How to Roast Colombian Coffee Beans: High Quality at an Affordable Price

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Roasting is the source of coffee flavor. The process of fire-roasting raw beans is called roasting. Raw beans cannot be consumed without roasting. Once coffee beans are roasted, they determine 80% of the coffee's taste. The roasting process is tricky - if the fire is too strong, the outside will be cooked while the inside remains raw; if the fire is too weak, the inside will be overcooked. The key is to control the heat properly to ensure the coffee beans are roasted evenly inside and out.

FrontStreet Coffee specializes in roasting coffee beans and hopes to share roasting experience with coffee fans, enjoying the fun of roasting together~

Green Beans: Colombia Santa Rita Green Coffee Beans

Characterized by Colombian hard bean qualities, the beans are large and uniform, full-bodied, and dense in texture. Few defective beans, with a greenish color and high moisture content.

Roasting Amount: 550g

Roasting Review:

1. Room temperature: 30°C
2. Initial heat: 50°C, bean entry temperature: 185°C
3. 1 minute 10 seconds, temperature return point: 102°C, full heat at 150, valve closed to 3
4. 4 minutes 25 seconds, beans show pale yellow color, roasted grain aroma appears
5. 5 minutes 20 seconds, roasting temperature 152°C, heat adjusted to 100
6. 8 minutes, beans fully covered with wrinkles
7. 9 minutes 45 seconds, roasting temperature 183°C, first crack begins, heat adjusted to 80
8. 10 minutes 50 seconds, roasting temperature 186°C
9. 12 minutes 10 seconds, first crack nearing end, heat unchanged
10. 13 minutes 20 seconds, beans discharged, temperature 203°C, removed from roaster, roasting stops

Weight Loss Rate: 16%

Roast Level: Full City (Dark Roast)

Cupping Record:

Used Fujiroyal electric grinder R-220 with ghost teeth, grind setting 2.5 (machine scale: 10 is coarsest).

Dose: 12g

Extraction water temperature: 94°C

Extraction amount: 220cc

Dry aroma is distinct with pleasant sweet fragrance. Coffee aroma is less obvious than dry aroma but relatively fresh, with faint floral notes detectable. Sugarcane flavor is quite prominent in taste, with little bitterness and relatively clean flavor. However, it lacks richness, with moderate overall body. Good aftertaste with noticeable sweetness and relatively long finish.

Overall, Colombia Santa Rita shows bright acidity but slightly lacks flavor complexity. Perhaps this is due to fresh roasting, as the beans are still in the degassing stage.

Bean Parameters: Colombia Santa Rita Special Reserve

• Country: Colombia
• Region: Antioquia Province
• Altitude: 1600-2100 meters
• Processing Method: Washed
• Varieties: Catuai, Caturra
• Estate: Santa Rita
• Flavor Notes: Sugarcane, clean, medium body

Roaster Parameters: Taiwan Feima Coffee Bean Roaster 801N/1kg Semi-hot Air/Semi-direct Fire Coffee Roaster

Today I'd like to share some insights about roasting Colombian coffee beans with everyone, aiming to grow together and share the joy of coffee~

Colombian Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted Colombian coffee beans offer excellent guarantees in both brand and quality. More importantly, they provide exceptional value - a 227-gram box costs only 95 yuan. Calculating at 15g per cup, one package can make 15 cups of coffee, with each cup costing only about 6 yuan. Compared to coffee shops selling cups for dozens of yuan, this is truly a conscientious recommendation.

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