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Coffee Roaster Warm Up Sessions
The Coffee Roaster Warm Up Sessions podcast covers all things coffee including roasting, brewing, tasting, and business. This is a glimpse into real discussions between two brothers Sergei and Mark Kutrovski who are co-owners of Mirror Coffee Roasters.
Episodes
- Coffee Roaster Warm Up Sessions
81 | Holiday Blends And Buying Your First Home Espresso Machine
On this Coffee Roaster Warm Up Sessions podcast episode, we talk about holiday blends and buying your first home espresso machine. Sergei recently picked up a…
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80 | Home Baristas Are Pushing Innovation In The Coffee Industry
When it comes to making coffee, we tend to lean towards putting an emphasis on the basics of brewing. It's easy to overcomplicate coffee extraction, different…
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79 | One Tip That Will Make You A Better Coffee Roaster
How do you get better at coffee roasting? This can be a difficult question to answer because there are so many variables at play and the lack of resources…
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78 | What Baristas and Guests Are Not Getting From Their Coffee Shops
What keeps baristas and coffee drinkers coming back to coffee shops? Although both show up for different reasons, why they choose to stick around for the long…
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77 | Coffee Fest PNW Recap, Fellow Stagg Kettle, XBloom, and More
It's been an eventful week. Coffee Fest PNW happened which was emotional, community driven, and a celebration of craft. There was also a handful of new coffee…
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76 | Should You Attend Coffee Fest and Other Coffee Events?
This week we had Coffee Fest Seattle and this year is the 30th anniversary of Coffee Fest. Coffee Fest isn't the only event for coffee enthusiasts and those…
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75 | Are Coffee Beans Worth The Price You're Paying?
There's nothing quite like buying a bag of coffee and being disappointed with the results. Although flavor plays a huge role in this, there's another factor we…
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74 | Coffee Tasting For Beginners - How To Taste Flavor Notes
Coffee might just taste like coffee to you. The idea of tasting flavor notes in coffee might sound both overwhelming and impossible, but we've all been there…
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73 | Green Coffee Buying, Burn Out, Learning to Roast Coffee ( Q&A )
This week we're doing a Q&A podcast episode. On Instagram, we asked folks to ask us questions we can cover on the podcast, and we got some really good topics…
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72 | Pros & Cons of Dark Roast Coffee
The flavor difference between a light roast coffee and a dark roast coffee are substantial. Unfortunately, dark roasted coffee has some weight and negativity…
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71 | Three Things That Change The Coffee Experience Outside of Flavor
Many of us have had a coffee enlightenment at some point in our lives. That moment you taste your first natural process Ethiopian, and you realize the bitter…
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70 | How Running a Small Coffee Roasting Business Changed Us For Good
Owning a small business is challenging, rewarding, fun, and a huge learning experience. Over the last two and a half years of running a coffee roasting…
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69 | How To Do Quality Control As A Coffee Roaster
Coffee roasting is much more complex than just turning coffee brown. Dialing in the best roast for each coffee is both an art and skill, but maintaining peak…
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68 | Meeting World Class Coffee Producers and Portland's Coffee Scene
We took last week off to head out of town for Sergei's birthday. It was a much needed vacation. We drove to Portland, OR with plans to enjoy the city's coffee…
Coffee Roaster Warm Up Sessions67 | What If We Fail As A Coffee Roasting Business
Recently, we were recording some video content about our business model, vision and mission, and the goals for the near future. We were left asking ourselves…
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66 | Intro To Coffee Processing: Washed, Honey, Natural, And Experimental
Coffee processing plays a huge role in flavor, and may be one of the most important steps in the entire coffee supply chain. Although we may have seen washed…
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65 | First Steps To Start A Coffee Roasting Business From Nothing
Starting any business from scratch is intimidating. There are so many rules to follow and things that need to be done right especially when it comes to taxes…
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64 | Navigating Uncomfortable Changes As A Coffee Roasting Company
Change is inevitable, and in today's modern time, the world is constantly changing ever so quickly. Owning and running a coffee roasting company is no…
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63 | Breaking Down A Legendary Coffee Brewer - The Hario V60
The Hario V60 coffee brewer has become one of the most popular brewers in the coffee industry. Whether you use it every day for your pour overs or you keep…
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62 | Solving Global Issues Through Social Entrepreneurship with Kenna Warren
Coffee is one of the most popular commodities in the world and runs on a complex supply chain. If we're being honest, it's far from perfect. From low wages to…
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61 | Transitioning From A Multi-Roaster Coffee Shop To a Roasting Company With Tim Shenkin
Transitioning from being a multi-roaster cafe to a coffee roasting company is not easy. Roasting itself has a lot of technical skills that need to be learned…
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60 | Are NFTs a Scam and Why The Coffee Industry Should Have Them
NFTs took the internet by storm in 2019 - 2022. Many people, including ourselves, were confused why jpeg images were selling for thousands of images. The NFT…
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59 | Coffee Roasting Equipment, Brewing Gear, and Bad Purchases
Few things compare to the satisfying feeling of buying coffee gear that check all your boxes, preferences, stylistic choices, and ultimately empower you to…
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58 | What Being A Great Barista Is Really About
Baristas do a lot more than just make coffee at a coffee shop. They're the ones cleaning up spills, washing floors during closing, and communicating with…
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57 | Koji Processed Coffee - What is it and has it gone too far?
