Episode #467

Peter Giuliano

· 1 book mentioned

Books mentioned

Timestamps are segment start times from the podscripts.co transcript of the audio release (includes ad reads), so they may differ from the video by a few minutes.

Peter Giuliano is a coffee student, barista, and director of the Specialty Coffee Symposium. He and Joe Ragan examine coffee’s history, genetics, farming and processing, as well as roasting, brewing, flavor, equipment, competitions, caffeine, decaf, and the effects of climate change, disease, and large coffeehouse chains on coffee quality and culture.

What they talked about

  • Ethiopian Yirgacheffe coffee origins and flavor
  • Coffee brewing temperature and extraction
  • History of coffee from Ethiopia to Yemen
  • Coffee varieties and flavor differences
  • Coffee processing methods: washed vs. natural
  • Coffee farming and altitude effects
  • Bulletproof coffee with butter and MCT oil
  • Coffee freshness and roasting dates

Episode sources