Naked Portafilter Espresso from La Pavoni

[gurusnet]

Gorgeous pull! Nice advanced technique. Very well done.

[goodsandsrvcs]

Beautiful!!!

[sherceg777]

you have the best technique I've seen so far. GOOD JOB!!!!

[jaygrand]

Wow. AMAZING CREAM. COUPLE OF QUSTIONS: HW DO YOU GET SO MUCH? IS THIS MORE COFFE REALTED THAN MACHINE RELATED ? I DON;T GET SO MUCH AT ALL FROM MY la pavoni. Also what is a naked portafilter? didyou make it yourself? What benefits has it got VS normal portafilter ? thanks a lot for your help

[dergitarristde]

Esp with the Pavoni it's very coffee-related. She'll punish you for feeding her old/cheap beans.

Naked Portafilter is the portafilter with the bottom taken out, often referred to as "bottomless" aswell. Some ppl think it makes for a huge improvement. I doubt that but it's definitely a nice analytical tool and fun and sexy. Check my vid response if you want..

[dashwerks]

sweet

[hudsterboy]

It looks like you lifted the arm all the way up before fitting the portafilter. Am I tripping? If not, and you did, how? If I tried that there'd be a shower.

[edwardoneale]

You can raise the lever quite a long way before the point when the water is forced through. If you lock the coffee in and then raise the lever, then air has to pass through the coffee to fill the void in the chamber, and this can disrupt the coffee puck. I find it best to raise the lever to just below the point where water is forced through. then lock in the portafilter, then gently raise the lever to let the water.

[hudsterboy]

Thanks for the tip. I'm gonna experiment with this when I get home.

[lockman44]

Which beans did you use?

[edwardoneale]

Hasbean espresso blend. Freshly roasted and delivered to your door in the UK.

[lockman44]

Sweet, I just did my first roast on a Behmor 1600 with Sweet Maria's Monkey blend. Now I am pulling what looks like 90% crema that mostly dissipates quickly to about a 1/4" inch on top. Very similar pull as yours but without as much red. It is beautiful to watch but I am still getting a few sinkers. I am using my HX machine so I am not sure how my Pavoni will work yet. I have to get more coffee and try it!

[dergitarristde]

did you bolt it to the table or something? i can't lift the lever before inserting the portafilter without throwing the machine around..

[mori112]

すばらしい。とても良いショットです。

[jaygrand]

Yeah! Me too ! sd;lfigapeosifu;aLI;BIHASPRITN­LRT!!!! :)

[pr0n3]

good pull, where did you get your naked portafilter from? Or did you make it yourself?

[edwardoneale]

Made it myself. My pavoni is 30 years old and a little battered. Portafilter wasn't in great nick, no i did't feel bad about taking a hacksaw to it....

[pr0n3]

I did the same with my portafilter, but used a holesaw instead. It really is a good visual aid.

[MarkESyd]

Wow! Looks amazing. Just like honey coming out...

How did it taste?

[FabianK87]

Fantastic shot, used to have a europiccola, and when watching this i kind of want to get another one and cut out the portafilter.