I only flush approx 1-1.5 onces.... On Dec 6, 12:54 pm, Barry Luterman <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > >> athttp://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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en.
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