The Orange Cactus Coffee Podcast: Coffee | Specialty Coffee | Roasting & Brewing | Espresso Mike Kinkade & Jake Goble

The Roasting Episode. Mike and I recorded from his garage while roasting a batch of coffee. It’s the first roast I was able to witness, though it was Mike’s second roast on the Behmor. To cut down on the chaff, Mike pulled out the ShopVac and we decided it’s an indispensable addition to any home […]

Brewers and Roasters. Mike and I recorded from a local park while drinking Bella Donovan from Blue Bottle. We talked about brewing method and devices we’re using, including the French Press, the AeroPress, the Bon-Mac pour over, the Bodum grinder, and whether you need to go “full fancy” with a grinder as we look at […]

Podcasting and Business. Mike and I attempted to define what we’re trying to accomplish with our venture into specialty coffee, committed ourselves to capturing “us” while we’re doing “this.” Whatever that is. We also decided to attempt to stay more focused on coffee and talk about the great podcast from Cat and Cloud. Then, we […]

Coffee, Cafes, and Carafes. Mike and I recorded from the Blackboard Cafe for some good food and bad coffee. We talked about whether you expected a cafe to be more about coffee or food. We discussed the idea that Twitter Polls are real things, and what was in a name. We talked about Cuppers (a […]

The Journey Begins. Mike and I went back and forth over whether to keep this episode in the podcast series or not. We decided to keep it. It’s heavily edited because we got off track so many times it was hard to follow. So it was edited for clarity, not to remove content you might […]