Timeline for Is dark roast stronger than light roast?
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| Nov 2, 2017 at 19:25 | comment | added | MTSan | @eddyce I should ask a friend to translate. :) Keep in mind that espresso is a method that adds acidity. So, it's better to get rid of acidity during roasting phase. Actually, I've something even darker than Italian roast once. In Cuba. They were brewing it in moka pots. I suspect that's why Cuban coffee is sweet. Since for a few months, I have a question in mind, but I cannot prepare it concisely. | |
| Nov 2, 2017 at 18:38 | comment | added | Edoardo | Generally, Italians (we) don't like acidity in the cup, for several reasons, but mainly because we can reach a good 4 / 5 espressos per day, most of them associated with food - coffee becomes sometimes a kind of digestive drink and must not be acid! Roasting it (or over roasting it) reduces acidity. This article from Naples university explains it in medical terms | |
| Nov 2, 2017 at 17:58 | comment | added | MTSan | @eddyce Sure. As far as I experienced personally while I have visited Italy several times, the regions have their own traditions. But the term “Italian roast” is dark as coal. You may even encounter that coffee bars in Italy have their own blends and roasts. One of the reasons for that is, I assume, darker roasts are sweeter when prepared as espresso. | |
| Nov 2, 2017 at 16:49 | comment | added | Edoardo | ...so it appears i have misunderstood the term. "italian roast" is part of the general roasting classification but it does not match the actual roasting in italy, which traditionally is divided in chiara, media and scura, the last one is indeed around 240/250 | |
| Nov 2, 2017 at 15:31 | comment | added | Edoardo | i will provide you at least with one source stating the total :) darkness of the french roast... | |
| Nov 2, 2017 at 15:08 | comment | added | MTSan | @eddyce Yep, I'm certain. I suspect one of the reasons why people miss the point is big franchise's doubtful marketing wording such as: starbucks.com/coffee/dark/italian-roast/ground However, it's known that Italian is known to be the darkest roast (before charcoal for my taste): theydiffer.com/… | |
| Nov 2, 2017 at 13:26 | comment | added | Edoardo | are you certain about french roast being less roasted than italian? historically french beans were the darkest and more roasted ones | |
| Oct 29, 2017 at 15:46 | history | answered | MTSan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |