The coffee cracks Podcast

Hi guys,   New episode with 2 brothers from Eindhoven. They grew up in Australia, worked in coffee for some years, opened their own coffee bar in Perth. They got back in Holland 2/3 years ago with the objective to take over a roastery and build it up in the specialty coffee scene.   They will give their view on opening a coffee bar and what they have been doing to create and grow their coffee brand "SPROUT".   Hope you guys will enjoy   Details and info: Website: https://sproutcoffeeroasters.art/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sproutcoffeeroasters.art/   PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/   GET 10% OFF YOUR COFFEE ORDER WITH MANHATTAN COFFEE ROASTERS Write down : james10 Check out their website https://manhattancoffeeroasters.com/

Hi guys,   New episode with 2 brothers from Eindhoven. They grew up in Australia, worked in coffee for some years, opened their own coffee bar in Perth. They got back in Holland 2/3 years ago with the objective to take over a roastery and build it up in the specialty coffee scene.   In this part we'll talk about : - How to choose your green coffee according to where you wanna be in the specialty coffee industry. - Do you wanna do blends as a specialty coffee roaster? - Starting just before Corona, how do you survive?   Hope you guys will enjoy   Details and info: Website: https://sproutcoffeeroasters.art/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sproutcoffeeroasters.art/   PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/   GET 10% OFF YOUR COFFEE ORDER WITH MANHATTAN COFFEE ROASTERS Write down : james10 Check out their website https://manhattancoffeeroasters.com/

Hi Guys,   Let's go for the Episode 14 with "Harvest Coffee Brewers" Coffee bar from Rotterdam (NL), built up 2 and 1/2  years ago by the Dutch Barista Champion (2012) Zjevaun and his girlfriend Loes. We will speak with Zjevaun and Mickael the head Barista. I let you guys check the introduction to see what is in the part 1. cheers guys   Details : - Website - https://www.harvestcoffeebrewers.nl/ - Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/harvestcoffeebrewers/   PODCAST WEBSITE: www.thecoffeecracks.podbean.com    PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/    

Hi Guys,   Let's go for the Episode 14 with "Harvest Coffee Brewers" Coffee bar from Rotterdam (NL), built up 2 and 1/2  years ago by the Dutch Barista Champion (2012) Zjevaun and his girlfriend Loes. We will speak with Zjevaun and Mickael the head Barista. I let you guys check the introduction to see what is in the part 1. cheers guys   Details : - Website - https://www.harvestcoffeebrewers.nl/ - Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/harvestcoffeebrewers/   PODCAST WEBSITE: www.thecoffeecracks.podbean.com    PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/    

After doing 12 episodes talking to coffee professionals I got some feedbacks from friends and listeners on the podcast. Finally some "critics" I can use to try/improve the content of the podcast. Mostly what I got was that, some coffee enthusiasts listening were getting lost in terms or vocabulary that we use in coffee. So I decided to try to fix that as the main objective of the podcast is to bring more people into specialty coffee. This interview is with two friends/coffee enthusiasts. During this edition we will chat about coffee and I will try to answer some of their questions in order to understand better the world of coffee. Fun, relax and hopefully entertaining this is what this podcast is all about on top of being of course informative as usual.   If you like this style and would like to hear more of it, drop me a comment on the instagram or a message.   PODCAST WEBSITE: www.thecoffeecracks.podbean.com    PODCAST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/

P13 - Special Edition - Coffee enthusiasts vs Barista - Questions and opinion about coffee and specialty coffee - Back to basic

Hi guys, I am really happy to be back with my new guest "Shameel" one of the team member of  Ekata coffee. Those guys are from Kerala in India, their power is made of diversity in their profesional background, love and determination for clean and sustainable farming and of course the last but not least passion for coffee. In this first part as he will describe it in the podcast, Shameel will make us travel to india describing the paradise they are living in. We will learn about biodynamic coffee farming (moon, soil and plants). Robusta variety, it's history adn much more Enjoy   Info: Website - http://www.ekatacoffee.com/   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ekatacoffee/     You guys can find us on Instagram and Facebook at "the Coffee cracks" https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/   Check our website  https://thecoffeecracks.podbean.com/   Suscribe if you do not want to miss out and ask questions to future guests. http://eepurl.com/g1Lp2f  

