In this episode, Kenneth once again sits down with Dylan Morse of Tinker Coffee in Indianapolis to look at more common coffee myths. Between them, they explain whether they are true or not. Sharing the facts behind the myths. Including a couple of weird ones, for example, coffee ruins your teeth or stunts your growth.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Is coffee addictive? If it is, how big a problem is that?
• Does expresso have more caffeine than drip coffee? – it depends, why that is the case is explained in the episode.
• All coffee does not contain the same amount of caffeine. What factors impact the levels are explained.
• Why do most people struggle to make coffee at home that tastes as good as the cup they drink at a local café?
• How to choose the right water to make your coffee at home.
• Coffee does have to mature a little after the roast to taste its best.
• Is decaf full of chemicals?
• Can dark roast coffee upset your tummy?
• Does coffee stunt your growth?

BEST MOMENTS

‘If you're using a really great coffee, the flavor of an espresso is so intense that it's more of a drinking experience.’

‘The coffee bean has no idea where it is.’

‘Having that perfect balance of the electrolytes in the water is it helps with the extraction.’

GUEST RESOURCES

Website Tinker Coffee – https://www.tinkercoffee.com/

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/tinkercoffee/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TinkerCoffee/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/tinkercoffeeco

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Award-winning single-origin specialty coffee:https://umblecoffee.com/

You’re disciplined and high achieving. You never settle. Shouldn’t the fuel that helps you reach your goals be held to those same standards? Instead of a crash-inducing cup of jo, you need coffee with optimal antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. A coffee so good that you can drink it black.

At Umble Coffee, we only roast specialty-grade arabica coffee from around the world with cupping scores 84 and above. Don’t sabotage yourself in pursuing your goals - drink coffee that tastes better and is better for you. No crash, great taste, and better long-term health benefits. That’s Umble Coffee.

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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

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HOW TO LEAVE A REVIEW

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Podcast Description

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!

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