Long winded but fairly impressive latte art video

Kelsey

My latte art is awful, just can't get the hang of it. I put the blame squarely on my wife's shoulders for being lactose intolerant.

I'm always looking to improve however and really enjoyed this video:

ringo

Honestly, i think i fell asleep.

Kelsey

His voice is quite... sonorous... 😃

ringo

hahaha lucky i can't hear that then. Cause just watching him sent me off to sleep.

shape_shifter

Thanks Kelsey, sure everyone might not agree that you should do some of those but I'm going to try them 🙂

Kelsey

What precision! What refinement! Pack it all up boys, this here's the pinnacle of coffee making.

C-man

soooo Italian. just one question, I always hear how HX machines are better than single boilers because one can steam milk and brew coffee at the same time, yet I have never seen anyone do that?

Kelsey

I do it from time to time when I'm in a real rush or need to make a lot of coffees in a row. The big problem for a lot of machines would be that as you texture the milk the boiler temp drops - mine goes from 93 - 86 in the time it takes to texture 300ml. This can result in a cool, sourish brew. My Bezzera BZ07 has an electrically heated grouphead however, which balances things out enough that I don't notice the difference if I do both at once.

C-man

thanks K one other question, when he was setting the grind for 30ml in 30 sec. was he using a double or single basket?

Kelsey

I couldn't tell. But if he was using a double he'd be grinding finer and tamping more carefully. I typically make two types of coffee in a day: 1) A double basket for two single espressos 2) A double basket for a double ristretto Usually #1 turns out to be 2 single ristrettos, but I can live with that. So with a double basket for espresso I'm aiming for two single 30ml servings in about 27-30 secs and I'll adjust the grind accordingly. But if I'm just brewing for me, I'll adjust it tighter and try for just 30ml out of a double basket for my doppio ristretto. Same volume of ground coffee, different volumes of water. Which is why I can never get the volumetric buttons dialed in on my BZ07. The benefits of being able to single-dose grind!

fishdmc

camera work and music a highlight for me, i lasted like 38 mins, incredible!