Episodes
Tim Wendleboe and Maxime Boegler talk about who might want a color sorter and for what reason, and why it's important to Tim as someone who sells high-quality coffees.
Published 05/27/22
On this podcast, we had the honor of interviewing Tim Wendelboe, founder of the roastery and espresso bar, Tim Wendelboe, in Oslo, Norway. We talked to Tim about his roast profile and why his roastery only uses one for all of his coffees. We also talk to Tim about his refined cleaning routines, how the color sorter has improved his coffee quality, and how to deal with bottlenecks in the production line. This is our second interview with Tim Wendelboe. Our first interview was about roastery...
Published 05/11/22
Published 05/11/22
Michael Williams, Sovda COO, talks about Sovda's new custom engineering initiative and how Sovda is making way for custom projects.
Published 09/23/21
This is Part 2 of our fascinating interview with Jess. Co-founder of Square One Coffee Roasters, Jess Steffy, talks about starting a coffee farm from scratch and where she sees the future of coffee going.
Published 09/09/21
Jess Steffy, co-owner of Square One Coffee Roasters in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, talks about how Square One was affected by COVID but also the exciting new projects that the award-winning roastery has in the pipeline and how Sovda's Pearl Mini color sorter has helped them achieve those dreams.
Published 08/26/21
Steve Turner, founder of Polite Coffee Roasters in Bryan, TX speaks on how coffee roasters can have more ownership in the supply chain and uses his background in agricultural finance to ponder how producers can have more ownership in the supply chain.
Published 07/29/21
Co-founder, Maxime Boegler, and Technical Brand Ambassador, Nicholas Flatoff, talk about Sovda's origins and how and why Sovda strives to create affordable roasting equipment: from aiming to include small roasteries to combining expensive machines to being a vertically integrated company.
Published 07/16/21
Sovda Technical Brand Ambassador and fellow coffee lover, Nicholas Flatoff, spent an afternoon playing with our Pearl Mini optical sorter and photo fluorescent beans to create a surprisingly delightful cup of coffee.
Published 06/24/21
In this episode, Jon Allen talks about the nuances of color sorting and roast recipes, what he's currently excited about in coffee and where he sees the industry going.
Published 06/09/21
Sovda interviews Jon Allen of Onyx Coffee Lab on sustainability, optical sorting, and the process behind Onyx's renowned coffee quality.
Published 05/20/21
Technical Brand Ambassador, Nicholas Flatoff and Lead Engineer, Michael Williams talk about what it means to design machines uniquely for coffee and how to design them with empathy for roasters.
Published 05/06/21
Kyle Ramage, who took first place in the 2017 United States Barista Championship and sixth in the world that year, talks to our technical ambassador, Nicholas Flatoff, on color sorting your coffee, the benefits of long-term relationships with coffee farmers, and the future of coffee.
Published 03/30/21
Tim Wendelboe, founder of Tim Wendelboe Espresso Bar and Roastery in Oslo, Norway, talks about how and why it's important to not only design an efficient roastery but to create efficient roasting systems.
Published 01/07/21