Are Blue Mountain Coffee Beans From Jamaica? How Does Roast Level Affect Flavor in Pour-Over Coffee?

FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain Coffee and Pour-Over Coffee Roast Introduction

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The world-renowned Blue Mountain Coffee is grown in the Blue Mountains, located in the eastern part of Jamaica Island. The mountain range runs through Jamaica's backbone and extends to the eastern part of the island. The highest peak of the Blue Mountains reaches 2,256 meters, making it the highest peak in the Caribbean region. Surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, whenever the weather is clear, sunlight directly shines on the azure sea surface, and the mountain peaks reflect the brilliant blue light of the seawater, hence the name Blue Mountain.

This area has fertile volcanic soil, fresh air, cool climate, year-round fog, average precipitation of 1,980 mm, and temperatures around 27 degrees. It happens to be located within the latitude of the coffee growing belt, making it simply a paradise for coffee growth.

Jamaica began large-scale coffee cultivation along the Blue Mountain range, but not all coffee grown in the Blue Mountains is called FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain Coffee. Constrained by both height and breadth, Blue Mountain Coffee must be grown at an altitude of 910-1,700 meters. Coffee crops at altitudes of 460-910 meters are called "Jamaica High Mountain Coffee," while those below 460 meters are called "Jamaica Low Mountain Coffee." Coffee grown outside the Blue Mountain region is called Jamaica Coffee.

FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain Coffee almost entirely uses the washed method for processing. After dehulling, the coffee beans are fermented in clean water for 12-18 hours to remove the mucilage. After fermentation, they undergo repeated washing and screening, then dried with parchment on concrete floors or thick blankets until the coffee bean moisture drops to 10%-12%. They are then packed in special oak barrels and stored in temperature and humidity-controlled warehouses. This truly realizes the definition of specialty coffee by Erna Knutsen, the mother of specialty coffee: carefully selecting the most suitable varieties, planted in the climate, altitude, and soil environment most conducive to coffee flavor development.

Brewing techniques and brewing parameters might be confusing for many newcomers to the coffee circle, so coffee beginners should first understand what roast level the beans in their hands have. Then adjust brewing parameters based on the flavors that the beans in hand are intended to express.

Common Pour-Over Coffee Roast Levels

Light Roast/Cinnamon Roast

Drop time: From the beginning of first crack to dense cracking

Flavor: The bean surface appears cinnamon-colored. At this time, the grassy taste has been removed, with strong acidity and slight aroma, often used for brewing American coffee. The beans are slightly hard with higher acidity.

Medium Roast

Drop time: Between dense first crack and its end

Flavor: The bean surface appears chestnut-colored, with light taste, slightly acidic with bitterness, moderate aroma, preserving the original flavor of coffee beans, often used for American coffee or blended coffee.

Medium-Dark Roast/High Roast

Drop time: End of first crack

Flavor: The bean surface appears light reddish-brown, with refreshing and rich taste, balanced acidity and bitterness without stimulation, and slightly sweet. Both aroma and flavor are excellent. FrontStreet Coffee Blue Mountain Coffee and FrontStreet Coffee Tanzania Kilimanjaro Coffee are both suitable for this roast level.

City Roast

Drop time: After first crack, between first and second crack

Flavor: The bean surface appears light brown, with bright and lively taste, balanced acidity and bitterness with lighter acidity, releasing the excellent flavors in coffee. It is the standard roast level and also the most popular roast level among the public.

Conclusion

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