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by BaristaO'steele
November 23rd, 2011, 12:21 am
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 21
Views: 42931

What should good espresso taste like?

City roast is coffee right after first crack, city plus being almost right in between 1st and second crack. Full city is more toward second crack, but not quite second crack. FC + would be right into the second crack, and what you described, being 5 seconds into the second crack, would be a vienna r...
by BaristaO'steele
November 18th, 2011, 4:25 pm
Forum: Coffees
Replies: 13
Views: 1345

Fresh Coffee...sucks?

I've heard of some Yemen mohka's not even developing their flavor profile for the first 72 hours after roasting, and then there are some coffees that wither to nothing right out of the roaster... It all comes down to what you want, and your previous experiences with the coffee in question
by BaristaO'steele
November 18th, 2011, 4:12 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 6
Views: 549

Versatile bean to be used as Christmas gifts?

I got an Ethiopian Guji Suke Quto from sweet Maria's about a month ago, and it's got the flavor profile of gingerbread at a city plus roast... I couldn't think of a more appropriate profile for the holidays As far as shelf life is concerned? I don't know what you're roasting in but I'd suggest imita...
by BaristaO'steele
September 24th, 2011, 11:32 am
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 20
Views: 11966

Stuck learning how to microfoam!

After you've heard the sucking sound a good few seconds and you feel the pitcher getting warm- submerge the steam wand deeper into the milk. With a latte you don't want a massive amount of microfoam, so the few seconds of sucking/ tearing sound is all you need. Secondly, when your milk is finished s...