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Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee. The host, Kenneth Thomas, starts with the most basic questions about coffee and builds your knowledge from there. If you love coffee, are curious about coffee, or you’re a business just looking for a resource to train your team, Coffee 101 is without question the show for you!
Season 1 is all about coffee's journey from seed to shelf!
ABOUT THE HOST
As a coffee lover, physician, chemical engineer, serial entrepreneur, competitive runner, writer, and family man, Kenneth knows what it’s like to push yourself to achieve goals very few accomplish. He’s one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States as he’s a multi-year US Coffee Roasters’ Competition Finalist. He created Umble Coffee Co with the belief that, if sourced and roasted right, coffee can taste phenomenal and be good for you.
“Life’s too short to drink bad coffee.”
CONTACT METHOD
Want to reach Kenneth? Have questions, show ideas, or want to just let us know you’re enjoying the show? The best way is to leave us a great review and put your thoughts in the comment section - Kenneth reads all of them! The second-best way is through DM on social media.
HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW
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Season 2 Finale and Look Ahead
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Dec 20, 2023 |
Tea Basics - Pu-er, Oolong, Black
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Dec 14, 2023 |
Tea - Green, White, Matcha
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Dec 08, 2023 |
Tea 101 - Background and Basics
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Nov 29, 2023 |
Paragon Coffee and Espresso with Sasa Sestic
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Nov 22, 2023 |
Single Serve Coffee Is Here To Stay
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Nov 15, 2023 |
A Moka Pot Masterclass
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Nov 08, 2023 |
Siphon Pot - the Sexiest Coffee You’ll Ever Make
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Oct 25, 2023 |
Percolator Coffee - Can it Be Good?
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Oct 18, 2023 |
Cowboy Coffee - How to Do It The Right Way
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Oct 11, 2023 |
Top 10 Things That Make a Great Cup of Coffee - Part 2
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Oct 04, 2023 |
Top 10 Things That Make A Great Cup of Coffee - Part 1
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Sep 27, 2023 |
Frozen Coffee Concentrate
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Sep 20, 2023 |
Steeped Coffee With Josh Wilbur
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Sep 12, 2023 |
The Reality of Instant Coffee With Stefan Tribble
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Sep 06, 2023 |
Japanese Flash Brew - A Great Way to Brew Coffee
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Aug 30, 2023 |
Nespresso - The Fancier European Version of K-Cup
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Aug 23, 2023 |
K cups - Everything You Need To Know
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Aug 16, 2023 |
The Clever Dripper - A Great Way to Make Coffee
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Aug 09, 2023 |
Master Your French Press With @daddygotcoffee
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Aug 02, 2023 |
Turkish Coffee - All You Need to Know
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Jul 26, 2023 |
Cold Brew Coffee Basics And More
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Jul 19, 2023 |
The Ultimate Chemex Guide For Your Coffee
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Jul 12, 2023 |
Hario V60 - The Conical Pour Over OG
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Jul 05, 2023 |
Kalita Wave - The Flat Bottom Pour Over OG
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Jun 28, 2023 |
Espresso - Everything You Need to Know
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Jun 21, 2023 |
An AeroPress Master-Class
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Jun 14, 2023 |
Finding The Best Automatic Coffee Maker For Your Home
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Jun 07, 2023 |
How We Really Drink Our Coffee - Brewing Secrets Revealed with Chris Deferio of Keys to the Shop
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May 31, 2023 |
The Perfect Pour Technique, Part 2 - a Masterclass of Coffee Pour Over with Daniel Teplitz, Klatch Coffee
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May 24, 2023 |
The Perfect Pour Technique, Part 1 - a Masterclass of Coffee Pour Over with Daniel Teplitz, Klatch Coffee
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May 17, 2023 |
Pour Over vs Immersion - Get Your (Coffee) Pump On!
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May 10, 2023 |
Coffee Filters – The Secret Sauce To A Great Cup Of Coffee
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May 03, 2023 |
Why is the Right Kettle So Important?
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Apr 26, 2023 |
Coffee Scales - The Most Underrated Part of Your Coffee Game
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Apr 19, 2023 |
Coffee Grinders: Which One Is Right For You?
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Apr 12, 2023 |
Coffee Grinders: All The Things You Didn’t Know
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Apr 05, 2023 |
Coffee Extraction - A Key to Making the Perfect Cup
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Mar 29, 2023 |
Weight vs Volume: What’s the Best Way to Measure Your Coffee?!
