Mastering Roast Color: The Science Behind Coffee’s Perfect Hue
Listen up: The color of your coffee isn’t just an aesthetic—it’s a data point. For roasters, roast color analysis is a critical tool for precision, yet it’s often overlooked in favor of temperature curves. While temperature guides the roast, color provides an objective measure of development, revealing nuances that define flavor. The Specialty Coffee Association’s recent white paper highlights this shift, proposing a standardized scale for roast color to bridge inconsistencies across the industry. But how do roasters harness this science without breaking the bank? Color analysis tools like spectrophotometers and Agtron meters offer numerical readings that translate to roast…
