Craft Your Own Coffee Podcast

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[S2E2] Get Started Roasting Coffee at Home feat. Byron Dote of Sweet Maria's Coffee Feb 03, 2020

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Byron Dote is the head of Marketing for Sweet Maria's based in Oakland, CA. I sat down with Byron at Sweet Maria's HQ for a fun and interesting conversation about home roasting, specifically how to get started. Enjoy!
Don't forget to use the promo code CRAFTCOFFEE at sweetmarias.com to get 15% off your purchase of green coffee and roasting gear between now and 3/31/2020! Big thanks to Sweet Maria's for being a supporter of CYOC Season 2.

Please send in Home Roasting questions, comments, ideas, feedback to potentially be featured on a Q&A Episode later on this season:
--> Email: craftyourowncoffee@gmail.com
--> Instagram: @craftyourowncoffee
--> Voice Message: click here to send!

[S2E1] Why I Started Roasting My Own Coffee Jan 27, 2020

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Roasting your own coffee is not as complicated as you'd think, and it's a kick-butt way to elevate your craft of making delicious coffee at home. Roasting coffee at home is fun, affordable, attainable, and delivers you the peak of coffee yummy-ness. In this episode I share my personal journey into the home coffee roasting world in hopes that you might get curious and try it out yourself. You won't regret it, and you can literally get started for $30! Listen to the episode to hear how.

Great News! Season 2 of the CYOC Podcast is supported by Sweet Maria's Home Coffee Roasting, who is generously offering podcast listeners 15% OFF anything on their website by using the promo code CRAFTCOFFEE. Get started on your home roasting journey by taking advantage of this huge offer between now and March 31st, 2020!

CALL TO ACTION: I want to hear from you! Send in your questions, comments, insight and ideas about Roasting Coffee at Home for a Q&A Episode towards the end of Season 2. Interact with me via Instagram (@craftyourowncoffee), Email (craftyourowncoffee@gmail.com) or by sending in a Voice Message.

Links: "Coffee's Origins" (part of larger published work: The History of Coffee in Guatemala by Regina Wagner)

Season 2 Preview - Home Coffee Roasting! Jan 20, 2020

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Season 2 launches next Monday, January 27th!

[S1E15] Season 1 Recap + A Look at Season 2 Dec 02, 2019

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In the final episode of Season 1, we'll look back and recap some key takeaways from "Your Home Coffee Routine, Plus 1" and look forward to Season 2 exploring a topic that I'm very excited to talk about...listen to this episode for more details!

Happy Coffee, you beautiful people.

[S1E14] What's Up with Flavored Coffee? with Bellwood Coffee's Joel Norman Nov 25, 2019

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Rachel sent in an interesting voice message with a question about how to get "flavored coffee" without adding a bunch of sugary flavored creamer. Her question prompted a good discussion with my friend and previous CYOC Podcast guest Joel Norman with Bellwood Coffee in Atlanta. We talk about Rachel's question specifically, and then more broadly about the difference between "flavored coffee beans" and "inherent flavors in coffee beans."

Check out @bellwoodcoffee on Instagram for the goods!

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Happy Thanksgiving!

[S1E13] Are you "Coffee Curious"? Nov 18, 2019

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If you WANT to like coffee but just haven't "gotten there" yet, this episode is for you!

Join me and a couple friends (Justin & Jay) as we talk about personal journeys into the world of enjoying good coffee, how others "get there" in their coffee journeys, and a few ways that coffee lovers can serve as "guides" for those who are "coffee curious"

1) Call to Action for the "Coffee Curious": try tasting some different beans! Here are 2 places to start exploring & sampling:
Mistobox
Trade Coffee Company
2) Call to Action for the "Coffee Lover": send your curious friend to a local Coffee Cupping! Google it!

[S1E12] Crafting Coffee Away From Home feat. Justin Winter Nov 11, 2019

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Don't want to use your hotel room's dusty by-the-cup brewer? Going camping and want some tasty coffee in the morning? Unsure what your vacation Airbnb coffee setup is going to be? My friend Justin Winter shares what he does to make delicious coffee even when he's away from home. This was a super fun conversation with a lot of great ideas. To help you build out your Christmas wish list, below is a "shopping list" with links to all the things Justin and I discussed in this episode. Cheers!

Steeped Coffee (+ Counter Culture example)
Trade Coffee Company
Hand Ground Burr Grinder (Justin uses this at home)
Hario portable hand grinder (Justin brings this on the road)
Porlex portable hand grinder (Joel brings this camping)
Aeropress with Travel Bag
Cloth Filter Pour Over device
Third Wave Water

[S1E11] How to Find an Awesome Coffeeshop Nov 04, 2019

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You’ve moved to a new city. You’re on a road trip. You’re traveling to a new city for work. You’re exploring a new place. And you need good coffee! But how do you know where these places are, and if a place will be worth the visit? I'll share a few tricks I've learned for how to make your hunt for an awesome coffee shop a little easier. Because, sometimes you just want someone else to craft delicious coffee for you. Happy Exploring!

[S1E10] Katie Loves a Pour Over (and so should you!) Oct 28, 2019

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Want to brew and drink the worlds best cup of coffee? Try the Pour Over brewing method! It's not as hard as you think, and it just might change your [coffee] life. My bride Katie joins the podcast to talk about how we brew a Pour Over at our home, and why it’s become her favorite way to make coffee.

Want to try it at home? You got this! Here's a list of what you'll need:
1) Gram scale
2) Burr Grinder
3) Pour Over brewing device (Chemex // V60 // Kalita Wave + Server)
4) Paper filter (Chemex filter // V60 filter // Kalita Wave filter)
5) Gooseneck kettle

Have fun!

[S1E9] Full Immersion Brewing with THE Jordan Lee Oct 21, 2019

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Are you a French Press kind of coffee person? Or maybe you're looking to branch out and try a new brewing method? Immersion brewing gives you a different take on your morning cup of coffee and there are several key tips in this episode to help you make it taste better.

When my good buddy Jordan Lee makes coffee at home, it's all about the Full Immersion brewing method for him. In this episode, Jordan and I brew some coffee on my back porch using his Clever brewing device and talk about the process and delicious outcome of steeping coffee grounds and hot water together.

We are using the Clever in this episode, but the process is basically identical if you're going the French Press route.

If you want to try your hand at Full Immersion Brewing, here's the equipment you'll need to get started. Have fun!

1) Gram scale
2) Gooseneck Kettle (Jordan uses this one with built-in thermometer // Joel uses this electric one)
3) Grinder (Baratza Encore is niiiiice!)
4) Clever Coffee Maker or French Press (one of a million different French Press machines)
5) Standard #4 Coffee Filter

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