The Coffee Smarter Podcast

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris O'Brien of Coffee Cycle Roasting and I discuss styles of cold coffee brewing at home. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Brewer issue of the newsletter at this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Support this s...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris O'Brien of Coffee Cycle Roasting and I discuss the the problem with extraction theory, the benefits of testing flavor using the ruler shot, and why I can't be trusted to brew my own cup of coffee. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Brewer...

The Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt is off this week. Instead, enjoy this audio version of the Crossings Coffee Corner with Alden Hozouri. Alden describes the types of home espresso machines you might consider and breaks down the pros and cons to each. The Crossings Coffee Corner comes out monthly and can always be found at: https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/s/crossings-coffee-corner...

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the intricacies of defining the various eras or waves of coffee. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Brewer issue of the newsletter at this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to...

⁠⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the intricacies of defining the various eras or waves of coffee. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Brewer issue of the newsletter at this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . BONUS LINK: An original R!WC conversation...

⁠⁠⁠ Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the need for weighing coffee and water during the brewing process to create a more consistent cup of morning coffee. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Brewer issue of the newsletter at this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

⁠⁠ Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the coffee grind size. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Brewer issue of the newsletter at this link: ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the paid version of the newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://r...

⁠ Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the difference between the blade and the burr grinder. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Brewer issue of the newsletter at this link: ⁠ www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the paid version of the newsle...

There is a new monthly column on Roast! West Coast. Hacea Coffee Source's co-founder and green coffee buyer (also frequent Coffee Smarter guest expert) Jared Hales will be sharing his coffee industry insider's perspective about green coffee with us every month. How did we get so lucky? ⁠⁠Check out the teaser column⁠⁠ to learn more about Jared and the value he finds in the extended coffee i...

There is a new monthly column on Roast! West Coast. ⁠Crossings Coffee Roasters⁠ founder and head roasters (also frequent Coffee Smarter guest expert) Alden Hozouri will be plumbing the depths of his nerdy coffee brain to give us a monthly dose of coffee education. How did we get so lucky? ⁠Check out the teaser column⁠ to learn more about Alden and why he loves coffee as an intersection between cre...

Bonus Episode: The first episode of the Coffee With Podcast features Matthew Hankes, Heart Transplant Recipient. Matt is a pretty normal guy who experienced an extraordinary thing. He spent an hour talking about finding out he had a heart condition known as ARVC—Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy—at age 15, the lead-up to the transplant, and what it looks like from the other side. Mat...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the what you should and shouldn't look for in an automatic coffee maker. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Brewer issue of the newsletter at this link: https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/p/paper-coffee-filters . Support this show by S...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the what you should and shouldn't look for in an automatic coffee maker. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Brewer issue of the newsletter at this link: ⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/p/coffee-smarter-melitta-filter-coffee-dripper...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. We are off this week, but I've dug into the archives to find this Coffee Smarter segment featuring Siri Simran Khalsa, the Coffee Director at Lofty Coffee in San Diego. We cover coffee cupping and how the pros taste coffee. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Brewer issue o...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the Melitta coffee brewer, which is the original coffee dripping device. We cover how to use it, the impact it has on flavor, and the pros and cons of brewing coffee with this coffee brewing device. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Brewer...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the Kalita coffee brewer. We cover how to use it, the impact it has on flavor, and the pros and cons of brewing coffee with this coffee brewing device. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Kalita Wave issue of the newsletter at this link: htt...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the ABID Clever Dripper coffee brewer. We cover how to use it, the impact it has on flavor, and the pros and cons of brewing coffee with this coffee brewing device. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC ABID Clever Dripper issue of the newslet...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I chat cleaning coffee grinders, brewers, and even cups. This conversation is from Season 5 of the Roast! West Coast coffee podcast . We'll be back next week with an all new episode featuring the ABID Clever Brewer. Season 1 is dedicated to coffee brewers like the French press, Chemex, and V60 pour over. We'll c...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the Chemex® coffee brewer. We cover how to use it, the impact it has on flavor, and the pros and cons of brewing coffee with this coffee brewing device. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Chemex® issue of the newsletter at this link: Chemex...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the Aeropress coffee brewer. We cover how to use it, the impact it has on flavor, and the pros and cons of brewing coffee with this coffee brewing device. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Check out the R!WC Aeropress issue of the newsletter at this link: Ae...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the V60 Hario coffee brewer. We cover how to use it, the impact it has on flavor, and the pros and cons of brewing coffee with this coffee brewing device. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Season is dedicated to coffee brewers like the French press, Chemex,...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris and I explore the French press coffee brewer. We cover how to use it, the impact it has on flavor, and the pros and cons of brewing coffee with a French press. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Season is dedicated to coffee brewers like the French press, Chemex, and v60 p...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In part 2/2 Chris and I talk about how the water we use to brew coffee impacts the quality and flavor of coffee. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Season is dedicated to coffee brewers like the French press, Chemex, and v60 pour over. We'll cover full immersion and pour over drippers. We’ll dig...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In part one (of two) Chris and I talk about how the water we use to brew coffee impacts the quality and flavor of coffee. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home.  Season is dedicated to coffee brewers like the French press, Chemex, and v60 pour over. We'll cover full immersion and pour over drip...

Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. On this episode we’re going to learn about coffee extraction. The goal of this show is to enable you to brew a better cup of coffee at home. Season is dedicated to coffee brewers like the French press, Chemex, and v60 pour over. We'll cover full immersion and pour over drippers. We’ll dig into the history of at-home coffee brewers, how th...