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by welone
May 14th, 2018, 3:35 pm
Forum: Water
Replies: 2
Views: 774

Mixing three waters

Hey Pat Thanks - great that it was easy enough to use Honestly for espresso I found that the differences must be quite large to taste a difference - for example that the alkalinity of the water has to be different by something in the order of 250 ppm CaCO3 in order to notice
by welone
May 14th, 2018, 6:51 am
Forum: Water
Replies: 2
Views: 774

Mixing three waters

First off, thanks to Pat Moore for covering the publication of the new SCA water handbook. And secondly, as a more useful thanks and simply because home-barista is IMO the best place for it, I'd like to share a bonus to the handbook in the form of an excel file to calculate mixtures of three differe...
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by welone
October 14th, 2016, 3:33 pm
Forum: Water
Replies: 82
Views: 14189

"Water For Coffee" book discussion

..that is what I suggested to them in February - instead he said they would do it correctly in the next version - which is now scheduled for 2017
by welone
August 12th, 2016, 7:23 am
Forum: Water
Replies: 7
Views: 3729

SCAE Water Chart is available online

Hi there I'm glad you guys are taking the chart under close inspection - I'm currently on vacation so I only have limited online access.. I agree completely with homeburreros explanations - with a very minor difference, that is that as an approximation we suggest that total hardness should not excee...
by welone
February 7th, 2016, 3:11 pm
Forum: Water
Replies: 82
Views: 14189

"Water For Coffee" book discussion

Dear Home-Baristas After a discussion with Maxwell Colonna-Dashwood today it turned out that they did indeed use test kits that measure in ppm CaCO3, meaning the same ones that are standard in the US and many other countries worldwide - and not as they state in the book and the corrigendum in mg/L o...
by welone
May 11th, 2010, 3:32 am
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 4
Views: 923

Measurement procedure for refractometer readings

Thanks a lot Andy! That is a clever solution. Of course today is the first time in a year that I haven't got any fresh coffee beans at home. So I used some not very fresh beans to make a mocca pot and test the device's functionality: First off I calibrated the device using plain water Then
by welone
May 10th, 2010, 7:47 pm
Forum: Tips and Techniques
Replies: 4
Views: 923

Measurement procedure for refractometer readings

After reading the posts on portafilter.net about the MojoToGo I just couldn't resist any longer. I got the MoJoToGo software including the espresso and coffee packages and also ordered a refractometer which is to arrive tomorrow. Now my question is do you guys (in case there's anybody else than Andy...
by welone
April 14th, 2010, 4:46 pm
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 47
Views: 1660

How honest are you about espresso you're served?

Of course, I have a highly distorted view on the "barista world" since I get all my information online. And when you quote giving up a carier/profession for espresso, then of course there can't be any non-professional with that kind of dedication. IMO at least a dozen home baristas, have posted hund...
by welone
April 14th, 2010, 7:38 am
Forum: Knockbox
Replies: 47
Views: 1660

How honest are you about espresso you're served?

Re 1 - I highly doubt that it is possible to be "far (FAR) more committed to quality and passionate about coffee" than guys like Andy Schecter or Jim Schulman. Re 3 - So, you're really of the opinion that there's stuff that is "far superior" to blends like Black Cat or Hairbender? What coffees or bl...
by welone
April 13th, 2010, 11:13 am
Forum: Espresso Machines
Replies: 18
Views: 7347

Getting started with Olympia Maximatic

Hi Teme It was me that inserted an OPV - though the thread that jon (roadman) pointed out is more a proof of my (initial) incompetence than anything else.. However, with the help of erics I was able to install it correctly in the end. The main problem is the pretty cramped inside of the maximatic, w...