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Coffee Roasting
By Bradley Thornton
Coffee beans are roasted to bring about the right balance between the acidity and sweetness of the
beans. In other words, the process of roasting the coffee beans brings out their inner characteristics
and flavor. The level to which a coffee is roasted pretty much decides how the coffee will taste upon
brewing. For instance, coffee beans that undergo light roasting usually have a light bodied and sweet
tasting brew; whereas, a full bodied coffee with a chocolaty flavor is dark roasted.
Roasting coffee beans effects certain physical and chemical changes in the beans. These changes
include the loss of moisture, caramelizing, change of color and expansion of the coffee beans. As the
beans start to lose moisture and expand, they make a popping sound, which is termed as a "crack" in
the coffee industry.
There are three basic levels of roasting as far as coffee beans are concerned. The Light Roast as
mentioned before is used to derive a milder coffee, often sweet tasting. Then comes the Medium Roast
that is the most commonly used roasting level for coffee beans. Here, roasted coffee beans are done
at the second crack. The next and last level of roasting coffee beans is known as Dark Roasting where
beans are roasted till they appear oily on the surface; which happens well beyond the second crack.
Such roasting generally gives a very full bodied and strong brew.
Apart from the levels of Roasting, there are three main methods of coffee bean roasting. One is an
art, the second a science while the third is a combination of art and science.
Art Ro