The Occasional Barista

HE'S EVERYWHERE!!! In today's episode we touch upon James Hoffman's Hario V60 Technique this time and help break down some of the concepts that he references, but doesn't have the time to touch upon further. Moreover, comparing his own recipe to my own that I have landed on over the years and the importance of pushing ourselves to discover more about these magical little beans!

A word that often gets thrown around to new baristas during training or to interested home brewers who wonder if all the "techniques" and expensive equipment is worth it. In this episode we hope to answer some of the questions that surround us on our quest for the mystic Even Extraction, and emphasize why so many in the specialty coffee industry stress the importance of certain brewing practices.

On today's episode of TOB, I did a little experiment that honestly changed the way I looked at a bag of coffee. It all started when some of my Canadian friends gifted me a blend of a Medium and FRENCH DARK ROASTED coffee!!! WHAT IN THE WORLD! This led me to wonder, how would each of these two roasts taste on their own? Here it is everyone, I did the experiment so hopefully YOU try and recreate it at home! The video is coming out soon on youtube @theoccasionalbarista. 

Welcome back to another edition of COFFEE SUPPORT! Where we help YOU fix your coffee problems and answer some questions that will help improve your coffee game. In this episode we cover Single vs Continuous Pours and how you can combat heat loss, what to do with gifted coffee that is not quite your taste profile, and some troubling word about "Stale" coffee and Onyx's Advent Calendars.

Starting off this New Year STRONG with EXTRA special guest Noah Poletiek from Chapman Crafted Coffee! Former owner and head roaster at Bangarang Coffee, Noah sits down with us to chat about his day to day operations, Special Release of Cozy Patterns, and Chapman Crafted's first Snapchilled Coffee. Along with being the sole owner of Cool Roast Curves on instagram (@coolroastcurves), for all your coffee meme needs, he is also a rad dude with one heck of a sneaker collection. Check out https://chapmancrafted.coffee/ if you are interested in picking up your own bag of Cozy Patterns or for your future coffee needs!

Welcome to the first installment of OFF TOPIC, where we let you in to some of the conversations not quite about coffee. Nonetheless, coffee is still consumed and at the end of the day that is what matters! 

I brought in a good friend of mine Tyler Rule, who like many of you, is beginning his coffee journey as a home barista. He is currently working at one of  my favorite coffee spots in OC, Daydream Surf Shop, slinging some of the best espresso in Socal. Be on the lookout for our new segment of the podcast OFF TOPIC, which will feature Tyler's tutorial on the V60 and two buds just catching up!

I ditched my expensive equipment and brought it back to basics on this episode of The Occasional Barista. After brewing the coffee it also inspired me to think of some wacky ways to brew coffee and go into some that actually exist. 

A name that many of us have seen before, but in this episode we break down James Hoffman's French Press technique and answering what many of us are thinking. Can we trust it? 

On this episode of COFFEE SUPPORT we are joined again by Little Lunch Coffee's Chris McColl where we answer YOUR questions! We also went live on instagram and answered any of your brewing and coffee needs. We hope you enjoy and Happy Holidays!