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The Third Wave of Coffee: Appreciating Black Coffee in Its Purest Form

As the third wave of coffee has developed, people have increasingly focused on the so-called "original flavor of black coffee." Starting from estate single-origin beans and rare specialty beans, there's great emphasis on origin, flavor characteristics, and even brewing methods and equipment, to differences in roast levels. For many coffee enthusiasts, it's no longer just about drinking coffee, but rather an "obsession" with delving into the study of coffee knowledge.

The Art and Science of Coffee Roasting

In the process of coffee roasting, there are many factors that affect the flavor and mouthfeel of coffee. Such as the length of roasting time, roasting methods, different degrees of roast, and even the quantity of coffee beans or the roaster's own experience and technique, there can be considerable variations in seconds, making the art of roasting unpredictable and adding to its mystery.

The Eight Stages of Coffee Roast Levels

Coffee roast levels are divided into many types, and in American terminology, roast levels are specifically divided into eight stages:

Light Roast

Also known as "Light Roast"

Drop time: Around the beginning of first crack

Flavor: The bean surface shows a light cinnamon color, with a strong grassy taste, insufficient mouthfeel and aroma, generally used for testing, rarely for tasting.

Cinnamon Roast

Also known as "Cinnamon Roast"

Drop time: From the beginning of first crack to when it becomes intensive

Flavor: The bean surface shows a cinnamon color, at this time the grassy taste has been removed, with strong acidity and slight aroma, often used to brew American coffee.

Medium Roast

Also known as "Medium-Light Roast"

Drop time: Between intensive first crack and its end

Flavor: The bean surface shows chestnut color, with light mouthfeel,偏向酸带苦, moderate aroma, preserving the original flavor of coffee beans, often used for American coffee or blended coffee.

High Roast

Also known as "Full Roast"

Drop time: End of first crack

Flavor: The bean surface shows light reddish-brown color, with refreshing and rich mouthfeel, balanced acid and bitterness without being stimulating, and with a slight sweetness, both aroma and flavor are excellent, Blue Mountain and Kilimanjaro coffee are suitable for this roast level.

City Roast

Also known as "City Roast"

Drop time: After first crack, between first and second crack

Flavor: The bean surface shows light brown color, with bright and lively mouthfeel, balanced acid and bitterness with lighter acidity, releasing the quality flavors in coffee, this is the standard roast level and also the most popular roast level among the public.

Full City Roast

Also known as "Deep City Roast"

Drop time: Second crack

Flavor: The bean surface shows brown color, with calm and full mouthfeel, stronger bitterness than acidity, sweet aftertaste, full aroma, this is the Central and South American roasting method, mostly used for iced coffee and black coffee.

French Roast

Also known as "French Roast"

Drop time: From intensive second crack to the end of second crack

Flavor: The bean surface shows dark brown with black, with strong and intense mouthfeel, stronger bitterness, light acidity almost unnoticeable, with rich chocolate and smoky aroma, most popular in France, mostly used for café au lait and Vienna coffee.

Italian Roast

Also known as "Italian Roast"

Drop time: From the end of second crack until the bean surface turns black and oily

Flavor: The bean surface shows black with oily shine, before the coffee bean fibers carbonize, with strong and complex mouthfeel, strong bitterness, with rich roasting and burnt aroma, mainly popular in Italy, mostly used for Espresso coffee.

Recommended Dark Roast Coffee Bean Brands

FrontStreet Coffee's roasted dark roast coffee beans: Honduras coffee, Brazilian Red Bourbon coffee, Indonesian Mandheling coffee, etc., all have full guarantees in terms of brand and quality. What's more important is that the cost-performance ratio is extremely high, with a half-pound 227-gram package priced at only around 80-90 yuan. Calculated at 15 grams of powder per cup of pour-over coffee, one package can make 15 cups of coffee, with each single-origin coffee costing only about 6 yuan, which is extremely cost-effective compared to café prices that often reach tens of yuan per cup.

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