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Mar 22, 2023 |
How Temperature Impacts Your Coffee
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Mar 15, 2023 |
Water - The Key to a Better Cup of Coffee
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Mar 08, 2023 |
Why is Your Coffee to Water Ratio Important?
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Mar 01, 2023 |
Home Essentials to Make the Best Cup of Coffee - Part 3
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Feb 22, 2023 |
Home Essentials to Make the Best Cup of Coffee, Part 2
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Feb 15, 2023 |
Home Essentials to Make the Best Cup of Coffee - Part 1
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Feb 08, 2023 |
The Perfect Coffee Shop Experience - Mastering the Trifecta of Setting, Selling, and Social
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Feb 01, 2023 |
Coffee Shop Drinks and Lingo Demystified with Morgan Eckroth, Part 2
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Jan 25, 2023 |
Coffee Shop Drinks and Lingo Demystified with Morgan Eckroth, Part 1
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Jan 18, 2023 |
Season 2 Trailer
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Dec 21, 2022 |
Coffee Myths - Part Dos
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Dec 07, 2022 |
Coffee Myths - Part Uno
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Nov 30, 2022 |
Coffee Storage Best Practices
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Nov 23, 2022 |
Why is Good Coffee So Expensive?
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Nov 16, 2022 |
Obtaining the Best (and Healthiest) Cup of Coffee
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Nov 09, 2022 |
Coffee And Health - What Coffee Companies Can Do
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Nov 02, 2022 |
Coffee and Your Health - Metabolism, Heart Health, Mental Health and the Negatives
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Oct 26, 2022 |
Coffee And Your Health - Antioxidants, Microbiome, Diabetes, Cancer, Bone Health, And Liver Health
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Oct 19, 2022 |
Coffee Packaging - Why It Matters
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Oct 12, 2022 |
Single Origins vs Blends
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Oct 05, 2022 |
Coffee Tasting Notes And The Flavor Wheel
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Sep 28, 2022 |
Coffee Cupping 202 - Describing How Coffee Tastes and Smells - Cupping Language
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Sep 21, 2022 |
Coffee Cupping 101 – How to Taste Coffee Like a Pro – Cupping Basics
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Sep 14, 2022 |
Engineering a Better Cup of Coffee
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Sep 07, 2022 |
How Roasting Affects Your Cup of Coffee
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Aug 31, 2022 |
Coffee Roasting (More Than) Basics
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Aug 24, 2022 |
Why You Should Drink Decaf
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Aug 17, 2022 |
How Coffee is Decaffeinated
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Aug 10, 2022 |
A Coffee Certification Masterclass
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Aug 03, 2022 |
Coffee Importing Basics
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Jul 27, 2022 |
Coffee Exporting Basics
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Jul 20, 2022 |
Green Coffee Grading and Why It Is Important
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Jul 13, 2022 |
All Other Coffee Processing Methods De-Mystified
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Jul 06, 2022 |
The Two Main Coffee Processing Methods
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Jun 29, 2022 |
Coffee Harvesting Methods - Why Does It Matter?
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Jun 22, 2022 |
Why Coffee Tree Pruning Is So Important
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Jun 14, 2022 |
Playing in the Dirt - Soil’s Impact on Coffee
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Jun 08, 2022 |
The Ultimate Coffee Debate: Sun vs Shade
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Jun 01, 2022 |
How Coffee Farm Elevation Impacts Cup Quality
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May 25, 2022 |
Challenges Coffee Farmers Face
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May 17, 2022 |
Common Coffee Varieties, Varietals, and Cultivars
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May 11, 2022 |
The Basics of Coffee Varieties, Varietals, and Cultivars
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May 03, 2022 |
The Coffee Tree, Cherry, and Bean
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Apr 27, 2022 |
The Coffee Farm
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Apr 19, 2022 |
Origins - Where Does Your Coffee Come From?
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Apr 12, 2022 |
1st, 2nd, & 3rd Waves of Coffee
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Apr 06, 2022 |
What is Specialty Coffee?
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Apr 06, 2022 |
Arabica vs Robusta vs...Stenophylla?!
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Apr 06, 2022 |
Coffee History - The Industrial Revolution to Present
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Apr 06, 2022 |
Coffee History - Origins to the Industrial Revolution
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Apr 06, 2022 |
Why do we Like Coffee?
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Apr 06, 2022 |
What is Coffee?
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Apr 06, 2022 |
Introducing Coffee 101 - brought to you by Umble Coffee!
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Mar 29, 2022 |