#42: The Best Way to Roast for Espresso | Panel Discussion | SCA Lectures 2018

It's time to dive deeper into the kinds of questions many roasters have mulled over, but not discussed enough: Should a roast be designed according to flavor profiles, should you roast with a specific brew method in mind? To what extent should a roast be designed for a specific dose, grind, and brew ratio? Should you roast differently for milk-based espresso? A panel of industry leaders in espresso (Ben Put of Monogram Coffee; Geoff Woodley of Ikawa; Jen Apodaca of Royal Coffee; and Tony Querio of Spyhouse Coffee Roasting Co.) share their theories and approaches to improving espresso coffee in this panel hosted by O. M. Miles. Related Links - Read the full transcript on SCA News: https://scanews.coffee/podcast/42/the-best-way-to-roast-for-espresso-panel-discussion-sca-lectures-2018/ - Listen to other episodes of the SCA Podcast: https://scanews.coffee/category/podcasts/sca-lectures-podcast/ - Learn more about the upcoming 2019 Lecture Series: https://coffeeexpo.org/lectures Subscribe to this podcast on your favorite app: - iTunes: www.apple.co/2sXdmSj - Stitcher: www.bit.ly/2JBJOk8 - Pocket Casts: www.bit.ly/2JBowTT - RadioPublic: www.bit.ly/2JCfeGY Table of Contents 0:00 Introduction 1:45 Introducing the panelists 3:30 Each panelist was given a Colombian Caturra from the Nariño region and roasted it using an Ikawa. They take turns explaining their roasting philosophy. 18:30 How each panelist incorporates cupping when roasting for espresso 29:45 A discussion on why it’s relevant for roasters to know how to make espressos on bar in order to be better roasters 39:45 Is airflow a primary variable to keep in mind when roasting? 44:30 A discussion on the style of roasting where you keep the same starting and end time and adjust everything in-between instead 46:00 Ways in which having moisture content, density or water activity metrics helps when profiling 51:00 Panelists offer general recommendations for roasting for espresso Q&A with the audience 60:00 What the roasters think of blends vs single origins and pre-roast blending vs post-roast blending 1:09:00 How to translate Ikawa roast profiles into production production roast profiles and opinions on drying vs Maillard vs development on the sample coffee. 1:13:00 Outro --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/specialty-coffee-association-podcast/message