How many ounces of water do you flush prior to pulling a shot if your Brewtus has been sitting idle for a while? I watched a video of temperature surfing on a Silvia the other day and the guy flushed water until the heater kicked on and then he waited for the heater to turn off before pulling. I tried doing that with my Brewtus and practically drained the whole reservoir! I ended up assuming that that wasn't necessary with a double boiler. Sometimes I wish I had a good thermometer and an independent pressure gauge.
On Dec 6, 2010, at 6:48 AM, TheMirror wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
