Roasting Green Colombia Popayan Beans

Latest up for my iRoast-2 tests of the green coffee beans I purchased at Amazon.com in the Seven Bridges Cooperative green coffee bean sampler pack were the Colombian Popayan beans.

I’ve settled for using the one roasting profile now:

• 385F for 7 minutes
• 430F for 2 minutes
• 465 F for 2 minutes

This profile seems to work perfectly in achieving a “Full City” roast. Not too light, not too dark, and evenly consistent in color to the center of the bean.

You’ve got to prefer your coffee bitter to like these beans. I have actually bought roasted Colombia Popayan beans in the past, from Green Mountain Coffee Roasters I think. For my taste, they are a little on the bitter side. However, they sure do generate good crema; definitely above average. So they probably make a good target as a blend with something that is not as bitter but not as good at producing crema. For example, the delicious Bolivian Cenaproc beans which I wrote up in a previous post: Roasting Green Bolivian Cenaproc beans.

So to sum up:

• The above roasting profile seems to work very well for achieving a “full city roast” using the iRoast-2.
• If you prefer bitter highlights in your espresso coffee , then the Colombian Popayan beans are for you.
• These beans produce above-average crema
• These beans might be a great bean to blend with sweeter-tasting beans that don’t produce crema as well, such as Bolivian Cenaproc beans.

Happy home roasting! I’m having a lot of fun, learning to master my iRoast-2 and getting to try such a wide range of coffee flavors from around the world.