#11: Listener Q&A: Why Ferment? Submerged vs Dry Tanks, and Can You Taste Yeast vs Bacteria?
Hello friends, In today’s podcast episode I get to do something a little different. Instead of giving you my thoughts on a particular coffee topic, I’m answering questions from 4 different listeners. ...
31 Des 201921min
#10: What Do Coffee Producers Drink?
When most people hear that I’m going to Central America for work, they often say some variation of “how cool! you’re going to have such great coffee” which is true, but only because I haul most of if ...
23 Des 201918min
#9: Doubling Down in El Salvador with Jan Carlo of Mapache
In this episode, I had the chance to speak with Jan-Carlo Handtke of Mapache Coffee. Jan-Carlo shares important perspectives of what it's like to be a 5th generation producer today. When most people...
2 Des 201942min
#8: "Empowerment": The New Colonialism Trap
I want to start by thanking everyone who has reached out to me and sent questions/comments or just let me know that you enjoy listening. I started this podcast as my offering to chip away at the knowl...
25 Nov 201918min
#7: Coffee Travel: Helping or Hurting?
I’m writing this from a hotel in the small town of Ataco, El Salvador. I’ve been away from home for 21 days out what will eventually be 120. It’s currently coffee harvest time in Central America this ...
18 Nov 201915min
#6: The Sommelier of Coffee?
You heard my experience getting my Q grader license on last weeks episode. Today’s podcast is a continuation of the Q grader discussion but focusing on its role with coffee producers. I mentioned that...
11 Nov 201927min
#5: To Be or Not To Be A Q-Grader
What is a Q Grader? In the coffee industry the Q Grader license is often compared to the sommelier exam in wine—this is a shorthand that can be useful to provide some vague ballpark approximation, bu...
4 Nov 201924min
#4: Over Fermentation and Brettanomyces
I find the term "over fermentation" to be especially annoying. From a biology point of view this term is nonsense. When coffee professionals use this term it's understood to mean a defect, usually vi...
28 Okt 201921min
