Roast note: Burman Colombian Las Montanas EA Natural Process

I finally tried out a roast I’d been looking forward to, a medium-light roast of Burman Colombian Las Montanas, an EA-decaf natural process coffee. This is one of those coffees that tasted so good I just had to record my notes for later.

I used the following roast profile on the Popper*:

  1. 6:00 at 980 watts
  2. 1:00 at 1140 watts (at which it barely reached first crack)
  3. 3:00 cooling cycle

And then it rested for 8 days. The overall mass loss was 10.3%, classifying it as “first crack” according to Sweet Maria’s chart.

The resulting espresso shot was flavorful with a nice level of acid, fruity flavor, a slightly syrupy texture, and a bit of natural sweetness.

Having the extra long low-power time gave it much better flavor development than my previous experiments. So for my next roast I’m trying an even lower starting power, 2:00 at 740 watts (the next step down on my Popper* from 980, and the lowest power level it will maintain), 3:00 at 980, and 1:00 at 1140. This, too, also just barely passed first crack (although its mass loss is 11.3%, classifying it as city-), and looks like a proper light roast.

Hopefully when I get to trying this one I’ll have more to report.

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