In this episode we talk about:

The long geographical chain of custody for a cup of coffee
Why do wet process and dry process coffees taste differently
Coffee seeds: orthodox vs. recalcitrant seed
The yeast metabolism case for quality vs the plant metabolism case for quality
Cacao seed germination vs coffee seed germination

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RESEARCH PAPERS

S-E Knopp, G Bytoff, D Selmar, Influence of processing on the content of sugars in green Arabica coffee beans, European Food Research and Technology 2005 223(2):195-201 DOI:10.1007/s00217-005-0172-1

D Selmar, G Bytof, S-E Knopp, B Breitenstein,Germination of coffee seeds and its significance for coffee quality, Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2006 Mar;8(2):260-4. DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-923845.

Ludlow CL, Cromie GA, Garmendia-Torres C, Sirr A, Hays M, Field C, Jeffery EW, Fay JC, Dudley AM. Independent Origins of Yeast Associated with Coffee and Cacao Fermentation. Curr Biol. 2016 Apr 4;26(7):965-71. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.012.

Cover Art by: Nick Hafner
Intro song: Elijah Bisbee

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