I bought some Foundation Blend and while it's waaaaaay to fresh to pull a good shot at the moment, the taste is a lot more balanced, with a bigger body and a more enjoyable quality of bitters. After it has rested for about a week, I'm expecting actually, I might be able to pull some drinkable shots.

Thank you for you comments. In the end I bought some Union foundation blend and I'll see how it goes. By all accounts, it seems like it makes a very good espresso. As for the Starbucks. Yes, the coffee was awful, as I expected. Mainly I made it just so I could see the difference.

Alas, I believe what you say may be true. I borrowed some Starbucks beans and the acidity is all but gone. Instead, there is a high bitterness and charcoal taste coming though, from the very dark roast I guess. Although, if I'm to be honest, both cups are difficult to drink. Maybe the problem is ind...

I did another brew, 14g of coffee ground about 4 turns tighter on my grinder. I got about 30g in 32 seconds. I get the feeling the refresh rate on my scales is too slow and they are only 5kg x1g, so I'll upgrade to something slightly finer in the coming weeks I think. This cup

I pulled a shot just now. I used 14g coffee and pulled about 33g shot in 23seconds. Total shot volume was about 1.3 oz. The cup, while drinkable is very bright. I think the taste is sort of like a strong citrus taste. Kind of like the juice you put onto pancakes. It overpowers all other flavours

Hi. Yes, I find it difficult to know acidic and bitter. The end effect is that of a burning as I swallow, so I assumed it was bitter. I don't know about 3rd wave, but I had a shot at a local shop recently that was very slightly bitter and extremely chocolaty. It made me smile a little

I find with my wand, frothing isn't so difficult, but it's near impossible to texture the milk with the froth, the milk spins around the pitcher sure enough, but I'm just left with whatever froth on top like that kid who always brought a get out of P.E card. Is this a matter of

Maybe I should drink more americanos

Recently, I have been using a vanilla syrup on occasion for a latte, but I pretty much drink brewed coffee straight and still feel the effects. I read somewhere that the answer is in coffees characteristic as a diuretic and vasoconstrictor. Maybe I should drink extra water around the time I plan to ...

Ok, so I'm pretty sure everyone here loves coffee so I would be surprised to find that I was the only one on which coffee has this effect, but...... Does coffee make anyone else feel sleepy? For me, I find that drinking coffee makes me feel really sleepy. Now I'm drinking a latte that I just made and