Explore every episode of the podcast Coffee 101
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| Season 2 Finale and Look Ahead | 20 Dec 2023 | 00:03:40 | |
In this episode, which is the final one of season 2 which took you from shelf to sip, Kenneth provides you with a taste of what is to come for season 3. Episodes that he plans to fill with great conversations with interesting people and businesses from across the world.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘I want you to get excited about it, I´m excited about season 3. ´ EPISODE RESOURCES The first episode of season 1 - https://podcasts.apple.com/ke/podcast/what-is-coffee/id1616624229?i=1000556371394
VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/
At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee
ABOUT THE SHOW Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. Join Kenneth and Katie as they start with the most basic questions about coffee and build your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 1 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘seed to shelf’. Season 2 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘shelf to sip’.
ABOUT THE HOST: Kenneth Thomas is also an instructor with Stanford Continuing Studies for an all-in-one coffee class. He owns and is head roaster at Umble Coffee Co. He and Umble Coffee have been consistently ranked one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States. Kenneth is very passionate about coffee and coffee education.
ABOUT THE CO-HOST: Katie Thomas is Kenneth’s oldest daughter and brings an entertaining flair to the podcast. She’s still learning about coffee and thus makes the perfect co-host. She, like the listeners, would claim to be a ‘101-er’ - like you - coffee curious. She’ll be the future of the coffee industry, and the future looks very bright!
CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media.
HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW Enjoying the show?! We’d love for you to leave us a review. It helps us grow and educate more people about coffee! Here’s how: if you’re on Apple podcasts, ‘search’ for us as if you didn’t already follow the show. When you click on the show, scroll down to ratings and you’ll see where you can leave a rating. Spotify is a little easier - follow and listen to the podcast, and then you can rate and review it. | |||
| Tea Basics - Pu-er, Oolong, Black | 14 Dec 2023 | 01:07:43 | |
In this episode, Kenneth once again sits down with Jeff Champeau who is the President of Rishi Tea and Botanicals to continue their tea basics discussion. This time they are talking about Pu-er, Oolong, and Black tea. They also go into details on English Breakfast, Earl Grey, and Chai. Jeff explains tea processing, brewing, taste profiles, and caffeine content. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Once that pile fermentation is done, the tea is simply dried. ´ ‘The range of aromatic compounds that we can get out of oolong tea is impressive.’ ‘Chai means tea in Hindi.’ ABOUT THE GUEST https://rishi-tea.com/ VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee ABOUT THE SHOW Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. Join Kenneth and Katie as they start with the most basic questions about coffee and build your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 1 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘seed to shelf’. Season 2 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘shelf to sip’. ABOUT THE HOST: Kenneth Thomas is also an instructor with Stanford Continuing Studies for an all-in-one coffee class. He owns and is head roaster at Umble Coffee Co. He and Umble Coffee have been consistently ranked one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States. Kenneth is very passionate about coffee and coffee education. ABOUT THE CO-HOST: Katie Thomas is Kenneth’s oldest daughter and brings an entertaining flair to the podcast. She’s still learning about coffee and thus makes the perfect co-host. She, like the listeners, would claim to be a ‘101-er’ - like you - coffee curious. She’ll be the future of the coffee industry, and the future looks very bright! CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. | |||
| Top 10 Things That Make a Great Cup of Coffee - Part 2 | 04 Oct 2023 | 00:16:42 | |
In this episode, part 2 of Kenneth´s series that looks at the top 10 things that contribute to making a great cup of coffee, he shares the 5 most important factors. If you want to know how to make the best coffee for you, your family or customers, this episode is essential listening. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Coffee does not like oxygen, it degrades and stales... ´ ‘Some (varietals) are going to be a little more predictable.’ ‘It has a more desirable flavor profile, by far.’ EPISODE RESOURCES Roasting - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-roasting-affects-your-cup-of-coffee/id1616624229?i=1000577876217 & https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-roasting-more-than-basics/id1616624229?i=1000577199362 Varietals - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-101/id1616624229?i=1000559520821 & https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-basics-of-coffee-varieties-varietals-and-cultivars/id1616624229?i=1000559520821 Processing - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all-other-coffee-processing-methods-de-mystified/id1616624229?i=1000568990255 & https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-two-main-coffee-processing-methods/id1616624229?i=1000568116150 Species - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arabica-vs-robusta-vs-stenophylla/id1616624229?i=1000556371395 https://uscoffeechampionships.org/ VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee ABOUT THE SHOW Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. Join Kenneth and Katie as they start with the most basic questions about coffee and build your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 1 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘seed to shelf’. ABOUT THE HOST: Kenneth Thomas is also an instructor with Stanford Continuing Studies for an all-in-one coffee class. He owns and is head roaster at Umble Coffee Co. He and Umble Coffee have been consistently ranked one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States. Kenneth is very passionate about coffee and coffee education. CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW Enjoying the show?! We’d love for you to leave us a review. It helps us grow and educate more people about coffee! Here’s how: if you’re on Apple podcasts, ‘search’ for us as if you didn’t already follow the show. When you click on the show, scroll down to ratings and you’ll see where you can leave a rating. Spotify is a little easier - follow and listen to the podcast, and then you can rate and review it.
