Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video...I roast my first Gesha variety. It was fun, interesting and was just like any other coffee actually. But I could certainly improve and learned some good lessons here.
Skip to:
0:00 - intro
0:11 - “a gentle mindset”
0:26 - The green
2:05 - The price
3:29 - Jared’s score
5:34 - how my roast went
13:14 - in the cup
16:46 - was it worth it?
19:44 - mistakes I made
The short-hand:
1kg MCR 2019 roaster
354F CT at 2kpa/ 80%
80 dial for drum speed
1:33 - 246° Turning Point
3:47 - 300° Green to Yellow
6:46 - 368° First Crack
8:00 - 384° Drop
The green: haceacoffee.com/products/colombia-santa-barbara-don-andres-gesha-honey?_pos=2&_sid=e5537e598&_ss=r
The Roast curve:
portal.roastpath.com/publicroasts/index/8014264410219140722
Links to everything you asked for:
blkcitycoffee.com/blogs/blog/every-single-thing-i-use-with-links
You can send me coffee to cup for the vlog!
12403 Central Avenue
Suite 819
Chino, CA 91710
My current setup:
Roaster: Mill City Roasters 1KG
Software: RoastPath by MCR
**Friendly reminder**
I only have my own experience to draw from and share. I genuinely hope it inspires you to get your own gears working and find the best solutions for you and your situation. No matter what, I think we can all agree we're here to honor the cup
Support and Follow:
Coffee @blkcitycoffee blkcitycoffee.com
Personal @thelevus
In this video...I roast my first Gesha variety. It was fun, interesting and was just like any other coffee actually. But I could certainly improve and learned some good lessons here.
Skip to:
0:00 - intro
0:11 - “a gentle mindset”
0:26 - The green
2:05 - The price
3:29 - Jared’s score
5:34 - how my roast went
13:14 - in the cup
16:46 - was it worth it?
19:44 - mistakes I made
The short-hand:
1kg MCR 2019 roaster
354F CT at 2kpa/ 80%
80 dial for drum speed
1:33 - 246° Turning Point
3:47 - 300° Green to Yellow
6:46 - 368° First Crack
8:00 - 384° Drop
The green: haceacoffee.com/products/colombia-santa-barbara-don-andres-gesha-honey?_pos=2&_sid=e5537e598&_ss=r
The Roast curve:
portal.roastpath.com/publicroasts/index/8014264410219140722
Links to everything you asked for:
blkcitycoffee.com/blogs/blog/every-single-thing-i-use-with-links
You can send me coffee to cup for the vlog!
12403 Central Avenue
Suite 819
Chino, CA 91710
My current setup:
Roaster: Mill City Roasters 1KG
Software: RoastPath by MCR
**Friendly reminder**
I only have my own experience to draw from and share. I genuinely hope it inspires you to get your own gears working and find the best solutions for you and your situation. No matter what, I think we can all agree we're here to honor the cup
Support and Follow:
Coffee @blkcitycoffee blkcitycoffee.com
Personal @thelevus
