Blending & Roasting The Ultimate Espresso

[@mugglywumps5408]

I can feel your love for the product and the process, which I really appreciate as someone new to espresso

[@SproCoffee]

Thanks you and thanks for watching!

[@spiritualbeancoffee1031]

Thanks Jay. I really like your “feel” approach. I’m a plant guy that got into roasting 8 years ago. I use a vintage Diedrich roaster with quirks. I just bought my first espresso machine so this video is super helpful. Take care.

[@SproCoffee]

I think quirky machines are fun. Our old and trusty Petroncini 3k is that quirky roaster too. Glad the videos can be of help!

[@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

Spot on! You answered my question as I was writing it. Thank you.

[@SproCoffee]

So glad we could help. Thanks for watching!

[@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

@Spro Coffee Man, since I have been watching your videos, my roasting game has gotten so much better. I roasted 2 batches last night and applied what I had seen from your videos and from Flair 58. My first batch was magnificent and oh so beautiful. My 2nd batch was a bit too hot and came out darker than I intended. I blasted the heat for just a few seconds to heat the roasted and spun the drum a little bit fast. Then, I dropped the heat and spun slower. When the browning stage began, I bumped the heat up a bit. I should have left the heat aline or maybe dropped it a bit but I bumped the heat up to try and go through the browning stage faster and the high heat carried through the development stage and ended up browning the beans too dark. I understand what I did wrong, but if you have any advice, please share. Coffee is a great hobby for me and allows my A.D.H.D brain to focus and complete a task. Thank you for your videos. You make great content.

[@SproCoffee]

@@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat I'm glad our videos have helped you on your journey! I don't have much to add because you've got a great analysis on what you didn't like. The most difficult part for some people is to accurately assess what happened during their roast. Continue to roast, taste, learn and make adjustments. That's really the best way to build your skills. Good luck!

[@kg-Whatthehelliseventhat]

@Spro Coffee the more we learn about coffee the less we know!!!

[@humamtakla6894]

Amazing presentation, Thank you.

[@SproCoffee]

Thank you for taking the time to watch!!!!

[@edwarschilka8411]

Love your mission statement. Chocolate, berries, nuts (don't forget the caramel)...old school spro. Not a fan of the newer acidic lighter roasts, that's why I home roast. I'll have to try yours one day, wish you weren't so far from the West coast.

[@SproCoffee]

Thanks for the kind words! Let us know whenever you'd like to give our coffee a try.

[@KayoCosio]

I love how you're committed to a style you love. I always dig a Spro espresso. With a CIGAR when possible. BTW, Shaun Ong and I gave you a little shout out in the recent episode of Let's Coffee!

[@SproCoffee]

Thanks my brother. I appreciate the kind words and the shout out! Is it linked through your channel, or can you drop a link here?

[@HoneycombManila]

@@SproCoffee Here you go. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pWSwqJ-wi511pNU This is the entire playlist, but the shout out is in the very end

[@KayoCosio]

Sorry, I meant "With a CIGAR when possible." edited to correct

[@SproCoffee]

@@HoneycombManila Thanks!!!

[@raulitobarista]

Great way of explaining love it!

[@SproCoffee]

Thank you, my brother!

[@LivingTheLifeRetired]

Great video, I love your approach to presenting, very authentic. My question is that given the same bean, would you roast it differently for espresso vs pour over? I see espresso beans light roasted for espresso and medium and dark roasted beans for espresso - I’m just kinda wondering what makes a bean or a roast better suiting to making espresso with it vs using another method. Cheers.

[@SproCoffee]

Your thoughts are not uncommon. Many places will roast darker for espresso. I think it's best to let the bean guide you. Like when we roast for cupping, we're roasting pretty light (at first crack) because we want to reveal any and all defects. Then once we understand the flavor of the coffee, we can make a more informed decision on which way we want to roast that coffee. But bear in mind that espresso is just another brewing method. It doesn't have to be dark. In fact, one of the best espressos I've ever tasted was on the lighter side of roasting! I think it's important to let your taste buds inform you on the choices you make.

[@ahmeterginkarahan]

Thanks for the valuable information. Do green (unroasted) coffee beans have an expiration date?. I have coffee beans bought from a public market in Ethiopia. I bought it 3 years ago, but every coffee bean is precious to me. If it can be used I want to make a video for my channel by roasting them.

[@SproCoffee]

It's really a Yes and No kind of answer. You'll hear a lot of coffee people demanding that there is an "expiration" date, but the real answer is: it depends. Depends on the processing conditions after harvest, the conditions under which the coffee was warehoused, how it is being handled in your facility. The only real way to know is to roast and taste it. I say Go For It and roast it for your channel. Then give it a tasting video and your honest reaction to the coffee. Good or bad, I think there's an audience that will appreciate truth and honesty in coffee. I know I'd love to watch it!

[@ahmeterginkarahan]

@@SproCoffee Hey thank you for replying to the comment. I will make a video on this subject in the future. I'm really curious about the taste of this coffee. I also try to follow your videos and benefit from your information. thanks

[@SproCoffee]

@@ahmeterginkarahan Thank you! I look forward to watching your video!

[@eosme]

@6:33 mark.. what is it that you are spraying the roasted beans with? flavoring?

[@SproCoffee]

We are spraying the beans with plain water. We do this because our cooling tray motor conked out on us and we've had one heck of a time trying to import a replacement from Italy. We spray on a little water and stir to help cool the coffee, but not enough for the water to soak into the coffee.

[@KzLollapalooza]

Thank you!

[@SproCoffee]

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching!

[@akselbilicz2138]

Hello. Thank you for a very good and informative video. I just wonder when you use two different beans in your blend. Do you roast them together or separately?

[@SproCoffee]

Thanks for watching! Either approach has merit. Through our history, we've done both. For someof the blends, we find it just as good to blend pre-roast. The best bet is to try the two variations and see which way works best for you and the coffees you're working with.

[@coolatittude7465]

Çan you tell us how to blend Coffee beans to have a delicious Coffee flavour ? (the pourcentage of every type of beans to get a unique esspresso)

[@SproCoffee]

Will do! I did cover a little bit about blending towards the end of this livestream: kzbin.info5S4etUOuJAw?si=1L5AwzSY494kUfKv

[@videopeaberry]

Hi Jay, I'm curious, were you spraying water on the beans as they fell out of the drum into the cooling tray? And if so, can you explain what this does for the roast? Obviously it will cool them down, but in terms of the moisture content inside the beans and the reactions taking place in them, and will it immediately evaporate or soak some of it into the cell structure?

[@SproCoffee]

Hey Phil! Yes, we are spraying water onto the beans as they come out of the drum. This is mainly because the stirring arms on the roaster are no longer working - and getting any kind of response from the company in Italy has been fruitless. We've contacted them, reached out to them and even had an Italian emissary reach out to them. All to no avail. The concern is always with moisture content and the amount we use is strictly to keep the cooling period narrow. The water boils off immediately when hitting the beans so there is no moisture retained. As most roasting operations, we do weights before and after the roast and have found no discernable difference between this method and strictly air cooling.

[@shanewilson2152]

I like your videos

[@SproCoffee]

Thank you Shane. Let us know if there's something you'd like to see in future videos!

[@shanewilson2152]

@@SproCoffee no worries