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The Coffee Smarter Podcast

Ryan Woldt

Education

Frequency: 1 episode/19d. Total Eps: 38

The Coffee Smarter Podcast is focused on helping you create a better cup of coffee and a better coffee experience at home while also sharing the history, economy, and impact that your cup of coffee has on the world. Season 1 focuses on methods of coffee brewing one might use at home. Coffee Smarter is a Roast! West Coast podcast. Coffee Smarter Pro for burgeoning roasters is coming soon!

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Musings From The Judges Chair: Hacea Coffee Source Roasting Comp

Thursday, October 3, 2024 • Duration 18:59

Hacea Coffee Source asked me to join four CQI Q-Graders to judge their recent roasting competition. Each competitor blind roasted a blend of three green coffee beans (Colombia, Brazil, Ethiopia). We cupped all of them. Winner details on the Hacea Coffee Source blog.

Find online:

⁠https://haceacoffee.com/blogs/roasting/results-from-first-hacea-roasting-championship⁠

Support this show by buying us a cup of coffee at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

or check out our new ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MERCH in the R!WC SHOP!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Brands We've Partnered With:*

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Simply Good Brewer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We've used ours 500+ times.
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hydro Flask⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We use the 32oz bottle for coffee (among other things). ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read the review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
⁠Baratza!⁠

Coffee People is one of the premier coffee and entrepreneurship podcasts, featuring interviews with professionals in the coffee industry and coffee education. Host Ryan Woldt interviews roastery founders, head roasters, coffee shop owners, scientists, artists, baristas, farmers, green coffee brokers, and more about their coffee origin stories, how they've dealt with the impacts of Covid-19, why they love coffee, and how coffee and their work makes an impact on their community.

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What Is In A Grinder With Baratza's Alvin Kim

Friday, July 19, 2024 • Duration 24:34

First published on Coffee Smarter Pro: Alvin Kim is our guest coffee expert. He is the marketing manager for the Baratza which is part of the Breville group. Head to ⁠baratza.com⁠ to see the full line-up of coffee grinders they offer, from the Encore to the Forte they’ve got a grinder suited for the coffee enthusiast to the cafe countertop.

And if you have a grinder question, reach out to Baratza on ⁠baratza.com⁠, a human will be on the other end of the call.

Learn more & subscribe to the R!WC newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠coffeesmarterpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

BUY US A CUP OF COFFEE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Thanks for all your support!

The Coffee Smarter Pro podcast is presented by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Roastar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a coffee packaging company. Learn more about Roastar’s packaging, pricing, and how they help your business tell it’s big story through your coffee package on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠roastar.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Thank you, Roastar! Their support is why we can keep offering up these podcasts and our newsletter for free

The Coffee Smarter Podcast is focused on helping solve your coffee industry trials and challenges while also sharing the history, economy, and impact that your work has on the world. Coffee Smarter Pro is the right show for cafe owners, roasters, baristas, and anyone working in the craft coffee industry, or aspires to coffee smarter.

Topics include: Green Coffee, Vendor relations, roaster selection, software, customer relations, coffee production, menu creation, and so much more. Coffee Smarter Pro is part of the Roast! West Coast coffee network.

Adding Sugar And Sweeteners To Your Cup Of Coffee

Season 2 · Episode 9

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 • Duration 16:50

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris O'Brien of Coffee Cycle Roasting and I discuss adding sugar and sweeteners to our delicious cups 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 the paid version of the newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or buy us a cup of coffee at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Roastar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠San Franciscan Roaster Co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠., , , , , , , , , , , Sivitz Roasting Machines, , and

Building Your Hand Grinding Muscles

Season 8 · Episode 8

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 • Duration 21:53

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Welcome to the Coffee Smarter Podcast hosted by Ryan Woldt. In this episode, Chris O'Brien of Coffee Cycle Roasting and I discuss hand grinding 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 the paid version of the newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or buy us a cup of coffee at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Roastar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠San Franciscan Roaster Co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠., ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ascend Roasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, , , , , , , , , , Sivitz Roasting Machines, , and

Cold Coffee Brewing At-Home

Season 8 · Episode 7

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 • Duration 21:00

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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.

I Just Effed This All Up Part 1 of Many: Wrong Sized Vessel For My Coffee Brew.

Season 2 · Episode 8

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 • Duration 16:20

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 issue of the newsletter at this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the paid version of the newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or buy us a cup of coffee at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RoastWestCoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RoastWestCoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Roastar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠San Franciscan Roaster Co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠., , , , , , , , , , , Sivitz Roasting Machines, , and

Crossings Coffee Corner: Home Espresso Machines

Season 8

Thursday, July 13, 2023 • Duration 10:33

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

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.

This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: , ., , , , , , , , , , , Sivitz Roasting Machines, , and

The Coffee Killers: Storing Whole Bean Coffee

Season 2 · Episode 5

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 • Duration 21:42

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠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 the paid version of the newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or buy us a cup of coffee at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RoastWestCoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RoastWestCoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Roastar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠San Franciscan Roaster Co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠., ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ascend Roasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, , , , , , , , , , Sivitz Roasting Machines, , and

Coffee Waves Connected Thru Time

Season 2 · Episode 4

Tuesday, July 4, 2023 • Duration 32:23

⁠⁠⁠⁠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.

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An original R!WC conversation about waves can be found in the newsletter archives here (paid): https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/p/coffee-smarter-week-9

Or find it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the paid version of the newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or buy us a cup of coffee at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Weighing Your Coffee And Water

Season 2 · Episode 3

Tuesday, June 27, 2023 • Duration 18:55

⁠⁠⁠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.

Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the paid version of the newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or buy us a cup of coffee at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Head to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for show recaps, coffee education, guest list and coffee news. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RoastWestCoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@RoastWestCoast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This show is supported by R!WC Industry Partners including: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Roastar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠San Franciscan Roaster Co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠., ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ascend Roasters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ignite Coffee Company⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, , , , , , , , , , and