Glad this got brought back up. I had been thinking about ordering one, and this reminded me, so I now have an 18g ridgeless plus one of their tamper's (got the combo deal, seemed reasonable :)
-- Chris Bailey [email protected] @chrisrbailey On Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 11:45 AM, David Jacobs wrote: > love these baskets! > > On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 8:45 PM, Barry Corliss > <[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])> wrote: > > > > > > I've been using La Marzocco baskets and portafilters for many years now. > > Although I have always had channeling issues with the LM ridged basket, I > > preferred the taste to all other baskets I tried. The so called LM > > "ridgeless" was never a "real" LM basket and still didn't have the same > > taste to me, although there was less channeling. > > > > I should add that I almost always use Vivace Vita, as I live in the Seattle > > area and pick it up fresh and locally. This bean is far more prone to > > channeling than many other beans I have tried. I used to home roast, but I > > don't have the time for it anymore, although I enjoyed the process and > > results. > > > > A few months ago I got intrigued reading about VST baskets (look on any of > > the coffee forums for lots of info), and ordered an 18 gm ridged basket. > > Then recently they introduced a ridgeless version and I got one of those. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/cbss5ou > > > > I have noticed quite a difference! Just to add more variables into the mix I > > bought a VST tamper as well. These expensive tampers are made by Pullman in > > Australia, and they are beautiful. They are made larger in diameter than the > > standard 58mm tamper, so they cover much closer to the basket edge. I had > > been using a Schomer Ergo Tamper for many years, and it was a big switch to > > the flat base (his is slightly convex). > > > > Channeling almost never happens anymore, and the shots are darker and more > > intense in flavor. I can also get a much better ristretto with lower volume > > and less blonding in a 28 second pull (or longer!). > > > > This new setup required a drastic change in my grinder (Mini Mazzer) > > adjustment to a much finer grind. I like to overfill my baskets, about 20 > > grams or so. They are actually designed for this. I am not as precision > > oriented as Kitt, and others, weighing each basket, etc. > > > > Everyone will have a different tale to tell about how they prepare their > > espresso, but I can guarantee that you will have a different experience with > > the VST products. I am happy with my results. > > > > Best, > > > > Barry > > > > > > > > ___________________________________ > > Barry Corliss > > MASTER WORKS CD Mastering > > Seattle, WA (206) 282-2274 > > http://www.master-works.com > > ___________________________________ > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Brewtus" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected] > > (mailto:[email protected]). > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > > > > > > > -- > [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) > (646) 244 9910 > http://stellar.io/djacobs > http://hello.typepad.com > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > (mailto:[email protected]). > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > (mailto:[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.
