Ronin wrote:
He also suggests to forget the 30sec guide and proceeded to pull me the tastiest 50 sec shot I've ever had.
Hey, that's what I've been doing with my e61 machine. I figure that as long as the temperature doesn't change too wildly I can run the shot longer for the Wahana that seems to like a powdery fine grind.
C-man wrote:
Interesting, thanks for the input Ronin, I feel I am out here all alone with this sometimes! I have used his exact same pressure profile with my soft beans, yes about 50 seconds with the pre-infusion is about same as me, I even switch cups at the end of an extraction and let it run into the new cup for 10 seconds before removing it and then shutting off just to taste the later extractions to know how long I can go at a low pressure. sometime 60 seconds.
You're not alone mate save for your excellent ingenuity. I try pressure variations on my Pav lever but I have no gauge and prefer to use the look of the shot as my guide.
Ronin wrote:
Limited things can be done on the E61 group machines during the shot but only small pure infusion and post infusion. I have been shutting off the pump but letting the shot run about 5sec more and getting sweeter shots lately with the blends I have tried..
I've been doing exactly this with the Diadema Dual Boiler although I've not noticed any extra sweetness.. Just some lovely striping in the shot and slightly more complexity.
