askthecoffeeguy Cuir Beluga wrote: I will definitely be holding on to it as a spare, I certainly can see the benefits of having 2 different beans to choose from 😛. Ive got ten or so folks coming over to my place for coffee in the morning - so i will definitely be cranking out the big guns!
askthecoffeeguy managed to smash out a dz of so lattes and a few hot chocolates plus a couple of baby chinos! used my home roast India Elephant Hills AA - four days post roast and its drinking beautifully! Could still use a day or two to settle to bring out a little extra sweetness but even the sugar addicts agreed that the coffee didnt need any sugar added - so that's a good sign! Thank goodness my beast of a coffee machine is up and running again, although, now it sounds as though the over pressure valve needs replacing!
GeekKopi askthe coffeeguy wrote: managed to smash out a dz of so lattes and a few hot chocolates plus a couple of baby chinos! used my home roast India Elephant Hills AA - four days post roast and its drinking beautifully! Could still use a day or two to settle to bring out a little extra sweetness but even the sugar addicts agreed that the coffee didnt need any sugar added - so that's a good sign! Thank goodness my beast of a coffee machine is up and running again, although, now it sounds as though the over pressure valve needs replacing! great work. What machine do you have? I've probably seen it in another post but my mind is a little flaky today.
Kevohere GeekKopi wrote: but my mind is a little flaky today. Better have another coffee then :exclaim: :coffee2: or two :coffee2:
Brett_H GeekKopi wrote: great work. What machine do you have? I've probably seen it in another post but my mind is a little flaky today. Rancilio Epoca.
Cuir_Beluga Just to update... I have decided to hang on to the Smart Grinder Pro, she is serving me well. In all honesty I think I was kind of blaming the grinder for my less than lovely coffee but things seemed to have "clicked" in to place and are looking up so for now, she stays 😛.
GeekKopi Cuir Beluga wrote: Just to update... I have decided to hang on to the Smart Grinder Pro, she is serving me well. In all honesty I think I was kind of blaming the grinder for my less than lovely coffee but things seemed to have "clicked" in to place and are looking up so for now, she stays 😛. great to hear CB. Always awesome when things click! I had an aha moment on Thursday last week with my grinder. I grinder too fine by accident (19grams) but I decided to pull the shot (all 55 seconds of it). It was so thick and tasty. The pour, started of dripping then a steady thick stream oozes out like melted chocolate. I was so impressed. I've had a few more of these really gunky shots since then. That was my click moment. I haven't yet measured the volume nor weight out but I don't care as it was awesome!
Brett_H I love these 'click' moments. For me it was working out the optimal weight for the KKTO. Once I did that I had roasting consistency and much self satisfaction. I wish you both the same!
Cuir_Beluga Yep, you have to love a good light bulb moment. You have inspired me, the next time I grind too fine and get drip, drip, drip instead of ditching it I will go with it and see how it tastes.
