Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchGene Cafe Roasting: Does Preheating Make a Difference?
Episode 90
In this episode of the Roast It Yourself Podcast, Stephen from Coffee Bean Corral and Catherine of Current Crop Roasting Shop tackle a question many …
4 months ago
Roasting Back-to-Back on the SR800: How Much Rest Is Enough?
Episode 89
In this episode of the Roast It Yourself Podcast, Stephen and Catherine focus in on the real-world experience of roasting coffee with the Fresh Roast…
4 months, 1 week ago
Low & Slow or Hot & Fast with the Behmor
Episode 88
In this episode of the Roast It Yourself Podcast, Stephen and Catherine tackle a classic home-roasting debate: low and slow vs. hot and fast — specif…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Roaster Tips: How to Scale Up Batch Size Without Wasting Coffee
Episode 87
In this episode of the Roast It Yourself Podcast, we dive into a practical roasting challenge many home roasters face: scaling up batch size without …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Crack the Roast: SR800 Profiling with Sight, Sound, and Smell
Episode 86
Episode 83: In this episode, we dive into a listener question about dialing in a FreshRoast SR800 with the extension tube. We talk through whether te…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
How to Tell Green Coffee Beans Apart: A Roaster's Cheat Sheet
Episode 85
Episode 82: Can you tell the difference between a Colombian washed and an Ethiopian natural just by looking at the unroasted beans? In this episode, …
5 months, 1 week ago
Nailing a French Roast with the Fresh Roast SR540
Episode 84
Episode 81: Ever wondered how to nail that bold, dark French roast at home? In this episode, we tackle listener Theron's question about achieving a p…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
"What's wrong with my roast?!"
Episode 83
Episode 80: In this episode, we review a new roaster's roast log to help figure out why he's not getting the results he's looking for using his Fresh…
6 months ago
Are oily coffee beans a problem?
Episode 82
Episode 79: In this episode, we answer a question from a new roaster whose very first roast on his Fresh Roast SR800 was darker than he wanted, and h…
6 months, 1 week ago
Tips on Reusing Coffee Storage Bags (PLUS a HUGE Announcement!)
Episode 81
Episode 78: Can you reuse coffee storage bags? Is there a right way or wrong way of doing it? In this episode, Catherine and Stephen answer these que…
6 months, 2 weeks ago