Drank it! Specialty Coffee Podcast

Drank it! Specialty Coffee Podcast

By Zack Stamey, Roastful, Ray Murakawa, MelodripSociety & CultureBusinessArts
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Drank it! Specialty Coffee Podcast episodes

  • Unlock your coffee's potential with... minerals? (Nick, Lotus Coffee)

    Visit https://lotuscoffeeproducts.com to buy your own minerals and make your coffee taste better

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    0:00 Intro!
    0:50 Ray and Zack introduce Nick
    7:22 How Nick got into coffee and partnered with Lance
    7:53 Getting it off our chest: Ray's case for RO water
    10:51 Can you dial in great coffee at 5 ppm?
    11:18 Nick's hot take
    13:15 Green quality vs. roast quality
    14:56 Porlex grinders and hammer brewing
    17:33 Lotus vs. Apex: why concentrates precipitate
    21:23 The bicarbonate chemistry, explained
    25:24 Post-brew mineralizing and why water feels intimidating
    28:45 Popular water recipes: Light & Bright, Rao/Perger
    33:55 Does Nick change his water for every coffee?
    36:18 Coarse grind trends and the wood chip brew
    38:55 Dialing in funky, light, and dark coffees with minerals
    44:22 Water myths: what advice do you disagree with?
    47:01 How Lotus ended up with four ingredients
    50:27 Silica: "it tastes like sand"
    52:00 Science vs. art in brewing
    55:51 Are minerals predictable?
    1:02:25 Espresso and alkalinity
    1:03:35 Do minerals affect extraction? The Hendon paper debate
    1:06:21 The "heavier water drains faster" myth
    1:09:37 What's the lowest ppm change you can taste?
    1:12:17 Why small amounts of minerals matter (thresholds)
    1:17:11 Which acids does alkalinity turn off first?
    1:19:01 Third Wave Water and the citrate flavor
    1:24:31 SCA standards and ideal total ppm
    1:27:30 Does a roaster's water explain whack coffees?
    1:32:49 Where to ask questions and how to learn minerals by tasting
    1:34:00 Why buy Lotus instead of mixing your own?
    1:38:22 Rapid fire: "Spit It Out"

    Follow Drank it! @drankitpodcast, Follow Zack @roastfulcoffee www.roastful.com Follow Ray @melodripco www.melodrip.co

    1 hr 49 min
  • Coffee shops have a training problem with guest Masha Zanozina
    Ray and Zack sit down with brewers cup judge and educator Masha Zanozina as they discuss the current state of coffee education. In this episode you'll hear them discuss:
    -Why it is a good idea to hire new baristas
    -The lack of coffee education today and how that can change
    -Coffee competitions and its potential change of trajectory
    and more! Follow Drank it! @drankitpodcast, Follow Zack @roastfulcoffee
    www.roastful.com Follow Ray @melodripco www.melodrip.co
    1 hr 22 min

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We talk about all things in specialty coffee: coffee news, hot topics, and controversial coffee things. Hosted by Ray Murakawa (Melodrip) and Zack Stamey (Roastful).