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@PilotCoffee Heritage, 18.0g in at 1.70 on the grinder... BUT this time there's a twist.
https://www.home-barista.com/espresso-machines/aeropress-filter-below-and-above-puck-t58544.html
...(grind, groom, tamp; but that's something different under the grounds, stay tuned)...
@PilotCoffee Heritage, 18.0g in at 1.70 on the grinder... BUT this time there's a twist.
https://www.home-barista.com/espresso-machines/aeropress-filter-below-and-above-puck-t58544.html
...(grind, groom, tamp; but that's something different under the grounds, stay tuned)...
...we're going with the Rao over/under filter trick to try to increase extraction a bit.
When I had espresso made this way in the past (by an actual pro, not me) it kind of... Soft-focused the flavours a bit. Muted good blends sometimes but made single origins more approachable.
When I had espresso made this way in the past (by an actual pro, not me) it kind of... Soft-focused the flavours a bit. Muted good blends sometimes but made single origins more approachable.
92°C, 36.6g out in ~45s. (I'm a bad coffee scientist because I changed two variables at once this time: I used the @thirdwavewater Brew formula instead of Toronto tap water. Cf. https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment/tap-water-in-toronto/tap-water-quality-system-reports/ )
Notice the absence of tiger striping / mottling and the extra spray!
Notice the absence of tiger striping / mottling and the extra spray!
Rather a lot of extra spray, in fact. Bit of a messier puck knock-out than usual, but I think that's just because I expected to have to knock it out as usual and instead it just slid out, so I messed it up a bit.
Surprising how much coffee ended up above the top filter! Huh.
Surprising how much coffee ended up above the top filter! Huh.
As for flavour results, the extra filters seemed to do this time what they've done previously: knock the sharp edges off the flavours a bit and blend it all together.
The Heritage beans didn't really need that help, but I'll try this with the Das Nascentes next time and see!
The Heritage beans didn't really need that help, but I'll try this with the Das Nascentes next time and see!
Full disclosure: two-coffee morning, not because the espresso was dissatisfying but just because I felt like indulging a bit.
(tagging in @syncros to this thread for obvious reasons!
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(tagging in @syncros to this thread for obvious reasons!
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