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| Top 10 Things That Make A Great Cup of Coffee - Part 1 | 27 Sep 2023 | 00:14:19 | |
In this episode, Kenneth takes a look at the top 10 things that contribute to making a great cup of coffee. This is the first of the two-part series in which Kenneth shares items 10 to 6, for the next episode it will be 5 to 1 that he covers. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘With immersion, it (grind size) might not make as big a difference as it would in pour over. ´ ‘You can under-extract it and it'll taste kind of sour or acidic.’ ‘The more you let it cool down, the more you'll be able to taste those nuances.’ RELEVANT FULL EPISODES Temperature - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-temperature-impacts-your-coffee/id1616624229?i=1000604303040 Extraction - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/coffee-extraction-a-key-to-making-the-perfect-cup/id1616624229?i=1000606442526 Coffee scales - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/coffee-scales-the-most-underrated-part-of-your-coffee-game/id1616624229?i=1000609582842 Coffee to water ratio - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why-is-your-coffee-to-water-ratio-important/id1616624229?i=1000602289563 VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee ABOUT THE SHOW Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. Join Kenneth and Katie as they start with the most basic questions about coffee and build your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 1 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘seed to shelf’. ABOUT THE HOST: Kenneth Thomas is also an instructor with Stanford Continuing Studies for an all-in-one coffee class. He owns and is head roaster at Umble Coffee Co. He and Umble Coffee have been consistently ranked one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States. Kenneth is very passionate about coffee and coffee education. CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW Enjoying the show?! We’d love for you to leave us a review. It helps us grow and educate more people about coffee! Here’s how: if you’re on Apple podcasts, ‘search’ for us as if you didn’t already follow the show. When you click on the show, scroll down to ratings and you’ll see where you can leave a rating. Spotify is a little easier - follow and listen to the podcast, and then you can rate and review it. | |||
| Frozen Coffee Concentrate | 20 Sep 2023 | 00:31:07 | |
In this episode, Kenneth once again sits down to speak with his very popular guest Stefan Tribble. This time it is the pros and cons of frozen coffee concentrate that they are here to discuss - including sharing the results of the experiments that they have recently carried out using Comeeter´s frozen coffee concentrate, which at the time of recording was the only large company offering this product across the US. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS RESOURCES NB – This episode is not sponsored by Comeeter. VALUABLE RESOURCES ABOUT THE SHOW Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. Join Kenneth and Katie as they start with the most basic questions about coffee and build your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 1 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘seed to shelf’. ABOUT THE HOST: Kenneth Thomas is also an instructor with Stanford Continuing Studies for an all-in-one coffee class. He owns and is head roaster at Umble Coffee Co. He and Umble Coffee have been consistently ranked one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States. Kenneth is very passionate about coffee and coffee education. CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW Enjoying the show?! We’d love for you to leave us a review. It helps us grow and educate more people about coffee! Here’s how: if you’re on Apple podcasts, ‘search’ for us as if you didn’t already follow the show. When you click on the show, scroll down to ratings and you’ll see where you can leave a rating. Spotify is a little easier - follow and listen to the podcast, and then you can rate and review it. | |||
| Steeped Coffee With Josh Wilbur | 12 Sep 2023 | 00:55:10 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Josh Wilbur of Steeped Coffee to discuss using a single-serving coffee bag and boiled water to make a great-tasting cup. Josh explains what inspired him to create this incredibly easy, convenient, and consistent way of brewing.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS GUEST RESOURCES Katie’s Links https://youtube.com/@itsprincesskatie?si=4B1M6YImoTIekU1g Instagram - @katierythomas VALUABLE RESOURCES ABOUT THE SHOW Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. Join Kenneth and Katie as they start with the most basic questions about coffee and build your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 1 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘seed to shelf’. ABOUT THE HOST: Kenneth Thomas is also an instructor with Stanford Continuing Studies for an all-in-one coffee class. He owns and is head roaster at Umble Coffee Co. He and Umble Coffee have been consistently ranked one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States. Kenneth is very passionate about coffee and coffee education. CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW Enjoying the show?! We’d love for you to leave us a review. It helps us grow and educate more people about coffee! Here’s how: if you’re on Apple podcasts, ‘search’ for us as if you didn’t already follow the show. When you click on the show, scroll down to ratings and you’ll see where you can leave a rating. Spotify is a little easier - follow and listen to the podcast, and then you can rate and review it.
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| The Reality of Instant Coffee With Stefan Tribble | 06 Sep 2023 | 00:32:32 | |
Kenneth is once again joined by Stefan Tribble to discuss instant coffee. A drink that many coffee fans and connoisseurs dismiss as tasting awful. In reality, instant coffee has come a long way, it can taste quite good, provided you choose the brand carefully and make it in the right way. All of which Kenneth and Stefan cover in this episode, as well as sharing details of its history. KEY TAKEAWAYS
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| Japanese Flash Brew - A Great Way to Brew Coffee | 30 Aug 2023 | 00:41:23 | |
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
BEST MOMENTS EPISODE RESOURCES MAUI WILDFIRE/COFFEE RELIEF Hawai‘i Roasters selling coffee with proceeds going towards Maui relief efforts.
Maui Roasters to Support
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| Nespresso - The Fancier European Version of K-Cup | 23 Aug 2023 | 00:57:12 | |
In this episode, Kenneth is once again joined by his coffee friend, Jay Reed, who is also the co-host of the Vittles and Vitals and Guys of a Certain Age podcasts and the owner of the popular eatsoneate food & drink blog. Last week´s episode was all about the popular K-cup coffee pods. This week, it is the turn of the European-based Nespresso pod system. They look at the differences, share their experience with the system, consider its environmental credentials, and provide you with tips to help you to make the best Nespresso.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘You can get either hot or cold foam. ´ ‘With Nespresso, you´ll get a lot more crema on top.’ ‘One machine to do it all.’
GUEST RESOURCES https://www.instagram.com/eatsoneate/ https://twitter.com/eatsoneate https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/vittles-and-vitals/id1482632368 https://www.guysofacertainage.com/
Espresso C101P episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-101/id1616624229?i=1000617834308 Delonghi Nespresso Coffee Machines
VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee
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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media.
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| K cups - Everything You Need To Know | 16 Aug 2023 | 00:53:13 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with one of his good coffee friends, Jay Reed, the co-host of the Vittles and Vitals and Guys of a Certain Age podcasts. Jay is also a pharmacist and the owner of the 'Eats One Ate' blog - eatsoneate.com. Today, they are taking an in-depth look at K-cups. Most days, Jay uses his Keurig or Nespresso, both of which he has at home, so he is in a good position to talk about this way of making coffee. They cover how K cups were developed, sustainability, how to use coffee you have ground yourself, and other tips. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘If you like your cup of coffee ,then thumbs up...period. ´ ‘You are giving up quality for convenience.’ ‘I was ready to scoff, but like, it scoffed at me.’ GUEST RESOURCES https://www.instagram.com/eatsoneate/ https://twitter.com/eatsoneate https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/vittles-and-vitals/id1482632368 https://www.guysofacertainage.com/ VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee
Reusable K cup pod - https://www.keurig.com/
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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media.
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| The Clever Dripper - A Great Way to Make Coffee | 09 Aug 2023 | 00:48:27 | |
In this episode, Kenneth is joined by Josh Hockin - Head of Coffee at Eight Ounce Coffee out of Canada, who import and sale specialty coffee gear across North America, and beyond. They sit down to discuss one of the most innovative brewing tools there is – The Clever Dripper. Kenneth and Josh share how they use it. They include some tips and tricks you can use to make a consistently good cup of coffee and do so without things getting messy. Some highlights include coffee to water ratios, which filter to use, and maintenance tips. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘For an everyday cup, it's not a big investment and it makes delicious coffee.’ ‘The moving parts that are in there are engineered quite well.´ ‘You can still get a great extraction using a smaller coffee-to-water ratio.’ Where to Find Eight Ounce Coffee Retail: eightouncecoffee.ca Wholesale: wholesale.eightouncecoffee.ca Instagram: @eightouncecoffee Coffee Questions: josh@eightouncecoffee.ca James Hoffman Clever Dripper video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpOdennxP24 VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media.
