... righto, back again. I see now how the photos attach/insert.
Anger Management wrote:
C: Run a programmed shot using a Dual floor / pressurised basket with NO grinds and see what you get 😉 It should be close to what your hoping to get with coffee grinds and a standard basket... Now with the Sunbeam ones I would get about 10% extra in volume in the allotted time... As Water does flow quicker that coffee oils. As I have not played with the Breville, I can not give any values; other than it should be close. Outcome: A: It's what's in the cup that counts B: 30sec to some 25sec to others. Then some will argue that the hard part is when do you start to count. I say from the moment you hit the shot button / lever. Some on CG say that you only ever count from when the first drop appears at the spout and that for the Breville; you don't count the pre-nfusion time. Thus a 18sec shot could be 26sec if you consider 8sec pre-infusion. (This is why many get confused as not every one counts the same way) If you getting a gusher with your grinds and using a standard basket; BUT when performing C: above, the volume is close to what you expect... Then odds on, it is your beans :🙂
A plain water programmed 2cup shot with the dual wall basket. Machine is at default settings except that I have pushed the pre-infusion out to 10secs. All times quoted are total times, including the pre-infusion time. Pressure too low to show during pre-infusion. Comes up to max of 8.0bars. Duration (total) 20secs Volume 50ml in the measuring cup, but the filter basket still has 25ml left in it. My guess is that it would be about the expected 60ml if coffee were present. (see attachment 1) A plain water programmed 2cup shot with the single wall basket. Machine is at default settings except that I have pushed the pre-infusion out to 10secs. All times quoted are total times, including the pre-infusion time. Pressure too low to register throughout the shot. Duration (total) 17secs Volume 100ml in the measuring cup with negligible left in the basket. My guess is that some of that 100ml would remain in the coffee normally, but how much - who knows. (see attachment 2) Finally (and I probably should leave this alone until I get the rest sorted out) with these settings on my SmartGrinder I get enough coffee so that the imprint of the shower screen is left on the coffee. I tamp it down very firmly. (see attachment 3 As our local Gloria Jeans have a really good barista, who makes an outstanding flat white, I spoke with him and subsequently bought a pack of the beans/roast that he uses in the coffees he makes for me. It is ... Gloria Jeans Smooth Classic Blend 100% Arabica Beans Medium Roast ... if that means anything to anyone out there. Don't choke - I'm new to this :-[
