RodLuvin- The ONLY way to get results that aren't undrinkable, bitter dreck, is to use FRESH ROASTED Artisan beans-Order your beans online from a top tier roaster, who roasts your coffee to order and ships the same day-In U.S. Start with Counter Culture or Klatch Coffee, in the UK, Start with HAsbean or Square Mile-Google them by adding 'coffee roaster' to thier names, go their websites, and order only what you can consume in 14 days time. Klatch is a fave of mine, and Square Mile is also great
like in your other vid you should grind slightly rougher. adjust grinding till it doesn´t drop anymore but slowly flows. this will prevent over-extraction... the rocky is a good machine... grinds very homogeniously. and it seems to me, that you use a little too much coffee (should be 8g for single, 16g for double shot).
Rod- your problem might be your coffee. How old are your beans? If they're more than say 4 weeks post roast and haven't been kept in an airtight container then you won't get decent crema in any machine.
I use my Brasilia alongside my Leva and although one of pump and the other is lever I use the same grind for both. You have to determine what's right through trial and error. Tamp is just a normal level-tap-tamp-polish as I would do with any machine. What you need is fresh beans!
rod- pretty stable now but I am always switching beans around, so I've mostly had to tweak grind but some seem to benefit from longer or shorter preinfusion too.
Pavoni is strictly manual, no spring at all- the elektra more close approximates the professional levers, with the spring.
rodiuvan- this shot is indeed much too long, and I've learned to ALWAYS do what looks like underdosing with the leva to make the shots pour a bit faster- but you can't really time shots as you would with a pump machine since you intervene in the midst of the pull.
RodLuvin- The ONLY way to get results that aren't undrinkable, bitter dreck, is to use FRESH ROASTED Artisan beans-Order your beans online from a top tier roaster, who roasts your coffee to order and ships the same day-In U.S. Start with Counter Culture or Klatch Coffee, in the UK, Start with HAsbean or Square Mile-Google them by adding 'coffee roaster' to thier names, go their websites, and order only what you can consume in 14 days time. Klatch is a fave of mine, and Square Mile is also great
JmanEspresso 2 years ago
like in your other vid you should grind slightly rougher. adjust grinding till it doesn´t drop anymore but slowly flows. this will prevent over-extraction... the rocky is a good machine... grinds very homogeniously. and it seems to me, that you use a little too much coffee (should be 8g for single, 16g for double shot).
mawean 2 years ago
Rod- your problem might be your coffee. How old are your beans? If they're more than say 4 weeks post roast and haven't been kept in an airtight container then you won't get decent crema in any machine.
I use my Brasilia alongside my Leva and although one of pump and the other is lever I use the same grind for both. You have to determine what's right through trial and error. Tamp is just a normal level-tap-tamp-polish as I would do with any machine. What you need is fresh beans!
furrycanuck 2 years ago
rod- pretty stable now but I am always switching beans around, so I've mostly had to tweak grind but some seem to benefit from longer or shorter preinfusion too.
Pavoni is strictly manual, no spring at all- the elektra more close approximates the professional levers, with the spring.
furrycanuck 3 years ago
rodiuvan- this shot is indeed much too long, and I've learned to ALWAYS do what looks like underdosing with the leva to make the shots pour a bit faster- but you can't really time shots as you would with a pump machine since you intervene in the midst of the pull.
furrycanuck 3 years ago
This video would be much better with a running commentary on what you are doing & why. It is not very interesting just watching you make coffee.
stefanmckinley 3 years ago
let me suggest you to grease up the gaskets since they "sing" dry.
do not use anything else than "rhodorsil graisse 55".
lvxtrieste 4 years ago
I've only owned it for 6 months, but I hear what you mean- I'll look for some food-grade lube!
Thanks!
furrycanuck 4 years ago
Rocky w/ doser- I don't like it, want a doserless Quickmill I think, good size for my cabinets
Yep Reg Barber, need a 49mm for this machine and RB is one of the few manufacturers
furrycanuck 4 years ago
What grinder do you have there?
I see your tamper is from Reg Barber :)
transwired 4 years ago
10 seconds or 1st drop whichever comes first- I preinfused too long here and tamped too hard as well. But it was not a bad shot.
furrycanuck 4 years ago
well done!
do you wait the 10 sec. or the first drop to relase the lever?
lvxtrieste 4 years ago