O, extract again, bright Brewtus! for thou art As glorious to this night, being o'er my head As is a caffeinated messenger of heaven Unto the white-upturned wondering eyes Of mortals that fall back to sip him When he bestrides the lazy-pacing froth And sails upon the bosom of the portafilter.
> From: KMR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 14:41:13 -0800 (PST) > To: Brewtus <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: New User looking for tips > > > Or, as Shakespeare said: > > Who is Silvia? what is she, > That all our swains commend her? > Holy, fair and wise is she; > The heaven such grace did lend her, > That she might admired be. > Is she kind as she is fair? > For beauty lives with kindness. > Love doth to her eyes repair, > To help him of his blindness, > And, being help'd, inhabits there. > Then to Silvia let us sing, > That Silvia is excelling; > She excels each mortal thing > Upon the dull earth dwelling: > To her let us garlands bring. > > Don't think he knew Brewtus. > > Karl > > On Nov 6, 11:04 am, Alan278 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> also, has the analogy of silvia/brewtus to female/male characteristics >> been made? >> pls excuse this, but i'm compelled.... >> >> silvia is slim, pretty and graceful - everything in the right place, >> tempermental, requires a lot of attention and careful handling - a lot >> of prep work to be ready...does not always reach that perfect >> shot..... >> brewtus is big, tough, a brute, clunky... works with whatever, takes >> little work to be ready... and is consistently "right on the >> money" (if one remembers a woody allen line...) >> >> On Nov 6, 9:25 am, KMR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Good point on the amount of coffee. I use 16 - 17 grams. >> >>> Karl >> >>> On Nov 5, 8:26 pm, Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>> I have to agree with KMC, try pulling your shots a little longer, my >>>> best seem to be 28-30 seconds. I also do more than the standard 14g, >>>> closer to 17-19g depending on how old the beans are getting. I have >>>> had good luck with beans up to 12 days old with this formula. I am >>>> using the same setup as you, Mazzer Mini, but a bottomless portafilter >>>> so I can see if its my level/tamp or if the grind is just off. Hope >>>> this helps... >>>> Kirk > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