What's up guys, Bac kfor the part 2 with Shameel from Ekata coffee. As we all know, knowing where you are from is the corner stone of your life. Shameel will give us the background of coffee in india and explain us why they also decided to use ancestral coffee variety for their coffee trees. We will also discover that India is also on to pof being a tea country a coffee country (producer and drinker) For more info listen to the intro of the podcast. I hope you will enjoy.     Info: Website - http://www.ekatacoffee.com/   Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ekatacoffee/     You guys can find us on Instagram and Facebook at "the Coffee cracks" https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/   Check our website  https://thecoffeecracks.podbean.com/   Suscribe if you do not want to miss out and ask questions to future guests. http://eepurl.com/g1Lp2f  

Hi There, After  more than 20 years in coffee, Menno has been doing a lot of work at origin specializing one of his company Trabocca in Importing specialty coffee from Ethiopia. For the first 12 minutes Menno will tell us his journey to coffee, starting as a Lawyer then becoming a trader in sesamy from Ethiopia where everything started. He will tell us the WHY he started his company. He will afterwards from 12 minutes until the end of the part 1, describe his adventures, improving quality in green coffee and building washing station and dry milling stations in Ethiopia.   I hope you guys will enjoy it.    Bio : Coffee import company https://www.trabocca.com/ Coffee roaster  https://www.bocca.nl/nl/   You guys can find us on Instagram and Facebook at "the Coffee cracks" https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/ Check out our website  https://thecoffeecracks.podbean.com/ Suscribe if you do not want to miss out and ask questions to future guests. http://eepurl.com/g1Lp2f

Hi guys, This second as I introduced it we dive right in some hot topics.  Blockchain - Farmer living income VS C-Market - Kenyan coffee revolution. We will also talk about kenyan coffee varieties and what sort of choice to make according to the yield, quality and CBD (coffee berry diseases). Menno will also tell us what he does to stay focus managing two businesses.   I attached some link related to the topics mentioned in part 2   Blockchain PDF https://trace.fairfood.org/consumer-interface/#/web/trabocca Kenyan coffee Revolution articles https://www.trabocca.com/our-stories/the-kenyan-coffee-revolution/ Bio : Coffee import company https://www.trabocca.com/ Coffee roaster  https://www.bocca.nl/nl/   You guys can find us on Instagram and Facebook at "the Coffee cracks" https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/ Check our website  https://thecoffeecracks.podbean.com/ Suscribe if you do not want to miss out and ask questions to future guests. http://eepurl.com/g1Lp2f  

Hi guys, So this is it, we have reached 10 episodes ! I'm super happy to be still here with you guys, interviewing the amazing people from the coffee industry. In this episode we will talk to the one of the co-founder of the oldest specialty coffee roastery in France, Paris. How they built up the roastery and cafés, in the Parisian "café" culture.   You guys can find a details presentation of this first part in the intro of this podcast. Thanks again guys for listening, I hope you will enjoy.   Cafébelleville website : https://cafesbelleville.com/   Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/cafesbelleville/   If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-daim%C3%A9-01341618/ insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/ 

What's up guys, Back with Belleville brûlerie and David. In this really inspiring podcast, coffee and business. This part we will be talking more about coffee, sourcing the green coffees with their relationship with two coffee producer they started to work with when they started. Roasting, blending and much more. Listen to the intro of this part 2 to have a clear insight of it. Enjoy guys   Cafébelleville website : https://cafesbelleville.com/   Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/cafesbelleville/   If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-daim%C3%A9-01341618/ insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/

Hi guys, I am really happy to upload this 9th edition for you guys !  Mr Dick De Kock has more than 40 years in coffee and will make us travel back in time to learn how the specialty coffee started in the trade adn the society too. I found so interesting to have some background history about a product that we consume everydayon daily base. A 1 minute introduction at the beginning of this podcast will give you an insight of the content of this first part. I hope you guys will enjoy.   Bio : Linkedin : linkedin.com/in/dick-kock-de-38b0088   If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/

What's up guys, Back for part 2, as usual I made a small 1 minute introduction to describe you the content of this part 2 Dick on this part will explain us the impact that the Cup of Excellence had on the specailty coffee industry and the positive impact it had on the industry. He will explain what were the specialty coffee requirements when going to the producing country. Dick has shared a lot of his knowledge in the podcast, you can really feel his 40 years experience in the industry. THank you guys for listening, I attached a link describing the impact of the Cup of Excellence on the specialty coffee trade since its creation. Enjoy. Bio : Linkedin : linkedin.com/in/dick-kock-de-38b0088   Cup of Excellence document : https://allianceforcoffeeexcellence.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/coe-final-report_3-1-1.pdf   If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/

