Intelligentsia Classic Black Cat Espresso (2-27-10)

[tsirosgoddammit]

Your espresso maker sounds weird o_O

[mperry60]

Just about a perfect pull....looks delicious

[kingzeta]

Beautiful. 

[n473tube]

THis is so sexy. :)

[Focusgr]

Great video!

Just curious, are you using a flat tamper?

[335Mat]

Hey Tim, was that a 20oz eXpresso Venti like they do at Charbux? That pour was streaming! ... just kidding! :)

@Mikele & Liquidfire: The extraction was 50 seconds. This is an E-61 grouphead machine. Look at the lever on the right of the portafilter. He lifts it at 2sec and lowers it at 52sec.

It's a nice looking extraction. It's a sign of a good grinder. How many oz espresso did you produce there, Tim?

[Petrichor91]

SICK PULL MAN!

[theredlines2000]

Pure love right there. Was great to watch.

[Spikelvr2006]

Because it's not possible that he purposefully ran the shot too long for the purpose of showing everyone how awesome the naked filters are?

[Petrichor91]

I wish i could just have this running directly into my mouth. Wow I freaking love naked portafilters

[kimmie117]

your shot time was way too long....

[aaronvonsmith]

waaay too fast!

[GranulatedStuff]

Well..I'm not a barista..but even if you did over extract as a few mentioned...I bet the coffee from those final 10 seconds still tasted great.

[mcongosto]

WAY over extracted! what happened thee intelli???

[Mikele33]

Isnt's espresso extraction should be between 25 to 27 sec? You went for 35-36 sec. And it should be stopped right at uniform pale blond which is a signal to end the pour. And I think you made it overly-blond portion of an espresso. Maybe I am mistaken but this is just my observation.

[335Mat]

@Mikele33 Not necessarily 25-27. Sometimes you can go 35-40. That depends on the beans. Just as a matter of fact I have bought 1/2 pound of freshly roasted (4 days ago) two days ago from Blue Bottle Coffee Roasters (Hayes Valley Espresso) and the little note that comes with it says (I'm quoting): "Boiler temp: 203. Dose: 21g in double basket. Extraction time: Leisurely 35 seconds. Yield: Scant 1.5 oz". At home, 35-40 seconds works best for me with this roast. 25 sec did not do well.

[chegiia]

nice shot but how can you listen to this crappi music while drinking an espresso`?

[jdrazenovich1990]

my god was that a 1 minute shot i couldnt tell the numbers on the pressure meter...

[liquidfire56]

beautiful pull indeed....however, since we can't tell when you start the pull, i'm estimating it to be about 40 second shot. a bit long, fellow, because i started noticing white coming out which is a sign for when to stop the extraction.

i want to get a bottomless portafilter so bad!

[hudsterboy]

Tim,

This is a beautiful pull. I'm still trying to get something like that!

I'm brand new to HX and have been experimenting with tamp and distribution (wdt with a funnel,nesw,etc) and found my best "technique" was very slight overdose right into the basket, quick finger level and tamp. Yum.

I have an andreja and vario.

[gbovino]

Nice pull. :) Noticed you lived in central Illinois. Black cat & Metropolis available out there? Or do you mail order? Just curious.

[TimEggers]

All my coffee is mail order, thanks for the comments!

[acidfingers]

Has anyone researched the effect of rock music on shot extraction?

I smell a research grant right there

[modernman208]

great video. great extraction. agreed the grind could be a tad tighter but still it seemed to pour for days. what is blonding lol;) good job!