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[FrontStreet Coffee Roaster's Notes] Different Flavor Expressions of Costa Rica Black Soul at Various First Crack Times
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Today, FrontStreet Coffee wants to discuss the timing of first crack in coffee roasting. What is first crack? First crack occurs when coffee beans, after experiencing the dehydration phase, produce carbon dioxide as water and other substances heat up, causing the beans to continuously expand, break through their cell walls, and emit loud cracking sounds. Today, FrontStreet Coffee uses Costa Rica Black Soul to explore this topic.
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Is There a Relationship Between Coffee Roast Levels (Light, Medium, Dark) and First and Second Crack Points?
At FrontStreet Coffee's factory, when you enter the roasting room and approach the roaster, you'll easily have the opportunity to hear beans making crackling sounds during roasting. What do these sounds represent? When coffee beans are heated, they make sounds twice, which are called 'first crack' and 'second crack' (First Crack
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Flavor Differences Between Coffee Bean Roasting Levels | Blue Mountain No.1 Coffee Bean Roasting Temperature
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style) What are the flavor and taste differences between different coffee bean roasting levels? What is the maximum temperature for coffee bean roasting? It is generally believed that raw beans determine 80% of coffee flavor while the remaining 20% is determined by roasting. The most critical key is to which roasting level the beans are roasted. Over-roasting
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Guide to Judging Yellow Point and First Crack in Coffee Bean Roasting: What Causes Underdeveloped and Astringent Flavors in Coffee?
As the title suggests, this article by FrontStreet Coffee is primarily aimed at providing mental preparation for those about to enter the world of coffee roasting. In the first five lessons of "Coffee Roasting from Zero," only very basic roasting theories were explained. The simplicity level is roughly equivalent to the "multiplication table" in mathematics. We must recognize a reality that theory...
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Pour-Over Specialty Coffee Bean Varieties Recommendations - Which Coffee Beans Are Best for Pour-Over Coffee?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange for more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style) | What coffee beans/coffee powder should be used for pour-over coffee? Pour-over coffee is a ritual that slowly extracts the rich and delicate flavors of coffee through drip filtration. The greatest charm of pour-over lies in its various uncertainties, making every brew a unique experience.
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Coffee Roasting Principles Detailed Guide to Specialty Coffee Bean Roasting Steps and Coffee Roaster Recommendations
Coffee Roasting - The reason coffee is beloved by many mainly lies in the aroma formed after roasting and the taste experience when drinking. Raw coffee beans themselves have no special flavor; it is roasting that completely transforms and reorganizes the substances within the raw beans, forming new structures and bringing out the rich, mellow flavor of coffee. Roasting Tools Roasters are divided into 3 categories: direct flame, semi-hot air
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A Detailed Guide to the Complete Coffee Roasting Process: When Does the Second Crack Occur?
Comparison of coffee beans at various roasting stages [Image source: Fang Jiangang] Are you ready with your green beans, prepared to showcase your skills and roast coffee beans with your unique flavor profile? If not, feel free to use your imagination and join me on this aromatic roasting journey. Simply put, roasting is the process of directly applying heat to the item being roasted.
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How to Roast Sun-Dried Coffee_Changes in Sun-Dried Coffee Beans During Roasting_Process Sun-Dried Coffee Bean Recommendations
Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style) Roasting sun-dried coffee beans *Slightly open the air valve before 120℃ (slightly smaller than for washed beans), because sun-dried beans tend to be woody and dry in nature, and the silver skin is difficult to remove. Steaming the coffee beans allows moisture to increase the bean's own ripening while reducing scorching. Maintaining more moisture in the beans at 150℃ can easily steam the beans
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Why Starbucks Uses Dark Roast Beans for Americano and Why Espresso Beans Develop Surface Oil
Differences Between Starbucks Medium and Dark Roasts - Starbucks Espresso Roast Coffee Beans. The 4321 Theory in Specialty Coffee: 40% of a specialty coffee's quality comes from variety, cultivation, and processing methods; 30% from roasting; 20% from brewing equipment; and 10% from the barista's technique. Roasting has a particularly significant impact on the flavor profile of specialty coffee. The reason why brown beans develop
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Complete Guide to Coffee Bean Roasting: Comparison Chart of Eight Coffee Roast Levels and Their Differences - Medium vs Dark Roast Distinctions
Professional coffee knowledge exchange for more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account cafe_style). Complete guide to coffee roasting techniques | The purpose of coffee roasting and the characteristics of coffee beans. The flavor of coffee largely depends on raw coffee beans, with a smaller portion being altered through roasting. After all, roasting is the only aspect we can control.
