Joe,those numbers sound fine Look for the dark colored crema that tells you coffe is fresh and extracting optimally. You can keep it running till the stream start to lighten in color, then stop the pour.My shots are longer rather than shorter timed. I use Mazzer E too,with ridgless baskets, either 17 gram and 21 gram. They both contain all the ground coffee, and just like you, no waste or mess.Putting just 15 grams into a 21 gram triple basket might give you more headspace than needed.Not sure how much that will matter, but check out the 17 gram size, too. - Dennis.----- Original Message ----- From: "arcangel6" <[email protected]> To: "Brewtus" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 10:16 PM Subject: Re: WOW! Just started playing w/my Brewtus III-Rotary
> > Hi Guys, > > I have a general question. I've been tweaking my grinder for Black Cat > (decaf) and have been getting what I would consider great shots for a > range of settings. The best parameters I've come to thus far are the > following: > > -15 g Black Cat (decaf) > -using a triple basket in a bottomless portafilter* > -obtain a 2 ounce shot by weight in 25 seconds. > > Does that sound about right? Or should I be aiming for a 30 second > extraction? Coffee tastes remarkable and the crema is a uniformly dark > brown in color. I guess I should intentionally overextract one cup to > see where I am in the extraction profile. > > *My reason for using the triple basket for what is essentially a > double shot's worth of coffee bean by weight is that there is less > mess using my doserless Mazzer. The triple basket easily contains the > 15g coffee with little or no mess. > > Thanks, > > Joe > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
