The Coffee Smarter Podcast
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!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 45
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
I Just Effed This All Up Part 1 of Many: Wrong Sized Vessel For My Coffee Brew.
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…
Crossings Coffee Corner: Home Espresso Machines
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 machi…
The Coffee Killers: Storing Whole Bean Coffee
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 enab…
Coffee Waves Connected Thru Time
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 enabl…
Weighing Your Coffee And Water
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 o…
Get On Your [Coffee] Grind
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…
Coffee Grinders: Chopping Versus Grinding
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…
Hacea's Green Coffee Column, ft. Jared Hales
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…
Crossings Coffee Corner: Coffee Education, ft. Alden Hozouri
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 …
Coffee With Matthew Hankes, Heart Transplant Recipient (Bonus)
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 t…
Filters: Coffee Smarter Season Finale
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 e…
Automatic Coffee Makers
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 e…
Tasting and Cupping Coffee with Siri Simran Khalsa, Lofty Coffee Company.
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 …
The Melitta Coffee Dripper
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 i…
The Kalita Wave Coffee 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 o…
The ABID Clever Dripper
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 pr…
E8: Coffee Smarter - Cleaning Your Coffee Equipment
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 C…
E7: Coffee Smarter - The Chemex® Brewer
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 …
E6: Coffee Smarter - Aeropress Coffee Brewer
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 con…
E5: Coffee Smarter - The V60 Hario Coffee Brewer
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 con…