In Case You Missed It: Coffee Smarter
We've dropped a lot of coffee knowledge already this year.
We've dropped a lot of coffee knowledge already this year.

We’ve dropped a lot of coffee knowledge this year. It can be hard to decide where to put it all. Some is clearly for a pro audience like our discussions on the green coffee billing cycle, but much of it overlaps between pros and enthusiasts or burgeoning coffee aficionados. If you missed any episodes, all the direct links from the past few months are below. Thanks for being coffee curious.

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Links on Apple Podcasts:
Episodes listed in order of release.
Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt
Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt
Roast! West Coast
Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt
Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt
Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt
Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt
Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt
Roast! West CoastAlden Hozouri
Roast! West CoastRyan Woldt
Crossings Coffee and Hacea Coffee Source green coffee importers have been big supporters of our Coffee Smarter efforts. Both in terms of time and monthly support to help us keep the lights on. We appreciate them.
Check out Hacea Coffee Source:
We highly recommend Hacea’s coffee classes. You’ll get in-depth and hands on education covering brewing, tasting, and general education. You can see all the upcoming classes here:
They also sell some incredible green coffees. I’ve been sipping on an Ethiopia they imported (roasted on a Sivitz) that has been unbelievable—one of my top three of the year so far.
Check out Crossings Coffee Roasters:
Crossings Coffee is a wholesaler and retailer on the hunt for a new cafe space in SoCal, and the all-day, every-day focus of founder Alden Hozouri. Alden is a lot more than coffee, but coffee is how he communicates with the world at-large.
A huge, on-going thank you to this show’s industry partners. Click these links!
Roastar • Zumbar Coffee & Tea • First Light Coffee Whiskey • Steady State Roasting • Mostra Coffee • Coffee Cycle • Camp Coffee Company • Ignite Coffee Company • Ascend Coffee Roasters • Marea Coffee • Cape Horn Coffee Roasters • Hacea Coffee Source • Crossings Coffee • Acento Coffee Roasters • Sivitz Roasting Machines

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