Everyday Beans Podcast - Mostly About Coffee and Other Stuff

Send us Fan Mail In this wide-ranging podcast episode, I frankly discuss the journey I'm on to build my coffee brand and business. I talk about my goals for 2024, including expanding my podcast output, upgrading my video gear to improve workflow, revamping my website to create a "digital coffee shop", putting out recipe content, simplifying my coffee offerings, getting onto Amazon,...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, I share updates on my coffee brand's progress with getting approved for Amazon Brand Registry. I submitted paperwork multiple times but have not been approved yet; it's been almost four days since I last heard back so I'm hoping to get approved soon. I also discuss my goals to create more audio and video content. Audio content has been reall...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, I discuss my journey with starting a specialty coffee business and selling on Amazon. I talk about the challenges I've faced in understanding consumer behavior and building a consistent customer base that cares about my specific brand, not just getting a good cup of coffee. I realize that while many specialty coffee drinkers prioritize fresh, small-ba...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, I discuss my thought process around getting back to basics when it comes to making coffee. I share how, as specialty coffee producers, we often focus intently on controlling the full process and experience for the customer. However, I explain how most people don't want to get bogged down in the intricate details - they just want a good cup of coffee m...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the podcast, I reflect on revamping my podcast workflow and getting into a good routine with recording, editing, generating transcripts and summaries to optimize each episode. I invested in some new software called Podcastle which has helped to clean up the audio and make the sound more professional. I also discuss upgrading my microphone set up with some new af...

Send us Fan Mail In this candid episode, I share personal updates and behind-the-scenes planning for my specialty coffee business. Discussing recent highlights like a visit from my brother and finalizing bag designs, I outline next steps for photography, listings, and streamlining roasting. I also detail key advice my brother offered for focusing on core products versus endless variety. Through ou...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, I chat with my brother EJ who lives in Denmark about our hobbies and interests. As we get older and busier with families, we discuss how to balance diving deeper into current passions while still having time for new adventures. Touching on topics like investing, gardening, cooking, coffee, and more, a key point we explore is the paradox of choice - how too...

Send us Fan Mail In this informal podcast episode, I provide some updates on my week so far while casually sipping coffee. I share details on a recent big coffee roasting day, including tasting notes on a new Guatemalan roast and getting new packaging for 12oz bags. I talk about having family visiting from overseas this week to surprise my mom for her birthday and preparations to smoke meat and sa...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, I discuss my experiences as a coffee roaster and some of the recent coffee origins I've been working with. I compare how the latest Ethiopian and Kenyan coffees are tasting compared to my memories of them, noting that many current coffees seem more delicate and their flavors less vibrant than what I recall. I talk about an exceptionally unusual Kenyan...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, I share my experience going through the Amazon pre-listing and approval process to sell my custom roasted coffee on their marketplace. I detail the specific product listing requirements I have to meet, including getting labeling, packaging and trademarks approved. After initial rejections, I investigate what other coffee brands are doing to meet Amazon&apo...

Send us Fan Mail In this informal podcast episode, I share updates on some cooking projects including preparing a turkey roulade dish and smoking various cuts of meat. A decent amount of time is spent discussing my curious dog who makes frequent guest appearances and interruptions. I draw parallels between my interest in carefully controlling variables when cooking meat to achieve an ideal interna...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, I reflect on my Thanksgiving plans including smoking a turkey breast and finding ribeye roasts on sale. I provide an update on my French press coffee journey and experimenting with dialing in the right taste. A decent portion of time is spent critiquing Breville products ranging from coffee makers to toaster ovens to an espresso machine. I share my frustra...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, I discuss my experience with a Guatemalan coffee roasted to a medium level and prepared using a French press. I share my journey with various coffee brewing methods over time, from starting with French press to exploring pour over and Chemex, and ultimately landing on filter coffee as my preferred method. I brew the Guatemalan coffee in a French press and...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, I brew French press coffee and discuss my experiences with this classic manual brewing method. I'm using a dark roast Sumatran which produces a muddy, muted cup lacking clarity and flavor when prepared as French press. I describe the taste as just "hot motor oil" rather than the sweet spot I typically find as coffee cools. I explain how I st...

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast episode, I discuss my enjoyment of recording these podcasts and how it has become something I look forward to rather than see as a chore. I talk about the coffee I'm tasting - an "outcast" blend of South American and robusta beans - and how I use a clear glass Bodum cup which allows me to better evaluate the roast. The see-through glass keeps the cof...

Send us Fan Mail I recap getting important health checks and test results from my recent physical while touching on how going without my usual coffee intake for that full day really affected my energy levels and productivity. Coffee's powerful drug-like qualities become clear when you remove it from your routine, even temporarily. I share updates on moving ahead in the Amazon seller approval...

Send us Fan Mail I reflect on my thoughts on daylight savings time and how the seasonal shift to more daylight impacts my early morning routine and sense of productivity. I share updates on starting the Amazon vendor process including an upcoming video call, progress on having custom bag designs produced, and considering freezing some coffees before they sell out. A highlight of the episode involv...

Send us Fan Mail I start this podcast episode by sharing my morning routine and discussing my plans for the day. I open up about my idea for a coffee recipe that everyday people can easily replicate at home using basic equipment. I then talk about my goals for my coffee business, including sending out sample bags locally to get feedback and drive purchases. A key part of my marketing plan is to le...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I discuss my experiments using a coffee refractometer to adjust grind size and other variables to optimize extraction and flavor. I share anecdotes about the variability of coffee over time, even from the same roaster, and how factors like freshness, age, crop changes and more mean flavor profiles fluctuate between orders. I urge consumers not to simply accept a r...

Send us Fan Mail In this candid podcast, I provide updates on refining my coffee bag packaging and plans to sell sample bags on Amazon soon. I discuss tasting notes from some current coffee roasts and my eagerness to revisit a Honduras bean with a finer roast profile I think will better bring out its flavor. I admit to being busy juggling parenting duties in my wife’s absence which led to letting...

Send us Fan Mail In this solo podcast, I share weekend anecdotes including cooking for my kids while my wife is traveling. I discuss how baking gluten-free treats has expanded my knowledge around developing flavors and textures that I apply to coffee roasting. I analyze a recent batch I roasted and brewed, noting how extraction readings conflicted with my taste perceptions, proving roasters rely t...

Send us Fan Mail In this wide-ranging podcast episode, the host shares personal updates about delivering donated coffee to an organization he's involved with. He opens up about a significant life anniversary and the importance of self-reflection on such days. The host also relates an insightful conversation with a neighbor who switched back to drinking his coffee after trying cheaper grocery...

Send us Fan Mail I discuss my recent experience taste-testing an Amazon Fresh branded Columbian medium roast whole bean coffee. I wanted to analyze the packaging and flavor profile both as market research and to validate their labeling. Going into sensory analysis mode, I outline the standard stages of the roasting process from green to first crack to second crack in order to contextualize what ch...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we dive into the world of coffee roasting and brewing, unraveling the fascinating impact of temperature on your daily cup of java. Join me as I explore the delicate balance between pricing coffee products for profitability and affordability, offering valuable insights for budding coffee entrepreneurs. Our main focus is the science of coffee temperature. Discover t...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the challenges of navigating the world of coffee business. Without a specific topic in mind, I open up about feeling overwhelmed by the various tasks involved in launching his coffee products on Amazon and managing his website. He shares insights into making decisions, experimenting with coffee temperatures, and taking on a unique coffee challenge from...