Exploring the Coffee Roasting Process for a Delicious Cup of Black Coffee
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Every cup of coffee has its own uniqueness and flavor. Not only because of the type of coffee used, but also because of the type of coffee roasting process used. With the same type of coffee, if the type of coffee roasting process or roasting level differs, it will certainly result in different flavors as well.
To produce a delicious coffee flavor, you need to understand the coffee roasting process. There are generally four levels of coffee roasting level, namely light roast, medium roast, dark roast and extra dark roast. For a clearer understanding, let's take a look at the following article!
What is Coffee Roasting Process
Before discussing the types of coffee roasting process, you should first understand what coffee roasting is. Coffee roasting is the process of roasting coffee beans to extract the aroma and flavor locked inside the coffee beans..
The coffee beans that are roasted initially are green in color, which are then roasted at a certain temperature and time, causing their color to change to brown.
Light Roast
The first level of coffee roasting is the process of roasting coffee beans at a temperature of 180-205 degrees Celsius to produce coffee with high caffeine and acid content. In this level of coffee roasting, usually there is also no oil in the coffee beans because the coffee roasting is not too long. However, coffee with this light roasting level can produce slightly fruity aroma and slightly acidic taste./p>
Medium Roast
The medium roast is a coffee roasting one level higher than the light roast. Usually, in the medium roast process, coffee beans are roasted at a temperature of 210 degrees Celsius to produce brown-colored coffee beans. Coffee beans roasted with a medium roast level also generally does not have oil content, but has a slightly lower caffeine content and produces coffee with a balanced flavor, aroma, and acidity level.
Dark Roast
The higher the roasting level, the lower the caffeine content. In the dark roast process, coffee beans will appear dark brown because they have been roasted at a temperature of 225 degrees Celsius.
Unlike light roast and medium roast, this particular coffee roasting process produces oil with a strong and spicy coffee flavor.
Extra Dark Roast
Extra dark roast is the highest coffee roasting process level. In this roasting process, coffee beans are roasted at a temperature of 240-250 degrees Celsius. Indeed, with this coffee roasting process, the caffeine content becomes lower, but the color produced becomes darker, even black, and has more oil compared to lower levels.
Usually, the taste of coffee roasted at this level has a bitter taste with a burnt and smoky sensation, and almost loses its original flavor because it is roasted for a long time at a high temperature.
Difference in Types of Coffee Roasting
For those of you who want to roast coffee yourself, you can have various desired levels. However, for the best results, some levels of coffee roasting are suitable for the recommended brewing methods.
For pour over, aeropress and cold brew, you can choose light roasting to produce a generally earthy and floral taste, similar to tea. Meanwhile, for french press, pour over and vietnam drip method, you can try medium roasting to generate a taste with balanced acidity and body . Lastly, for automatic drip, vietnam drip and espresso, try to roast your coffee at medium darkor extra dark roast to generate the light chocolate caramel or tobacco ash taste.
So, in conclusion, different levels of coffee roasting result in different coffee flavors produced and also different recommended brewing methods. Which level of coffee roasting do you prefer?
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