As I spend more time with my new machine I am realising how complicated the whole good coffee thing is. I have been following the debate about double basket Vs single basket. I usually make coffee for myself & the Son, using the double basket. This morming Mrs Rocky wanted a Cappa so I made hers & Sons & then followed with mine using the single basket. Big difference.
It took a full minute for my pour and nothing came through for the first 30 seconds. When it did it ran satisfactorily. It was not quite as good a taste as my prevoius mornings pour from the double basket - a tiny bit bitter with slightly less crema. The slow start alarmed me somewhat.(I did not have the presence of mind to check the pressure gauge)
Maybe a slightly coarser grind (couple of notches) needed for the single basket? I dont think it was too firmly tamped.
It took a full minute for my pour and nothing came through for the first 30 seconds. When it did it ran satisfactorily. It was not quite as good a taste as my prevoius mornings pour from the double basket - a tiny bit bitter with slightly less crema. The slow start alarmed me somewhat.(I did not have the presence of mind to check the pressure gauge)
Maybe a slightly coarser grind (couple of notches) needed for the single basket? I dont think it was too firmly tamped.
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