I Went To Guatemala To Explain Why All Coffee Is Fermented

IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ: This link is to sign up for updates about the tasting kit of roasted coffee for the live tasting: https://thedripfeed.coffee/fermentation The Drip Feed is my new newsletter that we're launching, so you can sign up for this at the same time if you'd like or you can just choose to get updates on The Fermentation Project. All the green coffee has been sold to roasters around the world. The list of roasters will be public soon! Currently, we're working towards a live event in September 2026, but that is subject to change. I hope you enjoy this one, it was a lot of work and I'm super grateful to Lucia Solis and everyone at the farm for all their hard work on this! Chapters: 0:00 Introduction: Coffee Fruit Is A Weird Fruit 0:52 Why I'm in Guatemala 1:21 The Upcoming Live Tasting 1:48 What Is Fermentation? 3:00 Rot & Fermentation 3:33 The Wet Mill 4:54 The Washed Process Explained 5:16 Are Coffee Farmers Flavour Designers? 5:53 Let's Get Into A Fermentation Tank 6:30 The Fermentation Project - The Journey Of 4 Different Processes 8:58 How Do You Know When Fermentation Has Finished? 11:14 Temperature & pH Readings 12:01 What Is Typical Across The World 13:07 Lactobacillus & Salt 14:50 Definitions: Anaerobic 16:44 It's About The Microbes 17:15 What Are People Adding To Fermentation Tanks? 17:56 Definition: Coferments 18:54 Definition: Infusion 19:59 Adding Artificial Flavour To Coffee 20:55 The Importance Of Properly Drying Coffee After Processing 23:04 This Blows My (Tiny) Mind 24:00 Conclusions Other Links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jameshoffmann Limited Edition Merch: https://geni.us/TensHundredsThousands Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimseven Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/jimseven My Books: I wrote the foreword and afterword to Julian Baggini’s The Book of Coffee*: https://geni.us/thebookofcoffee How to Make The Best Coffee At Home*: https://geni.us/howtomakethebestcoffee The World Atlas of Coffee*: https://geni.us/worldatlasofcoffee The World Atlas of Coffee Audiobook*: https://bit.ly/worldatlasofcoffeeaudio The Best of Jimseven*: https://geni.us/bestofjimseven Things I use and like: My old glasses: http://bit.ly/boldlondon My new glasses (Sept 2024 onwards): https://bit.ly/thenewglasses My hair product of choice*: https://geni.us/forthehair (*Affiliate links which may earn us a commission) Take your films to the next level with music from Musicbed. Sign up for a free account to listen for yourself: https://fm.pxf.io/c/3565675/1347628/16252