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Cat & Cloud Podcast

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Chris Baca and Jared Truby are professional Baristas and are here to introduce the world to Specialty Coffee! From placing in the finals of the United States Barista Championship multiple times, winning regional competitions, to leading training and education for some of the most progressive coffee companies around - these two have learned a ton about coffee and want to share it with you. Tune in for weekly interviews, tutorials, and general mayhem from the brothers from different mothers: Truby & Baca. Learn more at catandcloud.com

Episodes

Equator Coffee | Alexandra LittleJohn | Part 1 of 3

Alex reflects on the regional barista competition uproar and talks about getting involved in the SCAA, her initial interaction with Baca, and playing the Native American Flute around a crazy campfire at the BGA Camp in Santa Barbara.

Aug 25, 201524 min

Truby & Baca Q&A Session Part 2

We take a moment to answer more of your questions! We chat about our coffee crushes, touch on pressure profiling in espresso, touch on our recommendations for preparing for barista competitions, and answer the age old question: does tamping pressure?

Aug 23, 201528 min

Truby and Baca Answer Your Questions

This episode we talk about processing methods and decaffeination, then answer your questions on pressure profiling, dialing in naturally processed coffees, tamping, and why it doesn't matter which espresso machine you have. Enjoy!

Aug 16, 201532 min

U.S. Barista Champion Charles Babinski - Part 3 of 3

In our final episode with the champ himself Charles talks about the differences in language between green buyers, roasters, and baristas, how he and Kyle approach espresso recipes and standards at G&B and Go Get Em, milk beverages being the economic backbone of a cafe, and how we don't have to give flavor descriptors in the real world.

Jul 31, 201539 min

U.S. Barista Champion Charles Babinski - Part 1 of 3

We sit down and chat with one of the most prolific competition baristas, and co-owner of G&B Coffee and Go Get Em Tiger in Los Angeles California: Mister Charles Babinski. Charles talks about the inception of G&B, working with Kyle Glanville, the USBC, and a little bit of his personal life. Part 1 of a 3 part series

Jul 22, 201522 min
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