Hello!
I recently got a new espresso machine (a Breville Barista Express if that helps at all), and I have no idea how to get started picking espresso beans. I think Iâd like a milder, darker roast for either lattes / cappuccinos but also good for drinking straight.
Where do I even go about finding a good bag of beans? Are there any recommended sites? Do you just go to your grocery store?
Any other advice for a brand-new first timer?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Whatâs the difference between an espresso roast and a regular coffee roast?
I donât roast coffee myself, but what Iâve been told is that espresso roasts run hotter and longer, which makes the coffee more soluble and less sour.
Interesting! One of the local hobby roasters from where I used to live, told me that his espresso roast is taken to much hotter temperatures and pushed to cool-down much sooner that standard coffee roasts, creating an internal bean level of about medium and an external bean leven of about dark. I just assumed that all espresso roasts were like that. I visited there a few years ago, and he had shut down. I asked around about him, and apparently his mom was having troubles and he wanted to devote all of his free time to her, as opposed to his hobby of coffee roasting. I have never been able to pull espressos like he pulled with his machine. Iâm understanding, now, that maybe I just loved his espresso roast and others just donât roast like that. Maybe Iâll start roasting to try to get to his flavor profile. Great⊠Another money pit hobby hahaha
Interesting, good to know, Iâll keep that in mind when Iâm shopping and asking questions. Thanks!