12. Designing Fermentation with Former Winemaker and Entrepreneur Lucia Solis

In this episode David is joined by Lucia Solis, a former winemaker and current coffee processing specialist. She also hosts the wildly informative podcast Making Coffee with Lucia Solis. We talk about her history in the wine industry and the series of opportunities that led her into an entrepreneurial journey, as a globally renowned consultant on coffee processing. It’s a dense conversation where she shares the synthesis of her extensive knowledge of microbiology, processing coffee and wine, as well as historical and current challenges of the coffee producer.

0:58 - Lucia’s professional wine career in Napa Valley, and her shift to analyzing yeast usage in coffee processing.
12:47 - What convinced Lucia to shift into consulting on coffee processing?
20:17 - A breakdown on coffee processing and fermentation.
26:05 - Home Coffee Plan - Anonos, Costa Rica
26:41 - The value of controlled inoculation for coffee producers
30:05 - A day in the life of Lucia Solis
34:51 - The challenges Lucia has observed that coffee producers face
43:00 - The complex, imbalance power dynamic between coffee consumers and producers.
48:12 - Lucia’s aspiration to set up a teaching mill
49:50 - Rest up with hammocks!
50:15 - Lucia is trying to drink less coffee; hopes to experiment with decaf coffee
51:35 - Where to buy coffee that Lucia has worked on
52:27 - Socials & Outro

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