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The trials and tribulations, fortold in extravagant hyperbole, of making Espresso at home. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Purpose of the double boiler espresso machine, and the benefit of a PID are explained within today's pages. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

More on espresso machines and their intriguing variations. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Journey through the history of espresso and how it came to be, while enjoying the scintillating descriptions of what espresso truly is from some master baristas. Ooh ~ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Lots of fun Grinding methods for this episode, coffee friends! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Burr grinders prove to be superior as we read through this section - but which burr grinder, and why? Find out in today's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

We go over the history of grinding - which started with the mortar and pestle! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

We finish off chapter four as I read through the sections on extraction percentages and how to obtain them, as well as what cupping is and how it typically done. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

All about extraction and brew ratio, learn how strength is affected and the different methods of extraction. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Learn the origins of the word, how caffeine actually does its thing, and whether there are any health benefits. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

We go over Sweetness, Bitterness, Acidity, and Aroma in these pages, as well as talk about the use of scales over other measuring devices. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

More on roasting and toasting! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Discover the best way to roast at home, and learn about the importance of the probe, in this riveting episode of Coffee Books! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

First Crack? Second Crack? Learn how these pertain to your coffee in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Descriptions of the coffee roasting saga continue in earnest in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Learning about the emergence of different roasters and how they work in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

How (mechanic) roasters emerged and what's popular then and today. Also, Jabez Burns is fun to say - try it! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

In today's reading we learn about the skill of the (human) roaster, and the evolution of the (mechanic) roaster. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

This section covers Rainforest Alliance and Organic Coffees, and begins to describe the important role of the roaster in the coffee making process. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Continuing on as we learn about Instant Coffee and Coffee as a Commodity. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

The wretched coffee bean that is destined to become decaf or instant receives its one, shining moment in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Transportation and milling are covered in these pages, and next up will be the dreaded 'decaf'

Covering Cascara, drying, and more in today's reading

Coffee picking, growing, harvesting and the unique methods they entail are included in this episode! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

More on coffee leaf rust and coffee picking. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Learn about the components of the coffee seed (bean), how coffee trees grow, and the never-ending epidemic of Coffee Lead Rust in today's reading. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Reading through the section on 'Global Domination'. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

From one edge of the world out, learn about how we obtained coffee in these riveting coffee-filled pages. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Completeing the section on Coffeehouses, we learn about some of the more famous American and French intellectuals of our times. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Where it all began, Arabian and Ottoman coffees, and delving into Coffeehouses in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Welcome to Season Two of Coffee Books! Our new book is a more modern, witty, sassy piece of literature by Tristan Stephenson. In today's episode, I read through the Introduction, and start us on Chapter One! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

For the season finale I complete our first coffee book, and provide some of my thoughts on it with you. Thank you for listening, and stay tuned for the next coffee book in Season 2! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Only three pages until the end of the chapter, and the book itself, as we are finishing up Cakes and Desserts! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Instructions on how to create coffee mousse, coffee sauce, and more in the pages read today. Only 8 more pages to go! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

We complete chapter four and begin Chapter Five, Desserts and Cakes! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Coffee with milk, alcohol, ice cubes, cream, and froth, are all covered in this episodes. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Learn about espresso culture and black coffee as we read through to the top of page 95. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Pumping percolator, Turkish coffee, and an odd anecdote about haemerroids in today's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Find out about the myriads of methods of brewing as we continue through to the middle of page 84. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

We make it to page 80 in this episode, learning about additives, substitutes, instant coffee (gasp!) and brewing. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Covering the sections on Grinding, how decaffeinated coffee is made, and the addition of flavours to coffee and coffee beans, we end at the bottom of page 75. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

We learn all about roasting, and the four generally recognized types of roasts, and finish at the top of page 72. More than halfway through the book, and today I enjoyed some pour-over coffee with my new Chemex carafe. Delicious

We made it to the middle of page 68 in today's episode, where we finished up the A - Z Guide, and learned about blending different roasts and origin beans. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Today we covered several more origins to consider when choosing your coffee, including Venezuela, Indonesia, and Kenya. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

*Special shout out episode* Starting out with a heartfelt thank you to the sweet couple, my friend George and his gal, Amanda, who generously baked and mailed me a little box filled with homemade espresso cookies. (They also sent letters, which were quite cute). I conclude this episode on page 60. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Continuing on, we begin an A-Z Guide to choosing coffee from different origin countries. Today we learned about Brazil and Colombia. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Completing Chapter Two and moving in Chapter Three, we end on page 52, in the section labeled, 'Choosing Coffee'. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Continuing on through the section on Coffee Trees, then we enter into the section on Coffee Marketing categories, to the middle of page 47. Almost to Chapter Three :0) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

Hello! We finished Chapter One today, and started Chapter Two, Cultivation, starting with the first section on coffee trees. Leaving off on Page 43, we learned about the importance of picking the berries (or cherries) at just the right time, and how bats sometimes help with this endeavor! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

We learn a bit more about coffeehouses in this episode, then continue through the section on coffee rituals, learning about how our beloved java is used in Islam. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support

I complete section two in History about Coffeehouses, and begin section three, titled, 'Poison or Elixir?'. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/drinkbooks/support