I roast my own coffee with a Behmor and that really makes a difference. I do not take too far on the second crack,therefore, most of the times I use full city/full city+.
The Behmor is idiot proof and it is highly recommended.
Coffee is is one of the most important variables. What kind of tamper do you have?
please please PLEEASE I have this same machine...come to my house and show me how you get shots like this! I hav MAzzer mini grinder...Intelligentsia beans..my shots keep channeling! I try tamping techniques and still...channeling! HELP! (Come to Florida and Thaw Out!) lol..or at least show how you decide on grind or fill the portafilter, and then tamp..I need Help!
Your shot look fantastic. Congrats on your purchase. Please, could you tell me whats the machine minimum warm up time (from completely off) to make a good shot?
35 to 45 minutes I guess. However, since I purchased it I have on a Intermatic Digital Timer and I have it set it up about 45 minutes before I pull a shot.
Keep in mind that any espresso machine needs at least 45 minutes to pull a good shot. I used to have a Silvia.
203.5 is what the Vivace book says, but I've found in talking with various roasters, that many are using far lower temps - like 192-195ish. Blue Bottle for example mentions as low as 189 for their Retrofit, and I think 192 for Hayes Valley. PT's, Stumptown, and others are a bit higher, but still below 200 I believe. In using my Brewtus II, I started off at the high temps after reading that book, etc., but haven't run 200 or higher in a quite a while now.
2 week beans?
vasiasm 2 years ago
wait..I hav the EB2, but w/rotary upgrade..shouldn't be too different tho.. still come and show me how!
XLNTMOMMY 3 years ago
I roast my own coffee with a Behmor and that really makes a difference. I do not take too far on the second crack,therefore, most of the times I use full city/full city+.
The Behmor is idiot proof and it is highly recommended.
Coffee is is one of the most important variables. What kind of tamper do you have?
I live in Houston.....
sospedon 3 years ago
please please PLEEASE I have this same machine...come to my house and show me how you get shots like this! I hav MAzzer mini grinder...Intelligentsia beans..my shots keep channeling! I try tamping techniques and still...channeling! HELP! (Come to Florida and Thaw Out!) lol..or at least show how you decide on grind or fill the portafilter, and then tamp..I need Help!
XLNTMOMMY 3 years ago
Awesome, the new Brewtus.
ptarmiganslayer 3 years ago
Your shot look fantastic. Congrats on your purchase. Please, could you tell me whats the machine minimum warm up time (from completely off) to make a good shot?
sonycrx 3 years ago
35 to 45 minutes I guess. However, since I purchased it I have on a Intermatic Digital Timer and I have it set it up about 45 minutes before I pull a shot.
Keep in mind that any espresso machine needs at least 45 minutes to pull a good shot. I used to have a Silvia.
sospedon 3 years ago
203.5 is what the Vivace book says, but I've found in talking with various roasters, that many are using far lower temps - like 192-195ish. Blue Bottle for example mentions as low as 189 for their Retrofit, and I think 192 for Hayes Valley. PT's, Stumptown, and others are a bit higher, but still below 200 I believe. In using my Brewtus II, I started off at the high temps after reading that book, etc., but haven't run 200 or higher in a quite a while now.
chrisrbailey 3 years ago
The factory setting was 203....
I have been experimenting and 203/204 I can not taste any difference with this blend, therefore, It will be back to 203 :)
sospedon 3 years ago
204, isn't that hot? I'm asking honestly - not being snarky.
djacobs 3 years ago