pulling an espresso shot - the best it gets in my bar :P

i realized the video of a shot pull i posted quite a while back was the wrong one!! (and it is my most viewed vid! D'OH!!) i MEANT to post this one, so, here it is...

the Bodum Granos is not exactly a great machine (inadequate temp is the main problem and the damned pressurized filter basket) but, if you try hard enough and have really good beans and really know what you're doing, you can get shots like this... btw, the beans are the Italiano Espresso blend from Red Rock Roasters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, i am very fond of it... this is 17 grams, pulled after a little temperature surfing...

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[rhk0327]

nice crema.

am i missing something, shouldn't the shot be 50 seconds for dboule? why 17 grans over standard 14? taste better that way..

[jesusfreakgeek]

unfortunately, the Granos has a pressurized portafilter and i have found that those who say you get the best results by updosing the heck out of those are really onto something... and, as for the time, i stopped timing quite some time back on this machine in favor of just watching for the paling... this machine, sadly, has temp and pressure issues, so i find many of the rules do not exactly apply and, after noticing it just does not perform in the time that a machine should, i go by paling...

[jesusfreakgeek]

i used a hacked Canon PowerShot A720 for this on macro mode... or maybe it was manual focus - yeah, probably manual...

[laery869]

This clip is sensual or you could say organic. Colors are fantastic.

[jesusfreakgeek]

yeah, i really like this cam - got it for my birthday last year... too bad this one wasn't shot in hi-def like the previous one was...

[OMGwuzzupdawg]

AHHHH the shots are running fast!!

[rhk0327]

wow, thanks for the update, I knew you were doing for a good reason.

[Jakartaboy7]

Hey, great picture quality !

What camera do you use ?