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Coffee Bean Roast Level Comparison Chart Visual Tutorial Classification Differences Which is Better Medium or Dark Roast Coffee Beans
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style) To enjoy fresh, delicious coffee, you need to consider what coffee beans you purchase and how to store them. The 5 roast classifications of coffee beans, visual tutorial teaches you to distinguish: 1. Light roast to light-medium roast commonly found in coffee shops
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Differences Between Light, Medium, and Dark Coffee Roast Stages - Coffee Bean Roast Degree and Acidity
For professional barista exchanges, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat Official Account: cafe_style). Coffee roast degree introduction: Light roast stage (city+): Fruity acidity roast point: First crack completely ends. Flavor characteristics: In this stage, the proportion of acidic factors is relatively high, so the brightness of acidity is highest; at this time, the coffee beans
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How Should Costa Rica Mozart Be Roasted to Taste Delicious? What Roasting Methods Suit Mozart?
Before roasting a new bean, we first gather information about this bean and the flavor notes provided by the green bean supplier, then we try to roast a few batches based on this information, and make adjustments according to cupping results. Some time ago, we obtained a Mozart from Costa Rica. This bean was previously
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How Long Does It Take to Roast Coffee Beans? How to Roast Coffee at Home Without a Roaster?
Recently, FrontStreet Coffee was reading a book about coffee roasting and noticed this sentence: "Coffee roasting can sometimes be a bit monotonous, but the appearance of first crack is always exciting." For many people, the term "first crack" may seem somewhat familiar yet actually unfamiliar. It marks the beginning of coffee beans becoming "mature"
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Is Yirgacheffe Suitable for Dark Roasting? An Introduction to Yirgacheffe Coffee
Follow Coffee Review (WeChat Official Account vdailycom) to discover wonderful coffee houses and open your own small shop. According to guidance from Japanese coffee master Mamoru Taguchi: On April 7, 2012, roasting 253 grams of Yirgacheffe, French roast completed 30 seconds after the second crack began, with 0.5% defective beans, resulting in 202 grams of roasted beans and a moisture loss rate of 19.8%. First, preheat the roaster to 200°C, then turn off the heat and wait for the temperature to drop to over 150°C
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Mandheling Special: Mandheling Origin Information, Roasting, Brewing, Extraction
Both Lake Toba in North Sumatra province and Lake Tawar in Aceh produce Mandheling coffee, which is the famous two-lake double Mandheling. The common characteristic of the two-lake double Mandheling is that they are both thick and mellow, but the difference is that Lake Toba's Mandheling is more mellow and deep, even with grass jelly flavor, while Lake Tawar Mandheling has brighter fruit acidity, sometimes with a...
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How Should Green Coffee Beans Be Roasted? What Happens During the Coffee Bean Roasting Process?
Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style) | Coffee Roasting. Coffee beans that have undergone various post-processing treatments are not actually the dark beans we commonly see, but rather yellowish or greenish. To transform these beans into the familiar black coffee beans, they must undergo a crucial step: roasting.
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Differences in Mandheling Coffee Roasting Levels: Flavor Characteristics of Dark Roast Mandheling
For professional coffee knowledge and more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). FrontStreet Coffee - Yirgacheffe Roasting Level Introduction. First, we simply divide coffee into three roasting levels: light, medium, and dark. Under each roasting level, the coffee will have different flavors
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Professional Yirgacheffe Roasting and Brewing Guide - Complete Roasting Techniques and Curves
Professional barista discussions: Follow Cafe_Style on WeChat. As mentioned by Tamoguchi Mamoru in "The Complete Guide to Specialty Coffee," Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, a Class C coffee, is best roasted to medium-dark level, which aligns with his systematic coffee science teachings about the rich, full-bodied characteristics of medium-high altitude coffees
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Definition and Determination of Coffee Roast Levels - Which Roast Degree is Best - Understanding Coffee Roasting Percentage
For more professional coffee knowledge and coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat official account: cafe_style). What is the importance of roasting? Among the factors affecting the taste of a cup of coffee, green beans account for 60%, roasting accounts for 30%, and extraction accounts for 10%. Good roasting can maximize the unique characteristics of green beans.
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