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by timo888
March 31st, 2016, 5:31 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 0
Views: 306

Kaldi roaster: RPM?

On a roaster of this type (rotating drum above flame) are the revolutions per minute of the drum an important factor in performance? If so, what is the target RPM?
by timo888
March 30th, 2016, 10:29 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 2
Views: 684

Kaldi gas-cooktop-powered home roaster

Following up on "My new Kaldi (Korean Drum Roaster)" I'd like to know if anyone can describe the shortcomings of the stock thermometer. Have you put a thermocouple in along with the thermometer, and noted the nature of the differences? Is there merely a time-lag of ___ seconds before the thermometer...
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by timo888
November 2nd, 2012, 5:47 pm
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 3407
Views: 306641

The craziest %#*$ing thing I've seen all day...

Cardboard is very expensive in Italy because it is the secret ingredient of the ubiquitous Pannettone
by timo888
January 28th, 2012, 5:35 pm
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 96
Views: 17343

Faema Baby Faemina crema caffè, the 1960s pour-over manual lever documentation

Corroboration: in my experience, the shots tend to run cool because of heat loss. So I pre-heat the filter and filter-holder in a pyrex measuring cup full of boiling water. This technique yields a good espresso. The machine can produce delicious lungos and caffe cremas and Americanos, especially if ...
by timo888
February 2nd, 2010, 7:34 am
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 39
Views: 2474

Intelligentsia video on how to pull a shot

I think you were being overzealous. Nik's addressing me in the context of the discussion was public, and so there is no reason why my question back to Nik could not be part of the public discussion. As I said, there was no tone of rancor in my posts at all. You said in your PM that you hadn't
by timo888
February 2nd, 2010, 7:31 am
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 40
Views: 3771

What Else Tastes Like a Peppina?

I forget, did you have a pressure gauge connected to the thread on the front of the group-head? What's the brew pressure from unassisted spring? Also, I am paying attention to and puzzled by your verbs, "guide" versus "drive". Is there any difference? Does "guide"=restrain the lever arm and "drive" ...
by timo888
February 2nd, 2010, 7:17 am
Forum: Buying Advice
Replies: 13
Views: 416

FrancisFrancis X1-7

I'm talking about the retail price today, not Peacecup's flea-market find. P.S. I have no objection to thermoblock machines in the abstract; the high-end dual-block or block + boiler models shown on the websites of the European brands for the past couple of years do not seem to be available here. Th...
by timo888
February 1st, 2010, 7:45 am
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 16
Views: 783

Newbie's espresso is thin, blonds early

This statement is self-contradictory. If the stream "turns blond really early most of the time", you cannot conclude that you have "gotten pretty good at grinding/tamping". With the basket properly dosed, and the beans properly ground and tamped, the stream should run for 20-30 seconds before blondi...
by timo888
January 31st, 2010, 9:24 am
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 39
Views: 2474

Intelligentsia video on how to pull a shot

Dan has asked me, Ken, and Nik to take our "side-discussion" offline. I didn't even realize I was having a "side-discussion" when I asked Nik if he meant to address his comments to someone else, namely Ken; there was certainly no rancor in my question. Ken knows what's he doing when it comes to espr...
by timo888
January 31st, 2010, 8:51 am
Forum: Lever Espresso Machines
Replies: 9
Views: 930

How to know how old a Brunella is?

You could ask Brunella if she remembers the well-intentioned Lina Merlin