Patent ID: 6207211
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: A23F

Abstract:
A method of roasting coffee which comprises:(a) in a first stage, contacting green coffee beans with heated roasting gas for a time period of from 5 to 15 minutes until the coffee beans are roasted to a roast color of from 30-50 Lu;(b) in a second stage, contacting the coffee beans roasted in the first stage with heated roasting gas for a time period of from 0.5 to 3.5 minutes to produce roasted coffee having a roast color of from 4-19 Lu; and(c) rapidly cooling the roasted coffee to terminate roasting to produce roasted coffee having a density of from 0.27 to 0.38, a roast color of 4-19 Lu and a package headspace methylmercaptan content of at least 10 micrograms per gram of coffee.