Process to roast your coffee bean

Process to roast your coffee bean

Actually the coffee tastes depends on the age of coffee bean, processing to roast beans, how well it grinds and brew method. But the main thing at first is how to roast coffee beans in proper method. What type of roast you prefer? Look some coffee bean roast categories:

1.   Light Roast                                    

2.   Medium Roast

3.   Medium dark Roast

4.   Dark roast

The degree is most important while roasting coffee beans. I’ll discuss one by one how they look in different steps of roasting and the degree they require.

          Light Roast

1.   Colour turns into light brown

2.   No oils extracts on the surface

3.   Preserve caffeine most

4.   Around 205 c coffee beans crack and this is the first crack

5.   Tastes like toasted grain

Medium Roast

1.   Colour is medium brown

2.   Taste improved with balanced flavour and odour

3.   Less Caffeine

4.   Still no oils on the surface of coffee beans

5.   Internal temperature around 210c-220c and the second crack begins

Medium Dark

1.   Coffee beans turn into darker and richer in colour

2.   Some oils releases

3.   Tastes somewhat savoury

4.   The body is heavy

5.   Roast in the middle of the second crack

6.   Temperature between 225 c to 230 c

Dark roast

1.   Gloss oils covering coffee beans

2.   Colour is dark brown almost like black colour

3.   Tastes a bitter and burnt

4.   The body is thin

5.   Internal temperature is about 240 c or beyond. It is the last line of the second crack

This is the at a glance summery to show you how each kind of roasted beans looks exactly so you well understand which type of roast you will be able to do easily in home. But be sure before roasting your coffee bean is the freshest and mind it to cool the bean properly after roasting and next you can keep it in a airtight container.

You have learnt how to roast coffee beans differently and now the main concern is which coffee brewing are your favourite and what type of roasted beans exactly goes well with that brewing. Next tutorial I’ll show you which roasted beans are suitable for your aero press, drip, French press, Turkish, espresso, percolator or cold brew.

What are recommended coffee roast type for Aero press?

Aero press is amazing and famous for its versatility and it is adjustable to both dark roast and light roasted coffee beans. It is of your personal fondness which type roasted beans goes with your preferences as aero press can handle all kinds of roast beans very well.

Percolator:

A medium roasted coffee bean is your best option if you want good percolator. For percolator it tastes bitter and you feel a flavour like burnt. On the other hand, delicacy lost in the process of percolator if you choose light roasted bean.

Espresso:

You can do your espresso coffee in home just like coffee in the coffee shop. Many use dark roast for espresso. If you prefer a dark roast, you’ll get good result or if you desire a lighter roast, I suggest you to use a medium roast for you will feel no bitterness while tasting as usually found on dark roast coffee beans.

Cold Brew: majority is in favour of darker roasted coffee beans for cold brew. In fact, your cold brew should have richer and darker and chocolaty and so dark beans is widely recommended for cold brew. Many also prefer light roast for cold brew. Why not try both of them and sure you find yours.

Turkish:

While preparing Turkish coffee, the best flavour and aroma comes if you use dark roast beans. It is best as dark roast beans hold maximum flavours and aromas in the brewing time. and it is necessary for preparing Turkish coffee.

What to say that personal preference varies from man to man. I tried to instruct you from overall reviews. But the fact that you should know your likeness just by experimenting each kind of roasted coffee bean. Best of luck and stay with me for next tutorial “how to grind coffee beans rightly”