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 |