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Trail Mix: Inside 4A Coffee – Roasting a Batch and Learning to Cup
Trail Mix is our bonus episode format — shorter, more experiential. In this first one, Matt heads to 4A Coffee Roasters in Newton, MA for a morning with founder Alan Draper to learn the roasting process firsthand.
Alan walks through an entire roast of the Silk Route blend — from charging the drum to first crack to the cooling tray — then sets up a side-by-side cupping of an Ethiopian natural and a Honduras washed.
Show notes:
- 4A Coffee (order online): https://www.4acoffeeroasters.com/
- AeroPress (Alan's recommended home brewing method): aeropress.com
- Rainforest Alliance (responsible sourcing certification Alan mentions): rainforest-alliance.org
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By Big Forest LLCTrail Mix is our bonus episode format — shorter, more experiential. In this first one, Matt heads to 4A Coffee Roasters in Newton, MA for a morning with founder Alan Draper to learn the roasting process firsthand.
Alan walks through an entire roast of the Silk Route blend — from charging the drum to first crack to the cooling tray — then sets up a side-by-side cupping of an Ethiopian natural and a Honduras washed.
Show notes:
- 4A Coffee (order online): https://www.4acoffeeroasters.com/
- AeroPress (Alan's recommended home brewing method): aeropress.com
- Rainforest Alliance (responsible sourcing certification Alan mentions): rainforest-alliance.org