49 episodes

A podcast community for home coffee enthusiasts

Craft Your Own Coffee Podcast Joel Sigmon

    • Arts
    • 4.9 • 32 Ratings

A podcast community for home coffee enthusiasts

    [S4E8] Roast Your Own Coffee! w/Byron Dote of Sweet Maria's (recast from 2020)

    [S4E8] Roast Your Own Coffee! w/Byron Dote of Sweet Maria's (recast from 2020)

    You should roast your own coffee!  Bringing back a conversation with Byron Dote of Sweet Maria's (from January 2020) to remind you why and how.

    Have you run the numbers on this simple financial model and realized you'll pay yourself back roasting coffee quicker than you think?  If you're "there," here are a few shopping links.

    Fresnroast
    Gene Cafe
    Behmor
    Hottop
    Ailio Bullet

    Also, you'll need some delicious green coffee to go with this new adventure...you've only got until July 1st (2022) to take advantage of 15% off an order of green coffee from Sweet Maria's.  Do it soon!

    As a reminder, I don't get paid for any of this so there is no financial incentive here....it's all love!




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    • 16 min
    [S4E7] Roast Coffee, Save Money, Be Awesome

    [S4E7] Roast Coffee, Save Money, Be Awesome

    Not ready to start a coffee business, but want to save some money in these tight economic times while at the same time "leveling up" your home coffee game?  Enter: Home Coffee Roasting.  I went deep into roasting coffee at home in Season 2 so feel free to go back and listen to those episodes on the "how" of home roasting.  But for today, I want to focus on the "Why" question, specifically the "Financial Why" of home roasting.  I went a little Excel-nerdy and put together a simple financial model showing the various Payback Periods/Breakeven Points where it would make financial sense to roast coffee at home.  Click here , download, and fill in the YELLOW cells with your own assumptions to calculate an estimated payback period based on your coffee drinking habits.  Hit me up and let me know if this helped you pull the trigger, and let me know if I can help!

    Home Roasters:
    FreshRoast
    Behmor
    Gene Cafe
    Hottop

    Before July 1 2022, take advantage of 15% off an order of green coffee from Sweet Maria's!  Use code CYOCOFFEE at checkout through 7/1/22.


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    • 14 min
    [S4E6] 1 on 1 with Chris Deferio // Host of Keys To The Shop Podcast

    [S4E6] 1 on 1 with Chris Deferio // Host of Keys To The Shop Podcast

    Chris is the most seasoned coffee professional who has ever casted on the Craft Your Own Coffee pod.  He is a 22-year coffee industry veteran, a deep thinker, a source of wise counsel, and an all-around generous guy.

    Click here to check out Keys To The Shop (and follow on Instagram)

    Only a few weeks left to take advantage of 15% off an order of green coffee from Sweet Maria's!  Use code CYOCOFFEE at checkout through July 1st 2022.


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    • 36 min
    [S4E5] Operating a Business with Core Values & in-Tension-ality: Doug Cooper // Goldberry Roasting Company (Part 2)

    [S4E5] Operating a Business with Core Values & in-Tension-ality: Doug Cooper // Goldberry Roasting Company (Part 2)

    Purity, Goodness and Simplicity.  Intentionally introducing Healthy Tension into your life.  Golden advice from Mr. Goldberry himself.  Enjoy!

    Links: Goldberry Roasting Company Doug's "Why": Coffee Growing Community Non-Profit
    Follow Goldberry on Instagram
    Contact Doug for Consulting:  coffee@goldberryroasting.com

    Get 15% off an order of green coffee at Sweet Maria's using discount code CYOCOFFEE through 7/1/22!

    Connect with CYOC here (IG) and craftyourowncoffee@gmail.com


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    • 20 min
    [S4E4] Should I Keep Roasting Coffee in my Basement or Start a Roastery? 1 on 1 with Doug Cooper // Goldberry Roasting Company (Part 1)

    [S4E4] Should I Keep Roasting Coffee in my Basement or Start a Roastery? 1 on 1 with Doug Cooper // Goldberry Roasting Company (Part 1)

    Follow Doug Cooper's journey from pan roasting to FreshRoast to Behmor to 2kg Roaster in his basement, and the filters he used to determine he would expand into the brick & mortar space.  Part 1 of a two-part Interview!

    Links:
    Goldberry Roasting Company
    Doug's "Why": Coffee Growing Community Non-Profit
    Follow Goldberry on Instagram
    Contact Doug for Consulting:  coffee@goldberryroasting.com

    Get 15% off an order of green coffee at Sweet Maria's using discount code CYOCOFFEE through 7/1/22!

    Connect with CYOC here (IG) and craftyourowncoffee@gmail.com


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    • 23 min
    [S4E3] Cal Verga Part 2 - Ownership Evolution and Enthusiast Advice

    [S4E3] Cal Verga Part 2 - Ownership Evolution and Enthusiast Advice

    Find out how "2022 Cal" differs from "2016 Cal" as it relates to his leadership at duck-rabbit.  Hear some great advice for any coffee enthusiast considering making the leap from hobby into something more than a hobby, including:


    Have a Vision
    Ask Questions
    Get Exposure into the Coffee Industry
    Be Realistic
    Be Patient
    Get a Mentor

    Thanks again to Cal Verga for sharing your time and perspective with the CYOC Listeners!  Check them out here (IG) and here (website)

    Get 15% off an order of green coffee at Sweet Maria's using discount code CYOCOFFEE through 7/1/22!

    Connect with CYOC here (IG) and craftyourowncoffee@gmail.com


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    • 25 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
32 Ratings

32 Ratings

VOLLEYBALLFOREVS ,

Fun Learnings, Great for Coffee Lovers

Love that the host is curious about coffee and we get to learn from him AND with him. Lots of good topics!

Chayyim ,

A perfect cup

As a home roaster, I really enjoyed the second season and had a few take-aways to improve my coffee at home. I highly recommend for all coffee lovers, regardless of skill or experience.

Jpn200 ,

Great tips for home brewers!

Joel does a great job taking things that can be tough to understand and bringing them down to a level that is accessible to just about anyone, and does so in an easy-going way that will keep you hooked and looking for more. Great work here.

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