• egrets@lemmy.world
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    1 hour ago

    I’ve not been to the States, but is drip coffee likely to get over-extracted (which is what we tend to describe as “burnt”)? I would have thought that it would be stale from sitting on the hot plate, and flat if the water’s from a reservoir, but probably under-extracted unless the water’s too hot to start.

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      26 minutes ago

      Partly over extraction, but mainly all of the “common” coffee here are medium dark or dark roast adjacent blends, which tends towards those maltier, burnt flavors and tends to be “smoother” when mixed with creme and sugar than more fruity light roasts.

      There are plenty of light and medium roasts everywhere, but if you dont specify, you will get a darker roast.