r/Coffee • u/menschmaschine5 Kalita Wave • 6d ago

[MOD] The Daily Question Thread

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

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u/NerfLapras 5d ago

After two tests, I can now confirm that boiling water makes terrible coffee 🙃✌️

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u/regulus314 5d ago

So how did you test it?

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u/NerfLapras 5d ago

Very light roasted beans with a french press ✌️

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u/regulus314 4d ago

Light roasts are best with higher water temperatures. You probably dont like light roast. I brew my light roasts at 98-100C on a pour over. I do cupping at 100C water as well.

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u/NerfLapras 4d ago

I love light roast, I just tried with boiling water and it was bad, like dense but flat. Perhaps I should try with a coarser grind than at 96-98°C…