Ventured down to BBB last Friday and bought my 1st batch of freshly roasted beans - Mr Mles Blend.
I thought this would be a good blend to start with and the description mentioned good crema. Checked the roast date on the packaging when I got home and it had the 27th but did not indicated which month - I assumed July (puchased 31st July).
Anyway, after trying a few different grind settings I found every shot I pulled had plenty of crema (almost too much) -looked like the head of a beer. However the crema almost disappeared within the time it takes me to heat the milk (less than 30 sec).
Trying to understand why this is the case, Im sure the grind is correct, tamp seems fine and the pressure/pour time seems okay.
After reading a few threads Im thinking this is due to the beans being too fresh? Just wanted to make sure and if this is the case - how long should they be stored for before I grind.
Not sure why they sell bean so close to the roast date if this is the case - at very least they should advise accordingly.
I thought this would be a good blend to start with and the description mentioned good crema. Checked the roast date on the packaging when I got home and it had the 27th but did not indicated which month - I assumed July (puchased 31st July).
Anyway, after trying a few different grind settings I found every shot I pulled had plenty of crema (almost too much) -looked like the head of a beer. However the crema almost disappeared within the time it takes me to heat the milk (less than 30 sec).
Trying to understand why this is the case, Im sure the grind is correct, tamp seems fine and the pressure/pour time seems okay.
After reading a few threads Im thinking this is due to the beans being too fresh? Just wanted to make sure and if this is the case - how long should they be stored for before I grind.
Not sure why they sell bean so close to the roast date if this is the case - at very least they should advise accordingly.
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