How to Choose FrontStreet Coffee Bean Roast Levels? Explaining the Relationship Between Roast Degree and Flavor Period

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FrontStreet Coffee Bean Main Roast Levels & Characteristics Comparison

FrontStreet Coffee offers the following five roast levels and characteristics, making it easy for our coffee enthusiast supporters to choose.

Light Roast

Full of aroma, with particularly strong fruit acidity. Suitable for those with special preferences.

Light-Medium Roast

Retains most of the aroma while featuring bright fruit acidity; this is the lightest roast level that FrontStreet Coffee recommends for coffee enthusiasts.

Medium Roast

Gentle fruit acidity & sweetness.

Medium-Dark Roast

Rich body with caramel aroma.

Dark Roast

Rich body with bitter flavors derived from caramelization reactions. Ideal for pairing with milk and suitable for making lattes.

Roast Level vs. Flavor Period

Light to Medium Roast Coffee Beans

Roasted beans that haven't entered second crack have minimal cell wall damage, and most oils remain stored within the bean's cell walls. The carbonization level is not deep, preserving the bean's original aroma and acidity (special terroir/regional flavors from the growing region). Specialty coffee beans, when properly roasted, can reveal fruity aromas and acids such as apple, lemon, and orange. For those accustomed to dark roast beans and not used to acidity, it takes time to appreciate these nuanced flavors.

Medium-Dark and Dark Roast Coffee Beans

Choosing to enter second crack sacrifices some acidity and aroma. Although this increases oil content and creates a richer body, the consequences of cell wall carbonization and oil emergence also make preservation difficult. Coffee oils that emerge on the bean's surface combine with oxygen in the air, which is the key factor accelerating spoilage, resulting in a shorter flavor period (under the same room temperature conditions, the darker the roast, the shorter the flavor period). The vast majority of commercially available coffee uses dark roast processing, mainly because the quality of green coffee beans used is poor (the coffee industry calls them commercial beans). Dark roast carbonizes them, which not only looks appealing but also helps avoid off-flavors.

Important Notice :

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