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Why does every cafe around me have acidic espresso? (lemm.ee)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It's like an epidemic. I've tried like 4-5 cafes now and it's all like drinking battery acid. Do they just not care? Or do you think they believe it's meant to be like this? If that's the case I feel bad for them.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How dare you! Seriously though I'm all for acidity it is needed for good coffee. But it should not hurt my mouth or throat lol. Espresso doesn't need to be burnt, I think it just tastes that way sometimes because people lean toward dark roasts as they are so much easier to brew.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I don't think I've ever tasted coffee that acidic, although once I roasted just barely past the first crack and it was a bit sour. I thought it wasn't bad, TBH; I got a lot more flavor variety out of it, but usually I go a bit farther and try to hit second crack during cooldown. I stopped the roast on my current batch at the second crack, and it's far darker than I prefer. At that point all I taste is bitter and smoke.

Maybe the difference is that I don't generally drink espresso; I use my Elektra to make cappuccinos, and then I'm not doing that, I drink cold brew. Bitterness overwhelms all other flavors for me, so I do everything I can to avoid it.