Can you use an Italian roast for espresso?

Answer by  Binome (1975)

Yes. Any strong, bold, dark coffee can make a good espresso. Though really, if you prefer, you can use any coffee you want. The caffeine police won't stop you.

Answer by  Clarkle (11)

Italian roast would make good espresso. It is dark enough without tasting burnt like French roast. The key is getting a fine grind, and high enough water temperature and pressure.

Answer by  Mac44 (479)

Espresso is not any certain kind of roast, it is a method for making a type of drink. Thus, any type of bean can be used to make espresso. That said, the important part of making espresso is grinding the bean down to a very fine grain and then forcing hot water through at a very high pressure.

Answer by  rbiales (3441)

Espresso explains how the coffee beverage is extracted from the ground beans. Yu can use any kind of bean and any level of roast from light to dark wih this method, but you will need to be sure that your beans are ground to the right fineness for use in an expresso machine.

Answer by  mike49 (373)

Italians use Italian roast for there espresso because of the dark roast blend. It is perfect for making authentic espresso.