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So my new espresso machine arrived yesterday afternoon and I have been trying to dial it in, but I am having a hard time. I am working with an 18 gram dose in an IMS Barista Pro 18 gram basket. When my grind size is set such that my 36 gram extraction takes 30 seconds, I get...
Here is a new auto pour over machine. Looks promising, designed uniquely, but how do you pour over pros think it will work for us espresso guys with no pour over experience?
I'd like to get into immersion brewing but I have these two hard sticking points. I do not enjoy coffee oils, so I insist on using a brewer with a paper filter. And I'm not OK with using any brewer where near-boiling water comes into contact with plastic, even if it's minimal...
Curious if anyone's run into this issue. Here's the scenario:
- Grinder is DF64, brewer is Kalita Wave 185 Sagan/Sandstone, filter paper is Kalita Wave 185 filters
- Using 18g Ethiopian light roast beans & 300mL water @ 197F
- Coffee grind is about med-coarse(dialed much more...
Hi all, this is my first post ever in this forum. I hope this post is following the rules.
The only time I've ever dialed in a coffee, 1.5 years into my coffee journey, was a low-caf blend from Friedhats in my Aeropress. With a new coffee from Friedhats (Quiquira Peru), I...
I tried it previously, but I only did small amounts of by-pass, like an substituting 3:1 water to coffee from brew to by-passing. Those small by-pass brews (less than 20% of the planned water being by-pass) were not notably different from a normal brew, all else equal.
