"What if all the beans don't crack?"

This week on the Roast It Yourself Podcast, Stephen and Catherine tackle a question that gets right to the heart of roasting with intention: should you roast coffee differently depending on how you plan to brew it? Listener Steve from North Dakota asks whether coffees labeled for ...  Show more

Episode 96: This week, Bill (a newer roaster working with an SR800 and extension tube) asks a fantastic question: which coffee books deserve a permanent place on every roaster’s shelf? Stephen and Catherine dive into their favorite resources, from foundational roasting texts to b ...  Show more

Which green coffees are the best for a typical Italian espresso and how can I blend them? Shall I pre-blend or post-blend the coffees? Which roasting degree is the best for a typical Italian espresso? And how long shall it rest after the roast? These and more questions are cov ...

Scott Conary leader of Carborro Coffee Roasters considers the pursuit of quality as the ultimate answer to all business questions. This episode is chock full of coffee cherries pun intended. Learn how to roast coffee and what makes some roasters elite. In this episode: The World ...  Show more

As many of you know, we've started doing live hang out after the episodes on Discord a week after the podcast comes out. I find this valuable because I get to hear from listeners and we create our own podcast after the podcast together.

In the most recent gathering ...

If someone messed up your coffee order, would you politely let them know or go scorched-earth instead? It happened to one of our listeners and their response got the attention of the entire room!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.