CART

This is a YouTube video, too! We encourage you to check it out.   Sustain Coffee Company - YouTube Upwards of 40% of the US owns a single-cup brewing machine. Why is this? Are they even worth using? Our initial impressions were that the Keurig leans towards under extraction, due to low brew temps, insufficient grind sizes, and rapid brew times To see if these impressions were correct, we did...

For today’s episode, the Sustain team is gearing up for the upcoming Grind City Coffee expo, right here in Memphis. As we know, quality water is vital for coffee brewing, and Memphis has the special advantage of having excellent tap water. In light of these things, we have decided to highlight some of our talking points that we will be covering at our booth. Sweet, acidic, astringent… These are so...

Last year, we constructed a timeline based on where one might find themselves in their coffee journey. This concept was brought on by a listener submitting a question that resulted in being one of the points on the timeline. The idea is that with most things in life, there are times where one can feel distinctly different. Meaning that the emotions and passions felt when initially introduced to so...

Ah, chocolate. A special treat that has been rather universally enjoyed and celebrated for much of our human history. The way we consume chocolate today has come a long way from our ancient times where the cacao was used only for it’s pulpy fruit. The Aztecs and Mayans believed it to be a magical product and even used it as a form of currency. Could it be that it’s use as currency has only excelle...

Strap in for a longer-than-usual solo episode! Welcome to season three of CART. We kicked this season off with a short series titled “SOFA CHATS”. During this series, we sat down with a handful of roasters specifically and discussed their position in our complex, growing coffee industry. If you have not had a chance to listen to those episodes, we encourage you to add them to your queue and get ca...

**This is part two of another episode, be sure to listen to part one first!* Welcome to SEASON 3 of CART. We are calling this season "Sofa Chats". We'll be bringing a guest in and talking to them about topics related to their position in our complex industry. It's hard to believe that we have already produced two seasons of this show, and it's because of YOU for listening and encouraging us. To ki...

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS It’s about that time again. Brew some coffee with us! Maybe you’ll hear some cool news while you’re there. 😉 How to save your spot? Cashapp ➡️ $sustaincoffee Venmo ➡️ sustaincoffee Our website ➡️ 901sustaincoffee.com $12 if purchased now $18 at door if space available When?! Friday, September 17th Where?! At our HQ space, located at 3097 Knight in Memphis TN. What time?!...

Welcome to SEASON 3 of CART. We are calling this season "Sofa Chats". We'll be bringing a guest in and talking to them about topics related to their position in our complex industry. It's hard to believe that we have already produced two seasons of this show, and it's because of YOU for listening and encouraging us. To kick off the season, the first few episodes will be discussions with roasters s...

Welcome to SEASON 3 of CART. We are calling this season "Sofa Chats". We'll be bringing a guest in and talking to them about topics related to their position in our complex industry. It's hard to believe that we have already produced two seasons of this show, and it's because of YOU for listening and encouraging us. To kick off the season, the first few episodes will be discussions with roasters s...

Welcome to SEASON 3 of CART. We are calling this season "Sofa Chats". We'll be bringing a guest in and talking to them about topics related to their position in our complex industry. It's hard to believe that we have already produced two seasons of this show, and it's because of YOU for listening and encouraging us. To kick off the season, the first few episodes will be discussions with roasters s...

Welcome to SEASON 3 of CART. We are calling this season "Sofa Chats".  We'll be bringing a guest in and talking to them about topics related to their position in our complex industry. It's hard to believe that we have already produced two seasons of this show, and it's because of YOU for listening and encouraging us. To kick off the season, the first few episodes will be discussions with roas...

Today we are joined by a dear friend and colleague, Isaac Redding. It has been a while since we sat down and had a proper dialogue revolving around our passion for brewing coffee. Join us as we review some of the most common mistakes we have made in our coffee brewing journey. From messing up a pour-over, to being afraid of adjusting variables, we covered quite a lot in this episode!  -- Don’...

