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Link to "Forgiving espresso blends for the beginner..."by hperry on Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:15 pm

IMAWriter wrote:Where did you find the "sweet" spot temperature wise with your Dolce?
Were you using a HX machine?


Schomer is fairly specific. 203.5
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Link to "Forgiving espresso blends for the beginner..."by IMAWriter on Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:22 pm

hperry wrote:Schomer is fairly specific. 203.5

That would be my 3rd shot on the Cremina, if I perform no cooling procedures.(cold towel on the group, etc)
Thanks.
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Link to "Forgiving espresso blends for the beginner..."by atao on Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:53 am

hi folks,

i picked up some gimme leftist blend and this past week have been pulling it on the silvia + sj combo. at the same time i picked up a "synesso" 18g basket (previous basket was a 14g synesso). can't believe how consistently this pair pull shots. i suspect its a bit of both the blend being easy and the basket being more forgiving with my machine (due to extra headspace). shots have been 18g, weighed, approx.

i'm going to have to try some previous blends with the new basket. the pulls have just been hugely more uniform. i believe the taste is benefitting from the more even extraction (was getting more donutting with smaller basket).

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Link to "Forgiving espresso blends for the beginner..."by cardio75 on Tue Apr 07, 2009 3:45 pm

My favorite is from http://www.muddydogcoffee.com
if you try some of the "Brazil Moreninha Formosa Raisin" you won't be disappointed
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