Drip: A DC Coffee Podcast

Home-Brewing with Diane Contreras (DIY DC Coffee Part 2) Vigilante director of training and Route 1’s favorite barista Diane Contreras walks through the ins and outs of brewing in the second installment of our DIY DC Coffee series. Grab a pen and paper to start your journey to home-brewing perfection! Follow Diane on Instagram @TheCoffeeTrigger Prep tools Hario Coffee Scale Hario Slim Grinder Encore Grinder Brew Kettle Brew devices/methods Kalita Wave Bonavita Curtis Brewer Pour Over V60 Chemex French press Aeropress Stovetop brewer Espresso Percolator Show notes: Vigilante Coffee Counter Culture Coffee Dolcezza Coffee District Coffee Cupping US Coffee Championships Coffee extraction Coffee grind

Jesse Breaux (yes, it is pronounced “bro”) kicks off our ‘DIY DC Coffee’ series with everything you need to know to become a master home-roaster. He is also offering a free pound of coffee to Drip listeners--tune in to learn more! Jesse Breaux on Twitter: @JesseBreaux Green Coffee Buying Club Behmore Home Roaster Sonofresco Royal Coffee Cafe Imports Zekes Coffee's DC Chinatown Coffee Compass Coffee The Coffee Bar Is Your Hawaiian Coffee Organic? - Big Fair Trade USA Sweet Marias is also a great place to buy green beans and find roasting advice.

Lauren Rogers from District of Coffee rejoins us to explore new cafes in 2017, upcoming shops in 2018, and social activism. Also, I share a few #DCCafeStories from regulars and baristas in the middle of the episode. District of Coffee Facebook | Twitter | Instagram  New Cafes of 2017 The Velo Café at District Hardware (The Wharf) Pear Plum Café (3064 Mt. Pleasant Street NW) Wheelys Café Blue Bottle Café (Georgetown) Qualia Coffee (Eckington) Crimson Diner in Chinatown serving Blanchard’s Coffee Roasting Co. Takoma Bev Co. (Takoma Park) Gregory’s Coffee (Farragut) La Colombe (Farragut) Compass Coffee (Farragut) Portside Coffee (Leesburg) Detour Coffee Co. (Arlington) Chill Zone Coffee (Arlington) Café Chocolat (McPherson Square) Hive Hotel (2224 F St. NW) Swings Coffee (14th & G) Colada Shop (14th & T) Shop Made In DC (Dupont Circle serving Small Planes) Vigilante Coffee (The Wharf) Little Pearl (921 Penn Ave SE) Lost Sock Roasters (Kennedy Street NW) Penny Brew Coffee Songyrd Music House & Record Cafe serving Southeastern Roastery  (AdMo) Shops lined up for 2018 Café Georgetown (3800 Resevoir RD NW) Vigilante Coffee (College Park) Joe & The Juice (15th & K) Swings Coffee (G Street) Blue Stone Lane (Washington Circle) Hirshhorn (Independence Ave and 7th / Dolcezza serving Stumptown) Other Topics & Shops Café Kindred (Falls Church) Caffe Amouri (Vienne) Zekes Coffee (2300 Rhode Island Ave NE) DC Coffee Fest Deferred candidacy ACLU fundraiser Piccolo Latte Pour Steady God in a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee by Michaele Weissman Be sure to let me know if we missed any. I can add them to the list.

Building community takes work, compassion, and time. Ebenezers Coffeehouse has been intentionally building community since 2006 in DC and abroad. General Manager Heather Corsi and I run the gamut of coffee talk as it relates to the Coffeehouse and its community. Ebenezerscoffeehouse.com Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Organizations Discussed: One Village Coffee Compassion Tea DC Dream Center Just Haiti National Community Church

Shreya Bhargava, the founder of District Mugs, sits down to discuss homelessness in the District and how something as simple as a coffee mug can positively impact a person’s life. All of us--even tea drinkers--can make a difference in our community. District Mugs | Facebook | Instagram Discussed in the episode: The Ministry Coffee + Wine Calabash Tea Bar & Cafe Phase 2 Academy Thrive DC A-SPAN Streetsense. Sasha Bruce Youth Work

Two musicians, Philip Basnight and Rhys Tucker, discuss the DC coffee scene. We explore their favorite coffee shops, barista-regular relationships, and connections between coffee and music. After the credits, stay tuned to hear songs from Broke Royal and Sweet Earl Greene. To clear up the roast style conversation, check out the NCA Coffee Roasts Guide. Broke Royals | Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Debut Album... Sweet Earle Greene | Facebook & Soundcloud Organizations discussed: The Coffee Bar Sylvan Cafe & Bakery Compass Coffee Blue Bottle Coffee Wydown Coffee Filter Coffeehouse & Espresso DMV Coffee Facebook Group Dog Tag Bakery SongByrd Potter’s House

Chris Vigilante takes us through his journey from island paradise to basement roasting to becoming a staple of DC's "third wave." Even more inspiring is Vigilante Coffee's local and international impact. http://www.VigilanteCoffee.com Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @VigilanteCoffee

I sit down with Charles Shell, roaster, and Matt Thompson, barista, from Qualia Coffee. We brew a few interesting topics including the roasting process, Qualia Coffee’s philosophy, and what it means to be a true neighborhood cafe. http://www.QualiaCoffee.com Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @QualiaCoffee

Welcome to the first episode of Drip: the DC coffee podcast. Guest Lauren Roger speaks about her dual role in the DC coffee community as Caffeinate the Capital's founder and curator as well as the co-founder of the blog District of Coffee. Twitter: @districtcoffee_ Instagram: @caffeinatethecapital For complete show notes, visit https://www.DCDripPodcast.com