#43: Germination & Drying–Continuous vs. Resting
Episode description
In this episode we talk about:
- The class system in Colombia
- Specialty coffee shops in coffee producing countries
- Extended fermentations, 500 hours
- Germination of dry processed coffees, what is going on?
- Overview of the role of amino acids
- How do we measure stress in coffee cherries?
- Stressed grapes vs stressed coffee cherries
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Ukraine Resources:
Ukraine Donations
Rituales
Distrito Cafetero
Pergamino
Desarolladores De Cafe
Stratification of Colombia
Social Class in Colombia
World Bank Statistics on Colombia
RESEARCH PAPERS
G. Bytof, SE Knopp, D Kramer, B Breitenstein, JH Bergervoet, SP Groot, D Selmar. Transient occurrence of seed germination processes during coffee post-harvest treatment. Ann Bot. 2007 Jul;100(1):61-6. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm068. Epub 2007 May 3.
D. Kramer, B. Breitenstein, M Kleinwächter, D Selmar. Stress metabolism in green coffee beans (Coffea arabica L.): expression of dehydrins and accumulation of GABA during drying. Plant Cell Physiol. 2010 Apr;51(4):546-53. DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcq019. Epub 2010 Mar 5.
Cover Art by: Nick Hafner
Intro song: Elijah Bisbee