Welcome to the online home of Top Brew, hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch.
In their weekly coffee discussion, Eric Rauch and Joe Darnell plunge into the depths of the world’s favorite bevereage. It’s all about recipes and brewing techniques, roasting beans to perfection, counter culture, and the fun we have together over a hot cup of joe.
Welcome to the online home of Top Brew, hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch.
In their weekly coffee discussion, Eric Rauch and Joe Darnell plunge into the depths of the world’s favorite bevereage. It’s all about recipes and brewing techniques, roasting beans to perfection, counter culture, and the fun we have together over a hot cup of joe.
This week on the show, Eric and Joe introduce “follow-up,” discuss coffee percolators, explain how they would approach brewing large amounts of coffee for special gatherings at home, and more.
Play episode ›This week on the podcast, Eric and Joe talk about one of the more popular—yet lesser known—coffee makers that craft brewers love: the Hario V60. It’s the best ‘utilitarian’ coffee dripper, and has come to be Eric’s favorite brewing device.
Play episode ›Eric and Joe discuss Colorado craft coffee roasters, units of ounce and gram measurements, American coffee history, hot tea, Celestial Seasonings, and more.
Play episode ›Eric and Joe discuss Italian, Spanish, and French roasts, pairing coffee with breakfast foods, roasting your own beans at home, saddening Starbucks’ gift cards, and much more!
Play episode ›Joe and our guest Justin Archer discuss caffeine addiction, abstaining from caffeine, and Justin’s brewing ritual. As the “optimized self” life coach of OptimizedSelf.ninja, Justin uses a variety of nutrients and suppliments — including coffee — to give himself a special edge.
Play episode ›Crafting roast or industrial roasting: what’s the difference? Why can’t we produce 100 of pounds of roasted coffee in a single batch and get it to taste as well as a small batch? Do the big players like Starbucks hate us? Eric and Joe discuss this and more in this episode of Top Brew!
Play episode ›Fussy coffee doesn’t have to be hipster coffee. Truth is, you’re making coffee whatever way you like it — for you — when it’s done right, and that coffee doesn’t come with a label. Our guest, Tim Smith, discusses his brew ritual, how his coffee has changed with his wife around, and the large collection of coffee gear he uses along with his AeroPress.
Play episode ›This week on the podcast, Eric and Joe experimented on themselves with caffeine and lived to tell you about it. They discuss how caffeine works on your brain and blood flow. For one day, Joe drank more coffee than he had a legal right to.
Play episode ›Eric and Joe discuss some fussy coffee details that make for superb home brewed coffee.
Play episode ›This week on the podcast, Eric and Joe discuss their life of drip coffeemakers and why they stay away from them now. Electric drip machines have fueled civilization for more than 50 years, but no matter how you innovate on these devices, they will not deliver great coffee.
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