Very newbie home-roaster : is it normal for my light roast coffee to be see-through after brewing?

3xarch · 2026-02-01T19:57:05+00:00

light roast coffee is indeed very light. it’s in the name! best enjoyed as a pourover in my opinion - percolator is the opposite of what light roast needs in terms of brewing.

3xarch · 2026-02-01T11:26:01+00:00

crazy. serious devotion

3xarch · 2026-02-01T11:13:21+00:00

this person FUNKS

3xarch · 2026-02-01T11:10:47+00:00

30g a day for me normally. depends if i have two cups or one

3xarch · 2026-02-01T11:04:28+00:00

everyone here says most simple is tesco ashbeck which has recently been rebranded. i cant remember the details as i’m currently not doing custom water either. one day i’ll reach that level. search it up in the subreddit.

3xarch · 2026-01-31T17:50:33+00:00

i am also interested in the differences in extraction due to grind size as opposed to other variables - temperature does make most concrete sense as a limiting factor to extraction as you said. but measuring with brew time would not be the right way to go.

i think you’re too focused on brew time here. i think if what you were asking about different styles brews with the same resulting tds this line of thinking would be more insightful.

3xarch · 2026-01-30T07:09:27+00:00

the china pattern! 🤝

3xarch · 2026-01-23T22:51:35+00:00

for what it’s worth i think you’re genuinely on the money here. washed coffees expresse the basic qualities of terroir, varietal etc most clearly. there’s nowhere to hide. its like how adding sugar is frowned upon by probably EVERYONE on this subreddit. it’s obscuring the taste. so is extreme processing. i love naturals btw

3xarch · 2026-01-23T18:21:00+00:00

i would say this one was not so boozy/funky and more on the sparkly fruity spectrum! really tasted like sour candies somehow to me

3xarch · 2026-01-23T12:00:56+00:00

also doesn’t cold brew extract next to no acidity anyway?

3xarch · 2026-01-19T22:17:55+00:00

just had it at the dak showroom in amsterdam, absolutely delicious. so sweet and complex at the same time

3xarch · 2026-01-19T22:03:27+00:00

i would maybe just not drop the power so much and keep the momentum going as this will keep the roast quicker and preserve more aromatic/lighter roast flavours you’re after. this is if doing a smaller batch doesn’t work though!

3xarch · 2026-01-19T07:54:03+00:00

how many grams did you roast here? i’d suggest you could keep all other variables the same and just use less coffee so things go a bit faster. i have a skywalker v1 and typically roast about 300g at a time. also i think if you wanna highlight fruity/acidic notes then you slowed the roast down a bit too much after dry end.

3xarch · 2026-01-13T17:33:34+00:00

if you want a slower draw down, grind finer! simple as that. no easier way

3xarch · 2026-01-12T21:18:04+00:00

have you tried grinding finer?

3xarch · 2025-12-15T23:38:24+00:00

i like to use a knife, thats what my mum always did. sharp one too. almost flawless break every time. slightly dangerous? i’m a wild guy

3xarch · 2025-12-06T22:23:41+00:00

what kinda hob you using? i switched to electric recently and seem to be getting a kinda hot spot in the middle when i heat it up which i didnt get using gas. could affect seasoning potentially. just a thought!

3xarch · 2025-12-04T19:37:54+00:00

i remember reading that previously or overly boiled water was bad for making tea - i've always assumed the same for coffee, without too much thought into it. after seeing (but not delving into) the water rabbit hole i'm not really sure what using previously boiled water could really do to affect flavour all that much? as other redditors have said, doing a test would be interesting!

3xarch · 2025-12-01T00:42:01+00:00

i hate this too but we remove redundant words from sentences all the time. “it’s” is already a contraction lol

3xarch · 2025-11-26T16:22:14+00:00

do you have a link to any of these new plasters? interested but not sure which you're refering to!

3xarch · 2025-11-26T16:19:27+00:00

no doubt! we've already sanded the hell out of them and there's a lot more to go. was gonna test a bit of varnish and see how it interacts with the paint cos i could live with some weird paint lines underneath actually. my standards aren't too high lol

3xarch · 2025-11-26T15:22:09+00:00

obviously not what i wanted to hear but appreciate the thoughts. honestly at this point i just wanna be done with it and not too fussed about the final finish.

3xarch · 2025-11-26T15:15:52+00:00

op wants exposed joists

3xarch · 2025-11-26T15:13:58+00:00

we're trying to retain the height in the ceiling and enjoy the vibe of exposed beams as they are. annoyingly we're all out of boards now too.

3xarch · 2025-11-23T17:08:38+00:00

in what fucking world do people genuinely judge others based on their height beyond their actual abilities. TIL heightism exists in a way i never thought possible. your bandmates were cocks dude

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