About this podcast
Current Crop Roasting Shop’s own Certified Q-Grader, Catherine Mansel, sits down with Stephen Burnett of Coffee Bean Corral to field questions from home coffee roasters and professionals alike about roasting, tasting, and (most importantly) enjoying coffee.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 99 episodes
- Espresso Roast? Pour-over Roast? What's the Difference? · 10 min · Episode 101This week on the Roast It Yourself Podcast, Stephen and Catherine tackle a question that gets right to the heart of roasting with intention: should you roast coffee differently…
- Books Every Coffee Roaster Should Own · 9 min · Episode 100Episode 96: This week, Bill (a newer roaster working with an SR800 and extension tube) asks a fantastic question: which coffee books deserve a permanent place on every roaster’s…
- Best Coffee Beans for Beginner Roasters · 11 min · Episode 99Episode 95: In this episode of Roast It Yourself, Stephen and Catherine tackle a listener question from a coffee newcomer diving headfirst into both home brewing and roasting…
- Do THIS to improve your coffee today! · 8 min · Episode 98Episode 94: In this episode of the Roast It Yourself Podcast, the hosts tackle a thoughtful question from a home roaster looking to fine-tune their brewing process. They dive…
- How Long Should 1st Crack Last? · 12 min · Episode 97Episode 93: What’s really happening during first crack—and how much control do you actually have over it? In this episode, Stephen and Catherine tackle a listener question from a…
- Dialing In Your Roast – Timing, Technique & Taking Notes · 10 min · Episode 96In this episode of the Roast It Yourself Podcast, Stephen and Catherine tackle a listener question that turns into a deep dive on roast technique, timing, and consistency…
- Do You Really Need Better Roasting Equipment? · 10 min · Episode 95Episode 91: In this episode of Roast It Yourself, Stephen and Catherine answer a listener question from John in the UK about improving roast consistency and taking the first…
- Who Creates Coffee Tasting Notes? · 13 min · Episode 94Episode 90: Where do coffee tasting notes actually come from—and how accurate are they? In this episode of the Roast It Yourself Podcast, Stephen Burnett and Catherine Mansell…
- Organic vs Conventional Coffee: Does It Actually Matter? · 10 min · Episode 93Organic coffee is often seen as the “better” choice—but what does that really mean when it comes to the coffee you roast and drink? In this episode of the Roast It Yourself…
- Cracking the Code on Peaberries · 10 min · Episode 91In this episode of the Roast It Yourself Podcast, Stephen and Catherine are back together in person—and tackling a question from Lee about roasting a Tanzania Peaberry on the…
- Gene Cafe Roasting: Does Preheating Make a Difference? · 10 min · Episode 90In this episode of the Roast It Yourself Podcast, Stephen from Coffee Bean Corral and Catherine of Current Crop Roasting Shop tackle a question many home roasters have wondered…
- Roasting Back-to-Back on the SR800: How Much Rest Is Enough? · 10 min · Episode 89In 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 SR800 and other small-batch…
- Low & Slow or Hot & Fast with the Behmor · 12 min · Episode 88In this episode of the Roast It Yourself Podcast, Stephen and Catherine tackle a classic home-roasting debate: low and slow vs. hot and fast — specifically on the Behmor 1600AB…
- Roaster Tips: How to Scale Up Batch Size Without Wasting Coffee · 11 min · Episode 87In this episode of the Roast It Yourself Podcast, we dive into a practical roasting challenge many home roasters face: scaling up batch size without wasting coffee. Stephen…
- Crack the Roast: SR800 Profiling with Sight, Sound, and Smell · 13 min · Episode 86Episode 83: In this episode, we dive into a listener question about dialing in a FreshRoast SR800 with the extension tube. We talk through whether temperature targets are…
- How to Tell Green Coffee Beans Apart: A Roaster's Cheat Sheet · 19 min · Episode 85Episode 82: Can you tell the difference between a Colombian washed and an Ethiopian natural just by looking at the unroasted beans? In this episode, we answer a listener's…
- Nailing a French Roast with the Fresh Roast SR540 · 15 min · Episode 84Episode 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 perfect French Roast using the…
- "What's wrong with my roast?!" · 17 min · Episode 83Episode 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 Roast SR800. We talk about…
- Are oily coffee beans a problem? · 13 min · Episode 82Episode 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 he noticed oil on the beans…
- Tips on Reusing Coffee Storage Bags (PLUS a HUGE Announcement!) · 14 min · Episode 81Episode 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 questions and talk coffee…
