Breakfast Blend (signature blend) green beans

Smokin Beans

Details

Origin

Ethiopia

Process

Washed, Natural, Honey

Description

About the Blend Early morning, rushed for time, need to start the day off right… seems to be the usual routine. Our idea of a perfect breakfast coffee is that it needs to be “bright and happy”. To achieve this goal we turned to Ethiopia the very birthplace of coffee. Here the natural goodness of the beans provides the home run hit that will carry it across the finish line and all we need to do is add a few other naturally compatible beans to round out the morning cup. The hot water brewing through the pour-over smells amazing, the first sip reveals a leading edge that is round and full, bright citrus notes energize the cup, while a floral cherry blossom wafts forth, there are hints of sun-ripe berries and stone fruits finishing with milk chocolate and toasty caramel. 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 a