The Coffee Smarter Podcast

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 SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and choosing the paid subscription at: ⁠⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠⁠. Want to support the show, but don’t want to subscribe to the paid newsletter? Buy us a cup of coffee (or two) at: ⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast⁠⁠  Thanks for the boost. 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 they work, and even their impact the flavor of coffee. The founder and Head Roaster at Coffee Cycle Roasting, in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, Chris O’Brien will join us as our Coffee Smarter expert on every single episode this season. Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps and even more coffee education. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠⁠@RoastWestCoast⁠⁠. This show is part of the Roast! West Coast (R!WC) coffee podcast network. R!WC is one of the premier entrepreneurial podcasts that features interviews coffee professionals and coffee education. Episodes dive deep into the coffee industry with the help of Industry Legacy Partners including: ⁠⁠Coffee Cycle Roasting⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Ascend Roasters⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Ignite Coffee Company⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Steady State Roasting⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Zumbar Coffee & Tea⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Marea Coffee⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Mostra Coffee⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Cafe LaTerre⁠⁠, ⁠⁠First Light Whiskey⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Camp Coffee Company⁠⁠, ⁠⁠San Franciscan Roaster Company⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Cape Horn Coffee Importers⁠⁠.

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 Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and choosing the paid subscription at: ⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠. Want to support the show, but don’t want to subscribe to the paid newsletter? Buy us a cup of coffee (or two) at: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast⁠  Thanks for the boost. 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 they work, and even their impact the flavor of coffee. The founder and Head Roaster at Coffee Cycle Roasting, in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, Chris O’Brien will join us as our Coffee Smarter expert on every single episode this season. Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps and even more coffee education. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠@RoastWestCoast⁠. This show is part of the Roast! West Coast (R!WC) coffee podcast network. R!WC is one of the premier entrepreneurial podcasts that features interviews coffee professionals and coffee education. Episodes dive deep into the coffee industry with the help of Industry Legacy Partners including: ⁠Coffee Cycle Roasting⁠, ⁠Ascend Roasters⁠, ⁠Ignite Coffee Company⁠, ⁠Steady State Roasting⁠, ⁠Zumbar Coffee & Tea⁠, ⁠Marea Coffee⁠, ⁠Mostra Coffee⁠, ⁠Cafe LaTerre⁠, ⁠First Light Whiskey⁠, ⁠Camp Coffee Company⁠, ⁠San Franciscan Roaster Company⁠, and ⁠Cape Horn Coffee Importers⁠.

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 of the newsletter at this link: ⁠https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/p/coffee-smarter-tasting-and-cupping-coffee⁠ Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and choosing the paid subscription at: ⁠www.roastwestcoast.com⁠. Want to support the show, but don’t want to subscribe to the paid newsletter? Buy us a cup of coffee (or two) at: ⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast⁠  Thanks for the boost. 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 they work, and even their impact the flavor of coffee. The founder and Head Roaster at Coffee Cycle Roasting, in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, Chris O’Brien will join us as our Coffee Smarter expert on every single episode this season. Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps and even more coffee education. Follow us on Instagram: ⁠@RoastWestCoast⁠. This show is part of the Roast! West Coast (R!WC) coffee podcast network. R!WC is one of the premier entrepreneurial podcasts that features interviews coffee professionals and coffee education. Episodes dive deep into the coffee industry with the help of Industry Legacy Partners including: ⁠Coffee Cycle Roasting⁠, ⁠Ascend Roasters⁠, ⁠Ignite Coffee Company⁠, ⁠Steady State Roasting⁠, ⁠Zumbar Coffee & Tea⁠, ⁠Marea Coffee⁠, ⁠Mostra Coffee⁠, ⁠Cafe LaTerre⁠, ⁠First Light Whiskey⁠, ⁠Camp Coffee Company⁠, ⁠San Franciscan Roaster Company⁠, and ⁠Cape Horn Coffee Importers⁠.

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 issue of the newsletter at this link: https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/p/coffee-smarter-melitta-filter-coffee-dripper Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and choosing the paid subscription at: www.roastwestcoast.com. Want to support the show, but don’t want to subscribe to the paid newsletter? Buy us a cup of coffee (or two) at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/roastwestcoast  Thanks for the boost. 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 they work, and even their impact the flavor of coffee. The founder and Head Roaster at Coffee Cycle Roasting, in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, Chris O’Brien will join us as our Coffee Smarter expert on every single episode this season. Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps and even more coffee education. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast. This show is part of the Roast! West Coast (R!WC) coffee podcast network. R!WC is one of the premier entrepreneurial podcasts that features interviews coffee professionals and coffee education. Episodes dive deep into the coffee industry with the help of Industry Legacy Partners including: Coffee Cycle Roasting, Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, Cafe LaTerre, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee Company, San Franciscan Roaster Company, and Cape Horn Coffee Importers.