Hi guys, Back again with another actor of the coffee value chain. This time I interviewed a coffee producer and exporter from Nariño,  south west of Colombia. Juan Pablo will give us a clear insight and understanding of his activity to understand better the coffee production on this side of the coffee value chain. From the description of his farm and the farmer community he is helping to grow within the industry, he will share, his vision and explain the standardisation on the coffee processing in Colombia brought by the FEDECAFE (association promoting the prodcution and export of Colombian coffee). Finally we will talk about nature and how the plant react to the climat adn altitude. Hope you will enjoy Details and contact: Website: https://argotecoffee.com/specialty-coffee/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/argotespecialtycoffee/   If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/

Hi guys, Let's hit the part 2 ! As the title says it well, Juan Pablo will explain us how he deals with coffee pricing with the importers and farmers he works with, facing price fluctuations. The community of farmers working together to go towards organic farming, what natural resources do they use to do so. Juan Pablo's main objective is to create strong relationship and awareness on his business and part of the coffee supply chain but also to help exporting coffee from other small farmers. For that he organises since 2016 some farm work/experience where the other actors of the coffee value chain (e.g Baristas, roasters) can go and work with them on the farm and learn more about coffee farming. Hope you guys will enjoy this podcast. Stay tuned ! Details and contact: Website: https://argotecoffee.com/specialty-coffee/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/argotespecialtycoffee/   If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/

Hi guys, These two episodes number 7 are a bit of a special ones. We do not talk purely about coffee but more about how much can coffee bring when used in a social project. I want to mention it especially for the coffee geeks, this is more around coffee bars/roastery and social project Rodney Van Hengel, one of the co-founder of the Heilige Boontjes, will give us his story on how he become an influential social worker within the city of Rotterdam (The Netherlands). How he managed to recover from drug- addiction to start a new life and dedicate it to help kids from the street with the help of COFFEE. Inspiring story, that will hopefully give inspiration to more people.   Bio: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/heiligeboontjes/ Website : https://www.heiligeboontjes.com/   If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/

Hi guys, Back again with the part 2.  This time Rodney will go more into details about developing a brand and running a social business which is REALLY challenging. He will give us important insights of combining the commercial and social sides together. The mistakes, they made, the challenges they go through working with kids from the streets and difficulties.   Finally he will tell us what drives him to do what he does today at the Heilige Boontjes, really inspiring ! Respect ! Hope you guys will enjoy.   Details and contacts: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/heiligeboontjes/ Website : https://www.heiligeboontjes.com/   If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/

What's up guys ! Super nice to be back again! This time I am with Ben Morrow in Rotterdam, this is where he has been living for 4 years now. This first part as the title says, is more about him competing for the latte art nationals in Australia and the "Coffee Masters", London and New York.  Being a roaster he will explain his philosophy on what is roasting and what style he wants to achieve and why ! He will also tell us how he and Esther Maasdam (co-owner) select the green coffees. We will finish this part by talking about the special relationship he has been building with Panamanian coffee producers. He will tell us what they have achieve working together. Thanks for listening, hope you will enjoy. Cheers guys   Bio : Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ben_morrow/   - 2015  Australian latteart Championship- 2015 6th WLAC - 2015 New York "Coffee Masters"- 2016 London "Coffee Masters" Roastery's website: https://manhattancoffeeroasters.com/   If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecoffeecracks/

Let's go for part 2, As the title says we will go this time a bit more technical BUT understandable :) at least trying to ! Ben will explain what he can as he did not want to show case the entire work he has done on drying. Really interesting part that has definitely some potential for the future.   Refractometer, being something new for me, I always like to know what people think about it and Ben has a pretty strong and positive opinion about it and its use in coffee bars, to bring more consistency in the cup profil/quality. Finally we will discuss about espresso, pour-over and emerge method that is currently use in coffee and their extraction.   Hope you guys will enjoy the podcast, thank you for listening. Cheers guys   Bio : Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ben_morrow/   - 2015  Australian latteart Championship- 2015 6th WLAC - 2015 New York "Coffee Masters"- 2016 London "Coffee Masters" Roastery's website: https://manhattancoffeeroasters.com/   If you guys want to get in touch with me concerning the podcast, you can use facebook or instagram. insta : https://www.instagram.com/the_coffee_cracks_/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/thecoffeecracks/