Making Coffee with Lucia Solis
A behind the scenes look at what goes into making one of the world's favorite beverages. Lucia is a former winemaker turned coffee processing specialist. She consults with coffee growers and producers all over the world giving her a unique perspective into the what it takes to get a coffee from a seed to your cup.
Making Coffee with Lucia Solis
#77: The Most Challenging Harvest We've Had
Roasterkat IG Reel about rain.
YouTube version of the Q&A portion
James Hoffmann Healthy Coffee Video
The 2025/2026 Harvest has not gone according to plan.
Nick and I have found ourselves with some down time and therefore have put together this casual, end of year update on how the season is going so far. Spoiler alert: not well.
I've combined a harvest update with listener questions about fermentation.
Questions featured in this episode are:
- Are all coffees that are not anaerobic, aerobic?
- Am I aware of any efforts to design yeasts for Robusta?
- Do I think producers should create terms that further describe processing?
- How can you more precisely measure fermentation process with whole cherries?
- What's the most eco-friendly way to treat waste water and effluent?
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