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| Master Your French Press With @daddygotcoffee | 02 Aug 2023 | 01:00:31 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Justin Piercy from @daddygotcoffee to talk about the French Press. It's a brewer which is not hard to master, but there are a few things you need to know to get the best out of one. It is those insider tips and tricks that Kenneth and Justin share with you in this episode, while also busting some of those myths. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS GUEST RESOURCES Keffa Coffee owned by Sam Demisse - https://www.keffacoffee.com/ VALUABLE RESOURCES ABOUT THE HOST CONTACT METHOD | |||
| Tea - Green, White, Matcha | 08 Dec 2023 | 00:43:40 | |
In this episode, Kenneth once again sits down with Jeff Champeau / President of Rishi Tea, and Botanicals. Today they discuss Green, White and Matcha teas. Jeff explains the differences and how to prepare each one like an expert. He also explains more about how tea is grown and harvested. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘When you shade the tea plant for Matcha you are preserving the amino acids.’ ‘White tea is more accommodating in terms of temperature.’ ABOUT THE GUEST VALUABLE RESOURCES At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee ABOUT THE SHOW Season 1 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘seed to shelf’. Season 2 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘shelf to sip’. ABOUT THE HOST: Kenneth Thomas is also an instructor with Stanford Continuing Studies for an all-in-one coffee class. He owns and is the head roaster at Umble Coffee Co. He and Umble Coffee have been consistently ranked one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States. Kenneth is very passionate about coffee and coffee education. ABOUT THE CO-HOST: Katie Thomas is Kenneth’s oldest daughter and brings an entertaining flair to the podcast. She’s still learning about coffee and thus makes the perfect co-host. She, like the listeners, would claim to be a ‘101-er’ - like you - coffee curious. She’ll be the future of the coffee industry, and the future looks very bright! CONTACT METHOD HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW | |||
| Turkish Coffee - All You Need to Know | 26 Jul 2023 | 00:46:16 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with David Peters of Ten Boom Coffee Roasters that works hand in hand with AGROCAFE of Israel. They discuss Turkish coffee, one of the first forms of coffee brewing. David explains how this unique way of brewing is undergoing something of a renaissance and is becoming popular in new markets. KEY TAKEAWAYS
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| Cold Brew Coffee Basics And More | 19 Jul 2023 | 00:44:04 | |
In this episode, Kenneth once again sits down with the podcast favorite and coffee guru, Stefan Tribble, to talk about cold brew and cold drip coffee and the growing trend of drinking cold coffee. They explain how the various types are made, as well as discuss brew times, cold brew ice cubes, equipment, types of coffee to use, and ratios. KEY TAKEAWAYS
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| The Ultimate Chemex Guide For Your Coffee | 12 Jul 2023 | 00:53:08 | |
In this episode, Kenneth and Taylor Love, a fellow coffee geek, take an in-depth look at the Chemex coffeemaker, which is Taylor´s go-to on the weekends when he wants to make coffee for his family. Taylor and Kenneth discuss what type of coffee to use and precisely how to brew it in the Chemex. Sharing tweaks, tricks, and tips you can use to get the best out of this beautiful brewer. Taylor also provides insight into the important work he is doing to improve the way coffee is grown, how farmers are rewarded, and the impact coffee growing has on the environment. KEY TAKEAWAYS
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| Hario V60 - The Conical Pour Over OG | 05 Jul 2023 | 00:35:53 | |
In this episode, Kenneth is once again joined by Arsalan Pourmand and Marc Chiusano of Flux Coffee. Last week they looked in-depth at a flat-bottomed brewer - the Kalita Wave. This time they give you the skinny on the Hario V60 dripper, which is a cone brewer. KEY TAKEAWAYS
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| Kalita Wave - The Flat Bottom Pour Over OG | 28 Jun 2023 | 00:29:54 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Arsalan Pourmand and Marc Chiusano of Flux Coffee to talk about using the iconic Kalita Wave to make a great pour-over. A piece of kit they have been using for many years as brewers and coffee explorers. They discuss which material is best, ratios, pour rates, bloom sizes, and brew times. This episode also covers some of the differences between flat-bottomed and cone-shaped brewers, a style of brewer that Kenneth will be taking a deeper look at next week. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘The Kalita Wave is a great entry into pour-overs. ´ ‘{On the bloom}, we kind of prefer to just go with a little extra water to make sure that we're really soaking everything first.’ ‘For me, what brewer I pick is a little bit more dependent on what kind of coffee I'm drinking.’ GUEST RESOURCES @fluxcoffee VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. | |||
| Espresso - Everything You Need to Know | 21 Jun 2023 | 00:46:02 | |
In this episode, Kenneth talks about all things espresso, particularly home espresso with his good friend and coffee geek Stefan Tribble. They discuss the equipment they use and how they achieve that “God Shot” every time. They include which type of coffee to use, getting the grind right, ratios, tamping, timing, and much more. Look out for their off-the-wall and fun idea for getting the bar pressure spot on!
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BEST MOMENTS ‘It may not actually get the grounds fine enough for a real shot of espresso. ´ ‘I like a two-to-one ratio of water to coffee.’ ‘Sometimes you are getting that better shot at home because you're paying attention to all this kind of stuff.’
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A previous episode with Stefan Tribble / https://www.ivoox.com/why-is-the-right-kettle-so-important-audios-mp3_rf_107015997_1.html Gaggia Classic / https://www.gaggia.com/manual-machines/new-classic/ WDT tool - https://coffeechronicler.com/wdt-tools-technique/ Portafilter - https://www.kitchenaid.ie/blog/portafilters-guide-for-espresso-fans
VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee
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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media.
