I'm still not sure if it was a practical joke, or not? And so instead of scratching my head a bunch more, I just wandered over to the Brewtus and pull a shot of 80% Jacaranda/20% Sanani and whipped up my usual 4oz latte. Suddenly, everything was good in the coffee universe again. ;-)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Shaun Taylor http://shaundoreenevankeegan.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Neil Atwood Sent: 24 January 2009 16:06 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Quick regular without changing the grind I'd be wary of feeding the trolls Shaun... ;-) Neil A. Blue Mountains, Oz http://minstrygrounds.net.au - A blog about selecting, roasting and drinking fine coffee __________________________ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shaun Taylor Sent: Sunday, 25 January 2009 8:35 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Quick regular without changing the grind I'm not sure I understand but if by Regular, you mean a 12oz cup of coffee and you are suggesting pulling 12ozs of water through 7-11gms in a basket that generally holds 18gms... well please don't take offence, but really, that's not very good advice at all. What you just outlined is called over-extraction with a capital O. There's only one acceptable way to achieve that 12oz using an espresso machine as the coffee extraction method... pull a shot using generally acceptable standards (which have been discussed at great length in this group) this will result in a 1.25-2oz shot, then top it off with boiling water which can be drawn from the hot water wand on the Brewtus or from a kettle. The golden rule tip you got from your dealer, which you mentioned, was bad advice. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Shaun Taylor http://shaundoreenevankeegan.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Hybrid Sent: 24 January 2009 14:11 To: Brewtus Subject: Quick regular without changing the grind Here's a great tip I got from my dealer; The golden rule for a 'regular' on an espresso machine is to change the grind from fine into more coarse, right? Maybe old news, but here's a way to never change the grind and still serve a wonderful cup of 'regular' coffee w/ crema and all, straight after you've made an espresso on your Brewtus. Use a portafilter w/ a double 'portion' filter basket and only fill it with just one serving (say 7 to 9 grams of fine grind beans). Tamp lightly, polish and hit that shot... within 30 seconds you'll have a full cup of great tasting regular coffee where all the water has actually 'touched' the fine grind beans (compared to an 'americano' where hot water is just added to an espresso). If someone likes a stronger 'regular' just use a single portion of 9 to 11 grams instead (but still use that double 'portion' basket). Hence the advantages: No more switching your grinder settings No additional grinder needed if you need to switch frequently between regular / espresso. IMHO better taste compared to a 'regular' with coarse grind or an 'americano'. Give it a try if you like... the 10-11 grams in a double basket has become my favorite 'regular' now. Hope you like it. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
