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Does black coffee taste slightly salty? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/coffee

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Recently switched to black coffee for a few weeks. I've had sour, bitter notes from the office coffee machine and a chain cafe.

I've also had salty aftertastes from Starbucks and a small one person run shop.

Basically I have no idea what good black coffee taste like.

Just trying to do intermittent fasting and have no calories in the morning, any tips?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No. "Salty" is not a recognized coffee note in the same way that it wouldn't be for wine.

Look for medium roast Arabica beans grown at an altitude at least 1500m (in general the higher the better) . You are generally fine with Colombian beans. Invest in a good (not blade) coffee grinder (you can get decent burr grinders for about 90 bucks). Grind only what you're going to use immediately. Make sure the water is just a little off boiling. Brew in your favorite equipment (mine is French Press). Sip and enjoy. The difference between good coffee and the over roasted dreck they sell in Starbucks is night and day.

[–] DrMango 9 points 1 year ago

Not to be pedantic, but you'll find a lot of wines described as "briny" which is certainly describing a salty flavor note.

I haven't ever heard of coffee described this way though