A light roast will taste more acidic (sour, less bitter) compared to a dark roast. Strength is not about taste, but about concentration. Consider it like music.
Let’s say there are two types of notes: deeper, lower pitched notes and higher pitched notes.
Light roast: more higher pitched notes, less lower pitched notes
Dark roast: more lower pitched notes, less higher pitched notes.
Now imagine describing dark roasts as “louder”. It doesn’t make sense, right?
While I get what you are going for here, when I personally say a coffee is strong, I am most certainly talking about its relative concentration and I don’t think it is uncommon to do so. Some people brew coffee weaker, either for preference or to save money. That is “weak” coffee. Some people add more than typical grounds, which results in “strong” coffee.
A light roast will taste more acidic (sour, less bitter) compared to a dark roast. Strength is not about taste, but about concentration. Consider it like music.
Let’s say there are two types of notes: deeper, lower pitched notes and higher pitched notes.
Light roast: more higher pitched notes, less lower pitched notes
Dark roast: more lower pitched notes, less higher pitched notes.
Now imagine describing dark roasts as “louder”. It doesn’t make sense, right?
I was a barista for over seven years.
While I get what you are going for here, when I personally say a coffee is strong, I am most certainly talking about its relative concentration and I don’t think it is uncommon to do so. Some people brew coffee weaker, either for preference or to save money. That is “weak” coffee. Some people add more than typical grounds, which results in “strong” coffee.