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To your parenthetical comment: May be unrelated, but totally anecdotal, smokers tend to drink a very light roast that is easily drinkable like a folgers or maxw
by jimmy1 8y ago
To your parenthetical comment: May be unrelated, but totally anecdotal, smokers tend to drink a very light roast that is easily drinkable like a folgers or maxwell house, maybe a coffee shop light roast, like a Dunkin. I don't think smokers are downing cups of Starbucks dark blend and if they are god help their stomachs.
- c22 8y agoAnecdotally, I knew a smoker once who liked tea.
- RandomInteger4 8y agoDark roasts are easier on the stomach than light roasts as the roasting process reduces the acidity of the resultant brew.
- sp332 8y agoLighter roasts have more caffeine, because the roasting process damages the caffeine molecule.
- stochastic_monk 8y agoMedium roasts have the most. With roast, both water evaporation and caffeine pyrolysis increase. Medium hits the maximum. I prefer very light roasts for the flavor.
- ferrisford 8y agoI used to think the same, that roasting burns off the caffeine so lighter roast = more caffeine. But when I looked for a source on that one day it seems like that's a myth. There can be differences based on whether you measure by weight vs volume but that's about it. https://www.kickinghorsecoffee.com/en/blog/caffeine-myths-dark-vs-light https://www.kickinghorsecoffee.com/en/blog/caffeine-myths-da... So now I just say I like light roasts because I like to taste the coffee and not the roast.
- nkozyra 8y agoThis tends to be offset due to the density changes in the bean during roasting. In short, a cup of light roast and a cup of dark roast have negligible differences in caffeine content.
- zeofig 8y agoThis is clearly the real reason smokers get cancer. They aren't drinking their dark roast.
- mikekchar 8y agoThis is probably true in the US, but in Europe I bet you would find that smokers drink espresso (which is usually made with dark roast coffee). Even for "regular strength" black coffee, people tend to drink "americano", which is espresso diluted with water. In the UK, in particular, I'm astounded at the volume of dark roast coffee people drink in the morning.
- krageon 8y agoAny statement like "in Europe" is a fundamental disservice to how diverse Europe is in terms of taste. For example, I don't think I've ever met anyone in my life that likes to drink americano. I know a lot of people that smoke and drink coffee though.
- nubbins 8y agoThe real variable isn’t roast its the brew concentration and to a lesser degree acidity, and most coffee I see served “American” style is pretty diluted so that you can see the cup through it.
- bewo001 8y agoIs Folger and Maxwell really a light roast? Dark roasts cover up flaws in cheap beans, which I would expect in a cheap brand.