Koji Process. You may have heard of it, and we wouldn't be surprised if you haven't. it's a fairly new experimental coffee processing method, and it's…
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56 | Are Home Baristas Hurting Specialty Cafes and Coffee Shops?
Home baristas are changing the coffee industry. From gear becoming more and more affordable with the access to information and education only increasing over…
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55 | Moving Beyond Just Coffee As A Roasting Company
From the beginning, starting a coffee roasting company was never just about coffee. There's always been an underlying purpose and vision beyond the coffee…
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54 | Being A Small coffee Roasting Company During Global Tensions
Being a small business let alone a coffee roasting business is not easy. On the other hand, it is not much easier running a larger coffee roasting operation…
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53 | Pouring Latte Art at Coffee Fest in New York 2022
Sergei just got back from competing in Coffee Fest New York in their latte art competition. He placed in the top 16! We cover a wide range of topics from…
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52 | How We Roast And Dial In A New Coffee For The First Time
Buying and roasting new coffee is always such an exciting process. From tasting the samples to packaging and selling it for folks to enjoy at home, it comes…
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51 | The One Thing That Will Boost Your Coffee Knowledge
In this industry of craftsmanship, we're always looking for ways to boost our understanding of coffee. Over the years, we've seen huge advancements in great…
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50 | Why We Started A Coffee Podcast
We launched Mirror Coffee Roasters in Bellingham, WA in December of 2019, and since then we've had the opportunity to source, roast, and serve really…
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49 | Starting A Multi-Roaster Coffee Shop Built On Core Values ( Narrative Coffee ) With Maxwell Mooney
Maxwell Mooney has been in the coffee industry for nearly a decade now, and in the next few weeks he will be opening up the second location of Narrative Coffee…
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48 | Why You Should Compete In Specialty Coffee
Competing in specialty coffee is exciting for many of us in the industry. For us, coffee competitions go beyond just receiving a shiny award. Whether you're…
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47 | How Our Small Town Became A Coffee Hub - Bellingham, WA
Our small town, Bellingham, WA, has become quite the coffee hub over the years with several big plans of expansion in the near future. If we're being honest…
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46 | Why You Shouldn't Start A Coffee Roasting Company In 2022
Starting a coffee roasting company has become a very popular thing to do. We regularly hear of a new roastery starting from scratch which is very exciting…
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45 | Coffee Consumption Statistics That We Were Not Expecting
Working in the coffee industry as a roasting company, it's often easy to get caught up over details, business logistics, quality control, sourcing coffee, and…
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44 | 2021 Lessons With 2022 Goals And Motivations
Before we knew it, 2021 came to an end. With our 2021 Spotify Wrapped reminding us of all the good tunes we've been listening to this year, we're also thinking…
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43 | Christmas Morning, Traditions, and Eagles
You wake up, and it's Christmas morning. What does your day look like? Where are you? For us, a cup of coffee is essential whether that's made with a Ratio…
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42 | How To Up Your Coffee Brewing Game In 2022
Coffee brewing at home is becoming more and more popular with time. Equipment, knowledge, and other helpful resources are becoming accessible which in return…
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41 | Intro To The Coffee Roasting Business ( FAQ )
Over the last two years, we've received many emails from folks around the world asking about starting a coffee roasting company. Most of the time, they are…
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40 | Taking The First Steps Towards Your Goals
Taking the first steps towards your goals can be just as exciting as it is intimidating. Whether that's what others will think of you, your personal…
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39 | Best Christmas Gift Ideas For Coffee Enthusiasts In 2021