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| An AeroPress Master-Class | 14 Jun 2023 | 00:39:02 | |
For this episode, Kenneth sits down for an AeroPress masterclass with Jeremy Moore of Bonlife Coffee in Cleveland, TN. In 2014, Jeremy was the US AeroPress champion and competed in the world championships. Last year, Kenneth placed 4th in the US AeroPress Championship, so they both have lots of experience and a passion for this way of brewing. You’ll learn tons from them! KEY TAKEAWAYS
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| Finding The Best Automatic Coffee Maker For Your Home | 07 Jun 2023 | 00:38:55 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Will Etherington of Technivorm-Moccamaster to discuss how to work out what the best automatic coffee maker for your home is. They look at how the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) certified home brewers. Then take a look at some of the common flaws that many home brewers have. Will provides an insight into how Moccamasters have designed their brewers so that they do not have those flaws. They also look at some other models on the SCA list and explain how to choose a good one that you can afford for your home. KEY TAKEAWAYS
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| How We Really Drink Our Coffee - Brewing Secrets Revealed with Chris Deferio of Keys to the Shop | 31 May 2023 | 01:00:03 | |
In this episode Kenneth sits down with Chris Deferio, coffee consultant and host of the popular Keys To The Shop Podcast to reveal a few brewing secrets and share their go-to drinks. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS GUEST RESOURCES EPISODE RESOURCES VALUABLE RESOURCES ABOUT THE HOST “Life’s too short to drink bad coffee.” CONTACT METHOD | |||
| The Perfect Pour Technique, Part 2 - a Masterclass of Coffee Pour Over with Daniel Teplitz, Klatch Coffee | 24 May 2023 | 00:41:36 | |
In the second episode of this two-part series, Kenneth and Daniel Teplitz of Klatch Coffee sit down together to deliver a pour-over masterclass. Daniel recently took 3rd place in the 2023 US Brewer’s Cup Championship and shares the exact details of how he achieves the perfect pour - it’s a pour technique you can easily use at home! For this episode they dive deeper into the subject of pour-over brewing, explaining what the bloom is and how to get it right. They also cover how to pour to activate the extraction process, channeling, continuous vs pulse pouring, and how to achieve even distribution of the water to create the best overall flavor profile. They also bust an interesting coffee-brewing myth! KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘When you pour for that bloom, you don't want too much water there, so we're able to release the CO2. ´ ‘The darker your roast, the faster you can extract.’ ‘A few years back, I started keeping a coffee journal.’ GUEST RESOURCES @klatchcoffee @danielxteplitz Barista Hustle Coffee Compass - https://www.baristahustle.com/blog/coffee-compass/ ABOUT THE GUEST Daniel Teplitz with Klatch Coffee. Daniel was awarded 3rd place in the 2023 US Brewer’s Cup Championship. Loves music, coffee, saxophone, and bass. VALUABLE RESOURCES https://www.baristahustle.com/blog/coffee-extraction-and-how-to-taste-it/ Kenneth’s Go-To Home Pour-Over Method: Hario V60 - https://youtu.be/A9zDj_T8GC4 Kalita Wave - https://youtu.be/nKq97bBIKek Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. | |||
| Tea 101 - Background and Basics | 29 Nov 2023 | 00:47:16 | |
In this episode, Kenneth switches things up to sit down with Jeff Champeau, the President of Rishi Tea and Botanicals to talk tea. This is the first of several episodes on the subject. Jeff explains the difference between true teas, spices, botanicals, and herbs and covers cultivars. He also provides insight into the history of tea and how it went from being a food to being enjoyed as a drink. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘You cannot make every style of tea from every tea plant.’ ‘The styles of tea are vast.’ ABOUT THE GUEST VALUABLE RESOURCES At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade Arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee ABOUT THE SHOW Season 1 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘seed to shelf’. Season 2 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘shelf to sip’. ABOUT THE HOST: Kenneth Thomas is also an instructor with Stanford Continuing Studies for an all-in-one coffee class. He owns and is head roaster at Umble Coffee Co. He and Umble Coffee have been consistently ranked one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States. Kenneth is very passionate about coffee and coffee education. ABOUT THE CO-HOST: Katie Thomas is Kenneth’s oldest daughter and brings an entertaining flair to the podcast. She’s still learning about coffee and thus makes the perfect co-host. She, like the listeners, would claim to be a ‘101-er’ - like you - coffee curious. She’ll be the future of the coffee industry, and the future looks very bright! CONTACT METHOD | |||
| The Perfect Pour Technique, Part 1 - a Masterclass of Coffee Pour Over with Daniel Teplitz, Klatch Coffee | 17 May 2023 | 00:34:41 | |
In the first episode of this two-part series Kenneth sits down with Daniel Teplitz of Klatch Coffee, who was awarded 3rd place in the 2023 US Brewer’s Cup Championship, to provide you with a pour over masterclass. They discuss why the pour matters, what you are looking for, and how to avoid the mistakes most people make. They explain how to troubleshoot a range of taste and temperature issues. They also discuss the science and physics behind each of the pour tips and techniques that they share and the pour over myths they bust. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Figuring out coffee and troubleshooting is kind of what the Brewers Cup Competition is all about. ´ ‘Essentially, the more you agitate a coffee, the faster it extracts.’ ‘I'm seeing people try all sorts of different blooms. The key to me is to keep it simple.’
GUEST RESOURCES @klatchcoffee @danielxteplitz Coffee Extraction and How to Taste It - Barista Hustle https://www.baristahustle.com/blog/coffee-extraction-and-how-to-taste-it/ ABOUT THE GUEST Daniel Teplitz with Klatch Coffee. Daniel was awarded 3rd place in the 2023 US Brewer’s Cup Championship. He loves music, coffee, saxophone, bass!
VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee
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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media.
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| Pour Over vs Immersion - Get Your (Coffee) Pump On! | 10 May 2023 | 00:36:59 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Mark Inmann with Sustainable Harvest Coffee Importers to discuss both the pour-over or immersion approach to brewing coffee. They explain both techniques, in detail, before going through the pros and cons of each of them. Kenneth and Mark also talk about cold drip devices. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘When you look at immersion, it does range from the Clever all the way to espresso in rates of pressure. ´ ‘The press pot or French press is the gateway drug to specialty coffee.’ ‘There's so many factors in espresso that the fact that people are getting consistently good cups is a miracle.’
GUEST RESOURCES https://www.sustainableharvest.com/ @sustharv on social Sweet Maria's Coffee - One Hole, two hole, three hole, big hole video coffee dripping - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJzMeqFpJbY
VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee
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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media.
