Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
I'm sure many will roll their eyes at the mere thought of this subject matter, but I implore you to watch the video the whole way through before commenting!
Excited for a lively discussion in the comments and hope roasteries, manufacturers, and the coffee community at large will take part.
LINKS TO PAPERS:
Sebastian Humbert, "Life cycle assessment of spray dried soluble coffee and comparison with alternatives" 2009
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652609001474
H.A. Hassard, "Product carbon footprint and energy analysis of alternative coffee products in Japan" 2009.
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652614001474?via%3Dihub
Piya Gosalvitr, "An environmental and economic sustainability assessment of coffee production in the UK" 2023
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894723015243#b0080
--Should be noted this one assumes instant with a 250g glass jar as well as more green making up a dose, which are odd assumptions to make that elevate greatly the number shown for instant. A big appeal to instant is, in fact, the high extraction needing *less* green.
Here’s how your cup of coffee contributes to climate change
theconversation.com/heres-how-your-cup-of-coffee-contributes-to-climate-change-196648
--This presents the research from the following article in a more digestible way.
Andrea L. Hicks, "Environmental Implications of Consumer Convenience: Coffee as a Case Study" 2017
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jiec.12487
Here is a link to Swift:
swiftcoffee.com
Black and White:
blackwhiteroasters.com/collections/specialty-instant-coffee
Luminous:
https://www.loveluminous.coffee/
Leuchtfeuer:
https://www.leuchtfeuer.coffee/en-in/products/specialty-instant-coffee-brasilien
The Barn:
thebarn.de/products/instant-ethiopia
Others named that are now closed: Sudden Coffee, Voila Coffee
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TIME CUES:
0:00- Overview
0:50- Hot Spray Evaporation
3:37- Freeze Dry Sublimation
6:54- Sustainability and Specialty
10:05- New Turn?
11:40- Blind Taste Test
16:49- An Instant Future?
I'm sure many will roll their eyes at the mere thought of this subject matter, but I implore you to watch the video the whole way through before commenting!
Excited for a lively discussion in the comments and hope roasteries, manufacturers, and the coffee community at large will take part.
LINKS TO PAPERS:
Sebastian Humbert, "Life cycle assessment of spray dried soluble coffee and comparison with alternatives" 2009
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652609001474
H.A. Hassard, "Product carbon footprint and energy analysis of alternative coffee products in Japan" 2009.
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652614001474?via%3Dihub
Piya Gosalvitr, "An environmental and economic sustainability assessment of coffee production in the UK" 2023
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1385894723015243#b0080
--Should be noted this one assumes instant with a 250g glass jar as well as more green making up a dose, which are odd assumptions to make that elevate greatly the number shown for instant. A big appeal to instant is, in fact, the high extraction needing *less* green.
Here’s how your cup of coffee contributes to climate change
theconversation.com/heres-how-your-cup-of-coffee-contributes-to-climate-change-196648
--This presents the research from the following article in a more digestible way.
Andrea L. Hicks, "Environmental Implications of Consumer Convenience: Coffee as a Case Study" 2017
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jiec.12487
Here is a link to Swift:
swiftcoffee.com
Black and White:
blackwhiteroasters.com/collections/specialty-instant-coffee
Luminous:
https://www.loveluminous.coffee/
Leuchtfeuer:
https://www.leuchtfeuer.coffee/en-in/products/specialty-instant-coffee-brasilien
The Barn:
thebarn.de/products/instant-ethiopia
Others named that are now closed: Sudden Coffee, Voila Coffee
LINKS
__________________
Join my Patreon community at:
patreon.com/lancehedrick
Find me on IG at:
instagram.com/lancehedrick
Find me on Facebook at:
facebook.com/lancehedrickcoffee
My storefront: amazon.com/shop/lancehedrick
My SECOND Channel:
Lance Hedrick Unfiltered
youtube.com/channel/UCvNpZQzurSNZQ8e2QNGNXsA
__________________
TIME CUES:
0:00- Overview
0:50- Hot Spray Evaporation
3:37- Freeze Dry Sublimation
6:54- Sustainability and Specialty
10:05- New Turn?
11:40- Blind Taste Test
16:49- An Instant Future?
