Different Types of Coffee Roasts

Posted by TTN Palawan on Jun 12, 2018

Roast	Agtron	Characteristic
Light Cinnamon	65-70	Very light still developing, just at the 1st crack
Medium-light American	60-65	Light brown, 1-2 minutes past 1st crack
Medium City Roast	55-60	Medium brown color, not shiny, just before the beginning of 2nd crack - balanced acidity
Medium - Dark Full City to Vienna	45-55	Rich even brown color - Beginning of 2nd crack to 30% into the 2nd crack - Acidity begins to mute
Dark Italian Roast	35-45	Deep brown to Dark brown color 50-75% into the 2nd crack - Acidity muted-spots of oil-surface of bean begins to shine
Very Dark French Roast	30-35	Very dark brown - shiny surface-end of 2nd crack bittersweet tones-Acidity fully muted
Extreme-Dark Volcano	25-30	Black glossy surface-burned bitter tones-beyond 2nd crack