Reading about the Third Wave recently I decided to give it a try and hipster roast a batch to get that peach and citrus in my V60.
I stopped the popcorn machine 15 seconds after the first pop of the first crack, on the Costa Rica Geisha (maybe I should have picked something cheaper, but I find it to be a difficult bean to roast and thought why not experiment downwards).
The tan-coloured grounds are harder than usual, and did not produce much froth on either the first or second day of brewing. The first cup was acidic but not very citrussy in the nose; today's is oriented somewhat towards stone fruit but again, mostly devoid of flavour (I expected it to get MORE flavourful over time).
Is 15 seconds post FC too early? Should I slow down the roast before FC? What is the key to the hipster roast?
I stopped the popcorn machine 15 seconds after the first pop of the first crack, on the Costa Rica Geisha (maybe I should have picked something cheaper, but I find it to be a difficult bean to roast and thought why not experiment downwards).
The tan-coloured grounds are harder than usual, and did not produce much froth on either the first or second day of brewing. The first cup was acidic but not very citrussy in the nose; today's is oriented somewhat towards stone fruit but again, mostly devoid of flavour (I expected it to get MORE flavourful over time).
Is 15 seconds post FC too early? Should I slow down the roast before FC? What is the key to the hipster roast?


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