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Date: 12 Sep 2006 17:10:31
From: I->Ian
Subject: OTB : Serendipity?
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For the most part I embrace the ~50mL / ~25s espresso rule. Anything
too far outside this box severely compromises the cup.
This morning I decided to try a Ruvuma SO as espresso. This coffee is
a mocha bomb as press or drip.
I cleaned the remains of the blend from the M4, water danced and dosed
up the PF.
First drips at ~12s, so grind too fine...
The shot ran very slowly but looked perfect: tiger stripy, good color,
great crema so I let it run for 50s to ~50mL.
I expected it to be bitter and overextracted.
Not quite in the third level of the pantheon, this shot was amazing.
An intense rich mocha taste with an undercurrent of 80% cacao
chocolate.
Tomorrow, I'll start with this and see if it can be replicated.
Question :
Anyone regularly pulling 'exciting' shots way out side the ~50mL/~25s
box?
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Date: 13 Sep 2006 09:08:44
From: Brent
Subject: Re: Serendipity?
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> Question :
> Anyone regularly pulling 'exciting' shots way out side the ~50mL/~25s
> box?
Yeah, I have had some great shots that were way over the 30 sec mark,
haven't had a great shot under 20 though, had a couple that were drinkable,
but none great.
I have found the outer marker seems to be around 75 seconds - the first part
of the shot is cooling off by then (and boredom is setting in)
Brent
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Date: 13 Sep 2006 17:24:43
From: I->Ian
Subject: Re: OTB : Serendipity?
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On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:10:31 GMT, "I- >Ian" <someone@nowhere.com>
wrote:
>Tomorrow, I'll start with this and see if it can be replicated.
Yesterday was pure serendipty.
Today's shot sank
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Date: 14 Sep 2006 20:12:54
From: Neal Reid
Subject: Re: OTB : Serendipity?
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In article <3uodg2di9l8842g6pd6b2hmgrvals8i6kt@4ax.com >,
"I- >Ian" <someone@nowhere.com> wrote:
> Question :
> Anyone regularly pulling 'exciting' shots way out side the ~50mL/~25s
> box?
Happens to me often enough that I tend more to 35 sec than 28 -
often up to a minute.
It may not have been serendipity - try some more...
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