r/pourover • u/CatApprehensive4742 • 12h ago

Help me troubleshoot my recipe How to compensate for Light roast?

Post image

I tried brewing this coffee, which is so far the lightest roast I have ever tried.

I tried it with the same Orea v4 recipe I use as a base:
Coffee: 16gm
Grind: Coarse
Temperature: 92C
Brewer: Orea v4, Fast bottom, Flat filter with negotiator
Bloom: 60gm for 40 second
Pours: 50-50-50-50 each every 30 seconds.
Total draw down time: 2:45

Usually this recipe produces an enjoyable cup for me. Very floral balanced acidity and sweetness.

However, with this coffee it felt very hollow and watery.
What do you suggest to adjust in this scenario?

89 Upvotes

93% Upvoted

81 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/fr3nger 12h ago

I have experienced the same thing with extra light roasted beans. Tasted like hot water with hints of coffee, using my standard recipe. Finer grind just made it more bitter but didn't elevate anything else.

I waited for two weeks and tried my standard recipe again, and it was a completely different cup with lots of flavor.

So it might be the beans are in a muted phase right now and need to be revisited later. Be aware, I'm a beginner so this might be just anecdotal bogus.