[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: double post, oops

[kemper mentor]

  > --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince Winston)" 
> <catlady@> wrote:
> > 
> > Starbucks *burns* their coffee beans. I hate it. If you have to go to
> > Starbucks, ask if they have a 'mild roast'. If you can, check the
> > competitor coffee bars.
> 
> Tonks:
> 
> I don't usually drink coffee, I am more of a tea person. But 
> they "burn" the beans??  What is that suppose to do?  Does it 
> make the flavor more intense or give it more caffeine?
> 
> Tonks
>


bboyminn:

I'm certainly no coffee expert but I'll venture a guess on 'Burnt
Coffee'. I think what we are really talking about is 'dark roast'
coffee. Most of the coffee drank in the USA, and I mean the kind most
people drink at home, is medium roast. When you open the can of
coffee, the coffee is a nice medium brown. Just like anything you
roast, the longer you roast it, the darker it gets. Some cultures like
dark, strong, BLACK coffee. Personally, I think it's a macho thing. 

So 'burn the coffee beans' simply means that the beans have been roast
until they are very dark, nearly black. Again, most common commercial
'make it at home' coffee is medium roast and therefore medium brown
and therefore medium taste. 

So, did I get it right???

Steve/bboyminn
(who only drinks Nescafe instant coffee, but very much likes Golden
Kili 3-in-1 instant coffee made in Singapore, but can't handle that
much caffeine. Available at your local Asian grocery store. If you
can't get Golden Kili, then try Vina Cafe. Especially good for people
who like cream in their coffee. Probably the best cup I've ever tasted.)
   
   
  Kemper now:
  I think you got it almost right.  The big tin can coffee are usually robusta beans which have more caffeine but are also more bitter than the arabica beans (the beans used at most finer coffee establishments and roasters).  Most roasters have various types of roast from light to dark.  It's like having a pinot or a cab.  I like my wine more pinot and my coffee more dark (not burned).
   
  My favorite roaster is Stumptown.  But, then, I choose to support local and encourage others to check out their area for local roasters or local anything.  Screw Starbucks and Walmart.
   
  Kemper, who's interested in trying Gold Kili and will probably have the opportunity as there are plenty of Vietnamese grocers in his hood.  (Vietnam is just a stones throw from Singapore)
   
  
 

		
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