Strong Coffee = Weak Coffee

Are you a java junkie, king coffee crusader amongst your friends? Do you scoff at any coffee drink that doesn't have "double" or "triple" somewhere in the title? Do you demand your caffeine copilot as dark as can be and loaded with stimulant. Well if you have, it's possible you've done along with a common misconception that many people have; the darker the coffee the more caffeine you get injected into your nervous system. Actually, it's only part misconception.

You see, in actuality the darker beans are roasted longer and actually contain LESS caffeine than their lightly toasted siblings. The roasting process extracts the oils in the beans and actually reduces acidity and the caffeine level. So why does everyone 'claim' to get a buzz off of espresso which is as dark as it gets? The brewing process that pops out a shot of expresso actually uses much more coffee per unit of water, so while the beans contain less caffeine, more of that caffeine is extracted for the amount of liquid you are drinking. So yes, that lightly roasted cup of coffee very well might contain more caffeine than that shot of espresso your local self-proclaimed-rock-star coffee addict thought was making him or her 'lord of the edge'.