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As a comfort coffee enjoyer, what's the appeal of light roste? (lemmy.world)
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When I want a cup of coffee, I'm looking for comfort in a cup, that cozy feeling when the coffee hits the spot, along with a little sweet chocolatey note, and a hint of bitterness and acid.

Light roasts relly don't do any of that for me at all. What experience do you have when drinking it? What parts do you enjoy?

I've got a mokka pot and an aeropress and I'm willing to give it a try.

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[–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

I like the floral and fruity light roasts - I find darker roasts to have too many overpowering flavors for my taste. It's unfortunate that light roast also tends to be more caffeinated because I have high caffeine sensitivity, so sometimes I grab a decaf light roast, but espresso pulls a little different when it's decaf which can be tricky.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    decafs are weird because i feel like they have fewer soluble compounds. Where with normal espresso the pressure usually drops and the flow increases as stuff gets washed out of the puck, with decaf pressure and flow always remains fairly constant throughout all of the extraction. But also, it has less CO2 bound so there isn’t much pressure buildup in the first place. So decaf extraction always starts out faster but does not accelerate.

    Overall i find it doesn’t really matter. I’ll do the mostly the same as with other espresso, the extraction will behave wildly different but it’s still gonna be delicious. I might grind finer or go for a soup shot sometimes though

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