woodchuck wrote:The best shot for me today turned out to be right in the middle 15gr. A bit more body than the 14gr and a little brighter than the 16gr. Interestingly enough I still have to crank the grind down much tighter on the DC than the VII - almost two notches on the Robur - even though the pressures are about the same now. I had some good shots, only one 16gr fell apart on me. Testimony to the Robur's consistency. Will do some more testing as the week unfolds.
Cheers
Ian
15gr 25 seconds
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JohnB. wrote:Ian - Are you trying different p/i durations along with the different doses? Do you notice a difference in taste between 0-2-4sec p/i with the same dose?


HB wrote:For those following this review, Eugene has the Dalla Corte Super Mini, the bigger sibling of the model Ian has discussed in this thread. The Super is 20" tall versus the regular Mini 15.4", bigger steam boiler, higher wattage, steam tap, etc.
woodchuck wrote:John, it's not much. I believe the water is just what's pooled in the group and what ever modest amount of pressure is in the group because of the warmer water prior to the vibe kicking in.
Cheers
Ian
gscace wrote:I'm guessing that a plumbed-in supermini actually saturates the puck in a 4-second pre-infusion due to its rotary pump and associated water mains pressure. The photos of the 4-sec "pre-infusion" from the vibe pump-equipped mini don't speak well for that particular implementation. From those photos there is no effective pre-infusion for the majority of the coffee cake.
-Greg
gscace wrote:I'm guessing that a plumbed-in supermini actually saturates the puck in a 4-second pre-infusion due to its rotary pump and associated water mains pressure. The photos of the 4-sec "pre-infusion" from the vibe pump-equipped mini don't speak well for that particular implementation. From those photos there is no effective pre-infusion for the majority of the coffee cake.
-Greg