Coffee Smarter: Week 5
Processing: From the plant to your cup.
PROCESSING: WASHED VS NATURAL VS...
This week I ask Chris O’Brien, founder of Coffee Cycle & my own personal coffee sensei about how coffee is processed right at the source, the farm, before it is shipped to your favorite local roaster. He’ll break down the differences between natural, washed and honey processing to give us a better appreciation for the transformation a coffee bean goes through as it travels from the coffee cherry to green bean to the roaster and finally into our cup of coffee.
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COFFEE VOCABULARY:
First crack: the first crack is a term used to describe the first stage of expansion when the coffee beans swell during the roasting process and make a sound similar to that of popcorn popping in the microwave.
Second crack: this term relates to the second stage of expansion during roasting when moisture is released, and the structure of the beans starts to alter. At this stage, much of the flavor is burned off. Think the snap, crackle and pop of a popular crisped rice cereal.
COFFEE FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS
Thanks to the paid subscribers of this newsletter. They really helped give this project a boost right off the bat. I’m going to be using that subscriber money to purchase local coffee and beer for our frontline healthcare workers here in San Diego. Hopefully it provides a few moments of relaxation, and maybe just a moment where things feel kind of normal.
Right now I’m offering 30% off subscriptions to a full year of Roast! West Coast’s premium content plus a copy of my fiction novella “Eli & Jane” which features some pretty great coffee drinking scenes. For every subscriber I’ll put every penny over cost of shipping the book towards more coffees for more healthcare workers through the end of the year. Thanks for your support of this show, your own local healthcare teams and coffee roasters.
CHECK OUT COFFEE CYCLE!
Coffee Cycle, is a fantastic coffee shop in Pacific Beach, San Diego, and Chris is one of the smarter coffee people I’ve ever had the chance to be around. He has graciously agreed to answer my questions about coffee (sometimes for the third or even fourth time) every week during Season 1 of Roast! West Coast. Check back for Coffee Smarter segments every Friday.
Thanks for reading, listening and sharing Roast! West Coast, and be sure to drink good coffee.
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