Introduction to Colombian Huila Coffee & FrontStreet Coffee's Roasting Profile

FrontStreet Coffee Colombian Huila Coffee Roasting Curve

Roasting Process:

1. Room temperature: 30°C

2. Initial heat: 50°C, bean loading temperature: 185°C

3. At 1 minute 10 seconds, turning point: 102°C, full heat at 150, damper closed to 3

4. At 4 minutes 25 seconds, beans turn pale yellow and a roasted-grain aroma appears

5. At 5 minutes 20 seconds, roast temperature 152°C, heat reduced to 100

6. At 8 minutes, the beans are fully covered with wrinkles

7. At 9 minutes 45 seconds, roast temperature 183°C, first crack begins, heat reduced to 80

8. At 10 minutes 50 seconds, roast temperature 186°C

9. Around 12 minutes 10 seconds, first crack nears its end, heat unchanged

10. At 13 minutes 20 seconds, beans dropped at 203°C - roasting complete

Roasting Weight Loss: 16%

Roast Degree: Full City (Dark Roast)

Cupping Notes:

Ground with a Fuji Royal R-220 electric grinder fitted with ghost burrs at setting 2.5 (machine scale: 10 is coarsest)

Dose: 12g

Water temperature: 94°C

Extraction volume: 220cc

The dry aroma is distinct and pleasantly sweet. The wet aroma is subtler but fresh, with faint floral notes. In taste, sugarcane stands out prominently; bitterness is low and the flavor is relatively clean. It lacks some richness - body is moderate - but the aftertaste is good, with noticeable sweetness and a relatively long finish.

Overall, Colombia's characteristic bright acidity is present, though flavor richness is somewhat lacking - likely because the beans were freshly roasted and still degassing.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Huila is Colombia's most famous specialty coffee region: a landscape of rolling hills and mountains at over 1,500 meters, where the country's most important rivers converge to provide abundant water and moisture. FrontStreet Coffee's Washed Huila beans are roasted medium-dark to highlight the sweet, gentle bitterness of dark chocolate and nuts, with moderate oils and a mellow, full body - versatile enough for pour-over, French press, moka pot, or espresso.

If you'd like to taste Colombia's innovative side as well, FrontStreet Coffee's Finca La Linea Sidra is fermented as an anaerobic natural in sealed stainless tanks, converting its sugars into vivid tropical fruit - passion fruit, grape, apricot, and dried fruit - best brewed as pour-over or cold brew at a medium-light roast.