Caffee Lusso Yirgacheffe





18/37 in 33 seconds at 198. Was bitter burnt tasting. I hit these numbers in my second attempt. First time with this coffee. Will go coarser and faster. Lighter roast.

Pulled on a 1982 La Pavoni Europiccola. Very sweet and smooth.

12.5g in
26g out

-15 sec pre-infusion at 0 bar
-5 seconds at around 4 bar
-then the rest of the pull at 6 bar

Not espresso, but I felt like sharing a nice shot of this mornings brew, not really needing to start a separate thread for it.

A very tasty coffee from Andytown Coffee, via Bella Vista Woman's Group in Chiapas Mexico. Very densely sweet dried pineapple, a bit over extracted on this first attempt, so the flavor separation is a bit muddled, but there's tons of structure and texture in the cup.

TomC wrote:Not espresso, but I felt like sharing a nice shot of this mornings brew, not really needing to start a separate thread for it.

A very tasty coffee from Andytown Coffee, via Bella Vista Woman's Group in Chiapas Mexico. Very densely sweet dried pineapple, a bit over extracted on this first attempt, so the flavor separation is a bit muddled, but there's tons of structure and texture in the cup.

What kind of Siphon setup is this ? Looks very nice

Yama siphon, Akira halogen heater, Fellow EKG kettle for pre-heating the water and Diguo filter.

The Diguo filter is the bee's knees.

I have the exact same setup, sans the Fellows EKG. I use hot tea water from my espresso machine.

Tom is right about the Diguo. It's the best. I tried the other alternatives and none was really satisfactory -- too much effort to setup or clean, poor fit, failure to release (glass rod), passing undissolved solids (glass rod), etc. My recollection is that when I first tried the Diguo it was a tad large for the upper vessel and was hard to insert/remove. I had a spare upper vessel on hand that the Diguo fit into much better. I guess tolerances on siphon brewer glass parts aren't precise.

The Akira was expensive, but worth it. My one complaint is that the heater can accidentally be switched on when someone who is unaware of the function and purpose of the heater wipes off the counter (i.e., the towel passes under the switch/pot and turns it on.) I don't use the vac pot every day so I leave the Akira unplugged between uses.

Home roasted half-caf espresso blend:

• 50% Colombia EA decaf
• 25% Ethiopia natural
• 25% Guatemala washed

Pulled 20g in, 45g out. Dark chocolate, almond, and a hint of berry.

crunchybean wrote:Apologies for the poor image quality, also still learning to roast for espresso and pull espresso on me robot, arrgg. Fruity but way too sour still....image

Has it occurred to you that you don't have a proper grinder?

Cheers!

This is a fun thread I just discovered!

Vivace Brazilian Yellow Bourbon 20g in 19 out

A couple doubles of Black & White Roasters The Natural. For sure my favorite blend!