Ritual La Casa / Costa Rica - Page 2

September 28th, 2016, 6:29 pm

gr2020 wrote:Thanks Doug. When you say "30 seconds, especially with pre infusion" - are you thinking of pre-infusion, then 30 seconds after that? Or 30 seconds total, including pre-infusion?

Also BTW, I've been drinking some of your Workshop Kenya/Colombia blend - so good! The first shot after dialing in was perfect - great flavor separation. I've been chasing that shot ever since - lol. Still have two 100g jars frozen, so I'll get back to it soon!

I mean 30 seconds total. Pre infusion allows you to grind finer, so much longer than that (in our experience) actually yields a worse/less body with a wonky mix of extraction flavors. It can get so fine that the water actually avoids certain areas of the puck leaving those solubles behind. This usually happens to us around 32+ seconds. With regards to workshop, we really like 18g in, 45g out in about 30 seconds. Good luck!