People who follow me and my posts in the community will probably know my answer! I like my coffee to be fruitful, delicate and to bring me on another place with its aromas. These are properties that can be found only in…
… light roasted coffee! Roasting is one of the most important steps of coffee processing where you can make a mess from a wonderful green coffee, so roasters have a very hard task. Light roasts preserve the fruity vibes, while developing a full and complex flavor, adding sweetness and a bit of caramel. When you go darker, the caramel taste will boost amd if you over roast, it starts to get bitter and have burned feeling. Darker roasting usually cover some flaws in the taste of the green coffee and you will probably find dark roasted cheaper coffee. Competition coffee is always light and medium light roasted, and thisnis for reason!
I like to enjoy the color of light roasted filter coffee too! Light plays fantastically with every different coffee!
I can go with medium roasts too, but they are a bit trickier to prepare. I mean… it is easy to extract harshness, which is something that is not that welcome in the final cup.
So… light roasted coffee for me, please!