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by kitotik 1209 days ago
The “resting time” after roasting depends heavily on the bean and roast level.

Soft beans that are roasted dark don’t require much time since most of the oils have been brought close to the surface already.

Very dense beans roasted lightly take time to degas. In my experience 4-7 days is the sweet spot.

It’s not even a subtle difference. Drinking a very light roast right after roasting will be very sharp/sour/acidic, many times undrinkable. After a several days they will get sweet and fruity and delicious.
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roflyear 1209 days ago
I regularly buy coffee that needs at least 40 days rest.
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kitotik 1209 days ago
Wow really?

Any more info you could provide? Origin, process method(washed, natural, anaerobic, etc) roaster, profile, brewing method, etc. ?

All the coffee types I’ve dealt with start degrading heavily starting at ~14 days from roast date.

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2muchcoffeeman 1209 days ago
Try any natural process bean, medium-light to light roast.

I don't understand what chemistry is going on, but I have personally roasted beans (I don't even work on this very hard, max power, wait for first crack, then eyeball it) and they will consistently take at least 14 days to start tasting good, and last for well over a month without much of the typically stale bean attributes. They degrade a bit, but still taste good.

My record for one of my own roasts is maybe 3 months. It may have tasted good for longer, but I brewed and drank it all. I've had some random washed ethiopians that took a long time to mature, but by and large natural processes really take a long time to mature and last a long time for me.

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roflyear 1209 days ago
Yeah, coffee from apollon's gold and manhattan coffee often require this long. Not all manhattan coffees require 40+ days, but all apollons gold do: https://apollons-gold.com/

Even really dark coffees should be good for at least a month, but maybe you just like that fresher roast flavor, and there is nothing wrong with that!!

Really interesting coffee, but expensive for sure. I don't always get their coffee. But other specialty roasters do well 3-4 weeks too.

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