Ethiopian Coffee: A Roaster’s Guide
Ethiopian specialty grade coffee beans may be some of the finest you’ll ever roast, but they are also some of the ficklest. To start with,...
Many specialty coffee roasters choose to develop different roast profiles for both espresso and filter. This is largely because espresso is a much more concentrated beverage than filter coffee, and needs to be extracted within a significantly shorter time frame. In line with this, there are many factors that roasters need to consider to best highlight a coffee’s flavours and aromas when extracted as espresso. Roasters ultimately need to account… read more
Many specialty coffee roasters choose to develop different roast profiles for both espresso and filter. This is largely because espresso is a much more concentrated beverage than filter coffee, and needs to be extracted within a significantly shorter time frame.… read more
Ethiopian specialty grade coffee beans may be some of the finest you’ll ever roast, but they are also some of the ficklest. To start with,...
With just a few temperature probes and a stopwatch, there’s a significant amount of data you can collect while roasting – especially if you also...
Roasting coffee is the management of heat in order to change the physical and chemical composition of coffee beans. Or as Candice Madison, Director of...
Transforming green beans into the aromatic coffee we love depends on one vital piece of equipment – the coffee roaster. But how much do you...
Roasting coffee takes skill and dedication. It can also be a physically demanding job that involves standing for long hours and handling hot beans and...
There are a lot of things to consider when choosing a coffee roast profile. Are you aiming for a light, medium, or dark roast? How...
At each stage of the coffee supply chain, the moisture content of a green bean must diminish – or the bean might become moldy, defective,...
Sweetness is one of the universally appreciated characteristics of a good cup of coffee. In fact, it’s the common denominator of just about all roasting...
coffee physical changes during roasting, transforming from a green seed to the aromatic, flavorful bean we love. In this first part of a two-part series,...
Consistency is key in coffee roasting. Keeping all of your variables as uniform as possible helps maintain a level of quality. Ultraviolet (UV) light is...
Coffee roasting: it all comes down to heat. But did you know that the majority of the heat transferred during roasting is due to airflow?...
You’ve sourced a great green coffee from your favorite origin and roasted a delicious batch. But how can you replicate it for your next batch,...
The fresher a coffee is, the better – right? Well, yes… but also no. Even though nobody wants to drink stale coffee, brewing a coffee...
It’s not unusual to see “Supremo” or “AA” on a bag of coffee. But what are these labels actually evaluating? And would you ever consider...
When you get a sample of green coffee in your hands, how can you tell if it’s going to be good? Find the best roast...
You’ve got your roaster. You’ve read all about how to roast. And you can’t wait to get started. But what’s missing? The coffee. As a home...