Description

In this episode we talk about:

• The class system in Colombia
• Specialty coffee shops in coffee producing countries
• Extended fermentations, 500 hours
• Germination of dry processed coffees, what is going on?
• Overview of the role of amino acids
• How do we measure stress in coffee cherries?
• Stressed grapes vs stressed coffee cherries

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Rituales
Distrito Cafetero
Pergamino
Desarolladores De Cafe

Stratification of Colombia
Social Class in Colombia
World Bank Statistics on Colombia

RESEARCH PAPERS

G. Bytof, SE Knopp, D Kramer, B Breitenstein, JH Bergervoet, SP Groot, D Selmar. Transient occurrence of seed germination processes during coffee post-harvest treatment. Ann Bot. 2007 Jul;100(1):61-6. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm068. Epub 2007 May 3.

D. Kramer, B. Breitenstein, M Kleinwächter, D Selmar. Stress metabolism in green coffee beans (Coffea arabica L.): expression of dehydrins and accumulation of GABA during drying. Plant Cell Physiol. 2010 Apr;51(4):546-53. DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcq019. Epub 2010 Mar 5.

Cover Art by: Nick Hafner
Intro song: Elijah Bisbee

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