Are you supposed to use a light roast for drip coffee?
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I love dark roast medium
the brewing technique is not specific the the roast
the flavors are more nuanced in light roast coffees, & a pour over or drip method specifically offer a more detailed and delicate extraction
Well lighter roast should be more mild to the taste. I’m using a dark roast not adding anything to it and it tastes like I’m drinking tobacco 🤣
Try a coarser grind. The finer the grind, especially with dark roast, the more "burnt" flavor will be there. Use a burr grinder not a chopper or typical cheapo coffee grinder thats just a spinning blade. A burr grinder will make consistent sizes whereas a chopper with a spinning blade will not. The smaller chunks will burn while the bigger ones don't fully release their flavor.
Your grinder is the single biggest bang for buck improvement you can make for your coffee experience. It's more important than the coffee maker or water you use. Some might argue it's generally more important than the beans themselves. A good grinder can at least make shit beans taste okay. A shit grinder cam make the best beans absolutely horrid.
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it’s all personal preference. trial & error until it is how you like it. nostr:npub17eruj45dp9vkuv3lm5q5fw8z7dd27hd2g0u7kkd4qt5emy85xees20kl63 may like to weigh in on the matter
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Your coffee nostr:nprofile1qqsph3c2q9yt8uckmgelu0yf7glruudvfluesqn7cuftjpwdynm2gygpz3mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduq3qamnwvaz7tmwdaehgu3wwa5kuegpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumrpdejqwk5cd9 your rules, but my advice don't do drip, burns the coffee doesn't do full extraction, pour over or French press would be my picks.
In general light roast more flavours, i like City roast, darker roast usually disguise shitty coffee, but again is your taste that matters
If you are in the PNW I know a Bitcoiner that teaches a great coffee class just outside Seattle.
Definitely preference. I like light/medium roasts. The biggest game changer for me was picking good coffee. Then it was grinding the beans fresh everyday.
I like a nice single origin, light/medium roast Ethiopian coffee.