A Morning without coffee is like sleep.
~Author Unknown
 
Fresh Roasted Coffee
     African & Arabian
     Indonesian & Asian
     South American
     Central American
     Certified Organic
     Sontag's Custom Blends

     Decaffeinated

Flavored Coffee
Green / Unroasted beans. The beans are very dense and very hard.
Yellow Stage - The first stage in roasting. The beans turn from green to a yellowish color.
Brown Stage - The second stage in the roasting process. The beans begin to brown.
First Crack - At this stage the beans begin to expand releasing water and gasses trapped inside. This expanding makes a "cracking" noise. Also at this stage, the papery membrane surrounding the beans begin to peel off. This is called the coffee "chaff". At this stage, the beans have a very uneven brown color.
City Roast - The beans have a medium brown color. They have all expanded, reducing their weight, but nearly doubling their volume. This roast is good to taste varietal character of a bean.
Full City Roast - Medium dark brown color with some slight oily drops, good for varietal character with a little bittersweet, carbony flavor.
Vienna Roast / Second Crack - At this stage the beans turn a dark brown and begin going through a second crack. During the second crack the beans begin breaking apart due to the weakening of the cellulose structure. The beans begin to develop a carbony flavor, and you cannot taste as much of the beans natural flavor.
French Roast - The beans turn very dark brown, nearly black. They are very oily and shiny. At this stage you can only taste the carbony, burnt flavors of the coffee bean.