[kitotik]

The “resting time” after roasting depends heavily on the bean and roast level.

Soft beans that are roasted dark don’t require much time since most of the oils have been brought close to the surface already.

Very dense beans roasted lightly take time to degas. In my experience 4-7 days is the sweet spot.

It’s not even a subtle difference. Drinking a very light roast right after roasting will be very sharp/sour/acidic, many times undrinkable. After a several days they will get sweet and fruity and delicious.

[roflyear]

I regularly buy coffee that needs at least 40 days rest.

[kitotik]

Wow really?

Any more info you could provide? Origin, process method(washed, natural, anaerobic, etc) roaster, profile, brewing method, etc. ?

All the coffee types I’ve dealt with start degrading heavily starting at ~14 days from roast date.