- Posted by jlarue
- Mon, 04/09/2012 - 14:34
Coffee characteristics
Maybe someone can help me. I had attended a coffee cupping some 6 months ago, what an eye opening experience. One of the charcteristics that came through with one of the cuppings was the smell / scent of fermenting grain. I have brewed beer in the past and it reminded me of the smell created in the fermentor, when the yeast is consuming the available sugars and converting them to alcohol. Is anyone familiar with where that smell might come from in coffee? Is it simply a product of the process or is it impacted by the variety and roast level as well? The particular coffee I sampled during the cupping was a Kenya AA natural process. It was truely a unique cup. I have had other Kenya AA's but it is not quite the same (some not even close). If anyone has thoughts on this subject, I would like to start a discusion covering this subject.
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I THINK IT PROBABLY HAS A
intrepid510 | Mon, 04/09/2012 - 16:49I think it probably has a lot to do with the natural processing of the coffee, the fruit on the coffee while it's drying leads to a heavy body, complex coffee.
FLAVOR WHEEL
jlarue | Mon, 04/09/2012 - 16:43Not really any one of the individual profiles. It is kind of a estery smell, sweet and sour. It is a unique smell to a brewery and fermentation process.
HMM...
jbviau | Mon, 04/09/2012 - 15:57Not sure. We need a chemist around here! Are you talking about something in the "nutty" family described on this flavor wheel?
http://www.sweetmarias.com/tastewheel2.jpg
Wonder if the culprit could be malic acid? At any rate, sounds like you enjoyed the experience.
NO KENYA EXPERIENCE
Son Ton | Mon, 04/09/2012 - 14:44I have not have a Kenya coffee yet ( hopefully this will change soon) but have heard a lot of good thing about it. Descriptors like winey, fruity acidity and bright is what I have heard Kenya coffee being described. What you are talking about (fermenting flavor and aroma) might come from dry processed coffee.