Medium Dark Roast Coffee
Bring your coffee game to a whole different level with Sinister’s guide to the perfect coffee roast...for you. No matter your preference we’ve got you covered. From our light roast to dark roast and everything in between. Today’s topic is all about Medium-Dark Roast Coffee. What is medium-dark roast coffee? What is city roast coffee? Learn what this roast level has to offer you in this light to dark roast guide blog.
What’s Medium-Dark Roast?
Coffee roasted to a medium-dark level, typically described as full bodied, is rich, chestnut brown in color and some natural oils can be seen on the surface of the beans. Most of the acidic bite or brightness you can taste in light and medium roast coffee gives way to deeper flavor notes in medium-dark coffees. Medium-dark roasts have a characteristically sweet aftertaste that balance well with any bitterness that might appear when going into the darker scale. Check out our Medium-Dark Roasts Apparition and Specter! If you can’t decide check out D’eux and try both!
Brewing Techniques
Medium dark roast coffee tastes great using a variety of brewing methods, some notable low cost mentions are french press and cold brew. Cold brew takes 12-16 hours depending on if you are leaving the coffee/water immersion out over night or placing the coffee/water mix in the refrigerator. French press will produce a fantastic product in 2-3 minutes with a coarse grind. Aeropress also deserves a mention as you can choose between an espresso like shot, cold brew or a cup of coffee. Aeropress strains all the coffee grounds better than a French Press, so if you don’t like a few grounds at the bottom of your cup as can happen with French Press check out an Aeropress.
Medium-Dark Roast Descriptors: Medium-dark, Full bodied, city roast, Full city
Grind Size For Medium-Dark Roast Coffee:
The question is, what do you want to drink and how are you going to brew your coffee. Grind size can be altered to get the taste you want in combination with your brew method. For instance espresso-fine grind for an espresso shot or drink may be desirable for this roast. While you can do an espresso pull on all roasts, starting with a medium dark roast will be slightly more forgiving than a dark roast. Grind size for medium dark coffee can fall anywhere between coarse for french press and fine for an espresso pull. Look at a medium-coarse grind for a Chemex, a medium grind for drip or pour-over, and a medium-fine for Aeropress. Need a visual? Click here. For more good information on medium dark roasts click here.
Taste is Everything
The beans become more porous and less dense the longer they are roasted, and certain compounds breakdown. Medium-Dark roasts are great for coffee drinkers because they are versatile and will bring some deeper flavors out in your coffee. Our Medium-dark coffee options are Apparition(Full Body City Roast), Specter(Full City Roast) and Deja Vu(Roast Blend). All of these coffees will bring something a little different to your cup, so you may want to try them all!
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