There are various ways or levels coffee is roasted. Each roast-level can bring different flavors or flavor profiles in your cup. Which roast-level is right for you? Let’s start by explaining what a roast-level is. When coffee is roasted there are several important events during the roasting process that indicate to a coffee roaster (such as myself) how the coffee is developing. The amount of time used to develop coffee in the roasting process will determine its roast-level.