Back to square one. I didn’t want to take the beans out of the espresso grinder, so I used the Cuisinart grinder. Much too coarse. Did not get up to espresso range. Trying again.
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What's your coffee today? What brew method? Photos
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Back to square one. I didn’t want to take the beans out of the espresso grinder, so I used the Cuisinart grinder. Much too coarse. Did not get up to espresso range. Trying again.
Fast forward to the third attempt. The Cuisinart grinder was set on the finest setting and I still couldn’t get to espresso range. I will have to try these beans using the espresso grinder another time.
Any other possibilities?
Any other possibilities?
Peet’s Major Dickason Blend; whole beans in a Cuisinart grinder. I have been doing Peet’s since the mid 80’s in Berkeley Cal.
Was the coffee relatively fresh? You probably need a new grinder that will allow for fine adjustments in the espresso range.
I'm drinking a Guatmalan "Las Flores" from a local roaster brewed in the Fellow Stagg X Pourover. Really nice South American and a great way to start the day!
Nespresso Ethiopia
Lion Original Roast from Hawaii. This coffee was kindly brought back from Hawaii as a gift, but was nothing special in the cup. Even though it is labeled as a Medium Roast, it tasted like a dark roast. I checked their website and see they also have French Roast, which I could hardly imagine. Referring back to that discussion in the Favorite Kalita Wave Recipe thread, I will greatly reduce brewing temperature before trying this again.
I seem to prefer Central and S.American coffee. If I drink coffee purchased locally it's usually Bustello or Starbucks Verona. Nothing too fancy a available around here. Favorite coffee is Brazilian Santos.
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Moved on to the other bag of beans purchased last Wednesday. I put the beans in the grinder atop the espresso machine and wound up with too fine a grind apparently. High pressure, almost out of the espresso range, and wound up with less than a double shot. Not awful, though. I cleaned everything up and pulled a double shot for my wife with the grind setting two settings coarser. Still had a high pressure, but pulled a double shot with a nice crema (She consumed it before I got a shot!).
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My daughter used the French press.
The same washed Guatamalan as the other day, brewed in my Stagg X. Finally dialled in the recipe and it's even better than before (and it was already pretty good).
Nespresso Nicaragua
My everyday favorite this afternoon. Bustello out of the moka pot with just enough milk to have the perfect red color.
Nespresso
Another morning of hand roasted organic Costa Rican .....
Muskoka Maple in a French press
Kirkland Colombian, French press. I really hate this Bialetti press; shoulda bought a Bodum.
I like grinding my beans and make it over the stove top.
Yet another simple moka pot morning
