French Cup (signature blend) green beans

Smokin Beans

Details

Origin

Indonesia

Process

Washed, Natural, Honey

Roast Suitability

Description

About the Blend True to the rich French culture our French Cup blend focuses on bold intensity. Traditional French styling says a really good coffee must have both Indonesia and Robusta beans as part of the blend. These bean components create a strong base that anchors the blend and the roast is usually a darker roast like Espresso Roast or Italian Roast. Cup nuance is fudgy dark chocolate and earthy tones forward, with hints of salted caramel and molasses in the lingering finish. This blend of beans contains higher natural caffeine making it a great choice for energy booster. Overall cup quality is surprising smooth but with a richness and depth that speaks for itself and can withstand added cream and sugar. About the Roasting Process Maybe you have heard that roasting coffee is a work of art and to achieve excellent beautiful taste development in coffee beans it requires skillful and calculated inputs by the roast master throughout the entire roasting process? Is this true or not… Let’s look at this topic a little deeper. Some would argue that roasting coffee is easier than all that and you don’t need to worry about all those “technical aspects” to enjoy roasting your own coffee at home. In the most basic sense, you simply need to heat the beans to about 450*F or until they reach the desired “doneness” or “brown” and then cool them as quickly as possible with a fan to stop the internal roasting changes happening inside the beans. After this the coffee beans can be ground and used to brew coffee. It is as easy as that! However, as you delve a little deeper into roasting your own beans you soon realize that there does seem to be a certain science or a required sequence of events behind the roasting process that must be met to achieve the best taste in the cup. You will learn that when the cup tastes grassy or underdeveloped that you must add more time and/or temperature to your roasting profile. You will also learn that sour notes come from too low of heat in your