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- August 2nd, 2012, 10:49 pm
- Forum: Coffee Brewing
- Replies: 17
- Views: 7077
Pourover Coffee Preference: Agitation vs. No Agitation
I only use manual agitation with siphons. But the main goal of agitating your grounds is to add turbulence and aid extraction. The pouring action (or bubbling in the case of siphons) creates a ton of turbulence as it is. As far as filter shape and distribution goes, you do end up overextracting some...
- July 21st, 2012, 9:41 am
- Forum: Tips and Techniques
- Replies: 3
- Views: 674
80% crema... Is this normal?
It can be normal, especially if there is a high ratio of robusta beans in the blend, but I've still pulled crazy crema shots with single origin arabicas. Crema is gas encased in a water-lipid emulsion. After coffee is roasted, it gasses off. The level of CO2 in the coffee decreases over time, equali...
- July 19th, 2012, 10:46 am
- Forum: Coffee Roasting
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1156
Roast Profiles: Are they really needed?
Absolutely. A roast profile ensures that the beans have the proper amount of development. You can take a bean to full city in a couple of minutes in an air popper, or 45 minutes in a pan, but the results will be very different. Think of it as making chili. Sure, you can combine meat, beans
- May 22nd, 2012, 7:00 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15234
La Cimbali Dosatron M39 Manual
This is extremely rough, but maybe it will give you a start. From the Russian M39 manual
- May 22nd, 2012, 4:33 pm
- Forum: Espresso Machines
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15234
La Cimbali Dosatron M39 Manual
This is the M30 manual, hopefully the programming will carry over. {link}
- May 2nd, 2012, 8:47 pm
- Forum: Buying Advice
- Replies: 14
- Views: 727
Travel Coffee
Don't drink and drive, don't text and drive, and don't pull shots and drive. It looks like a 12v moka pot. For travel coffee, you're better with the Melitta Travelmate {image}
- May 2nd, 2012, 4:19 pm
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 4
- Views: 618
Looking for intro barista training
Check if there are any Barista Guild classes available anywhere near you. The level 1 certification is usually a two day thing, but it will definitely get you started on the right foot. baristaguildofamerica.net
- May 1st, 2008, 4:47 pm
- Forum: Knockbox
- Replies: 17
- Views: 566
Random Thought: Roaster Brew Recommendations
it is difficult to prescribe brewing parameters for a given coffee that will be applicable to everyone. what works well for us on our GB/5 likely will not see the same results on an e61 home machine or a la pavoni. personal preference may also play a large factor. personally i like our classico brew...
- August 1st, 2007, 3:12 pm
- Forum: Coffees
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1100
Why isn't sweetness a cupping score category?
It is a category on some cupping forms, just not everyones. I place high importance on it for a few reasons. One as you mentioned it is a a basic taste and evaluating its relative intensity should be one of the more objective categories on a cupping form. It also indicates that the coffee was picked...
- June 15th, 2007, 6:36 pm
- Forum: Coffees
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2904
What's wrong with Robusta?
Grant, We ship to Canada all the time and I'll bet most of the other sponsors here would also if you contact them about it. It's quite simple and relatively cost effective using USPS, especially with the New Flat-Rate Boxes for International (we can stuff 6-7 lbs roasted or 12-15 lbs green in these)...