I Brew My Own Coffee

Episode 58 - Matt Perger

We’re so excited to be joined on the episode by Matt Perger, founder of Barista Hustle and World Brewers Cup champion, talking all about approachability, coffee geekery,

Episode 57 - KRUVE

Grind size remains one of the most challenging and inconsistently communicated aspects of coffee brewing. Despite having a consistent language to communicate temperature,

Episode 56 - SCA Product Recap

We're wrapping up our series of interviews from this year's SCA Expo with four quick conversations with some of the top brands in specialty coffee for the home brewer. We

Episode 55 - Intersectionality Recap with Michelle Johnson

We’re honored to have Michelle Johnson join us to recap the Intersectionality panel from Episode 54. Michelle is the Sprudgie award winning founder of The Chocolate Baris

Episode 54 - The Intersectionality Panel

At the Global Coffee Expo in Seattle, we had the opportunity to sit in on a truly inspirational panel called "Intersectionality, Building Influence, and Changing Power St

Episode 53 - Expo Interviews - The Cost of Coffee

This past weekend we attended the Global Coffee Expo in Seattle where we were able to interview some amazing people in the specialty coffee industry. The first episode in

Episode 52 - The Road to Brewers Cup

In case you hadn't heard, one of our own, Mr. Brian Beyke, is has qualified to compete in this year's national Brewers Cup competitions in Seattle, WA. We're talking at l

Episode 51 - Third Wave Water

We’ve been talking about talking about water for a while, but we’re excited to start a discussion on the topic with Taylor Minor and Charles Nick of Third Wave Water. We

Episode 50 - The Department of Brewology

We're humbled and honored that IBMOC has been nominated in this year's Sprudgie awards for Best Coffee Podcast! Head over to sprudge.com/vote before January 1st, 2017 to

Episode 49 - What's Hot for the Holidays?

Visions of coffee dancing in your head this holiday season? We're back to talk about some great gift ideas for the coffee lover in your life. From blends to brewers, geis

Episode 48 - Home Espresso Basics with Steve Rhinehart

We're happy to welcome Steve Rhinehart, brand lead for Prima Coffee, back to the show for a discussion about crafting the perfect pumpkin spice syrup and what you need to

Episode 47 - Sudden Coffee with Kalle Freese

We're talking with Kalle Freese, two-time Finnish barista champion and CEO of Sudden Coffee, about the challenges of a booming instant coffee company and how they've mana

Episode 46 - Pop Up Coffee with Maxwell Mooney

He's Baaaack! We're talking to our good friend Maxwell Mooney all about his new pop up coffee shop called Narrative Coffee in Everett, Washington. He spills the beans on

Episode 45 - Cold Coffee Revisited

Do you enjoy beating the summer heat with a chilly coffee beverage? We're back one year later to revisit our discussion about cold coffee preparations and to cover some o

Episode 44 - Answering Emails

We're back with a whole episode where we answer your emails from the past few weeks about coffee storage, gear maintenance, our worst cafe experiences, and much more. We'

Episode 43 - The Fellow Family of Products

We're talking with Jake Miller and Hanna McPhee from Fellow, the makers of the Duo Coffee Steeper and the Stagg Kettle, all about the challenges of Kickstarter, how they

Episode 42 - Baratza Sette with Kyle Anderson

With the launch of the revolutionary new Sette grinder in sight, we're honored to have Baratza's cofounder and mechanical genius Kyle Anderson join us on the show. This e

Episode 41 - Coffee Science with Maxwell Mooney

On this episode we've bellied up to the slow bar for a rapid-fire chat about the science of coffee with Maxwell Mooney from Spotted Cow Coffee in Mill Creek, WA. We're go

Episode 40 - Sourcing and Seasonality with Blueprint Coffee

How do coffee shops source green coffee? What does it mean that coffee is a seasonal product? Is there really such a thing as a good decaf coffee? We're honored to be joi

Episode 39 - Surprises in Coffee

There sure have been some intriguing developments in coffee so far this year! On this episode we're sharing our lists of some notable surprises in coffee as well as givin