04. Our Research

Soaking has become a popular technique within coffee roasting. But is it really beneficial to your roast? We compared the effects of soaking vs non-soaking across different brew methods. Our initial hypotheses proposed that the soaked coffee would result in a less developed coffee even with all other roasting milestones maintained. Read on for the final cup analysis.

Does a more developed coffee really mean a more soluble coffee? We set out to test this assumption as our hypothesis with this month's experiment. Our findings not only contradicted the common assumption but also lead us to ponder the possibility of differing “grindability” or fraction mechanics based on the roast.

The goal of this study was to explore the possibility of fully developing a coffee before first crack. The definition of a fully developed coffee being - no signs of “green flavours” such as grassy, vegetal or sour. This is a proof of concept that under the ideal roasting conditions...

Since our last experiment with The King of Distribution Techniques, there have been numerous new distribution tools released. Here is an updated review of the winner from round 1 vs 3 new tools!

Does freezing green coffee impact roasting and it's resulting flavours?We decided to try it for ourselves; with Gesha Village coffee. It might be a bit extreme, but the higher complexity and subtle flavours of this coffee will allow us to better gauge and taste if there is any true impact from the freezing.

For awhile now, we've experienced a streak of inconsistent timings with our espresso brewing. Shot timings changed radically every couple of shots after calibration which had our whole team scratching their heads. We've set out to discover the reason behind this mystery.