Uhmmm, no, grind a few seconds before you are ready to pull your shot. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --
Shaun Taylor http://shaundoreenevankeegan.blogspot.com/ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of AM Sent: 01 August 2009 11:43 To: Brewtus Subject: Re: water pressure and creating crema I will check on when the Peets is roasted. I live about five miles from where they roast. I have always just assumed that it was fresh. My understanding of burr grinders is that if you can control the grind and the time you are okay. If I buy from a company such as Blue Bottle and it is fresh etc.... am I better off having them grind it for me? I will try it both ways.... report back. Thanks! On Jul 29, 5:41 pm, "Neil Atwood" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Audrey, > > Illy, Peets and anything else of that ilk are, by nature, stale. That will > reduce the amount of crema significantly (although it's worth notingin > itself that crema production is not *always* a sign of a quality shot). > > You need to start with coffee roasted within that last 14 days (preferably > 7) and consumed within a maximum of another 14 days. If the coffee does not > have a roast date on it, assume it's stale. > > The Breville grinder will barely be adequate for espresso. It's not just > about getting fine enough, it's about consistency of particle size - > something which only comes with quality grinders. It may just make it... I > hope so for your sake! > > Sorry if I sound negative, but, the most important thing for fine coffee is > the source material (the coffee), and for espresso, the grinder is at least > as important as the espresso machine. > > Cheers > > Neil A. > Blue Mountains, Ozhttp://minstrygrounds.net.au- A blog about selecting, roasting and drinking > fine coffee > __________________________ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > Of AM > Sent: Thursday, 30 July 2009 7:11 AM > To: Brewtus > Subject: Re: water pressure and creating crema > > Thanks for your reply Neil. > > I use Illy, Peets, some store bought, and try beans from small > roasting houses in and around the Bay Area. > > I am not familiar with the roasting process and how long it takes.... > but what I buy locally I am told is fresh.... and the likes of Illy > are vacuum packed. I buy the beans in small quantities half a pound at > a time and I buy it weekly. > I keep them sealed but do not refrigerate or freeze them. > > I recently bought a burr grinder from Breville. It has about twenty > different settings and I am currently playing with the extra fine/ > espresso grind. > > I will check out the link you sent. > > Thanks! > > Audrey > > On Jul 26, 3:03 pm, "Neil Atwood" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Two things: > > > Beans and Grinder > > > Beans: > > What beans are you using? When were they roasted? How long do you keep > them? > > > Grinder: > > What grinder do you have? > > > Regards > > > Neil A. > > Blue Mountains, Ozhttp://minstrygrounds.net.au-A blog about selecting, > roasting and drinking > > fine coffee > > __________________________ > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > > > Of AM > > Sent: Monday, 27 July 2009 3:42 AM > > To: Brewtus > > Subject: water pressure and creating crema > > > I have had Brewtus for almost three years. I have been happy with it > > except for the fact that I can't get a consistent crema when pulling a > > shot. I have gotten a burr grinder, measured out beans (14grams), > > timed the shot, tamped to the point of adding it to my daily workout, > > opened the machine to tighten bolts....offered to make sacrifices to > > the kona gods.... Could not get any real help from WLL..... > > > I think that the water pressure coming out of the porta filter is too > > low. I have tried to change the pressure via that screw gauge behind > > the drainage tray but the crema level does not improve. Any advice on > > how to get the water to flow through the porta filter any slower? I > > want my crema! > > > Thanks for your suggestions! > > > AM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
