Drank it! Specialty Coffee Podcast

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Visit https://lotuscoffeeproducts.com to buy your own minerals and make your coffee taste betterCheck out the Drank it! Instagram for more content like this at drankitpodcastAs always check out https://melodrip.co to support Ray by purchasing MD products!0:00 Intro!0:50 Ray and Zack introduce Nick7:22 How Nick got into coffee and partnered with Lance7:53 Getting it off our chest: Ray's case for RO water10:51 Can you dial in great coffee at 5 ppm?11:18 Nick's hot take13:15 Green quality vs. roast quality14:56 Porlex grinders and hammer brewing17:33 Lotus vs. Apex: why concentrates precipitate21:23 The bicarbonate chemistry, explained25:24 Post-brew mineralizing and why water feels intimidating28:45 Popular water recipes: Light & Bright, Rao/Perger33:55 Does Nick change his water for every coffee?36:18 Coarse grind trends and the wood chip brew38:55 Dialing in funky, light, and dark coffees with minerals44:22 Water myths: what advice do you disagree with?47:01 How Lotus ended up with four ingredients50:27 Silica: "it tastes like sand"52:00 Science vs. art in brewing55:51 Are minerals predictable?1:02:25 Espresso and alkalinity1:03:35 Do minerals affect extraction? The Hendon paper debate1:06:21 The "heavier water drains faster" myth1:09:37 What's the lowest ppm change you can taste?1:12:17 Why small amounts of minerals matter (thresholds)1:17:11 Which acids does alkalinity turn off first?1:19:01 Third Wave Water and the citrate flavor1:24:31 SCA standards and ideal total ppm1:27:30 Does a roaster's water explain whack coffees?1:32:49 Where to ask questions and how to learn minerals by tasting1:34:00 Why buy Lotus instead of mixing your own?1:38:22 Rapid fire: "Spit It Out" Follow Drank it! @drankitpodcast, Follow Zack @roastfulcoffee www.roastful.com Follow Ray @melodripco www.melodrip.co

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Ray and Zack sit down with brewers cup judge and educator Masha Zanozina as they discuss the current state of coffee education. In this episode you'll hear them discuss: -Why it is a good idea to hire new baristas -The lack of coffee education today and how that can change -Coffee competitions and its potential change of trajectory and more! Follow Drank it! @drankitpodcast, Follow Zack @roastfulcoffee www.roastful.com Follow Ray @melodripco www.melodrip.co