Types of Coffee Roasts & Coffee Flavor Profiles

30 Comments

• MC

  Marcy Clark Jan 16, 2023

  I have been buying your unroasted coffee for some time. I love the Tanzania Peaberry and Costa Rican roasted just to the start of the second Crack. My question is do you have other green beans that you feel would compliment the blend or another blend similar? Looking for that perfect cup with a nice fruity flavor with undertones of smooth rich flavor that pops without the dark roast deep nutty flavor.

  

  Roastmaster Dave

  Great question! Here’s one method of creating blends.

  Start with a sweet base at about 40%. Good sweet bases are a natural processed Brazilian (almost all Brazil coffees are natural processed, by the by), a Peruvian, or a Mexican coffee. Second will be the mid-palate satisfaction at 40%…….this is the proverbial “rug that ties the room together” kinda thing. Guatemalan, Costa Rican, Honduran, or a Colombian coffee fit well here with the nice soft sweetness and rich texture. Last and definitely not least, the high note at 20%. Ethiopian Yirgacheffe, Kenya, or a Tanzania coffee will bring some really nice citric and floral notes to the party.

  Obviously, this will take some tweaking of the ratios until you find the profile that you’re looking for. Hope this helps!

• JC

  Jack Carothers Nov 11, 2022

  Will beans keep indefinitely (years) with regards to their freshness if vacuum sealed and stored in a light free environment? Does temperature factor in? Room temp vs cold temp vs freezing temp?

  

  Team FRC

  Our recommendation is that you store your beans in a cool, dark, dry place because your coffee beans will get stale more quickly when exposed to heat, light, and moisture (which can be too high or too low!). If you went so far as to vacuum-seal your beans and keep them in a cool, dark place, would they keep indefinitely? Well, probably not, but they would stay fresh longer than they would otherwise. Roasting starts a reaction within the beans that continues after the roasting process is complete. Initially, this de-gassing actually makes the flavor better. If you’ve ever had coffee made from beans that are just out of the roaster, you’ll know what we mean. Coffee reaches a flavor peak 36 hours to a few days after the roast (depending on the density of the bean and the roast) but after that the taste will continue to slowly degrade over time. Protecting from heat, light, and moisture will delay the process but nothing (so far as we know) can stop it entirely. Some tests have gotten excellent longevity using several vacuum sealed layers and commercial deep-freeze units, but for most of us, buying smaller quantities more often is easier and more economical.

• YR

  Yohann Rigogne Nov 07, 2022

  What beans would you recommend to get decent, not bitter, espressos with a Breville Barista Express?

  

  Team FRC

  While it would be nice if we had a Breville Barista Express right here in the office (hint, hint to the boss!) we don’t. However, with any coffee preparation, the two most important ingredients are fresh, clean water and freshly roasted, freshly ground coffee. Start with these two things and you’ll get better coffee, period. Regarding what beans to use, well that depends on your taste. A few of our choices like Tiger Nebula and organic Drago were blended for espresso and develop a beautiful body and rich crema. Venturing into the single origin realm, do you like heavy and dark? Try coffees from the Indo-Pacific region. Bright and fruity? Go to Africa! Spicy and full-bodied? Central America’s where you want to be. Starting with better coffee will definitely get you better espresso but from there, let your taste buds tell you where you want to go.

• DS

  Debby Spence Sep 19, 2022

  Do you sell decaf?

  

  Team FRC

  Yup - and lots of it! All our decaf selections can be found HERE.

• MC

  Marcelo de Campos Jul 18, 2022

  Em qual estado e cidade são torrados os cafés?

  

  Team FRC

  Todos os nossos cafés são torrados em Sunbury, Pensilvânia. (All our coffees are roasted in Sunbury, Pennsylvania.)

• FJ

  Frederick Jamison Jul 05, 2022

  Do you sell green beans for my home roaster?

  

  Team FRC

  Of course! And a great place to start is our unroasted Home Roaster’s Starter Kits!