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Sunrise Espresso Blend tastes bitter in milk

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Kai Nakamura
Level 3 ·

Switched from the Huila to the Sunrise Espresso Blend for flat whites and everything tastes a little ashy. 18 g in, 36 g out, 30 seconds.

Is this a roast level thing, or am I over-extracting?

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6 comments

  1. Jonah WhitakerLevel 5 ·

    I’d go finer before changing the ratio. Sour plus fast is usually a grind problem.

  2. Leo PatelLevel 5 ·

    Try a 30-second bloom with twice the coffee’s weight in water.

  3. Alice CohenLevel 3 ·

    Taste it again as it cools. The flaws show up more at room temperature.

  4. Nolan HoangLevel 2 ·

    Write it down! Logging every change made dialing in so much easier for me.

    1. Kai NakamuraLevel 3 ·

      Trying this tonight.

  5. Abigail ZieglerLevel 4 ·

    Rinse your paper filter with hot water first. It changes more than you’d think.