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  • #16
    Re: What is your poison?

    Hi Mattyj
    At the bottom right hand corner is a remove vote link. click this then revote. easy

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    • #17
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      Im not into dairy products (milk is for baby cows) and I cant stomach soy in coffee so my favourite drink in summer is a short black over a glass full of ice. In cafes I have to order the two separately and DIY - its just too hard to explain what I want, they freak out. "ice!... iced!.. No Milk? ice cream! wots a derry produx? but... but...AAAHHHHHH"

      Luke

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      • #18
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        Doxhead,

        My wife has stories of her relatives in Italy having espresso over plain ice from Granita machine in the summer.

        Also in the morning (for a heart starter) they like to have a Ristretto with Grappa in it!!!
        Whoooo! Good morning!

        Tim

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        • #19
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          Hey Tim thats quite interesting. My Grqandparents Used to have the coffee over crushed iced and yes the Grappa thing as well...and our family village is near the Italian border.....hmmm interesting.

          Yeah driver pull over yer cart we need to breath test you.. have you consumed any coffee recently...lol.... ah nope just Grappa

          FB

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          • #20
            Re: What is your poison?

            the shot with Grappa is called a corretto or similar? I understand it is Italian for corrected meaning it has been corrected with the shot of Grappa

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            • #21
              Re: What is your poison?

              Yep,
              Cafe Coretto which they like to drink first thing in the morning.
              I might see if I can get some Grappa from my father-in-law and give it a try. (the Grappas not bad on its own!)
              Also, I seem to remember him calling it something else, Ive forgotten.....so Ill have to ask him.

              Tim

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              • #22
                Re: What is your poison?

                I have a question about termininolgy.

                The poison list includes ristrettos and doppio ristrettos. I always thought a ristretto was 14g in 30ml (ie a short double espresso). If I am correct, then what is a doppio ristretto? Isnt it by definition just a normal ristretto? (unless you are defining a ristretto as 7g in 15ml).

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                • #23
                  Re: What is your poison?

                  Nope- ristretto = restricted shot i.e 15ish ml from a single- a doppio or double ristretto = 2 of em into one cup- ie approx 30ml out of your chosen double

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                  • #24
                    Re: What is your poison?

                    I had a Java Con Panna last night...
                    (never tried one before)

                    and I have to say it is a great dessert shot.

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                    • #25
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                      Cappuccino(1/3,1/3,1/3)?
                      Not sure if Im not in touch with past discussions being a new member, but I would never do 1/3 of espresso in a cappuccino unless it was a very! small cup. This is working on a normal shot of approx.30mls. Using the often quoted 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 the cup would only be 90mls. Of course sometimes the best result can be obtained with even less volume depending on how the basket is packed etc. I would think that if we were to do a third of a cup of espresso the extraction would be too long. Just curious why even some coffee companies still promote this method.
                      Ken

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                      • #26
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                        Hey Toomuchcoffee,

                        Thanks for the correction regarding ristrettos, but now I have one more question, so forgive me if it seems stupid. In measuring millilitres, does one include the crema? I ask this because, often I get heaps of crema, which really is basically air and gradually dissipates if left for a little while. So is a ristretto 15mls con or sensa crema (or something in between)?

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                        • #27
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                          Hi **,

                          I think the problem is that the cup sizes that are avaliable now are way too large to get the right proportions. I always do a double shot anyway so that means that you get 180 mls instead .

                          I have been looking for nice cups everywhere and I keep rechecking the total volume , and it has been very frustrating

                          clarexican

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                          • #28
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                            Hi clarexican
                            Appreciate the comment, Interesting when standard cappuccino take away cups are around 8oz or approx.225ml.
                            What do you do for 12oz take away. Triple basket?
                            Ken

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                            • #29
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                              I wish a triple basket

                              at uni they do a 4 shot macchiato, for when u need an extra lift!

                              but actually since I have been roasting my own coffee I have had only about 3 cafe coffees (and everyone has been a dissapointment )

                              clarexican

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                              • #30
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                                Hey chop- re con crema with or sans- it all depends which camp youre in....sometimes with my home roast I have nfi anyway  ....an espresso will look like a 30ml shot only to find it was actually 10ml and 20ml of crema  ;D. I say let your palate determine what you like...after all, there are a whole heap of ways to make a great coffee!....btw I got my LM triples from www.coffeeparts.com if anybodys looking for one

                                Chris

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