Shipwreck Coffee Company Brewing up Some Joe

Whether you're in the mood for a cup of chowder or a cup of joe you can get it at the American Folk Festival.

Shipwreck Coffee Company is one of the vendors here this year.

TV5 caught up with the mother-daughter duo that are in charge of steering the ship.

Adrienne Bennett takes us to the roasting house in Corinth.
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Pati Carlson: "We need to wait for it to reach 400 degress. At that point we'll pour in the beans in order to get the roasting process started."

Pati Carlson's passion for coffee started years ago.

Pati Carlson: "I started in my kitchen as a matter of fact in a cast iron pan."

But Carlson has gone from cast iron to commercial machine.

Pati Carlson: "I feel if you're going to do something to try and make a business out of it you should do something you love."

Roasting is a science of sorts.

Pati Carlson: "So the temp has reached 400 so now we put the beans in."

And it all starts with the bean.

Pati Carlson: "They start out green and during the roasting process they will turn light to medium to dark as they release their chafe and release the oils in the coffee."

Carlson's daughter Melissa has developed a taste for the Costa Rican Bean.

Melissa Case: "I'm a costa rica girl."

But not everyone in the family got into the business because of their love for coffee.

Melissa Case: "I actually did not start drinking coffee until we acquired the business. I just couldn't find a flavor I didn't find bitter or that I really like the taste. Costa Rica is nice and smooth it's not too dark it's not too light."

Pati Carlson: "I'm a dark roast individual."

And if you don't have a favorite- these roastmasters are sure they can find one that perks your palette.

Pati Carlson: "we actually customize one of our dark roasts for one of our clients. It has 4 different beans in it and starts out very mellow, but has a nice end with a chocolately flavor."

Melissa Case: " When you talk to people you start to realize how many people drink coffee every single day that they're really looking for something that's fresh, unique and sometimes even personalized."

After the beans are roasted they're sifted and cooled down.

Every batch here is small and that's one of the reasons why these women say Shipwreck stands alone.

Pati Carlson "the nice thing about the coffee is that it's fresh." Pati Carlson: "if you order your coffee today we'd roast it today and deliver it tomorrow."

When the roasting process is finished, it's on to packaging.

Melissa Case: "I'm going to put together a 1/2 pound bag, which we'll feature at the folk festival of our Costa Rican coffee."

Melissa Case: "then we put a nice seal at the top and we're ready to go."

Now, There's only one thing left to do.

Pati Carlson: "Cheers, here's to the Folk Festival."