Coastal Blend Dark Side

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Roast Date Upcoming Roast August 5 August 12 August 19 August 26

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Tasting Notes: Milk Chocolate, Caramel, Excellent, well-balanced coffee, showing great body and all-around good character. Brenton Cigar Notes: "Marlboro Red Label" Finish

Cupping Score: 80.0

Our coffees are scored using the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) protocol by Q Grader–certified cuppers. A score of 80+ qualifies as specialty grade — clean, well-processed, and high quality. 80–84 coffees are more common and often used in blends. 85–87 are brighter, more complex, and better suited for high-quality filter brews. 88–90 are exceptional, and 90+ coffees are ultra-rare, often Cup of Excellence (COE) winners — the best in the world.

Suitable To Go With Milk?: Yes

Some of our light roasted filter coffees are bursting with bright, fruity acidity—think citrus, berries, or tropical notes. While these flavours shine on their own, they don’t always play well with milk. The acidity can clash with milk’s natural sweetness and creaminess, sometimes creating sour or chalky flavours.

Roast Style Espresso

Filter roasts are lighter with a shorter development time, designed to highlight clarity, acidity, and fruit-driven complexity — perfect for black coffee and filter methods. These roasts can also be used for espresso, especially if you enjoy brighter, more vibrant shots. Try longer brew ratios or turbo shots to tame acidity and bring out sweetness. Espresso roasts, on the other hand, are developed further to encourage deeper caramelization and Maillard reactions, producing richer, chocolatey, and nutty flavours that shine in milk and offer a fuller-bodied espresso. We don’t usually roast omni (one roast for all brew methods) — in our experience, it tends to be a compromise that’s average at both. But occasionally, for larger lots or versatile blends, we may do an omni roast to suit both black and milk drinkers.

Micron Adjustment: 10

This shows how the recommended grind size for this coffee differs from our baseline Coastal Blend setting. A negative number means a finer grind is recommended; a positive number means coarser. It helps dial in your grinder without starting from scratch.

Roast Level Dark

This is a more accurate reflection of the actual roast level rather than internal & external colour readings and is based off roasting weight loss %. <11% is Nordic ultra-light; 11-13% is Light with balanced acidity and sweetness; 14-16% is Medium for rounded body and caramel; 16-20% is Dark for rich, chocolatey and intensity; 20%+ is Starbucks/Italian for bold, smoky depth. Some would say the higher the %, the 'stronger' the coffee.

Roasting Weight Loss 17.0%

Coffee roasting weight loss refers to the significant reduction in the mass of green coffee beans during the roasting process, typically ranging from 9% to 25% depending on the roast level. This phenomenon primarily occurs due to the evaporation of moisture, which constitutes about 9-13% of the bean's initial weight

Internal Agtron: 64

This is a more accurate reflection of the actual roast colour than external as its measured after grinding, internal Agtron reveals how far into the bean the roast has penetrated. Our filter roasts often score over 100, preserving acidity, florals, and the unique vibrant characteristics of each origin and process. Please bear in mind that grind courseness can affect the internal colour readings, so it is impossible to compare from roaster to roaster using this colour reading.

External Agtron: 46

This refers to the surface colour of the whole roasted bean, but it's not always a reliable indicator of roast level - Some of our most vibrant and lightly roasted coffees like our Ecuadorian Sidra, may appear medium-dark (Agtron 50–60) due to their surface color, yet are in fact light roasts with minimal development time. Surface colour can be affected by the original green colour, bean type, density and moisture - so don't judge a bean by its exterior.

Agtron Spread: 18

The Agtron spread is the difference between the colour of whole beans and ground coffee, showing how deeply the coffee is developed. A spread of 0–10 usually are very dark, oily roasts typical of Italian-style which we dont offer at our Roastery. Spreads between 11–20 and 21–30 represent the roast levels you’ll find in our espresso coffees, balancing sweetness, acidity, and body. Spreads above 30 make up most of our filter coffee range, featuring very light, bright roasts that highlight fruity, floral, and complex flavours. Within this, spreads from 31–40 offer clarity and vibrancy, while spreads of 40–50 showcase ultra-light roasts with delicate acidity and nuanced character.

Roasted On Machine: RoastMax 5kg Gas Roaster

The Roastmax 5 kg gas roaster (model RMS5) is a powerful and precise machine tailored for small‑to‑medium coffee businesses or café installations, offering a production rate of 5 kg per 14 minutes using high-output LPG or natural gas burners delivering 100 MJ of direct heat. Its robust build features a double‑skin drum with cast‑iron front plate, four independent motor controls, thick insulation, and a tri-capacity cooling tray that cools roasted beans in just 3 minutes. With electronic ignition, precise temperature control down to 0.1 °C, an integrated datalogger for both bean and air temperatures, and a countdown timer with alarm, it offers professional-grade roast profiling and consistency, and is fully compliant with AGA standards.

Coffee Storage Climate Controlled

This green coffee is stored at 23°C in a climate-controlled room, which is a step up from standard warehouse storage, as the ambient temperature does not fluctuate as much

Varietal: Mixed Variety

uses a variety of different beans to make a unique flavour.

Processing Method: Mixed Processing

Uses a variety of processing methods to bring out a unique flavour.

Decaffeinated? No

Import into Beanconqueror

If you're looking for a stronger flavoured Coastal Blend then we present to you our Dark Side Edition.

We took our popular Coastal Blend which usually is roasted to a medium and roasted it with more development time to Medium Dark. This gives it a glossy finish and the oils will start to appear on the bean.

Coastal blend is a blend made up of Brazil Arabica, Uganda Arabica & Vietnam Robusta

This gives it a unique flavour profile that is very smooth and enjoyable, check out the reviews or try a sample 60g pack!

If you prefer a smoother milky coffee then try our Coastal Blend roasted lighter here.

SKU: coastal_dark_60g
Package Weight: 100g

We love it

Beautiful rich taste with plenty of crema.

Coastal Blend Dark Side

Sensational Dark Roast for Milk Based Drinks

I'm so glad you gave me the little test pack of these beans as they have become my new favourite roast for my everyday coffees. My wife likes them for her iced coffees. If you like the Coastal Blend Medium and just want to up the intensity slightly, this is perfect.

Pickup from Somersby

Great way to pickup after ours using the YellowBox app. It was so easy. Thankyou.

Love it!

Been buying for a few months and really enjoying it.

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How does my coffee come packaged?

Despite some of our product images looking very fancy our coffee is packaged into a plain brown paper foiled lined bag with a Swiss WIPF degassing valve. This offers superior oxygen and moisture protection. We recommend once you crack the seal you store your coffee in AirScape containers or Weber Workshop Bean Cellars for a single dosing option.
You can also freeze/vacuum seal in small lots, then use straight away once removed from freezer.

We don't have fancy printed bags with ziplocks (more plastic), we save that cost and buy better quality green beans so you can focus on your cup quality instead of fancy marketing and artwork.

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