McDonald's medium roast

About this bean

McDonald's medium roast is a medium-dark roast from . Medium-dark roasts lean further into caramelised sweetness and body, with origin character starting to give way to roast character. Home baristas on Puck Yeah have logged 11 shots of this bean, with an average community rating of 7.3 out of 10 across 11 ratings.

Average community recipe

Averaged across 11 community shots. A starting point, not a recipe to copy.

Common questions

How do you brew McDonald's medium roast as espresso?

The Puck Yeah community average for this bean is 17.7g in, 60.7g out (a 1:3.43 ratio), pulled in about 26 seconds. That is a useful starting point, not a recipe to copy. Dial in by taste: pull finer if the shot is sour or runs too fast, coarser if it is bitter or chokes.

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