chef bradley
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- Jan 20, 2008
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Hi everyone, glad to be here!
I''ve currently moved up from a hot air roaster to a rotisserie basket roaster that I put on my gas grill. What a HUGE difference I''ve found in convenience (can roast a lot more at one time) and flavor profiles! Its like night and day!
One concern, though, which has boggled my mind since I began roasting coffee is that I can never seem to replicate that back-end taste that I love so much about certain dark roasted coffees.
For instance, when I buy a coffee or some beans from a commercial roaster, I taste the coffee after I drank it (hope that makes sense). Like it leaves a lasting flavor on my tongue and that is very enjoyable.
When I roast my own beans, the nose and initial flavor is better than anything I could buy! But, after I swallow the sip, the flavor flattens out completely. That being said, it makes me want to drink more of it and next thing I know, Ive had an entire french press full in 15 minutes!
If anyone has had this issue before, how is this remedied? Surely I''m not the only person that prefers this long lasting flavor, eh?
I''ve been using a 50/50 blend of Sumatra and Guatemalan coffee beans. Great smooth flavor with a good bit of caffeine.
Thanks in advance everyone!
I''ve currently moved up from a hot air roaster to a rotisserie basket roaster that I put on my gas grill. What a HUGE difference I''ve found in convenience (can roast a lot more at one time) and flavor profiles! Its like night and day!
One concern, though, which has boggled my mind since I began roasting coffee is that I can never seem to replicate that back-end taste that I love so much about certain dark roasted coffees.
For instance, when I buy a coffee or some beans from a commercial roaster, I taste the coffee after I drank it (hope that makes sense). Like it leaves a lasting flavor on my tongue and that is very enjoyable.
When I roast my own beans, the nose and initial flavor is better than anything I could buy! But, after I swallow the sip, the flavor flattens out completely. That being said, it makes me want to drink more of it and next thing I know, Ive had an entire french press full in 15 minutes!

If anyone has had this issue before, how is this remedied? Surely I''m not the only person that prefers this long lasting flavor, eh?
I''ve been using a 50/50 blend of Sumatra and Guatemalan coffee beans. Great smooth flavor with a good bit of caffeine.
Thanks in advance everyone!