Thank you for your reply. I am using Illy medium roast beans, from
Wholelattelove, and they are fairly new. I just tried grinding a little finer
(had to figure out which direction was finer!) and there still was not a rich
crema. I may open a new can of beans and try them. I I can master this! >
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> Subject: RE: Ginder
settings> Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 21:09:38 -0500> > > I don't know anything about
the Pasquini K2 but as I was reading your post> what immediately came to mind
was "it's not the grinder, it's the beans".> The shots out of a Krups or a BII
will be substandard if the beans are> suspect. Where are you getting your beans
from, how old are they, how are> you storing them, are they the right beans for
an espresso machine. > > Have no doubts, the BII can pull awesome shots, it can
steam great milk and> you can combine the two into fantastic drinks - I do it
every day - that's> not braggin' it's just fact.> >
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-----Original Message-----> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL
PROTECTED] On Behalf> Of mamafish> Sent: 05 September 2008 20:56> To: Brewtus>
Subject: Ginder settings> > > I have just received my Brewtus II this
afternoon. I read the 2005> manual, ground my coffee with the new Pasquini K2
doserless, and made> 2 shots of espresso that really weren't too different than
that which> I produced with my Krups Il Caffe Duomo! I am wondering if anyone
in> the group has this grinder, and has found an optimal setting. Yes, I> can
experiment, but wasting my coffee beans is sooo painful for me.> > The K2 came
set at "11", but that setting didn't produce much crema at> all, and the shots
took 18 seconds to deliver about 3 oz. I changed> it to 91/2 but didn't notice
any appreciable difference.> > I recognize that tamping is an issue, but I
thought I would tackle> that next. I am short and sixty, so I am not sure I am
getting enough> leverage and strength to approach 30 pounds of pressure, though
I gave> it my best effort! My digital bathroom scales only measure "error">
when I push on them.> > Thank you in advance for any suggestions...> > > >
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