Episode 2: Luiz
Roberto Saldanha – California Coffee Estates; Capricornio Coffee
In this episode, Luiz discusses the benefits and challenges of
growing at low altitude and atypical latitude, about addressing challenges
through innovating drying techniques, about promoting quality coffees and
challenging paradigms, and about the value of education and mentorship. 
Timestamps:
2:03 – Luiz’s Background
6:00 – Learning from Coffee
“Gurus"
10:43 – The Challenges of Growing at
Around the Tropic of Capricorn – Necessary Innovations
17:33 – Initial Experimentation
21:53 – Latitude Paradigm
24:45 – Latitude vs Altitude –
Misconceptions and Reception
28:26 – Takeaways from the Q
Processing Program
34:25 – Common Processing
Mistakes 
36:22 – Interactions with the Coffee
Producing Community
38:42 – Just Scratching the Surface of
Coffee’s Potential with PHP
41:31 – Wrap-Up
 
 
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Learn more about CQI’s Post-Harvest Processing
program: Post-Harvest
Processing (coffeeinstitute.org)
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Stay up to date with what’s happening at CQI: News (coffeeinstitute.org)
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Follow Luiz on Instagram: @luiz.california
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Follow Capricornio Coffees on Instagram: @capricorniocoffees
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Learn more about Capricornio Coffees on their
website: https://www.capricorniocoffees.com.br/
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Lallemand is the
sponsor of this season of the CQI podcast.