You are right. That is the beauty of a double boiler no temp surfing.If macine is fully warmed up (bout a half hour) purge 3 oz of water before pulling shot. If previous shot was pulled less than 10 minutes before no need t
o purge.On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Dan Hagelin <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > -- 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.
