[TheForge] Coffee roaster (Was: Moloch...)

[Washington, Aubrey O.]

Don't get me wrong, I like strong coffee.  But, IMHO, a strong cup of light or medium roast has more interesting and subtle flavors than dark roast which is mainly charcoal flavor.  YMMV.

Aubrey

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From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David E. Smucker [davesmucker at hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 6:02 PM
To: mspencer at tallships.ca; Sponsored by ABANA
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Coffee roaster (Was: Moloch...)

SNIP  Mike's Post, see below.  Having worked a bunch in Italy, I always love
the way my Italian friends talked about our American coffee  -- they called
it "dirty water".  The old I get the stronger I liked my coffee.

Dave

>
> Sorry Aubrey, but it's dark roast for me all the way, with occasional
> digressions into espresso.  We used to have a neighbor, since
> deceased, who retired here after a career as a US Naval officer.  He
> opened a little business across the street from my studio and kept
> coffee on all the time for droppers-in.  The first time he invited
> me over for coffee, I thought to myself, "Yow! The real stuff! Navy
> coffee!"  Turned out, he put about two level tablespoons of Maxwell
> House into a large (10 cup?) dripolator.  The result was very hot,
> slightly brownish and devoid of any possible offense (including
> detectable flavor) to the most sensitive taste buds.

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