At 5oz it makes it just half as bad as a 12oz (which is 4 times as bad as a 2oz).
Lungo is the term, which I believe was derived from the Italian notion of coughing up a lung-o when you taste coffee extracted like this. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Shaun Taylor http://shaundoreenevankeegan.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dennis Keating Sent: 24 January 2009 17:12 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Quick regular without changing the grind I have heard of this, but I think he is referring to a 5 oz serving size. I don't know about the coffee dose. Isn't that called a "Lungo" or something? - Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shaun Taylor" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 3:12 PM Subject: RE: Quick regular without changing the grind > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
