Finally made some adjustments, down to 93c, updosed a bit. Its surprising how much better the shots are if my brewtus has been warmed up for a few hours... Got bitterness and sourness out. Left with a tangy, orange note. Good, but not what I expected at all obviously.
On Dec 3, 12:40 pm, Bruce Keeler <[email protected]> wrote: > On 12/3/10 7:38 AM, TheMirror wrote:> After buying into the hype of the black > cat, I ordered 3lbs and was > > quite excited to pull some shots on my III-v last night. After a few > > attempts, I must say I am a bit disappointed. I get a light, bright > > citrus, thin shot with some tomato-like notes... I definitely do not > > get rich, chocolate like tones for sure.... > > > I tamp lighter, grind coarser and brew hotter (96c). > > > Any other advice? Comments? Recent experience with Black Cat? > > There's lots of good info about this sort of thing on the Home Barista > site. They did a round up of the most popular blends earlier this year > with several reviewers reviewing each one, together with shot parameters > and tasting notes: > http://www.home-barista.com/reviews/favorite-espresso-blends-2010-t14... > > Apparently they keep changing Black Cat, so it's a bit of a crapshoot as > to what exactly you get. > > I've been working my way through the list, and have had great results > with Ecco Espresso and Vivace (tried both Dolce and Viva blends) in my > BII upgraded to BIII-R. I tend to brew at 90C; 96 sounds rather hot to > me, and probably a bit bitter. > > Bruce -- 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.