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| Coffee Filters – The Secret Sauce To A Great Cup Of Coffee | 03 May 2023 | 00:37:25 | |
Kenneth is in discussion with Ryan Bledsoe of Frothy Monkey - famed as an all-day cafe, wholesale bakery, and specialty coffee roaster – focusing this time on the importance of filters, the different kinds, and what they each brings to your cup of coffee. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘It's all about heat retention' 'Why do we prefer the white filters over the natural brown, unless it's for the taste? I can't tell the difference!' ‘There's a lot in coffee that we've had to weed out as bad practices' GUEST RESOURCES Frothy Monkey - https://frothymonkey.com/ @frothymonkey on social VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW Enjoying the show?! We’d love for you to leave us a review. It helps us grow and educate more people about coffee! Here’s how: if you’re on Apple podcasts, ‘search’ for us as if you didn’t already follow the show. When you click on the show, scroll down to ratings and you’ll see where you can leave a rating. Spotify is a little easier - follow and listen to the podcast, and then you can rate and review it. | |||
| Why is the Right Kettle So Important? | 26 Apr 2023 | 00:37:56 | |
In this episode, Kenneth once again sits down with Stefan Tribble, friend and coffee geek, to dip into the surprisingly complex subject of coffee kettles. They consider the pros and cons of the different shapes, operating modes, and materials for stovetop, electronic, and gooseneck kettles. Stefan puts his kettle fetish to good use by sharing his experience of all of these, while also providing insight into what makes a good travel kettle. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Tell me about your kettle fetish.' ‘One big thing to remember with these different materials is that they're going to have different properties.’ ‘If you're making more than one coffee with that single kettle, you can set it where it will continue to bring that water back to temperature.’ ‘It's always good to geek out over kettles.’ EPISODE RESOURCES Bonavita Gooseneck Kettle - https://www.walmart.com/ip/Bonavita-1-0L-Variable-Temperature-Gooseneck-Electric-Kettle-Silver/32674154 Fellow coffee equipment - https://fellowproducts.com/products/ode-brew-grinder James Hoffman kettle video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbel051H7-s Third Wave Water episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/water-the-key-to-a-better-cup-of-coffee/id1616624229?i=1000603284205 VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee ABOUT THE HOST CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW Enjoying the show?! We’d love for you to leave us a review. It helps us grow and educate more people about coffee! Here’s how: if you’re on Apple podcasts, ‘search’ for us as if you didn’t already follow the show. When you click on the show, scroll down to ratings and you’ll see where you can leave a rating. Spotify is a little easier - follow and listen to the podcast, and then you can rate and review it. | |||
| Coffee Scales - The Most Underrated Part of Your Coffee Game | 19 Apr 2023 | 00:27:44 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Andrew McCaslin of Kaldis Coffee to talk about the benefits of using scales, how to buy a decent set without spending a fortune, and how to use them. Scientists don’t ‘eyeball’ it. Most chefs don’t ‘eyeball’ it. Any barista with street cred doesn’t ‘eyeball’ it. So, why should you? KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Using scales definitely took my coffee brewing game up a few levels.. ´ ‘If I'm using a scale for espresso, I want that scale to be made specifically for using with an espresso machine.’ ‘If you're using a scoop, you can be off by as much as 12 to 15%.’ GUEST RESOURCES @kaldis_coffee on social Escali - https://escali.com/products/versi-digital-coffee-scale-with-timer Acaia Scales - https://acaia.co/collections/coffee-scales Hario Scales - https://www.hario-usa.com/collections/scales C101P episode with Elika Liftee of Onyx Coffee Lab - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-two-main-coffee-processing-methods/id1616624229?i=1000568116150 VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee ABOUT THE HOST “Life’s too short to drink bad coffee.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW Enjoying the show?! We’d love for you to leave us a review. It helps us grow and educate more people about coffee! Here’s how: if you’re on Apple podcasts, ‘search’ for us as if you didn’t already follow the show. When you click on the show, scroll down to ratings and you’ll see where you can leave a rating. Spotify is a little easier - follow and listen to the podcast, and then you can rate and review it. | |||
| Coffee Grinders: Which One Is Right For You? | 12 Apr 2023 | 00:44:53 | |
In the second of two episodes about coffee grinders, Kenneth and Starved Rock Coffee Co's Matt McLaughlin go even deeper into this very important subject. Today, they dive into the blade vs grinder debate and share which one is best. They talk through the pros and cons of burr grinders, explaining the difference between conical and flat, and covering the subject of grind speed. They also look at dosing vs non-dosing grinders, step vs stepless, and Puqpress vs tamping of espresso shots by a barista. They round discussion out by talking all things hand grinders. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Think about burrs as being two plates with the perfect spacing in between them.´ ‘The low-speed grinder produces less heat, less noise and less static.’ ‘As you use a grinder more, the burrs get worn down a bit, so you´re going to have to make adjustments.’ GUEST RESOURCES Matt McLaughlin, Starved Rock Coffee Co https://starvedrockcoffeecompany.com/ @starvedrockcoffeecompany on social Baratza Encore Grinder - https://baratza.com/grinder/encore/ Urnex grindz burr grinder cleaner - https://urnex.com/grindz-grinder-cleaning-tablets Hario hand grinder - https://www.hario-usa.com/collections/grinders Extraction Coffee 101 episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-extraction-a-key-to-making-the-perfect-cup/id1616624229?i=100060644252 Earlier Coffee101 episode with Matt - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/why-is-good-coffee-so-expensive/id1616624229?i=1000586376243 VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. | |||
| Coffee Grinders: All The Things You Didn’t Know | 05 Apr 2023 | 00:29:52 | |
In the first of two episodes about coffee grinders, Kenneth once again sits down with Matt McLaughlin of Starved Rock Coffee Co. They explain why the right grinder plays such an important role in the quality of coffee you can make. There are several fantastic tips in this episode that you are not likely to have heard before. They also share details on the best grinder for home users. Kenneth and Matt look at how the heat generated by the grinding process impacts the coffee as well as the subjects of clumping, static buildup, and grind speed. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS GUEST RESOURCES Matt McLaughlin Starved Rock Coffee Co Matt’s previous episode on ‘Why Is Coffee So Expensive’ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffee-101/id1616624229?i=1000586376243
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| Coffee Extraction - A Key to Making the Perfect Cup | 29 Mar 2023 | 00:42:27 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down to discuss coffee extraction with Patrik Rolf, who is a World Barista Finalist, the author of From Nerd to Pro - A Coffee Journey, and the creator of the April Coffee Brewer. Extraction is important! Without it, you don’t get any coffee! During the episode, they discuss grind size, extraction time, ratios, water temperature/quality, troubleshooting, and much more. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS GUEST RESOURCES https://www.aprilcoffeeroasters.com/ OTHER RESOURCES https://coffeecenter.ucdavis.edu/ UMBLE COFFEE ABOUT THE HOST “Life’s too short to drink bad coffee.” | |||
| Weight vs Volume: What’s the Best Way to Measure Your Coffee?! | 22 Mar 2023 | 00:34:45 | |
For this episode, Kenneth is joined by Brian Hensley who is an accomplished roaster with Indie Coffee Roasters in West Lafayette and Carmel, Indiana which sources and sells unique coffees. They sit down to discuss whether we should be measuring coffee by volume or weight. It sounds like a strange question, but as you will see it has a big impact on how your coffee tastes. They also take a look at the math behind brewing the perfect cup of coffee as well as discussing the difference between how much you use for light or dark roasts.
