Ep13. Catching UP – London Coffee – Origin Trip

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In this long awaited episode, by whom we know not. We catchup with Zane to see what he has been up to in the UK, what he enjoyed at London Coffee Fest (LCF). We also talk about Warren’s experiences at origin in Brazil and Colombia. We cover: What surprised Zane in LCF What impressed him What he was able to paly with Warren’s perspective and summary of coffee farms in Brazilian and Colombia And then back to Zane

Ep12CT Cup-a-long session results Cape Town

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pineapples, lemon marange, slurping and comments. These are the things you will hear if you listen Read More …

Ep12Jhb – Cup-a-long cupping in Jozi

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What follows is the podCast of the cup-a-long that was held in Johannesburg 28 April with 3 very diverse coffees. If you are cupping along then we assume that you have setup your coffees, as per the setup guide in Ep12b (which uses the document under the menu Documents->Setting up a Cupping). Also make sure you have a copy of your score sheet, as described in Ep12c and available also on the Documents menu item Cup-a-long Score sheet. Which includes a copy of of the latest coffee tasters wheel as published by the SCAA and WCR. And you will of Read More …

Ep12. Cup-A-Long Cupping

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Ever wanted to cup along with other people that are used to cupping? Well… that is what this episode is about, and it has 6 parts, that will be release one at a time: On your Marks First however you will need to order the coffees. We are fortunate to have Cape Coffee Beans on board to do the order fulfillment of the coffees. You can order them here: capecoffeebeans.co.za/coffeebrewmancecupping. OR click below and order now: Buy Coffee Brewmance Blind Cupping Bundle Get Set Then while you wait for your order to get to you take a listen to Part a, Read More …

Ep11. Mike MacDonald – Manual Brewing and CoE experience

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Welcome to Episode 11 of Coffee Brewmance. Zane was man alone with this one. Enjoy the episode, remember it is recorded in town at Origin so there is a little background noise, some of these noises are reduced but not removed. In this Episode we talk to Mike about coffee, brewing and his experience as an observer judge to The Rwandan CoE. Some of things covered: Stealing coffee out of cooling trays, is it guilt free, or quality control? Why tiled fermentation tanks are preferred. Quick fire questions: When would he drink an Americano. SL28 or Geisha? African or South American? Federer or Clooney? Flat Read More …

Ep10. Legado Cropster, before and after (BC and AC)

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Have you ever heard of Dunn Meters, or wonder what happens to coffee roasters Before Cropster (BC). Or any of the following: What Craig Charity prefers to wear? Roasting by sensors (human and electronic). Ramp rate and roasting. Why Cropster? What you need to install Cropster? Stock control as a feature. The Cropster Hub. Are you a Roast and Taste repeat kind of roaster. Who is in charge of what at Legado. What changes when you use Cropster. How the Mississippi influences your roast? What makes coffee great. And echo mumblings by Craig Charity  

Ep9. Cuth Bland – Learning about QGrade, Ethiopia and…tasting coffee.

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What happens when you have had too many brewmances? Before we even start with introductions we get lost in discussion with Cuth, Zane and Warren, we then cover things like: QGrade Cupping coffee Tasting coffee Water Salt in you coffee The Lexicon Le Nez du Café Garden Peas and Cuccumber Terrior and Processing How to get Cuth to drink natural processed coffees How Zane got into coffee Who uses a tire iron with their coffee The ECX floor And much more in the just over 41 minutes of banter.