Whole Bean Coffee - Donut Shop Medium Roast Coffee Beans (2024)

FAQs

What is a medium roast coffee bean? ›

Medium roast coffees reach 400-430 degrees Fahrenheit and are typically roasted a little beyond first crack, but not all the way to second crack. Other names include: regular roast, American roast, city roast.

Donut shop coffees are created from Arabica beans, which are of a higher quality than the other standard bean type, Robusta. By that standard alone, donut shop coffee is not a low-quality brew.

Can I Eat Normal Coffee Beans? Yep - you don't need to buy an overpriced bag of chocolate beans to try eating coffee - try a medium or dark roast bean, and get creative in the kitchen.

A medium roast will have a stronger flavor than a light roast while a dark roast usually has a bitter-sweet after-taste. Medium roast beans tend to have a brown coloring and are not so oily, while dark roast has a much darker color with an oily surface.

As a cold coffee, medium roast makes a balanced and sweet cold brew. It can also be brewed (hot) double strength and poured over ice to retain balanced acidity and fruity notes. Brewed hot, we believe our medium roast is most delicious brewed as a pour over, chemex or even espresso style.

Since medium roast doesn't have that grainy taste you'll sometimes have with light roast, they have a better balance of aroma, acidity, and flavor. A medium roast will also have less caffeine in it than light, but more than dark roast.

Medium roast coffee, in particular, has been found to benefit blood vessel function, improving blood flow and reducing the risk of cardiovascular issues. The antioxidants and anti-inflammatory properties found in medium-roast coffee are thought to contribute to these heart-healthy benefits.

Around 50 coffee beans roughly adds up to the daily amount of caffeine recommended per person. According to healthline - The number of coffee beans you can eat in a day boils down to the safe level of caffeine. It is recommended that a single dose of caffeine doesn't exceed 200mg and daily usage up to 400mg.

Light roast coffees are less bitter, sweeter, and can have a citrus aroma. While dark roasts carry a more pronounced bitterness with an aroma reminiscent of nuts or chocolate. Medium roasts are more balanced in that they have body while still carrying complex brighter notes.

Medium Roast

The beans are a brown color, darker than our light roast, but not approaching a dark brown color yet. Some of the acidity is reduced at this stage, and there is a slight introduction of the roast taste into the flavor.

Which coffee roast has the most flavor? ›

Light roasts tend to have more delicate yet complex flavor profiles than dark roasts. Dark roasts tend to have deep but simple flavors due to some of the initial flavors of the beans being lost or changed during the roasting process. Dark roast is sometimes described as tasting more bitter than light roast.

What's the weakest coffee drink? In terms of caffeine content, an Espresso is actually the weakest coffee drink. Though that may come as a surprise to some, an average Espresso contains anything from 60-90mg of Caffeine compared to most other drinks that start around 100mg and upwards.

The most common words to describe different levels of coffee roasting are Light, Medium, and Dark. Coffee roasting is one of the most influential factors of coffee taste. Roasting transforms green beans into the aromatic and flavorful coffee that wakes our senses in the morning.

Light roast coffees are less bitter, sweeter, and can have a citrus aroma. While dark roasts carry a more pronounced bitterness with an aroma reminiscent of nuts or chocolate. Medium roasts are more balanced in that they have body while still carrying complex brighter notes.

As the roasting process continues (to darker and darker roasts) more oils come to the surface. Light to medium coffees can have little to no oil – or some small quantities of oil that appear over time – whereas very dark roasts can come right out of the roaster shiny with oil.