Thoughts on roasting Kona

#1: Post by **bilsch** » June 26th, 2022, 6:16 pm

So I'm curious,

What are folks' thoughts on roasting kona? Every kona I've had was roasted to nearly charcoal. When I roast it its at a light to medium.

Is there a specific roast level I "must" meet for this? I've found that lighter roast level also brings out the aromatics and volatiles better.

#2: Post by **addertooth** » June 27th, 2022, 1:06 am

I tend to do Kona lightly roasted as well. The key thing is make sure your post first-crack development phase rises to about 20 percent of the total roast time.

Below is a picture of one of my Kona roasts. The color appear correct on my screen, but your monitor may shift the color values depending upon adjustment.

#3: Post by **mkane** » June 27th, 2022, 11:13 am

link doesn't work

June 27th, 2022, 3:40 pm

Yea link did not work for me either.

I wait for the first crack, hit the C button and wait for about 2 minutes and then drop to cool. So far it's worked out well enough. Next time I pick up some green kona I'll get more and experiment a bit with it.

#5: Post by **addertooth** » June 27th, 2022, 7:58 pm

If someone can school me on how to post an image from my hard drive, I will be happy to post it.

#6: Post by **Jeff** » June 27th, 2022, 8:03 pm

Posting images on HB

#7: Post by **addertooth** » June 27th, 2022, 8:34 pm

Thank you for the assist.

#8: Post by **Mbb** » June 27th, 2022, 9:15 pm

#9: Post by **Rickpatbrown** » June 27th, 2022, 9:31 pm

Have you actually tasted impressive Kona? I havent. I always thought the price was way to high for what I was tasting and figured it was due to the limited quantity from logistically difficult island.

These are my thoughts on Kona.

#10: Post by **addertooth** » June 27th, 2022, 10:38 pm

Yes I have, but then, I cheat. Any coffee you make to your favorite profile is going to taste better to YOU.
Roasted one way and you get more fruit/floral. Roasted differently brings more body, roasty-ness, chocolate and caramel.

The bean is versatile, and can be roasted to bring out what you feel is best of Kona.