VSalon Coffee Exchange kick off meeting

[Shoogs]

So after more tinkering I enjoy your roasts more through the aeropress. I was happy to try a darker roast than I'm used to. It's been a long time since I purchased a darker roast. I roasted a Colombia Finca El Mango tonight to a 25% development ratio, and it still would be consider a medium.

Sadly I cooked an Ethiopia waaay to fast. Dropped hot and the turnaround was almost immediate. By the time I realized what was happening, I was just along for the ride.... :/.

Experiments ever ongoing!!

[defspace]

Shoogs, can you tell us a bit about development and how you use that to guide your roasting process?

[Shoogs]

Roast Development Time and the Prerequisite for Any Successful Roast | Daily Coffee News by Roast Magazine

My process is based on the above, easier to let someone smarter say it. Over the last several years my preferences have migrated to the nuanced medium light roast profiles. My current go to fav is a nice juicy Ethiopian. So I try to emulate those.

[Shoogs]

Further I've tried to stay at 20% trying to improve my process by eliminating variables.
That said I send TT a 22 and 25 Nicaragua, hopefully they're palatable enough to have a preference and speak to it.

[Too Tall]

Further I've tried to stay at 20% trying to improve my process by eliminating variables.
That said I send TT a 22 and 25 Nicaragua, hopefully they're palatable enough to have a preference and speak to it.

Eagerly awaiting.

[Shoogs]

Coffee Podcast by Cat & Cloud by Cat & Cloud on Apple Podcasts

About 30 minutes into this podcast he speaks on the process and the reasoning behind. Fun interview for sure.

[Too Tall]

Shoogs, got the beans. They look and smell terrific. I'll pull shots tomorrow. Thanks pal.

[Shoogs]

They're a bean I don't know and roasted lighter than what you sent to me. I hope they're close enough to your norm that you enjoy them.

[Too Tall]

25% has been worked to the bone Shoogs....I'm wired. Did a few espresso shots but was not happy so I switched to french press and Voila magic! All the nuances came out and I'm appreciating how interesting flavors can be found when beans are not roasted too dark. Also, this business of trying each others roasts is going to push me to figure out how to get alot more flavors out of my favorite beans.