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We're baaaaaaaaaaaack! So happy to have a new podcast episode for you all to enjoy. Bit of a new format, no longer sectioned by seasons, we're going to numbers! This is episode #92, originally recorded on 2/12/2025. This episode features Joseph Jenkins (Executive Director & Founder, Sustain Coffee) and Shawn Thigpun (Head Roaster, Ethnos Coffee). The price of green coffee is changing,...

Coffee roasters serve as behind-the-scenes laborers in the coffee industry. We may not see nor speak with them directly as often as we do baristas, but a lot ride on their craft, decisions, and know-how. Let this episode be a reminder of the invaluable skills that coffee roasters bring to the industry. The coffee industry (especially specialty) is often veil-covered and full of walled gardens - le...

SEE THIS ON YOUTUBE! In-vogue coffee processing methods, misunderstanding poverty, unrealistic Western expectations, and the most important coffee book you can read right now. Dante and Joseph sat down to talk through these topics and more! Joseph had quite a lot to say in this one, so props to Dante for enduring his word vomit. As coffee professionals, there are still many areas that we do not fu...

We've got a lengthy episode today! Joseph sat down (virtually) with Conor Conway, the Director of Coffee and Co-Founder of Epoch Chemistry. Conor just placed in the top six of the Canadian Barista Championships! This episode says a lot about Epoch Chemistry and its approaches. Joseph and Conor shared a lot about the intersection of hospitality and education within a cafe. "How we convey q...

Welcome back to Season Season "SHOP TALK TOPICS"! Say that three times fast. Shop talk topics Shop talk talpics Opps, try slower. Shop.. talk.. T O P I C S ANYWAYS! In this epsiode Dante and Joseph shoot the breeze and talk all about their experiences tweaking brewing ratios. Should you go high or low? Stick to the class 1:16 or go crazy at 1:12? The possibilities are endless! --- Don’t...

Join Dante and Joseph as they sit down to have a sort of "State of the Union" conversation regarding the coffee industry within Memphis. From addressing the much-discussed burnout to talking about where we think the passion has gone in our city, it's a jam-packed episode! --- Don’t forget to get connected on our social platforms! On all platforms, you will find brew guides and coffee...

**BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE POLL! WE WANNA HEAR FROM YA** In this episode, Dante and Joseph chat about the advantages and disadvantages of heavily branded products. What justifies one roaster charging more for their coffee if it is the same green? How does the marketing of a product (or lack thereof) increase perceived value? Lots of thoughts and opinions on this one, curious to hear from you all o...

Dante and Joseph sit down to chat about different approaches to brewing that have to do with aroma and ratios. How much do these things matter to your brewing experiences, and what makes coffee taste so much better at a cafe than at home? --- Don’t forget to get connected on our social platforms! On all platforms, you will find brew guides and coffee resources, and learn more about what makes Sust...

In this episode Joseph covers... In regards to shop-talk concepts - there is an importance found in trying coffees that are outside of either our comfort zones or ones that are just plain exciting. There is this often tricky line to walk as a coffee professional, where you experience excellent coffees on the usual, which causes there to be a sort of blindness to just how lovely the coffees that yo...

This week Dante and Joseph sat down and had a conversation regarding automation and whether or not they see it as a good or bad thing. Stay tuned to the end where they changed the topic and covered their top three coffee-growing regions. --- As always, Patreon members get the show early. <3 Thank you for the support --- Don’t forget to get connected on our social platforms! On all platforms, yo...

Dante and Joseph are back at it again! The two chop it up and talk about complacency, burnout, and their outlook on the state of the coffee industry here in Memphis. The conversation is a rather vulnerable one, and we appreciate you listening. -- Don’t forget to get connected on our social platforms! On all platforms, you will find brew guides and coffee resources, and learn more about what makes...

Welcome to season SEVEN of the podcast. This season is titled, "Shop Talk". We hope to discuss the nitty-gritty details of our industry and hope to be honest in our chats and perspectives. This episode was a conversation between Dante and Joseph. Here are some of the things that were covered: Coffee processing methods as they relate to adjacent industries such as beer and wine Economics/...

