How Many Coffee Roasting Styles Are Out There?

The difference between perfectly roasted coffee and a ruined batch can be defined in a matter of seconds.

Roasting is a process in which the beans are rapidly brought to very high temperatures, causing chemical changes. When the beans reach the perfect peak, they are quickly cooled to stop the process and over-roasting. The characteristic of roasted beans are less weigh since most of the moisture has been roasted out and coffee smell -of course-, in addition to being crunchy to the bite, making them ready to be ground and brewed.

How many coffee roasting styles are out there?

In general, the roasting process falls into one of four color categories — light, medium, medium-dark and dark. It is commonly confused that the strong, rich flavor of darker roasts indicates a higher level of caffeine, but actually, light roasts have a higher concentration.

Light roasts

This roast is preferred for milder coffee varieties, with a light brown color. These beans will not have oil on the surface because they are not roasted long enough for the oils to break through to the surface.

Medium roasts

This roast is medium brown color with a non-oily surface and a stronger flavor. It is referred to as ‘the American roast’ because it is preferred in the U.S.

Medium dark roasts

It is characterized by a rich and dark color. This roast has some oil on the surface and a slightly bittersweet aftertaste.

Dark roasts

This roast produces beans with an oily surface and pronounced bitterness, as well as a shiny black color. As the roast gets darker, the less acidity will be found in the coffee drink. Dark roast coffees usually run from slightly dark to charred, and these names are interchangeable.

Roasting is both an art and a science. This process brings out the aroma and flavor that is locked inside the coffee beans. The beans used in this process are green since they can be kept without loss of quality or taste, although, a green bean has none of the characteristics of a roasted grain because these green colored beans are soft and spongy to the bite and have a peculiar grassy smell.

This process is impressive, but it takes years of training to become an expert roaster because perfectly roasted beans can become a ruined batch in a matter of seconds!

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It is the roasting process that changes the beans color and unleashes all the remarkable flavors.

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Why Is a Good Roasting Process Important?

Your product quality depends on the quality of the roasting.

Before you can brew and grind your coffee, coffee roasters make sure that the harvested beans are suitable to make your morning cup delicious. A good roast can influence more the quality of a cup of coffee than the chosen mix!

The roasting process serves to produce a tasty coffee. Also, the method used to roast coffee affects its final taste. Do you want to know why? Here at Coffland Corp, we will teach you the importance of a good roasting, not only because it influences your morning cup: the whole coffee industry depends on this process! Keep reading this post to understand a little more the coffee world and what happens way before you start your espresso machine.

Roasting: the secret for a perfect coffee cup

Roasting is a science, but also it’s like art! Being a coffee roaster means you have to know how to distinguish the quality of the beans and know how much heat it needs for a perfect roast.

After the preview selection, the beans are known as green coffee beans. Yes, they’re called like that because of its color, but also because it contains all natural properties of coffee untouched, untapped.

Green beans can be consumed as a drink, but its taste it’s not similar to the roasted version of coffee. To explore the flavor, acidity, and essence of coffee, it’s necessary to put the beans into roasting process. That way, the beans are roasted equally, at the perfect temperature and roasting time according to the bean's properties.  

If the roasting is neglected, the seeds can lose all their natural touch, killing the flavor and natural fragrance of the drink. Some coffee roasters mix coffee beans with other spices to create a more fragrant and delicious product. For example, in India, they combine green beans with pepper, cinnamon or curry for an exotic coffee cup. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Mexicans prepare their café de olla roasting piloncillo (a sweetener spice).

Types of roasting

Roasting can be classified according to four categories named by color. Most of the coffee drinkers think that the “color type” is related to the quality of the beans, but the truth is that these divisions were made to tell apart the color of the beans based on the time of roast.

• Light roast: while beans are in the roaster, their size expanded because they “cracked.” Lightly roasted beans are not dark, but their taste is way better than green coffee drink. The final drink is a little more acid than the other roasted coffee beverages.
• Medium roast: its taste is stronger than the light roast, but the color is more roasted than the regular one. Medium roasted coffee has more balance in acidity, aroma, and flavor, but it contains less caffeine than darkest versions.
• Medium-dark roast: these beans produce a spiciest drink, and contain more oil than lightest coffee roasts.
• Dark roast: the final product of roasting is dark roasted coffee. The beans look like they are burned, but their properties are on point. Dark roast is the most marketed in coffee industry because it’s more oily, and the flavor is closer to the coffee lovers’ demand.

A good roasting process leads to a good coffee cup! Roasted or unroasted, coffee is still our best choice for a great morning cup. Here at Coffland Corp, we support coffee in any of its presentations, varieties, and recipes. For us, the most important thing while you’re drinking coffee is your pleasure. Tell us how do you like to drink it. You can share your recipes to contribute to the coffee love vibe!

There are many ways to do it, but the coffee essence is always the same!

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