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: https://roastwestcoast.substack.com/p/kalita-wave-pour-over-coffee-brewer 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 they work, and even their impact the flavor of coffee. The founder and Head Roaster at Coffee Cycle Roasting, in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, Chris O’Brien will join us as our Coffee Smarter expert on every single episode. Episodes drop Wednesday mornings. Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and choosing the paid subscription at: www.roastwestcoast.com. Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps and even more coffee education. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast. This show is part of the Roast! West Coast (R!WC) coffee podcast network. R!WC is one of the premier entrepreneurial podcasts that features interviews coffee professionals and coffee education. Episodes dive deep into the coffee industry with the help of Industry Legacy Partners including: Coffee Cycle Roasting, Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, Cafe LaTerre, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee Company, San Franciscan Roaster Company, and Cape Horn Coffee Importers.

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 newsletter at this link: ABID Clever Dripper on Roast! West Coast! 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 they work, and even their impact the flavor of coffee. The founder and Head Roaster at Coffee Cycle Roasting, in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, Chris O’Brien will join us as our Coffee Smarter expert on every single episode. Episodes drop Wednesday mornings. Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and choosing the paid subscription at: www.roastwestcoast.com. Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps and even more coffee education. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast. This show is part of the Roast! West Coast (R!WC) coffee podcast network. R!WC is one of the premier entrepreneurial podcasts that features interviews coffee professionals and coffee education. Episodes dive deep into the coffee industry with the help of Industry Legacy Partners including: Coffee Cycle Roasting, Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, Cafe LaTerre, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee Company, and Cape Horn Coffee Importers.

In this lively discussion, Chris O'Brien, the founder and head roaster at Coffee Cycle Roasting, shares his expert tips on keeping coffee equipment pristine. He highlights how cleanliness dramatically affects flavor, offering practical advice for maintaining grinders and brewers. The conversation dives into quirky cleaning methods, like using purge beans and grinding rice, while humorously tackling the modern coffee culture around water quality. Listeners will leave with actionable insights to elevate their brewing game.

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® on Roast! West Coast! 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 they work, and even their impact the flavor of coffee. The founder and Head Roaster at Coffee Cycle Roasting, in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, Chris O’Brien will join us as our Coffee Smarter expert on every single episode. Episodes drop Wednesday mornings. Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and choosing the paid subscription at: www.roastwestcoast.com. Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps and even more coffee education. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast. This show is part of the Roast! West Coast (R!WC) coffee podcast network. R!WC is one of the premier entrepreneurial podcasts that features interviews coffee professionals and coffee education. Episodes dive deep into the coffee industry with the help of Industry Legacy Partners including: Coffee Cycle Roasting, Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, Cafe LaTerre, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee Company, and Cape Horn Coffee Importers.

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: Aeropress. 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 they work, and even their impact the flavor of coffee. The founder and Head Roaster at Coffee Cycle Roasting, in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, Chris O’Brien will join us as our Coffee Smarter expert on every single episode. Episodes drop Wednesday mornings. Support this show by SUBSCRIBING to the newsletter and choosing the paid subscription at: www.roastwestcoast.com. Head to www.roastwestcoast.com for show recaps and even more coffee education. Follow us on Instagram: @RoastWestCoast. This show is part of the Roast! West Coast (R!WC) coffee podcast network. R!WC is one of the premier entrepreneurial podcasts that features interviews coffee professionals and coffee education. Episodes dive deep into the coffee industry with the help of Industry Legacy Partners including: Coffee Cycle Roasting, Ascend Roasters, Ignite Coffee Company, Steady State Roasting, Zumbar Coffee & Tea, Marea Coffee, Mostra Coffee, Cafe LaTerre, First Light Whiskey, Camp Coffee Company, and Cape Horn Coffee Importers.

In this engaging chat, Chris O'Brien, the Founder and Head Roaster at Coffee Cycle Roasting, dives into the ins and outs of the V60 Hario coffee brewer. He shares tips on mastering the brewing technique, discussing the impact of grind size and pouring methods on flavor. Chris also highlights the essential tools for beginners and provides a popular recipe for a perfect cup. The conversation emphasizes enjoying coffee at home while building connections within the coffee community, making it a must-listen for coffee enthusiasts.