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- May 14th, 2018, 3:35 pm
- Forum: Water
- Replies: 2
- Views: 788
Mixing three waters
Hey Pat Thanks - great that it was easy enough to use Honestly for espresso I found that the differences must be quite large to taste a difference - for example that the alkalinity of the water has to be different by something in the order of 250 ppm CaCO3 in order to notice
- May 14th, 2018, 6:51 am
- Forum: Water
- Replies: 2
- Views: 788
Mixing three waters
First off, thanks to Pat Moore for covering the publication of the new SCA water handbook. And secondly, as a more useful thanks and simply because home-barista is IMO the best place for it, I'd like to share a bonus to the handbook in the form of an excel file to calculate mixtures of three differe...
- October 14th, 2016, 3:33 pm
- Forum: Water
- Replies: 82
- Views: 14232
"Water For Coffee" book discussion
..that is what I suggested to them in February - instead he said they would do it correctly in the next version - which is now scheduled for 2017
- August 12th, 2016, 7:23 am
- Forum: Water
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3755
SCAE Water Chart is available online
Hi there I'm glad you guys are taking the chart under close inspection - I'm currently on vacation so I only have limited online access.. I agree completely with homeburreros explanations - with a very minor difference, that is that as an approximation we suggest that total hardness should not excee...
- February 7th, 2016, 3:11 pm
- Forum: Water
- Replies: 82
- Views: 14232
"Water For Coffee" book discussion
Dear Home-Baristas After a discussion with Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood today it turned out that they did indeed use test kits that measure in ppm CaCO3, meaning the same ones that are standard in the US and many other countries worldwide - and not as they state in the book and the corrigendum in mg/L o...
- May 11th, 2010, 3:32 am
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 4
- Views: 923
Measurement procedure for refractometer readings
Thanks a lot Andy! That is a clever solution. Of course today is the first time in a year that I haven't got any fresh coffee beans at home. So I used some not very fresh beans to make a mocca pot and test the device's functionality: First off I calibrated the device using plain water Then
- May 10th, 2010, 7:47 pm
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 4
- Views: 923
Measurement procedure for refractometer readings
After reading the posts on portafilter.net about the MojoToGo I just couldn't resist any longer. I got the MoJoToGo software including the espresso and coffee packages and also ordered a refractometer which is to arrive tomorrow. Now my question is do you guys (in case there's anybody else than Andy...
- April 14th, 2010, 4:46 pm
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 47
- Views: 1660
How honest are you about espresso you're served?
Of course, I have a highly distorted view on the "barista world" since I get all my information online. And when you quote giving up a carier/profession for espresso, then of course there can't be any non-professional with that kind of dedication. IMO at least a dozen home baristas, have posted hund...
- April 14th, 2010, 7:38 am
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 47
- Views: 1660
How honest are you about espresso you're served?
Re 1 - I highly doubt that it is possible to be "far (FAR) more committed to quality and passionate about coffee" than guys like Andy Schecter or Jim Schulman. Re 3 - So, you're really of the opinion that there's stuff that is "far superior" to blends like Black Cat or Hairbender? What coffees or bl...
- April 13th, 2010, 11:13 am
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 18
- Views: 7362
Getting started with Olympia Maximatic
Hi Teme It was me that inserted an OPV - though the thread that jon (roadman) pointed out is more a proof of my (initial) incompetence than anything else.. However, with the help of erics I was able to install it correctly in the end. The main problem is the pretty cramped inside of the maximatic, w...