Types of Coffee Beans Roast, There Characteristics and Flavor Variations

Roasting coffee transforms the chemical and physical properties of green coffee beans into roasted coffee products. The roasting process is what produces the characteristic flavor of coffee by causing the green coffee beans to change in taste. We will show the different types of roast for the coffee beans, there color and flavor. Also the level of the roast will depend on your preference and origin of the beans. There are eight types of coffee roast, they are;

• Cinnamon Roast

          

   After a few minutes, the beans will reach this level. Just before the          crack, at this point beans have a sharp acidic tone and straw like              character.

  Color - Light Brown

  Roasting Temperature - 385 °F (196 °C) 

• New England Roast

          

         Around the first crack, some specialty roasters would stop at this

         point to highlight bright acidic flavors in the beans. 

         

         Color - Slightly darker but still moderately light

         

         Roasting Temperature - 401 °F (205 °C)

• American Roast 

         

         The beans get darker, and this is a sing that the coffee will have more             body and less brightness. The point, just after the first crack, is still                 considered a light medium roast.

• City Roast 

          
          This is around the sweet spot for many specialty roasters, just before              the second crack.

• Full city Roast

          

           At the beginning of the second crack, the beans are full bodied and                 starting to lose their original character.