CoLab: Prague saw the return of the extended Q&A session to the
Tamper Tantrum stage for the first time since the first-ever panels at World of
Coffee Nice, 2013. We’re really not sure why there was such a hiatus with this
feature—it always provides additional insight that we wouldn’t have gotten to
This week’s video is the morning panel from CoLab: Prague with Chahan
Yeretzian, Erna
Tosberg, and Tibor Varady—Steve
and Kalle dig further into their presentations after the barrage of information
that was the morning session: where we’ve gone wrong with water profile
recommendations, what it’s like to be backstage at the WBC, why some staff
leave, and a big follow up on the science of extraction and aroma. Also
covered: what it’s like to watch a barista comp from the outside of the
competition niche, why baristas should be more humble with their pocket science,
a few thoughts on how we could improve competitions, and ways in which we could
collaborate as an industry to learn more about how coffee works.