First impressions of Mountain Air, a micro roaster in Asheville, NC - Page 3
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Try a finer grind of the same dose, and (for lever users) pre-heat the group with a warming flush before starting the shot. Pull a bit longer, closer to 45-50 seconds, targeting a normale brew ratio. In my experience, an approach like that gets killer shots out of the Black Balsam blend.
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This produces some great espresso. I pulled a little too long for my liking.. I would say 35 seconds would be my preference. However, temperature will kill this blend.. I've been flushing WAY too much out of my Oscar.. I realized I only need a small flush-n-go, nothing elaborate. Speaking of "elaborate", I've picked up the nutating tamp that Marshall recommends.. it works.[creative nickname] wrote:Try a finer grind of the same dose, and pre-heat the group with a warming flush before starting the shot. Pull a bit longer, closer to 45-50 seconds, targeting a normale brew ratio. In my experience, an approach like that gets killer shots out of the Black Balsam blend.
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What are all of the dry processed coffees he offers? I can't seem to find any information on his site. I'm interested!brianl wrote:The dry processed coffees from them are always exquisite for espresso.
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I suggest making it a 1min 45 second pull for about 25-30grams with steady 20ish lb pressure on the lever. Then work backward till you get what you want. However i am new to levers...and just found some very interesting shots in those ranges that set a good baseline to work back from and avoid sour shots
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He usually puts DP after the name. These usually go faster than the normal coffees though.LukeFlynn wrote:What are all of the dry processed coffees he offers? I can't seem to find any information on his site. I'm interested!
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Ahh, I'll have to check them out. I wish he offered a 12oz/1lb option.
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If you buy 4x 250g bags, there's a $5 discount on each bag, so it works out to ~$30 for 1kg of coffee, and you can try 4 different ones. Pretty nice deal.
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Tried again today with much better results. Day 8 post roast. Settings were pretty much the same, but the taste was much better than when tried earlier.