143 episodes

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.

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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.

    143 | Co-Fermented Coffee: Why It's So Controversial And Our Hot Take

    143 | Co-Fermented Coffee: Why It's So Controversial And Our Hot Take

    There's been a lot of buzz around co-fermented coffees lately. With new regulations allowing these coffees to be used in competition, it's becoming increasingly controversial as the industry opens its doors to this processing method. Despite progress in this direction, it's not coming without a lot of push back.

    In this episode, we talk about what folks are saying as well as sharing our take on co-fermented coffees.

    • 35 min
    142 | SCA Expo Gear Releases: Fellow, La Marzocco, and Ratio

    142 | SCA Expo Gear Releases: Fellow, La Marzocco, and Ratio

    It's SCA Expo season! Unfortunately, we weren't able to make it, but we did hear all the talk about the latest coffee gear released this year. We have thoughts.

    In this episode of the Coffee Roaster Warm Up Sessions, we cover some of the releases that stood out to us at SCA Expo 2024.

    • 29 min
    141 | Is A Food Menu Necessary In A Coffee Shop?

    141 | Is A Food Menu Necessary In A Coffee Shop?

    Most coffee shops offer pastries with their beverages, and it's becoming popular to have a breakfast food menu as well. Is having a food menu necessary? In this episode, we talk about some of the great experiences we've had at coffee shops as well as what are some of the businesses pros and cons of serving a food menu.

    • 31 min
    140 | Modeling Excellence in a Coffee Shop with Alex Sciarrotta of Narrative Coffee

    140 | Modeling Excellence in a Coffee Shop with Alex Sciarrotta of Narrative Coffee

    Narrative Coffee, here in WA, models excellence very well. Everything from their coffee program to their food menu is refined for a very pleasant experience. Alex Scariotta, the new owner of Narrative Coffee, shares more about what it they're doing at Narrative, his personal story of growth in coffee, and how important it is to build an exceptional team in coffee.

    • 1 hr
    139 | Starting A Coffee Shop vs Starting A Coffee Roastery

    139 | Starting A Coffee Shop vs Starting A Coffee Roastery

    Starting a coffee shop or a coffee roastery are both challenging and a risk. After having started a roasting company and helped owners start cafes, we've noticed some of the differences between these two coffee businesses. In this episode, we take apart the pros and cons of starting both a coffee shop and a roasting company.

    • 28 min
    138 | This Changes Everything For Decaf Coffee

    138 | This Changes Everything For Decaf Coffee

    This past week, decaf coffee got the spotlight and it happened to be at the US Brewers Cup Championship. The 2024 USBrC winner, Weihong Zhang, wins first place competing with a decaf coffee. This is a huge turning point to see decaf crush at a competition and it wasn't even a Gesha!
    In this podcast episode, we talk about decaf, where we see this going, and some of our favorite decaf coffees we've had in the past.

    • 27 min

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