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Megabound posted:It's upgrade day at my coffee corner. Holy poo poo you went the full eagle! I've recently started to dial in mine a bit more consistently, I was trying to do partial fellini moves/jiggling the lever at the top a bit to get more liquid volume but I suspect that was just disturbing my puck and so I stopped it. Now I just pull up until just before water goes in, load the portafilter, pull up the rest of the way, pre-infuse for 20 seconds or so then pull down. I'm tending to pull hard at first but slacking off as the puck degrades and resistance reduces to keep flow rate approximately constant. Edit: Also I like longer shots, so I've been doing about 14 to 14.5 grams in, ~36 grams out, so far just a generic pretty dark espresso roast bean. Thinking of cobbling together a dodgy group pressure measurement technique based on how much the whole machine bends when I pull down on the handle. Double edit: I changed the steam wand tip to a single hole one and I'm much happier with the results, I have a lot more experience using that vs. the three-hole tip it came with. Blackhawk fucked around with this message at 08:08 on Oct 27, 2021 |
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aldantefax posted:It didn't take me too long for getting respectable shots out of a La Paconi Stradivari, to be honest, but I did pitch a lot of espresso and also made a lot of lattes. The whole "milk drinks hide all faults" is very true if you pull a mediocre shot. I think the happiest I have gotten is with a medium espresso roast with about 18 to 20 in using a bottomless filter. This is now a thread about making horrible, delicious mistakes.
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Oct 27, 2021 17:06
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I wish I could have more espresso in a day without twitching, stupid delicious coffee
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Oct 27, 2021 17:32
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Sweeper posted:I wish I could have more espresso in a day without twitching, stupid delicious coffee do more weed
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Oct 27, 2021 17:42
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Sweeper posted:I wish I could have more espresso in a day without twitching, stupid delicious coffee I bought some decaf beans recently so I could play with my PP more without my heart exploding. There are some good quality decafs out there these days that can make a similarly good espresso to regular beans.
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Blackhawk posted:I bought some decaf beans recently so I could play with my PP more without my heart exploding. New thread title please
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Oct 27, 2021 20:49
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Blackhawk posted:I bought some decaf beans recently so I could play with my PP more without my heart exploding. There are some good quality decafs out there these days that can make a similarly good espresso to regular beans. I don’t want to redial in my beans all the time, my grinders number for what grind I’m at is definitely…. Approximate
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Oct 27, 2021 22:10
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Did 2 PPs this morning.
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Oct 27, 2021 22:35
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Are you thinking what I'm thinking PP1
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Oct 27, 2021 23:08
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Blackhawk posted:I bought some decaf beans recently so I could play with my PP more yasss thread title please
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Oct 27, 2021 23:19
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Those of you going with the mignon over the niche for espresso…why? Specialita is kinda in the same ballpark price wise, but the niche isn’t available all the time so… I’m eyeing the silenzio, but I would just single dose 1-2 shots a day, so I wonder if the niche is better for me? nwin fucked around with this message at 03:11 on Oct 28, 2021 |
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Oct 28, 2021 03:07
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Blackhawk posted:I bought some decaf beans recently so I could play with my PP more without my heart exploding. Title
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nwin posted:Those of you going with the mignon over the niche for espresso…why? Specialita is kinda in the same ballpark price wise, but the niche isn’t available all the time so… At this point it's pretty much always available. Unless you want flat burrs I can't see any reason to not get the Niche.
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Oct 28, 2021 17:46
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Partial Octopus posted:At this point it's pretty much always available. Unless you want flat burrs I can't see any reason to not get the Niche. Compared to the Kinu M47, what am I gaining with the niche? Home-barista had a thread on this and the consensus seems to be just quickness of the grind.
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Oct 28, 2021 19:27
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nwin posted:Compared to the Kinu M47, what am I gaining with the niche? Home-barista had a thread on this and the consensus seems to be just quickness of the grind. Yep that is about it, and that will be the case with vs any electric grinder of similar quality. I only used my handgrinder at work because I would make 1-2 cups of coffee a day and it was both portable and easily storable. If you're going to be making more than that I would go with the electric grinder.
