Guide to coffee roast levels

Different Coffee Roasts

	Medium Roast The coffee looks very light in colour, your drinks will taste mild and smooth. Rica espresso beans, Chelsea Blend Filter Coffee.
	Rich Roast A deeper colour to the beans, producing a stronger brew Paradiso Espresso Beans, Lavazza Creme e Aroma Espresso Beans, Morning Blend Filter Coffee, Sunday Blend Filter Coffee
	Medium Dark Roast Darker beans, slightly oily, good strength and body. Lavazza Qualita Rossa Beans, Ribblesdale Filter Coffee, Swaledale Filter Coffee, Old Vienna.
	Dark Roast Very dark beans, very oily. Produces a strong, powerful brew. Pennine Buono Beans, Lavazza Super Crema, Lavazza Super Oro, French Blend Filter Coffee.

The way your coffee is ground can also affect the strength of the brew you drink. As a rule if the grind is very coarse (big grains) then the brew will be fairly weak. If the grind is fine (Like sugar or finer even) then the stronger the brew will be. The finer your coffee is ground, the longer it will take to perculate.

Below are a selection of different coffee brewing methods and their corresponding grind.

Cafetiere, French Press, "Plunger" : The grind should be coarse to prevent grinds passing through the mesh - a fine grind will be strong but have bits in.

Filter Coffee Machine, Drip Brewer : This should be a medium or omni - grind. Again a finer grind will make a stronger brew, but could have sediment.

Espresso Machine, Moka Pot : This should always be a fine grind, the espresso should percolate slowly producing a rich "crema"

Below are some useful sources for more information on home roasting green coffee beans:-

The above links are a really usefull way of finding out more about green coffee beans, how to buy green coffee roasting machines and which are the most suitable and easiest to use, and also how to get the most from your espresso coffee machine.