Coffee 101

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
Season 3 is going to be even more exciting than season 2 was.
If you have some spare time over the holiday season, treat yourself to some of season 1´s “seed to shelf” episodes. The link to the 1st episode is below.
 
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.
BUY COFFEE!: https://umblecoffee.com/

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
There are two types of Pu-er. 
Pu-er stimulates digestion. The ripe version is pro-biotic.
Sun-drying reactivates the enzymes in Pu-er.
Oolong tea comes in a wide range of oxidation levels, so is available in many colors. 
Black tea actually looks reddish.
English breakfast tea is usually a combination of two black teas.
Earl Grey is a scented black tea that includes bergamot.
Chai is spiced tea.
Kung-fu tea is usually infused multiple times.
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/@rishitea     
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.
BUY COFFEE!: https://umblecoffee.com/

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
What part of the plant is harvested and when depends on the type of tea being made.
Tea is harvested on sunny days. Harvesting is a dance between the tea masters, the pickers, and Mother Nature.
The way green tea is processed changes the flavor profile.
Matcha is powdered green tea.
White tea is the least processed.
Matcha can be prepared in classic coffee styles, including espresso.
Green tea is very temperature sensitive.
BEST MOMENTS‘The spring harvest is generally prized more than the later harvest. ´
‘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 GUESThttps://rishi-tea.com/@rishitea     
Chasen whisk
VALUABLE RESOURCESAward-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/umblecoffeeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffeeTwitter:  https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 
ABOUT THE SHOWCoffee 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 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 METHODWant 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 REVIEWEnjoying 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.
BUY COFFEE!: https://umblecoffee.com/

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
Initially, tea was added to soups and stews.
Tea leaves can be fermented. In some countries, they are lacto-fermented.
True tea comes in several colors and is harvested from the Camellia sinensis plant.
 There are 3 subspecies of Camellia sinensis and 1000s of cultivars.
Each cultivar has been created by breeding. So, each one tastes unique and has different nutrition profiles.
Even how tea is picked impacts the taste.
BEST MOMENTS‘Tea has been consumed for at least 2000 years. ´
‘You cannot make every style of tea from every tea plant.’
‘The styles of tea are vast.’
ABOUT THE GUESThttps://rishi-tea.com/@rishitea     
VALUABLE RESOURCESAward-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 SHOWCoffee 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 METHODWant 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.
BUY COFFEE!: https://umblecoffee.com/

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
Most of what we taste is related to what we smell. The more aromas there are, the more complex the taste is.
It is possible to enhance certain aroma compounds so that the coffee tastes different.
The hotter you brew the more aromas you access, but the more of it evaporates in the steam. Paragon captures these volatile aromas, keeping them in your coffee.
BEST MOMENTS‘80 to 90% of what we taste comes from the nose. ´
‘Sometimes we need 2 or 3 even 4 volatile compounds to give us a specific tasting note.’
ABOUT THE GUEST@sasasestic@onacoffee     
Nucleus Coffee Tools (Paragon Products)https://nucleuscoffeetools.com/products/paragon/
Where to find the Paragon Pour Over Standhttps://www.voltagerestaurantsupply.com/products/nucleus-paragon-pour-over-stand-and-chilling-rocks
Zurich University
VALUABLE RESOURCESAward-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/umblecoffeeFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/umblecoffeeTwitter:  https://mobile.twitter.com/umblecoffee 
ABOUT THE SHOWCoffee 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 METHODWant 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.
BUY COFFEE!: https://umblecoffee.com/