New To Coffee? Here's Exactly Where To Start | Ep. 41

New to Specialty Coffee? You're in the right place. On today's episode we go over the 3 stages we'd point anyone towards; Cafe, Learning and Home Brewing. Along the way we get into why "acquired taste" isn't a real argument against a coffee, what to order first, and how much you actually need to spend to brew well at home. Books and resources mentioned: The World Atlas of Coffee by James Hoffman https://www.amazon.com/World-Atlas-Co... Cafe Imports ed+u https://edubycafeimports.thinkific.com Gear: Fellow Stagg EKG Kettlehttps://fellow.sjv.io/kettle Baratza Encore ESPhttps://www.baratza.com/en-us/product... Fellow Opus 2 https://fellow.sjv.io/opus-2 Hario v60 https://www.hario-usa.com/products/vd... Kalita Wave https://kalitausa.com/products/kalita... Fellow Espresso Series 1 https://fellow.sjv.io/series-1 Meraki Espresso Machine https://tidd.ly/4ukKTDh 0:00 Intro 1:11 Drinking Cortados Tonight 3:25 Getting Into Specialty Coffee 4:52 You Don't Have to "Acquire" a Taste 7:56 Stage 1: The Cafe 9:12 What to Look For in a Good Cafe 13:01 Talk to Your Barista 14:13 The Free Coffee Bet 16:00 Milk Drinks vs. Filter Coffee 23:58 Start a Coffee Notebook 30:34 Stage 2: Learning 36:20 Stage 3: Home Brewing 39:09 Building a Budget Setup 45:33 Why Water Matters 48:35 Dialing In Your Recipe 53:26 Knowing What You Like 55:16 The Best Cup of Coffee 57:50 Wrap Up