Puckology Challenge

#1: Post by **cafeIKE** » April 6th, 2009, 2:19 pm

We seem to fall into two camps exemplified by

Psyd wrote:I've learned quite a bit from puckology.

malachi wrote:And thousands and thousands of people said the same thing about reading entrails.

To give group 1 a chance, here are two shots of a puck
090406 1430Z - ambient 66°F RH 66% - Macap MC4 Vibiemme HX PID ~ 197°F

#2: Post by **JimWright** » April 6th, 2009, 2:41 pm

Hmmmmm. A need for diagnosis presupposes that there must be a problem here, so to finish our patient questionnaire before diagnosing based on only a single symptom, what did the pour look like?

What did the finished cup look like immediately before drinking? Did you hold off from drinking long enough to observe crema persistence?

And most importantly, what did the coffee feel and taste like? Have you had the same coffee come out better, and how was it different?

Or was the idea that we can diagnose based only on the puck? (Seems crazy to me, but who knows, I've never tried...)

April 6th, 2009, 3:20 pm

Before we dive into the cup, I'm curious if Group W, err 1

, has a consistent experience with similar pucks and defects.

#4: Post by **another_jim** » April 6th, 2009, 3:23 pm

Look like a French Press grind, but that should have been more obvious in the shot

#5: Post by **sweaner** » April 6th, 2009, 3:32 pm

Oatmeal mixed with the coffee?

#6: Post by **JimWright** » April 6th, 2009, 3:52 pm

Never seen such a thing except... PF left in the grouphead for half an hour after the shot and coffee dried onto the screen?

April 6th, 2009, 3:52 pm

sweaner wrote:Oatmeal mixed with the coffee?

We're serious here.

This shot represents a common occurrence.

[ The photo sux. Grabbed wife's camera before 1st coffee. ]

#8: Post by **roastaroma** » April 6th, 2009, 3:54 pm

I see a thin blonde in your future... You will have a torrid affair, but it will soon end bitterly.

April 6th, 2009, 4:37 pm

A decaf?

This happens for me sometimes with a decaf. We changed to a different decaf and it stopped happening. Kind of a pain during a busy period to stop and clean up. Sometimes the whole puck would stay on the group, unbroken.

Jon

#10: Post by **Gus** » April 6th, 2009, 5:20 pm

I'm not sure yet what you're driving at, but I hope to be clued in soon. Maybe it is that there is not enough information in a picture of a puck to discern anything other than the poster's ability to use a camera.

As for the pictures I wouldn't drink either one.

Gus