Episodes related to topic: rauch

Top Brew An International Phenomenon
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

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!

Top Brew Roasting the Coffee Roasters
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

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!

Top Brew The Caffeine Gets Tired
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

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.

Top Brew A Cup of Coffee for Ants
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

Eric and Joe discuss people’s ability to taste the difference between good and mediocre coffee, and review the state of Keurig coffee makers.

Top Brew Much More than a Piece of Ceramic
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

Eric and Joe discuss the difference that a good coffee mug can make, what they prefer about their own, and why it matters in the first place.

Top Brew Can We Call It the Press Instead of the Plunger
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

At long last, we are discussing our favorite coffeemaker. Eric and Joe endorse the AeroPress and offer their inverted brewing recipe. If you’re new to the show, this is an excellent episode to start with.

Top Brew The Modern Art Seal of Approval
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

This week, Eric and Joe discuss the Chemex coffeemaker. The device has been with us since 1941, yet there’s still much to experience and enjoy about this artisinal coffee tool.

Top Brew ‘It Was a Keurig Hit and Run’
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

Eric Rauch went to Coffee Fest Atlanta and lived to tell the tale. Joe and Eric discuss ‘Keurig snobbery,’ the future of coffee roasting, and Eric’s experience with coffee over the years.

Top Brew The Strawberry Blonde Blend
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

Is it true that the coffee beans are reminiscent of wheatgrass and tofu, or honeysuckle and Hershey bar? Joe and Eric discuss cupping vocabulary, and the differences between light, medium, and dark roasts.

Top Brew Barbecue, Lemonade, and Coffee
Hosted by Joseph Darnell and Eric Rauch

Hand-crafted goods are growing in popularity in all of the food groups. Eric and Joe discuss the influence of artisanal foods on “home brewed” coffee, and introduce their personal brew rituals.