{"product_id":"koffiebranding-light-medium-dark","title":"Roasting: Light, medium, or dark roast – Which roast suits your espresso and taste?","description":"\u003ch2\u003e You buy a new bag of coffee beans.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The packaging states:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003elight roast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003emedium roast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e or\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003edark roast\u003c\/strong\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e But what does that actually mean for the espresso you are going to make?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eMany home baristas choose a coffee based on a taste description or brand, without knowing exactly what the \u003cstrong\u003eroasting of the coffee bean\u003c\/strong\u003e does to the preparation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e And you often only notice that when you make the first espresso.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e One coffee is easy to extract.\u003cbr\u003e The other remains sharp, thin, or difficult to balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Many people then try to solve that with grinding or dosing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e While one factor often already determines how a coffee is brewed:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ethe roasting of the coffee bean.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e In this module, we therefore look at the following important decision point regarding coffee:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003elight, medium, and dark roast.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e Branding and espresso\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Roasting determines how a coffee bean behaves when hot water flows through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Therefore, the chosen roast influences:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e how \u003cstrong\u003eto extract an espresso in your machine\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e how \u003cstrong\u003eintense or rounded\u003c\/strong\u003e the flavor becomes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e how a coffee \u003cstrong\u003ereacts to adjustments in your grinder\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n \u003cli\u003eand how well a coffee \u003cstrong\u003eworks for espresso or other brewing methods\u003c\/strong\u003e .\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e When you understand what roasting does to a coffee bean, it becomes much easier to choose a roast that suits \u003cstrong\u003ethe taste and brewing method you are looking for\u003c\/strong\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e This module is part of the \u003cstrong\u003eEspresso Under Control\u003c\/strong\u003e series — compact video modules for home baristas who want to better understand their espresso step by step.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e Together, the modules form a logical system in which you learn how \u003cstrong\u003ecoffee beans, roasting, extraction, and technique\u003c\/strong\u003e are interconnected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e The explanation in this module is based on insights from more than ten years of barista workshops by \u003cstrong\u003eGeert-Jan de Baristaman\u003c\/strong\u003e , in which the same question keeps coming back:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eWhy does one coffee react so differently in my espresso machine than another?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e What you learn in this module\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e In this video module, you will discover how \u003cstrong\u003ebranding influences the way coffee extracts\u003c\/strong\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e You will learn, among other things:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n \u003cli\u003ewhat the terms \u003cstrong\u003elight, medium, and dark roast\u003c\/strong\u003e mean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e how branding can influence taste, intensity, and balance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e why different roasts behave differently in an espresso machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e why the same settings don't always work when you switch coffees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e how to consciously choose a roast that suits your taste and brewing method.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e When you understand this, it becomes easier to choose coffee and to better understand why your espresso sometimes reacts differently than expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003e Do you want to discover afterwards how \u003cstrong\u003efreshness and roast date\u003c\/strong\u003e influence taste and extraction?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Then view \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca title=\"Module 07 – Burn date and freshness\" 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