shop, because he loves them so much. |
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| Hoyle is off to Pooler. He will be back later to replenish the pastries in the shop, |