Today we are joined by Nick Griffin! The topic is a pretty simple one, but we think you might learn a lot from it. We did have some funky audio issues with this one, hopefully you will not find them too distracting. After dialoguing for a few minutes, we landed on a few highlights for this conversation: How do we enjoy a coffee shop? 1. Assume the best  2. Respect and honor those said indiuva...

Waves upon waves. Movements that are as intricate as the molecules that make up the substance we call water. Changes of pace and perspectives, evolutions of practices and standards. Wave number one, followed by number two, then overthrown by a third. Today we hope to recall how the coffee industry has arrived at where it is today, and perhaps question how it will be moving forward. We aim to do th...

It was a late Thursday evening. We were three cups of coffee in by 9pm. Hear the cat meow, hear the air condition roar in the background. This episode we were joined by our friends Dante and Jonathan. In our coffee drinking, we began to discuss coffee topics. Naturally we decided to make the most of the conversations and turn on the microphone.  Join us as discuss why we visit shops, what pre...

Many cafes are moving towards automation in as many fronts as can be afforded. Some of these are beneficial to the barista - auto dosing grinders to reduce waste, auto tampers to reduce strain, and efficient batch brew and espresso machines. Yet, full automation is likely not the only solution. If the human element of brewing, and really any other process is removed, then the chance for error is r...

Washed, dried, natural… What do all these terms mean? How are they important to us? You may have heard your barista include these terms when describing how a said coffee tastes. This is because the taste that a said cup will possess rely on a few connected factors. Of course topography of a said region will impact the end product, and we know that roasting is key to highlighting the natural flavor...

If there is anything that marketing tactics tend to do it’s this: confuse consumers. Using the name of an already existing thing but making it different from that existing thing is a prime example. Imagine selling a radish, but instead of calling the radish just that, you call it carrot instead. How confusing is that?! Similarly, there ere are some confusing elements in the coffee world that have...

In this episode we cover the core pieces of brewing equipment needed to start at home! After a full year of no in-person coffee classes, we figured it would be beneficial for us to return to our roots and discuss some coffee brewing basics. The entire reason we started Sustain was because we noticed that there was a lack of understanding on coffee. This absence of knowledge seemed to stem from a l...

After a full year of no in-person coffee classes, we figured it would be beneficial for us to return to our roots and discuss some coffee brewing basics. The entire reason we started Sustain was because we noticed that there was a lack of understanding on coffee. This absence of knowledge seemed to stem from a lack of education, and the education resources we did see were not exactly benevolent in...

Oh boy! We have a very special Australian guest joining us on the show today. Introducing James Perry! After our friends at Boycott Coffee  introduced us to James' Instagram page we knew he would be the perfect candidate to bring onto the show. James is a 10+ year coffee professional, with a focus on excellent levels of hospitality in the coffee industry. Join us as we talk about James'...

For today’s show, we will be posing three questions and attempt to answer each of them. Those questions are as follows: What is a brewing rut? What does creative expression through manual brewing look like? How do we swim above the waves of routine in our brewing? Who is this episode for? This episode is for the individual who, be at home or at a café, rarely ventures outside of a favored recipe....

We're calling this one a bonus!  This past week, we spent some time with team member Jason Holcomb to catch up. As our conversation leaned into a great deal reflection, we decided to quickly set up a microphone to record it. Join us as we discover more about who Jason is, how he ended up on the team, and what drives him in coffee. -- Don’t forget Sustain Coffee now has an official website &am...

Today’s conversation will be taking a break from the normal coffee-heavy conversation, and instead will lean into a conversation on education as a whole. Blake Barber, host of The Critical Teacher Podcast , has visited the café that I work at pretty frequently, and through that we have had a few brief conversations on our surface level passions and interests. Eventually the conversations led to ta...

In last week’s episode we covered the topic of the honeymoon phase of one’s coffee journey, as introduced to us by a listener question. In writing that episode, we realized that there are many other locations where one could be at. As promised last week, in today’s episode we will be: ·         Observing a coffee timeline that we constructed ·   &n...