How to extract fruity notes from a light roast with an aeropress?

How to extract fruity notes from a light roast with an aeropress?

minimum dose size?

I use the Hario switch to brew my coffee and am trying to reduce my caffeine consumption. Hence I would like to brew smaller cups of coffee. I am currently using 10g of coffee with 160g of water. (1:16 Ratio) I am wondering if there is a minimum amount of coffee...

How to extract fruity notes from a light roast with an aeropress?

I recently bought a bag of washed, light roasted columbian beans in a bag boasting flavors of apricot, mango and peach. I've been to this specific roaster before and have had great results with their light roasts, reliably getting the notes they put on their bags, but not this time.

The coffee tastes acidic, there is not much in terms of roast flavor as one would expect, but also not much else. I've tried brewing it at the roaster recommended 95°C, I've varied my grind sizes, I've ventured above and below with temps, getting up to boiling and down to 85°C, but apart from introducing some bitterness and muddiness when going finer, nothing much has changed.

I use an aeropress, a Kinu M47 Phoenix grinder, soft water that works great with other beans, and a 60g/l ratio of coffee to water. Maybe someone in this community has an idea what I could try to further troubleshoot this coffee, because I really want those fruity notes. I would be very grateful if anyone has an idea or two.

Edit: some key questions I have:

  1. What grind setting would you use? I usually venture north of just coarser than espresso.

  2. What temperatures do you usually use for light roasts? I've seen very different recommendations floating around, some saying it should be boiling while other roasters have told me to use 80°C water for their light roasts.

  3. What might I be missing?

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