Hi all,
I'm hoping someone can help me out here - I've been buying roasted beans from lots of different places - some single origins, some blends. I let people know that I drink a double shot ristretto and ask for bean recommendations. I get the beans home, grind 'em up and pull a shot. The shot looks good so I taste it and it's like I've just sucked on a lemon - there's some coffee taste in there but all I get is this massive spike being driven up through the roof of my mouth.
I used to think it was because the beans were too fresh so I've waited a few days, a week or two and sometimes the beans have settled down a little but the result is still pretty much the same. I think it's because the beans have been roasted a bit light. The beans I tend to like look obviously darker and have a broader flavour.
The thing I don't understand is that the beans have come from award-winning roasters and some of the beans have also won awards, so someone somewhere obviously enjoys drinking coffee like this.
What am I missing? What is so pleasant about sucking on a lemon?
I'm hoping someone can help me out here - I've been buying roasted beans from lots of different places - some single origins, some blends. I let people know that I drink a double shot ristretto and ask for bean recommendations. I get the beans home, grind 'em up and pull a shot. The shot looks good so I taste it and it's like I've just sucked on a lemon - there's some coffee taste in there but all I get is this massive spike being driven up through the roof of my mouth.
I used to think it was because the beans were too fresh so I've waited a few days, a week or two and sometimes the beans have settled down a little but the result is still pretty much the same. I think it's because the beans have been roasted a bit light. The beans I tend to like look obviously darker and have a broader flavour.
The thing I don't understand is that the beans have come from award-winning roasters and some of the beans have also won awards, so someone somewhere obviously enjoys drinking coffee like this.
What am I missing? What is so pleasant about sucking on a lemon?

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