Light roasts leaving bitter, smoky aftertaste

Light roasts leaving bitter, smoky aftertaste

Light roasts leaving bitter, smoky aftertaste

Light roasts leaving bitter, smoky aftertaste

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...

Light roasts leaving bitter, smoky aftertaste

After 10 or so years of drinking mostly black instant coffee (Nescafe), I quickly fell in love with sweet, plesantly acidic tastes that lightly roasted specialty coffeess have to offer. For a few months, I had a fantastic time – no more harsh bitterness, no more mouth-drying aftertaste, no more need to add sugar.

However, I have been noticing more and more that even lightly roasted coffees often leave a harsh aftertaste – resembling a taste of flame-charred food, or a traditional turkish-style coffee. Now, I don't mind it all that much, because the coffee itself is usually very good. But it does make me wonder if such an aftertaste is normal – or am I doing something wrong?

I brew either with a french press or the clever dripper with a paper filter. This aftertaste is present with both methods, so I don't think filtration is the issue. Could it be a "feature" of immersion brewing? I don't have a pourover cone so I can't easily test that.

On the other hand, I could be making a fuss for no reason. After all, even lightly roasted coffee was still roasted, and one should expect some roasty flavours in the cup. Maybe I am just noticing them more, after getting used to less bitter cups.

Any idea which one is it? Am I missing something or just overthinking?

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