Organic Blue Moon Kintamani Highlands Bali – Roast
Roast process
Light to Medium – air roast
Dark – air roast
Charge at 410F, and maintain 9 level heat and 8 degree air flow, for this bean , resulted in a 8-9 mins roast for Medium and 10-11 mins roast for Dark.
the roast time in the short side, may result in flat and sharp taste coffee
Medium – electric pan roast
Medium to Dark – electric pan roast
Temperature can not consistently increase in 30F per minute rate when roast temperature over 300F cause a long roasting cycle between brown stage and first crack, and the development stage is also impacted and took too long, may result in crisp and smoky and earthy in cupping
| Roast level | Weight lost | Roast notes | Look, Aroma & Taste |
 AR Light to Medium |  1-6.81/8 = 14.87% | Look: mid brown to dark brown Aroma: strong chocolate , vanilla , cedar Taste: still can taste the inner layer skin, inner layer fruity sweet, chocolate, earthy | |
 AR Dark |  | Look: shinny with occasional oil spots in unique dark brown Aroma: dark chocolate, burnt, vanilla,, smoky, spicy Taste: Dark chocolate, smoky, bitter, earthy, no more inner layer skin and fruity sweet. | |
 EPR Medium |  1-6.78/8 = 15.25% | Look: mid brown with 15% mid to light brown, dry Aroma: buttery, chocolate, sweet, vanilla Taste: Chocolate, inner layer fruity has been dried but still be able to taste it. earthy , smoky, spice but not much uncomfortable bitter. | |
 EPR M to D |  1- 6.63/8 = 17.13% | Look: Evenly mid brown, dry over all but shiner than medium roast Aroma: chocolate, buttery, vanilla , cedar Taste: not much different from medium roast. a little bit more bitter and spice towards the end |