By Percolate · Recipe 1

Apricot Daybreak

A Fair Trade bean recipe aiming for caramel and soft stone fruit, with berry kept in a supporting role.

Regular cafFair Trade beans

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AI-designed starter recipe by Percolate. Checked for structure and guidance, but not roasted or tasted. Ingredient descriptions are profiles to look for, not specific available lots.

Choose beans recorded as Fair Trade for every component. These are ingredient requirements, not independent certification of this recipe.

The recipe

55% Washed Nicaragua, caramel and stone-fruit profile

A caramel-led component with a stone-fruit goal that can soften a cocoa base.

Regular · Intended flavours: caramel, stone_fruit

30% Washed Rwanda, caramel and stone-fruit profile

A caramel-and-stone-fruit component chosen to bridge sweet and bright profiles.

Regular · Intended flavours: caramel, stone_fruit

15% Washed Burundi, berry and caramel profile

A berry-and-caramel accent chosen to add a softer fruit goal.

Regular · Intended flavours: berry, caramel

Roast approach

Blend the green beans before roasting.

Aim for an evenly developed light-brown finish. Use aroma and first-crack behaviour as references; do not rely on colour alone. Use similarly sized lots that roast compatibly. Begin with a small trial; if one component races ahead, choose more compatible lots for the next batch. If recording development time, use 14-18% of total roast time after first crack only as a trial window, not a universal endpoint. Rest 4-10 days before the first comparison, then taste again as it settles. If berry crowds out the stone-fruit goal: Move 5 percentage points from Burundi to Nicaragua on the next trial.

Tasting results have not been published for this recipe. Flavour characteristics describe intent, not a verified cup result. Match substitutions by their role and characteristics; origin alone does not establish equivalence.

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