In this episode, Kenneth is once again joined by the very popular Stefan Tribble to talk about making cowboy coffee. If you want to know how to enjoy the perfect coffee even when camping, this light-hearted, funny but very informative episode is definitely for you.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Traditional cowboy coffee is water and ground coffee made in a pot, without a filter.
• It is better to get the water up to temperature and bring it off the boil before adding the coffee.
• Letting it steep too long is a common error, it ends up over-extracted.
• A small scale is a better way to measure out the coffee beforehand.
• A hand grinder does not weigh much, so consider taking one with you.
• Practice making your cowboy coffee at home using the equipment you are planning to take with you.
• Use a spoon to scrape some grounds off the top.
• A little bit of salt will take away any bitterness.

BEST MOMENTS

‘We want to move you from terrible cowboy coffee to great cowboy coffee. ´

‘Take your water off the boil and then actually put your grounds in.’

‘The darker the roast, you're going to have more and more trouble getting those grounds to sink to the bottom.’ 

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Emalco - https://emalco.com

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ABOUT THE SHOW

Coffee 101 is an educational show on all things coffee.  Join Kenneth and Katie as they start with the most basic questions about coffee and build 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’.
Season 2 is all about coffee’s journey from ‘shelf to sip’.

ABOUT THE HOST: Kenneth Thomas is also an instructor with Stanford Continuing Studies for an all-in-one coffee class.  He owns and is head roaster at Umble Coffee Co.  He and Umble Coffee have been consistently ranked one of the best specialty coffee roasters in the United States.  Kenneth is very passionate about coffee and coffee education.
ABOUT THE CO-HOST: Katie Thomas is Kenneth’s oldest daughter and brings an entertaining flair to the podcast.  She’s still learning about coffee and thus makes the perfect co-host.  She, like the listeners, would claim to be a ‘101-er’ - like you - coffee curious.  She’ll be the future of the coffee industry, and the future looks very bright!

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