Hi, I’d appreciate your thoughts on shot parameters. I realize that every machine and batch of beans are different but my post is referring to parameters that are out of the norm. For example, I have been pulling great (at least to my taste) shots with Black Cat decaf roasted within the last week using parameters I posted in another thread:
Beans = 18gm Two 30 lb tamps with an Espro tamper Temp = 202F Volume measured be weight = 2 ounces Time = 38 seconds* *Measured from the time I lift the lever, first drops around the 6 second mark. Just today I wanted to try a little less coffee beans and pulled an even better tasting shot with better body with the following: Beans = 16gm Two 30 lb tamps with an Espro tamper Temp = 202F Volume measured be weight = 2 ounces Time = 60 seconds* *Measured from the time I lift the lever, first drops around the 8 second mark. Soooooooooooo in this case my question is about the time. Is 60 seconds ridiculous for an extraction time measuring from the time I lift the lever on my BIII-R????? Will this kill the pump or blow the boiler or a line? I’ve been told just worry about the taste and or the level of blonding. Both were ok during this shot but it took a long time. Should I worry about decreasing the fineness of the grind to decrease the extraction time or not. The only reason I am meticulously measuring all this stuff is because I am relative new to making this kind of espresso…ya know…good espresso. It helps me develop a feel for my shot and avoid repeating mistakes. Also, I see lots of cool vids on youtube where guys are using the same Bodum cups that I use and state they are pulling 1 or so ounces by volume. However, I have weighed LOTS of shots using a MyWeigh scale during the extraction in both the 2 ounce Pavina and the 3 ounce Assam Bodum cups and I know they are waaaay underestimating the weight. For example, my 3 ounce Bodum Assam cups need to be filled almost to the rim to obtain a volumetric weight of two ounces. I am guessing this is due to the foam crema having less weight per unit volume. Regards, 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
