Red Mosquito

Already got three cups today team

VG, gimme your top three roasters.

I used to always go for dark roasts but I've really become partial to Nespresso's Solelio lately.

I used to be a dark roast drinker as well, but have come around on light and medium roasts. Dark is too bitter, and less caffeine.

Dark is LESS caffeine? I figured it would be stronger.

dad wrote:VG, gimme your top three roasters.

They are from Buenos Aires, but its

Cafe Zavalia

Cafe Puzzi

and El Barco

wease wrote:Dark is LESS caffeine? I figured it would be stronger.

copied and pasted from the google ai:

google ai wrote:Dark roast coffee generally has less caffeine than light roast coffee, but this is not due to the roasting process itself.

During roasting, the caffeine content in the coffee beans remains relatively unchanged. However, the roasting process causes the beans to expand and lose weight. This means that, by volume, dark roast beans contain fewer beans than light roast beans.

Therefore, when the same volume of beans is used to brew coffee, dark roast will typically have less caffeine than light roast. However, if the beans are weighed instead of measured by volume, the caffeine content will be similar.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

wease wrote:Dark is LESS caffeine? I figured it would be stronger.

copied and pasted from the google ai:

google ai wrote:Dark roast coffee generally has less caffeine than light roast coffee, but this is not due to the roasting process itself.

During roasting, the caffeine content in the coffee beans remains relatively unchanged. However, the roasting process causes the beans to expand and lose weight. This means that, by volume, dark roast beans contain fewer beans than light roast beans.

Therefore, when the same volume of beans is used to brew coffee, dark roast will typically have less caffeine than light roast. However, if the beans are weighed instead of measured by volume, the caffeine content will be similar.

Why is it when I expand I GAIN weight, then?

Chris_H_2 wrote:

wease wrote:Dark is LESS caffeine? I figured it would be stronger.

copied and pasted from the google ai:

google ai wrote:Dark roast coffee generally has less caffeine than light roast coffee, but this is not due to the roasting process itself.

During roasting, the caffeine content in the coffee beans remains relatively unchanged. However, the roasting process causes the beans to expand and lose weight. This means that, by volume, dark roast beans contain fewer beans than light roast beans.

Therefore, when the same volume of beans is used to brew coffee, dark roast will typically have less caffeine than light roast. However, if the beans are weighed instead of measured by volume, the caffeine content will be similar.

thanks, Chris.

I forgot to tell you about Substance in Paris—it was a great experience. Appointments are typically booked in two-hour windows, but before we started, the owner let us know we were welcome to stay as long as we liked. No food, no sweeteners, no takeaway.

He explained that everything would be tailored to our tastes. If one person wanted an espresso and another preferred a pour-over or a flat white, he was happy to accommodate. He even offered omakase. Two regulars who were there opted for that. There were about eight of us in the shop. He asked each of us about our favorite fruits and flowers, and then shared stories about how he got started, where he sources his beans, and even how he met the farmer who supplies them. Just a dude who loves coffee and loves to nerd out about it.

He customizes the water by mixing in minerals, and he’s very proud of his beans. They’re pricey for the amount you get, but honestly...they’re incredible.

One note: his brews tend to be more tea-like, which he openly acknowledges—it’s just his style.

I would recommend trying his place. He books out a week in advance.

He also recommended the following shops in Paris. The owners are all friends of his.

Motor's Coffee - we'd been there a couple of times before going to his shop. Good coffee. The chocolate chip cookie is phenomenal, as are the cinnamon bun or the orange cardamom bun - that one was legit.

Clove - this place was alright. it's either in Montmartre or very close to it. If you're in or around Montmartre, it's worth checking out.

Tiba - this place is in the Marais (3rd), and it's great. Clean-line aesthetic, down to the counter where he makes everything. The owner is a sweet guy who also loves coffee. Would go back for sure.

No sweeteners? So just unsweetened coffee?

yep. it even says it on the homepage of their website.

https://www.substancecafe.com/

OMG

if someone puts milk in my coffee, they might as well poison me instead.

dad wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

wease wrote:Dark is LESS caffeine? I figured it would be stronger.

copied and pasted from the google ai:

google ai wrote:Dark roast coffee generally has less caffeine than light roast coffee, but this is not due to the roasting process itself.

During roasting, the caffeine content in the coffee beans remains relatively unchanged. However, the roasting process causes the beans to expand and lose weight. This means that, by volume, dark roast beans contain fewer beans than light roast beans.

Therefore, when the same volume of beans is used to brew coffee, dark roast will typically have less caffeine than light roast. However, if the beans are weighed instead of measured by volume, the caffeine content will be similar.

thanks, Chris.

I forgot to tell you about Substance in Paris—it was a great experience. Appointments are typically booked in two-hour windows, but before we started, the owner let us know we were welcome to stay as long as we liked. No food, no sweeteners, no takeaway.

He explained that everything would be tailored to our tastes. If one person wanted an espresso and another preferred a pour-over or a flat white, he was happy to accommodate. He even offered omakase. Two regulars who were there opted for that. There were about eight of us in the shop. He asked each of us about our favorite fruits and flowers, and then shared stories about how he got started, where he sources his beans, and even how he met the farmer who supplies them. Just a dude who loves coffee and loves to nerd out about it.

He customizes the water by mixing in minerals, and he’s very proud of his beans. They’re pricey for the amount you get, but honestly...they’re incredible.

One note: his brews tend to be more tea-like, which he openly acknowledges—it’s just his style.

I would recommend trying his place. He books out a week in advance.

Is this him?

spike wrote:

dad wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

wease wrote:Dark is LESS caffeine? I figured it would be stronger.

copied and pasted from the google ai:

google ai wrote:Dark roast coffee generally has less caffeine than light roast coffee, but this is not due to the roasting process itself.

During roasting, the caffeine content in the coffee beans remains relatively unchanged. However, the roasting process causes the beans to expand and lose weight. This means that, by volume, dark roast beans contain fewer beans than light roast beans.

Therefore, when the same volume of beans is used to brew coffee, dark roast will typically have less caffeine than light roast. However, if the beans are weighed instead of measured by volume, the caffeine content will be similar.

thanks, Chris.

I forgot to tell you about Substance in Paris—it was a great experience. Appointments are typically booked in two-hour windows, but before we started, the owner let us know we were welcome to stay as long as we liked. No food, no sweeteners, no takeaway.

He explained that everything would be tailored to our tastes. If one person wanted an espresso and another preferred a pour-over or a flat white, he was happy to accommodate. He even offered omakase. Two regulars who were there opted for that. There were about eight of us in the shop. He asked each of us about our favorite fruits and flowers, and then shared stories about how he got started, where he sources his beans, and even how he met the farmer who supplies them. Just a dude who loves coffee and loves to nerd out about it.

He customizes the water by mixing in minerals, and he’s very proud of his beans. They’re pricey for the amount you get, but honestly...they’re incredible.

One note: his brews tend to be more tea-like, which he openly acknowledges—it’s just his style.

I would recommend trying his place. He books out a week in advance.

Is this him?

nailed it.

Just got a bag from Zavalia from Honduras.

Damn this is good.

Two cups a day, rarely more, rarely less.

Americano on the machine at home when I wake up (built in grinder, a bitch to clean but I love it). Nespresso at the office around 10 or so.

Black. Always black.

On weekends I’ll do the second Americano at home but it just doesn’t hit the same.

Two cups in the morning every day with just a small splash of creamer or black. A cold brew some mid-afternoons if I'm feeling sleepy or need to gear up for a busy evening.

One simple should never add milk, creamer, sugar or any sweeteners to coffee.