Home The Augusta Roasting Caffè Castroni at your home Compatible capsules catalog Coffee machines IT The Augusta Roasting The roasting Augusta has its origin in 1932, when Umberto Castroni opened the first store of what would later become the Castroni Group. Over the years other shops followed, and in 1970 the coffee roasting plant was born in Pomezia, near Rome: the Torrefazione Augusta. Coffee is joined by other products from all over the world and the Castroni Group is increasingly becoming the point of reference for those who want to enjoy quality food of all kinds. However, coffee remains the characterizing element of the Augusta Roasting Company. Castroni coffee comes from the coffee plantations of Central America, Indonesia and Africa; of the many existing coffee species, only two are really relevant: Coffea Arabica , usually called Arabica , and Coffea Canephora , commonly known as robusta . From the Arabica a better quality coffee is obtained, with the right body, aromatic, with a less bitter and more persistent flavor. It has a caffeine percentage of 0.9-1.7% and represents ¾ of world production. It grows at altitudes above 900 meters: the higher the altitude, the better the quality of the coffee produced. Robusta makes up ¼ of the production and produces a coffee with a lot of body, a weak aroma, a very bitter taste, and a higher percentage of caffeine, from 1.6 to 2.8%. The plant grows at altitudes of 200-300 meters above sea level, in areas that are easier to reach and in which the management of the plantations is simpler; more resistant, it thrives even in unfavorable climatic conditions, which would not allow the production of Arabica coffee. Upon arrival at the Pomezia plant, the different varieties of coffee are blended together to create countless flavors and nuances, and then they are roasted , at a temperature of about 200-230 ° C, for about fifteen minutes. The roasting, followed by specialists and expert artisans, causes important changes to the bean, which decreases in weight, increases in volume, becomes crumbly, takes on a brown color and develops many volatile aromatic components inside. It is therefore the roasting that gives the coffee the taste, aroma and color that characterize it. The degree of roasting varies from country to country. In Italy, where a drink with a strong and marked taste is preferred, roasting is carried out with slightly higher temperatures and times (in the south more than in the north); in countries that like a lighter-tasting coffee, such as in Northern Europe and North America, the degree of roasting is lower. After roasting, the coffee is quickly cooled with jets of cold air, to avoid overheating and burning. Finally, the coffee is packaged, ready to be distributed in Castroni stores. Roasting Augusta srl Via Campobello 19 - 00040 Pomezia , RM Tel. + 39 06 910 86.86 - info@castroni.it PI EN 00897 461 000 Terms and conditions of sale Home The Augusta Roasting Caffè Castroni at your home Compatible capsules catalog Coffee machines Do you want to receive information and promotions from Caffè Castroni? Subscribe to the Castroni Newsletter service, at any time you can decide to be removed from our lists and no longer receive our emails. Send After registration you will receive an email to confirm your registration