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BEST MOMENTS ‘The name of the game is consistency. ´ ‘Brew ratios are much easier when you have a scale.’ ‘The thing that matters the most is the coffee you´re using.’
GUEST RESOURCES https://www.indiecoffeeroasters.com/
@indiecoffeeroasters on Instagram, tik tok
VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/
You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee
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.” Podcast Description Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 2 is all about coffee’s journey from shelf to sip!
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| How Temperature Impacts Your Coffee | 15 Mar 2023 | 00:44:09 | |
Welcome Alix Nathan, an expert roaster who owns and operates the Mark Spencer Hotel in Portland, Oregon. Kenneth and Alix discuss how temperature impacts the flavor and, therefore, your enjoyment of your coffee. This episode will enable you to identify and create the correct brewing and drinking temperatures for the style of coffee you like to drink. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Coffee has over 1000 compounds that affect aroma and taste. ´ ‘For lighter roast, you may want to brew on the higher end of the temp range … for darker roast, you may want to brew at the lower end.’ ‘Where you really start to enjoy the coffee is a few minutes in, when the coffee's had time to cool off a little.’ GUEST RESOURCES VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ 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.” | |||
| Paragon Coffee and Espresso with Sasa Sestic | 22 Nov 2023 | 00:41:04 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with the 2015 World Barista Champion Sasa Sestic to talk about his innovative Paragon brewer. He explains what inspired him to develop this brewing method and why it makes coffee taste better. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Sometimes we need 2 or 3 even 4 volatile compounds to give us a specific tasting note.’ ABOUT THE GUEST Nucleus Coffee Tools (Paragon Products) Where to find the Paragon Pour Over Stand VALUABLE RESOURCES At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade Arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee ABOUT THE SHOW Season 1 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘seed to shelf’. Season 2 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘shelf to sip’. ABOUT THE HOST: Kenneth Thomas is also an instructor with Stanford Continuing Studies for an all-in-one coffee class. He owns and is head roaster at Umble Coffee Co. He and Umble Coffee have been consistently ranked one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States. Kenneth is very passionate about coffee and coffee education. ABOUT THE CO-HOST: Katie Thomas is Kenneth’s oldest daughter and brings an entertaining flair to the podcast. She’s still learning about coffee and thus makes the perfect co-host. She, like the listeners, would claim to be a ‘101-er’ - like you - coffee curious. She’ll be the future of the coffee industry, and the future looks very bright! CONTACT METHOD | |||
| Water - The Key to a Better Cup of Coffee | 08 Mar 2023 | 00:38:00 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Taylor Minor from Third Wave Water to discuss why using the right water is the key to creating a better-tasting cup of coffee. Taylor explains why choosing the right water profile has such a big impact on the finished result. They cover the impact of water hardness, the relationship between water quality and equipment efficiency, and why different brews can benefit from different water profiles. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Start at a neutral base, add our minerals and you are going to get a consistent cup, anywhere in the world.’ ‘The meters to test it (water) are about $12-$15.’ ‘If you have softened the water with salt, that causes the brewing to extend up to 50%.’ ‘You don't want to brew coffee with toilet water.’ EPISODE RESOURCES Coffee Technology by Michael Silvetz - https://www.amazon.com/Coffee-Technology-Michael-Sivetz/dp/0870552694 GUEST RESOURCES @thirdwavewater on Instagram, YouTube YouTube on Shark Tank and Third Wave Water - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPR-4OpNodc VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. Podcast Description Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 2 is all about coffee’s journey from shelf to sip. | |||
| Why is Your Coffee to Water Ratio Important? | 01 Mar 2023 | 00:28:47 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Matt Saperstone from Nilaa Coffee to talk about coffee to water brew ratios. They explain what brew ratios are, why they are so important, and how to get them right. During the episode, they share the best coffee to water ratios for drip, espresso, AeroPress, ristretto, lungo, and several other popular styles of coffee. Matt also explains what Nilaa Coffee is all about. Sharing why they are focused on serving coffee produced by farms working in under-represented markets like Myanmar. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘What are you talking about? You want me to weigh my coffee? And I always say, 'yes, it´s one of the most important things you can do'.' ‘For an AeroPress at home, I personally like [the brew ratio] to be about one to six.’ ‘We recommend certain brew methods based on how the coffee roasts.’ GUEST RESOURCES Facebook - @nilaacoffee Instagram - @nilaacoffee https://www.camelliacoffeehouse.com/ VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. Podcast Description Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 2 is all about coffee's journey from shelf to sip. | |||
| Home Essentials to Make the Best Cup of Coffee - Part 3 | 22 Feb 2023 | 00:36:22 | |
This is the last of 3 episodes that looks at what home coffee brewers need to know and do to be able to serve the perfect cup of coffee, every time. Once again, Kenneth and Katie sit down with Michael Matthews of Alinea Coffee Roasters. He explains how he got into roasting and serving specialty coffee and food in his two highly popular Bearcat restaurants in New Orleans. For this episode, they talk through the pros and cons of different filters, ways to prepare the milk, and coffee mugs. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Always pre-rinse your filters in hot water. ´ ‘Pre-warm your cups.’ ‘I really like a fairly sharp edge where you’re sipping from the cup.’ GUEST RESOURCES https://www.alineacoffees.com/ Instagram - @alineacoffeeroasters, @michaelmatthewscoffee, @brewlikemike, @bearcatCBD EPISODE RESOURCES Drippy Cups - https://www.drippypots.com/ ABOUT THE GUEST Michael Matthews used to be a professional drummer. While touring the USA and Europe with Earphunk, Mia Borders, and Hannah Wicklund he got hooked on coffee. Between load-in and showtime, or on off days, he passed the time looking for the closest coffee shops serving good espresso. Something which made him realize that, when it came to flavor, there were some huge differences. Seeing small coffee shop owners roasting their own beans inspired him to do the same. During his downtime, he used his little Arc 800-gram roaster to learn the art and eventually ended up creating his own specialty coffee. A product that he now ships across the world and serves at the two restaurants he runs - Bearcat 845 and Bearcat Cafe in New Orleans, LA. VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! PODCAST DESCRIPTION Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 2 is all about coffee's journey from shelf to sip. | |||
| Home Essentials to Make the Best Cup of Coffee, Part 2 | 15 Feb 2023 | 00:39:00 | |
In this episode, Kenneth and Katie sit down with Michael Matthews of Alinea Coffee Roasters, who also runs two Bearcat coffee shops in New Orleans. This is the 2nd of 3 episodes that cover what home coffee brewers need to do to be able to serve the perfect cup of coffee, every time. This time, they explain what type of kettle gets the best results and how to get the water temperature right for each roast type. Kenneth and Michael also talk extensively about home brewers and their recommendations. Covering cone and flatbed brewers, clever drippers, Kalita Waves, April brewers, Hario V60, SCA certified brewers and the AeroPress! That's alot of ground to cover in one episode! KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Proper water temperature is essential to proper extraction ´ ‘I really like experimenting with the clever dripper.’ 'The Aeropress or a Clever is my go-to brewer most mornings.' EPISODE RESOURCES SCA certified home brewers - https://sca.coffee/certified-home-brewer GUEST RESOURCES https://www.alineacoffees.com/ Instagram - @alineacoffeeroasters, @michaelmatthewscoffee, @brewlikemike, @bearcatCBD ABOUT THE GUEST Michael Matthews used to be a professional drummer. While touring the USA and Europe with Earphunk, Mia Borders, and Hannah Wicklund he got hooked on coffee. Between load-in and showtime, or on off days, he passed the time looking for the closest coffee shops serving good espresso. Something which made him realize that, when it came to flavor, there were some huge differences. Seeing small coffee shop owners roasting their own beans inspired him to do the same. During his downtime, he used his little Arc 800-gram roaster to learn the art and eventually ended up creating his own specialty coffee. VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” Podcast Description Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 2 is all about coffee journey from shelf to sip. | |||
