Beginner espresso beans - Page 2

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DrDave
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#11: Post by DrDave »

I'm pretty new to MAKING my own espresso but have been enjoying them for a long time for various excellent cafes.

So far, I have found the Red Bird Blue Jaguar to be not only pretty forgiving but very, very delicious. Was the easiest espresso I have ever dialed in - the delineation of flavors between sour (underextracted) and bitter (overextracted) are really apparent, even to my amateur palate.

I'm on a bag that is 8 days past roast (had been stored vacuum bagged in the freezer since day three).

16g dose, 35g out in ~30-35 seconds, 199F temp
I found it is excellent without preinfusion, but adding preinfusion (4 seconds) made it even more mellow.

Enjoy!

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