Thank you, thank you, thank you! The past year doing pop-ups weekly at Boycott has been lovely. We are grateful to everyone who has come to support us! <3 Lots of fun stuff coming down the line that we are excited to share with you all. Be sure to follow along with us on our next move. Happy brewing. - The Sustain Crew -- Don’t forget to get connected on our social platforms! On all platforms,...

We had the privilege of chatting it up with Prestin Yoder of Flower Child Coffee! Joseph and Prestin talk about an array of topics. Here are some of the highlights: Screen sizes as it relates to coffee roasting Extraction techniques for light roasted coffee Where does taste take you? Hot takes on popular processing methods Terrior and varietal as they point to distinct tasting attributes Check out...

Joseph runs the gambit on this commute episode. Here is a rough outline of some of the talking points covered in this episode: Coffee processing as it relates to perceived quality Coffee processing as it relates to roast development Experimental coffee processing Coffee cuppings as an amenity provided by a cafe, versus as a paid experience -- Don’t forget to get connected on our social platforms!...

Coffee scoring is something we have been chatting about a lot lately. So what's the big deal?! Listen to Joseph give a brief explanation on how coffees are scored (and in a lot of ways assigned their valuable attributes), and some ways we can respond as everyday coffee drinkers. Here is the coffee scoring shee t we talked about! -- Don’t forget to get connected on our social platforms! On all...

This was a fun one! YouTube video to follow - be sure to get subscribed. Joseph Jenkins and Nick Griffin sit down to chat about the history of the siphon brewer. (With the aid of CHATGPT, that is) -- Don’t forget to get connected on our social platforms! On all platforms, you will find brew guides and coffee resources, and learn more about what makes Sustain - Sustain. Check out the ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠...

This podcast episode is a funky one! A little shorter than normal and recorded while commuting, this episode reveals some of our thoughts regarding trust within the coffee industry. -- Don’t forget to get connected on our social platforms! On all platforms, you will find brew guides and coffee resources, and learn more about what makes Sustain - Sustain. Check out the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us on...

We are joined by Noah of Ravenous for this fun conversation! Be sure to check out our YouTube channel for the video mentioned at the top of the show. -- -- Don’t forget to get connected on our social platforms! On all platforms, you will find brew guides and coffee resources, and learn more about what makes Sustain - Sustain. Check out the ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠ Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Support us on...

"As with most passions, especially creative ones, inspiration tends to spark motivation" Returning to the coffee journey timeline, once again.  This time we want to discuss a point that we are experiencing, and one that is a little harder to navigate than the others. -- Don’t forget to get connected on our social platforms! On all platforms, you will find brew guides and coffee resources...

"Buna fi nagayaa hin dhabina"  "May your house lack no coffee nor peace" "The coffee industry as we know it today is the direct result of the labor of enslaved Africans in Brazil." This episode was quite a speed run, but it was insightful nonetheless!  Happy to sit down for a quick chat with the man himself, Bartholomew Jones of Cxffee Black . -- Don’t forget to get connected on our...

BUY COFFEE-TASTING TICKETS HERE !!! -- Our modern-day cafes are pretty different when we think of coffeehouses, as they used to be called. They are different in their goals, intentions, and the people groups they include. It is hard to imagine a cafe today that is not a hotbed of patrons hunched over their laptops studying, working, or collaborating. While the inner happenings including the scener...

If there was ever a time that the most hyper-specific topics of news, politics, hobbies, and just about anything else were easy to access, it would be right now. As each day passes, we gain access to more and more layers of content, endless pages of scrolling text, video, and images - all of which are trying to tell us something.  That beckon for our attention could be so that we side with so...

READ THIS SCRIPT WELCOME TO SEASON SIX! This season will be history focused. Can you imagine coffee being something that was considered morally wrong and even illegal? As something that is rooted in our culture today, it is hard to fathom. -- Sources used: https://www.ozy.com/true-and-stories/the-islamic-roots-of-coffee/32702/ http://www.deathbycoffee.net/ourjourneycoffeeblog/coffeebansinhistory h...

Today we are going to review some of the conversation points from our most recent workshop. If you were there and got the chance to go hands-on with us, thank you again! This workshop was slightly different from previous ones, as we spent the most time we have ever spent diving hands-on into sensory development. This was achieved by having attendees do several things. Listen to find out how we did...