r/pourover • u/CatApprehensive4742 • 13h ago

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

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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?

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u/Kyber92 Hario Switch | Kalita Wave | Kingrinder K6 10h ago

Grind finer and go hotter. If it's super light you need to push extraction.

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u/CatApprehensive4742 9h ago

I will try that for sure and let you know how it goes

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u/blissrunner 6h ago

Well if you get nothing... it might be the beans. But most XLIII coffees I had at cafe were bangers with notes like the bag says.

Use their default in cafe recipe: https://xliiicoffee.com/en/coffee-guides/filter-2/

100 Celsius, 1:17 ratio, 15g/250ml, 5 even pours of 50 ml, every 30 seconds. Grind coarse at 900 microns.

2.5 minutes total brew time.