2007-01-02 08:24:53 · 6 answers · asked by bamagirl 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
The roast refers to how long the beans were roasted. The darker the roast the stronger the taste of the coffee. Also some of the darker roasts tend to be slightly bitter unless you buy a good brand. (Peets, starbucks, etc) If you are a new coffee drinker I suggest going for a milder roast which will not be as strong. Sumatra is a good bet, anything by Peets is good, and Starbucks breakfast blend is ok, I think Starbucks coffee tastes overcooked, but that is my opinion.
Just buy small bags and taste everything. If you have a Trader Joes in town they have excellent coffee for very good prices.
Man, all this coffee talk has me thirsty.......I'm brewing a pot!
2007-01-02 08:32:19 · answer #1 · answered by Mel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with the strength, flavor and acidity of the bean (or beans if its a blend) as well as the roasting process. I believe the longer the beans roast, the more the oils come to the surface imparting a much stronger, some say bitter flavor to the coffee.
2007-01-02 08:28:55 · answer #2 · answered by JUDI O 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You're asking about roasts rather than about blends.
There are a number of coffee growing areas in the world, and each produces coffee beans with a different set of flavors, acidity levels, etc. Each type of bean will have it's own equivalent of what is termed in the wine industry to be the "terre noir", the flavor of the soil. Many of these types of beans will be blended with coffee beans from a different area, with a different set of characteristics, in order to compliment one another. The specific qualities of each type of bean determine the level of roasting that will bring out the optimal flavor of the beans.
2007-01-02 15:41:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well there are blends, mixtures of coffees from different regions and different varietys of coffee, and there are roasts, the degree to which the coffee is cooked, darker roasts have lower levels of caffiene and stronger roasty, toasty, chocolaty flavors. this is far to general a question to answer here, do some net research, and visit a local coffee roaster, they will be happy to talk to you about this
2007-01-02 08:36:41 · answer #4 · answered by marduk D 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the difference is how burnt the beans are. if it is mild then they are mildly burnt and then you can go all the way to dark roast which is for example what most of starbucks coffee is where they roast the coffee beans for longer.
2007-01-02 08:33:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mostly it's just referring to how long the beans have been roasted. The longer the roast the darker the bean and the stronger and richer the flavor.
2007-01-02 08:29:01 · answer #6 · answered by Da Answer is 42 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