It's that time of year when we're doing our holiday gift shopping. Many of us will be searching for those couple people in our lives who would die without…
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38 | Why You Should Be Cupping & Tasting Coffee Blindly
Is that really blueberries you're tasting or did the coffee bag trick you into tasting that? Often times, flavor notes, branding, origin, and our preconceived…
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37 | Coffee Hand Grinders: Timemore C2, Comandante and Why You Need One
Coffee hand grinders have grown not only in popularity, but also in quality and accessibility. Grinders like the Commandante C40 have changed how we look at…
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36 | Coffee Sustainability From An Origin Perspective
Coffee sustainability at origin has been a huge conversation amongst the specialty coffee community. It's really refreshing to see the industry have these…
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35 | From Family Coffee Farm To Green Coffee Importer - Edwin Martinez of Onyx Coffee
Our first in-person podcast guest is Edwin Martinez, the CEO of Onyx Coffee and third generation Guatemalan coffee producer at Finca Vista Hermosa. They import…
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34 | Q&A: V60, Pour Over Recipe, Coffee Grinders & Small Business Life
We're doing our first Q&A on the Coffee Roaster Warm Up Sessions podcast! On our Instagram this week, we asked folks to submit your questions, and we were…
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33 | Coffee Roasting - Three Things We Learned From Experience In 2021
Coffee roasting is an art, craft, skill, and mystery. Well to a certain extent it's a mystery. We've listened to countless podcasts, read books, attended…
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32 | Chance The Rapper, Drip Coffee, and Scott Rao Spray Head
Grab a cup of coffee and sit down with us as we talk about whatever comes to mind. Of course coffee had to be part of the discussion. We touch base on drip…
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31 | Why We Started A Coffee Roasting Company Instead Of A Coffee Shop
When will you start a coffee shop? We get that question all the time. As we approach two years of running our coffee roasting company, we reflect back on why…
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30 | How To Stay Focused On Your Goals & Purpose
We all have goals and dreams we hope to accomplish. In a time of instant gratification, it's very easy to be distracted from what you're out to achieve…
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29 | Could This End Specialty Coffee? The Current State of The Industry
The current climate of the coffee industry is going to affect us all in one way or another. Because coffee is a global industry, it adds layers and layers of…
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28 | Being A Home Barista vs A Coffee Professional In The Industry
Over the last several years, there's been a surge of interest in the home barista niche. Whether that's having a home pour over bar or a single group head…
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27 | Has Coffee Gear Reached Its Limit? Do We Need Another Brewer?
Do we need more coffee gear? What about more pour over brewers? Over the last several years, we've noticed a huge increase in coffee equipment hitting the…
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26 | What does coffee taste like? Flavor Notes on Coffee Bags
What does coffee taste like? Today we're talking about flavor notes on coffee bags. Are they helpful? Do you buy coffee based on the notes labeled? Maybe you…
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25 | What Does Coffee Taste Like? How We Talk About Flavor
What does your coffee taste like? Is it bold, smooth, burnt, light, or maybe it just tastes like coffee. Describing what our coffee tastes like can get really…
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24 | Coffee Blends And Single Origins. Which Is Better?
Coffee blends have been a debated topic over the last decade in the specialty coffee community. Although there isn’t anything horrible about coffee blends…
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23 | Changing The Future of Indonesian Coffee - Interview With Taylor From Origin
In this episode, Sergei talks to his good friend Taylor about what it has been like for him living and now working in Indonesia for the last seven years. This…
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22 | Best Coffee In Florida & Improving The Specialty Coffee Experience
Sergei returned from his trip to Florida, and he had the opportunity to hit all of his favorite coffee shops in Florida. Sergei gives us a run down of some of…