Hi Dennis, The triple basket worked much better with 18g of the Black Cat decaf than it did using 15g. I got about 2.5 ounces in 38 seconds. Interestingly, the Illy decaf given the same grind, 18g coffee and similar tamp (using the Espro...one of many) yields only 2 ounces in 40 seconds.
Joe On Jan 20, 4:39 pm, "Dennis Keating" <[email protected]> wrote: > 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- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