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So I have a robot and want the occasional milk drink. What's the most reasonable way to get some of that good good milk? Any particular frothers or steamers worth looking into?
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Oct 28, 2021 20:11
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Hand grinders are great for brew but takes an eternity for espresso.
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George H.W. oval office posted:So I have a robot and want the occasional milk drink. What's the most reasonable way to get some of that good good milk? Any particular frothers or steamers worth looking into? Let me know! I have a nanofoamer coming tomorrow so I’m curious about that.
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Oct 28, 2021 20:17
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Partial Octopus posted:Hand grinders are great for brew but takes an eternity for espresso. Yeah I should have mentioned that. It’s for espresso. My Kinu probably takes about a minute for 18grams…I only do 1-2 shots a day but for dialing in, it gets kinda old.
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I have a generic-ish frother/steamer pitcher that makes decent enough foam. Its better than I bothered to learn how to do by hand at least, and it is nice just adding milk and pushing a button while I go about making my shot. Breville makes one that has pretty good reviews but is kinda pricey.
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Oct 28, 2021 20:51
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nwin posted:Let me know! I have a nanofoamer coming tomorrow so I’m curious about that. i like mine and it's nice for a milk drink here and there (but would probably get annoying for anyone that drinks them constantly). i've made no attempt at getting fancy with the foam but it seems like people who do can get good results
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Yeah I don’t care about latte art. I also found a nespresso aeroccino in my cabinets that I can try out too. It’s like 1 milk drink a week, so nothing big
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nwin posted:Yeah I should have mentioned that. It’s for espresso. My Kinu probably takes about a minute for 18grams…I only do 1-2 shots a day but for dialing in, it gets kinda old. Really? 18g in my JXPro is like, 15-20sec
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Prices at cafes are out of control. Got an espresso and it was $4. Came with a side of sparkling water, but after tip and everything I'm paying $5 for a plain espresso double shot.
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Oct 29, 2021 04:11
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It's upgrade day at my coffee nook Before:  After:  I'm yet to run any shots through in, but I'm a recent first homeowner and wanted a proper espresso unit, mate of mine gave me his previous unit after he upgraded to some lever thing with an eagle on it and a niche
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Jestery posted:It's upgrade day at my coffee nook Coffee machine with an eagle on it? Dude sounds like a bit of a wanker.
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Megabound posted:Coffee machine with an eagle on it? Dude sounds like a bit of a wanker. Probably mods on a dead forum
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Jestery posted:Probably mods on a dead forum is the forum gay as well? interested parties want to know
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amenenema posted:Really? 18g in my JXPro is like, 15-20sec I just timed 17.5g at 40 seconds. Man-kinda want the Jxpro now assuming our grind sizes are the same.
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nwin posted:I just timed 17.5g at 40 seconds. I like my electric grinder at 7.7 seconds 
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Oh boy First shot ran way too long I'll get there 3 buttons how hard can it be....
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Jestery posted:It's upgrade day at my coffee nook How does the new grinder compare to the ROK one?
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Lord Stimperor posted:How does the new grinder compare to the ROK one? Certainly louder And the ROK has a nice flow of measure, tip, replace cup, grind Really good for the morning french press Not being able to single dose and dealing with retention will be new
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nwin posted:I just timed 17.5g at 40 seconds. FWIW 18g takes about 60 "turns" so maybe some of it is just how fast ya wanna crank. Wait
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amenenema posted:FWIW 18g takes about 60 "turns" so maybe some of it is just how fast ya wanna crank. Listen kid, ya wrist and elbow movements need work. Gonna need ya to practice.
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Pilfered Pallbearers posted:Listen kid, ya wrist and elbow movements need work. But coach, I'm tuggin as hard as I can , and I'm getting tennis elbow
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silvergoose posted:someday someone's going to post a "upgrading this....to this" shot but it's just two identical pictures Obviously they upgrade to a vst basket but are making coffee so the portafilter is locked in
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