| Home Essentials to Make the Best Cup of Coffee - Part 1 | 08 Feb 2023 | 00:44:57 | |
In this episode, Kenneth and Katie sit down with Michael Matthews of Alinea Coffee Roasters, who also co-owns the highly popular Bearcat restaurants in New Orleans. This is the first of 3 episodes that looks at what home coffee brewers need to know so they can be able to serve the perfect cup of coffee, every time. This episode covers equipment, ingredients, techniques, and tips. They talk through choosing the right water, sourcing fresh coffee that tastes good to you, storage, grinders, and why it is worth using scales. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Water is 98% of your cup. ´ ‘For peak freshness, I'm looking at anywhere from four days to two weeks off roast.’ ‘I have a siphon brewer and I absolutely love it.’ ‘A better grinder is going to give you a more equal particle size.’ EPISODE RESOURCES https://www.comandantegrinder.com/ GUEST RESOURCES https://www.alineacoffees.com/ Instagram - @alineacoffeeroasters, @michaelmatthewscoffee, @brewlikemike, @bearcatCBD ABOUT THE GUEST Michael Matthews used to be a professional drummer. While touring the USA and Europe with Earphunk, Mia Borders, and Hannah Wicklund, he got hooked on coffee. Between load-in and showtime, or on off days, he passed the time looking for the closest coffee shops serving good espresso. Seeing small coffee shop owners roasting their own beans inspired him to do the same. During his downtime, he used his Arc 800-gram roaster to learn the art and eventually ended up creating his own specialty coffee. A product that he now ships across the world and serves at the two restaurants he runs - Bearcat 845 and Bearcat Cafe in New Orleans, LA. VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. Podcast Description Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 2 is all about coffee's journey from shelf to sip. | |||
| The Perfect Coffee Shop Experience - Mastering the Trifecta of Setting, Selling, and Social | 01 Feb 2023 | 00:46:19 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Wendy Pavin of Baba Java Coffee to talk about providing the perfect coffee shop experience. The perfect experience leads to sustainable coffee shop growth. If you own (or are thinking about starting) a coffee shop, this is the episode for you! They discuss getting the setting right, keeping customers informed, selling, and creating a community. They discuss how the layout of the café, décor, what is served, and who serves it all affect the coffee-drinking experience for customers.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘We intentionally chose the way our bar is shaped. It’s curved. We wanted the baristas behind the bar to be accessible.’ ‘We've all been in a place where you feel like you're going to ask a question, and you feel dumb, and we just don't want people to feel that way.’ ‘Everyone who works for us …enjoys people.’
EPISODE RESOURCES Baba Java Coffee Website - https://www.babajavacoffee.com/ Coffee U Podcast / https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/coffeeu/id1613247330
VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/
You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee
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.”
Podcast Description Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 2 is all about coffee's journey from shelf to sip.
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| Coffee Shop Drinks and Lingo Demystified with Morgan Eckroth, Part 2 | 25 Jan 2023 | 00:39:43 | |
In the second of two episodes, covering common coffee shop drinks and lingo, Kenneth sits down with Morgan Eckroth of Onyx Coffee Lab. She is the 2022 World Barista Runner-Up and the reigning US Barista Champion. Morgan is the most popular coffee expert across all of the big social media platforms. She is the go-to source for all things coffee, so is the ideal person to provide an overview of modern coffee lingo and drinks. For part two, Kenneth and Morgan focus more on coffees that include a substantial amount of milk in them and touch on some of the cold and iced coffee drinks you can buy, including breve, cappuccino, flat white, latte, cafe au lait, mocha, affogato, flash brew, frappe and cold brew. They also briefly discuss chai and matcha teas as well as what makes a drink 'dirty'. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘The traditional way to serve a cappuccino in a lot of countries is to put cocoa powder on top of it. ´ ‘Cafe lattes are a wide range of combinations of milk and espresso.’ ‘The caffeine content in cold brew versus iced coffee is very different. Cold Brew is one of the most caffeinated drinks that you can order.’ GUEST RESOURCES Instagram (YouTube and Tik Tok): @onyxcoffeelab @morgandrinkscoffee
VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. Podcast Description Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 2 is all about coffee's journey from 'Shelf to Sip'. | |||
| Coffee Shop Drinks and Lingo Demystified with Morgan Eckroth, Part 1 | 18 Jan 2023 | 00:41:03 | |
In the first of two episodes, covering all common coffee shop drinks and lingo, Kenneth sits down with Morgan Eckroth of Onyx Coffee Lab. She is the 2022 World Barista Runner-Up and the reigning US Barista Champion. Morgan is the most popular coffee expert across all of the big social media platforms. She is the go-to source for all things coffee, so is the ideal person to provide an overview of modern coffee lingo and drinks! In this episode, they cover drip coffee, pour-overs, and batch brews. Before moving on to espresso, red and black eyes, americano, long black, macchiato, cortado, cappuccino, and a few others. During the episode, they also debunk a few myths and answer some interesting questions, for example, whether espresso is as strong as drip coffee. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Outside of the US, you´ll hear drip coffee referred to as filtered coffee. ´ ‘Very roughly speaking, on average, a double shot of espresso ... will have an approximate amount of caffeine to an 8oz cup.’ ‘A macchiato is just a way to soften and kind of take off the edge of espresso,’ GUEST RESOURCES Instagram, YouTube, and Tik Tok: @onyxcoffeelab @morgandrinkscoffee Website: VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. Podcast Description Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 2 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘shelf to sip’. | |||
| Season 2 Trailer | 21 Dec 2022 | 00:02:34 | |
Katie’s scary yet funny story provides a compelling reason for you to subscribe to Season 2 of Coffee 101 - a season that gets into the nitty gritty of making and serving the best coffee. Whether you’re coffee curious or a coffee connoisseur, this is the season for you! KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Pick the best coffees, brew like a champion.’ ‘Don't be that friend that drinks and serves subpar coffee.’ ‘I woke my friend up and we went out of there faster than you could say shaken espresso.’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. Podcast Description Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 2 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘shelf to sip’. | |||
| Coffee Myths - Part Dos | 07 Dec 2022 | 00:47:10 | |
In this episode, Kenneth once again sits down with Dylan Morse of Tinker Coffee in Indianapolis to look at more common coffee myths. Between them, they explain whether they are true or not, sharing the facts behind the myths including a couple of weird ones, for example, coffee ruins your teeth or stunts your growth. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘If you're using a really great coffee, the flavor of an espresso is so intense that it's more of a drinking experience.’ ‘The coffee bean has no idea where it is.’ ‘Having that perfect balance of the electrolytes in the water helps with the extraction.’
