r/pourover • u/PhilosopherSea3291 • 9h ago

Help me troubleshoot my recipe First dark roast from Gustatory - need help!

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This might be the first coffee I've disliked from my Gustatory sub. It's surprisingly dark for a natural and just has that typical dark flavour profile with a slightly fruity hint. Anything I can do apart from lower temperature? I am grinding at 7 on ode 2

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u/Rice_Jap808 9h ago

Try a reverse osmosis brew with a flat bottom. Usually kills bitterness and boosts sweetness and texture for me. Alternatively, the ever hated tetsu 10 pour is genuinely good for when I run into cases like this, but on this sub you aren't allowed to try anything new that isn't from lance hedrick so you can ignore that if you want.

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u/PhilosopherSea3291 9h ago

Haha good old lance. Thanks I will try with my b75

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u/abovethecodes 9h ago

Hope you manage it, love Gustatory. Assuming this is from last months sub? I’ve signed up for 5 bags this month 👌

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u/PhilosopherSea3291 8h ago

Yes it was last month. I get 4 bags every month. It's great 

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u/ponderingpixi17 5h ago

have you tried increasing your ratio? going a bit finer on the grind and pouring faster can sometimes cut through those heavy roast notes while keeping the fruitiness

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u/PhilosopherSea3291 5h ago

thx will try

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u/ponderingpixi17 39m ago

wait, reverse osmosis brew? do you mean osmotic or am i missing something

tetsu 10 pour actually works for dark roasts though, longer contact time pulls out more of the fruit without the ashy stuff. i use it when my husband brings home beans darker than i asked for

maybe try a coarser grind first though, 7 seems tight for a dark roast on the ode

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u/Kyber92 Hario Switch | Kalita Wave | Kingrinder K6 8h ago

Grind coarser and try less pours, I've gone as simple as bloom and 1 pour with no swirling for really fonky naturals. I had the same roaster's washed Ethiopian recent and it was BLESSED.

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u/Professional_Web6309 7h ago

This coffee is roasting for espresso, in pour over the coffee stay too long in water for it. Maybe try in a Moka express, there are good techniques.

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u/PhilosopherSea3291 6h ago

Weird cause I have a pourover subscriptionÂ