Thank you very much for your reply. Great day in the morning! I just wanted to be able to have my one glorious cup of cappuccino in the morning, and it may take me all day to get there! But, get there I shall. I just did another shot on a finer setting, and it seemed to take LONGER than 28 seconds, but there was still not much crema. I'm getting too wired to try any more tonight ---. Tomorrow is another day. I appreciate your input.
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 22:06:24 -0400From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: Ginder settings Go finer. 3 oz in 18 seconds is too course. I don't have that grinder, but there's really no such thing as an optimal setting. Depends on the coffee, how fresh it is, your dosing and distribution, and even the temperature and humidity in the room. You have to get your dose, distribution, and tamp consistent, have fresh coffee, and then play with the grind until you're closer to around 2-2.5 oz in about 23-28 seconds. And it can change day to day with the freshness of the beans and the weather. Its always a moving target, so you always have to adjust.-Ray On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 9:56 PM, mamafish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I have just received my Brewtus II this afternoon. I read the 2005manual, ground my coffee with the new Pasquini K2 doserless, and made2 shots of espresso that really weren't too different than that whichI produced with my Krups Il Caffe Duomo! I am wondering if anyone inthe group has this grinder, and has found an optimal setting. Yes, Ican 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 atall, and the shots took 18 seconds to deliver about 3 oz. I changedit to 91/2 but didn't notice any appreciable difference. I recognize that tamping is an issue, but I thought I would tacklethat next. I am short and sixty, so I am not sure I am getting enoughleverage and strength to approach 30 pounds of pressure, though I gaveit my best effort! My digital bathroom scales only measure "error"when I push on them.Thank you in advance for any suggestions..._________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