GUEST RESOURCES Website Tinker Coffee – https://www.tinkercoffee.com/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/tinkercoffee/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TinkerCoffee/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/tinkercoffeeco
VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/
You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee
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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. Podcast Description Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 1 is all about coffee's journey from seed to shelf.
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| Single Serve Coffee Is Here To Stay | 15 Nov 2023 | 00:35:01 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Mark Modenbach who is the VP of manufacturing at Pod Pack. Pod Pack is a leading co-producer of single-serve coffee and tea pods. Mark provides an insider view on what the single-serve coffee market looks like, where it is likely to go in the future and explains how roasters can enter this market. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘We do a Toddy also, but with pods.’ ‘Coffee as a whole from the farm to the barista employs a billion people around the world.’ EPISODE RESOURCES VALUABLE RESOURCES At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade Arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ ABOUT THE SHOW Season 1 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘seed to shelf’. Season 2 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘shelf to sip’. ABOUT THE HOST: Kenneth Thomas is also an instructor with Stanford Continuing Studies for an all-in-one coffee class. He owns and is head roaster at Umble Coffee Co. He and Umble Coffee have been consistently ranked one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States. Kenneth is very passionate about coffee and coffee education. ABOUT THE CO-HOST: Katie Thomas is Kenneth’s oldest daughter and brings an entertaining flair to the podcast. She’s still learning about coffee and thus makes the perfect co-host. She, like the listeners, would claim to be a ‘101-er’ - like you - coffee curious. She’ll be the future of the coffee industry, and the future looks very bright! CONTACT METHOD HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW | |||
| Coffee Myths - Part Uno | 30 Nov 2022 | 00:51:56 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Katie and Dylan Morse of Tinker Coffee in Indianapolis to look at 10 common coffee myths. Between them they blow most of them out of the water, explaining where these misconceptions came from and why they are wrong. This is the first of two episodes on this fascinating subject. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘It's calorie-free. It's sugar-free. It's coffee. ´ ‘I think it'll make you more alert and also drunk.’ ‘I'm pretty caffeine sensitive.’ GUEST RESOURCES Website Tinker Coffee – https://www.tinkercoffee.com/ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/tinkercoffee/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TinkerCoffee/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/tinkercoffeeco VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” Podcast Description | |||
| Coffee Storage Best Practices | 23 Nov 2022 | 00:27:15 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Stefan Tribble to discuss the best ways to store your coffee. They explain how light, heat, moisture, and oxygen begin to break down coffee beans. Listen to this episode to find out whether you should store your coffee beans on the counter, in the fridge or in the freezer. As well as to learn what type of container will keep your coffee at its freshest for the longest. They also explain how to tell whether the coffee you are buying is fresh, including what the bloom is and how it helps you to establish how fresh your coffee is. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘If it's a good quality bag, make sure you're sealing it in the bag that you purchase it. Make sure that it's got a one-way valve on it. ´ ‘Also be careful of temperature fluctuations because that can lead to condensation.’ ‘Photodegradation (light exposure) leads to a loss in aroma and flavor.’ ‘Ground coffee is going to degrade way quicker than the whole bean and it has to do with surface area.’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/ You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/ Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media. Podcast Description Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you! Season 1 is all about coffee’s journey from seed to shelf. | |||
| Why is Good Coffee So Expensive? | 16 Nov 2022 | 00:36:12 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Matt McLaughlin of Starved Rock Coffee Company to talk about the cost of good quality coffee. Their discussion provides “behind the scenes” insight into what it takes to source the best beans from sustainable sources. Then roast them in a way that keeps as much goodness as possible in the product and do so consistently, so the customer always enjoys the taste they are expecting. KEY TAKEAWAYS
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| Obtaining the Best (and Healthiest) Cup of Coffee | 09 Nov 2022 | 00:34:20 | |
In this episode, Kenneth sits down with Katie to continue to talk about the health benefits of coffee. This time the focus is on making coffee in a way that ensures that you get the maximum benefit from each and every cup. KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS ‘Usually, the cups that taste the best black are the healthiest for you. ´ ‘If you're in a coffee shop, look and see if they are using a scoop. Are they using a scale when they're weighing out the beans, because that can make a difference in the quality.’ ‘The higher the elevation, the denser the bean, and the higher the quality of coffee.’
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Umble Healthy Coffee Calculator™️ - https://umblecoffee.com/calculator/ Third Wave Water - https://thirdwavewater.com/ SCA certified home brewers - https://sca.coffee/certified-home-brewer Coffee 101 episode about farm elevation - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-coffee-farm-elevation-impacts-cup-quality/id1616624229?i=1000563766427
VALUABLE RESOURCES Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee: https://umblecoffee.com/
You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black. At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umblecoffee/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffee/
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee
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.” CONTACT METHOD Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media.
HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW Enjoying the show?! We’d love for you to leave us a review. It helps us grow and educate more people about coffee! Here’s how: if you’re on apple podcasts, ‘search’ for us as if you didn’t already follow the show. When you click on the show, scroll down to ratings and you’ll see where you can leave a rating. Spotify is a little easier - follow and listen to the podcast, and then you can rate and review it.
Podcast Description Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you!
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