In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Marc Marquez, Director of Coffee at Savor Brands, to talk about a highly innovative way of making fresh, chilled coffees – Japanese Flash Brew. They discuss why it tastes so different, ratios, the brewing technique, and share their recipes.

Marc also provides an insight into the impact the wildfires in Hawai‘i have had on the coffee growers and processors there. 

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• Japanese flash brew is not the same as cold brew or drip coffee.
• It is brewed using a balance of ice and water.
• It can take just under 4 minutes to brew.
• Even if you use your normal beans, your flash brew is going to taste different.
• In Hawai‘i, coffee harvests, equipment, and processing facilities have all been lost in the fires, so they need our help.

 BEST MOMENTS
‘[Japanese flash brew] is very different. ´
‘It is brewed fresh; it is brewed fast.’
‘There's a little math involved.’
‘It's the best way, in my opinion, to prepare iced coffee.’

EPISODE RESOURCES
http://www.savorbrands.com/
@savorbrands 

MAUI WILDFIRE/COFFEE RELIEF
Monetary donations
Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s ‘Maui Strong Fund’
https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong
US Brewers Cup Preliminary Competition in Hawai‘i
https://hawaiicoffeeassoc.org/event-5380587
October 13-15, 2023, at Tradition Coffee Roasters

Hawai‘i Roasters selling coffee with proceeds going towards Maui relief efforts.

• Big Island Coffee Roasters – Lāhainā Strong Blend
• Pacific Coffee Research – Maui Mokka
• Honolulu Coffee – Kōkua Lāhainā
• Tradition Coffee Roasters – Firehouse Blend

 Maui Roasters to Support

• Akamai Coffee
• Origin Coffee Roasters
• Maui Coffee Roasters
• Social Hour Coffee
• Maui Oma Coffee Roasting Co.

VALUABLE RESOURCES
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ABOUT THE HOST
As a coffee lover, physician, chemical engineer, serial entrepreneur, competitive runner, writer, and family man, Kenneth knows what it’s like to push yourself to achieve goals very few accomplish. He’s one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States as he’s a multi-year US Coffee Roasters’ Competition Finalist. He created Umble Coffee Co with the belief that, if sourced and roasted right, coffee can taste phenomenal and be good for you.
“Life’s too short to drink bad coffee.”

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