@baubau @AdHusky almost all their beans are burnt to a crisp before you even talk about brewing them. Your right that brewing below boiling would be better to keep some of the more bitter compounds out of the cup (I go 83-85°C for dark roast typically), but there's gonna be so much more of that in dark roast anyway so you might be hosed lol. Starbucks roasts with the understanding that they're gonna put a bunch of cream and sugar in there so they just want strong roast flavors to come from the coffee.