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  • Ashes
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    Advice on improving home coffee making skills

    Thanks for that. Will be away for a week so will work on volumes and timing when I get back.
    So much to learn..so much time to do it 😳

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  • mwcalder05
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    Should be around 2x30ml single shots in 30 seconds so 60ml of liquid in 30 seconds with a double basket

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  • Ashes
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    Advice on improving home coffee making skills

    I'm using a double basket and doing around 30ml in 30-35 seconds. First coffee coming through between 5 and 7 seconds. Am I grinding too fine? Should I be getting 60ml in that sort of time?
    Definitely using more coffee than I used to due to the double basket.

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  • nabsie
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    Originally posted by Ashes View Post
    getting some more consistent extractions and close to 30 sec/30ml pours.
    Do you mean 30sec/60ml pours??

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  • KJM
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    @Ashes - my parents bought a super-auto a couple of years back... I can assure you it is a combination of the machine and the grinder. The machine seems to use a very small quantity of coffee, in comparison to what I put in the Expobar.

    There is no comparison. That way madness lies

    You have a super-excellent rather than super-auto. Just enjoy the coffee! You'll only depress yourself about having put up with so much bad coffee in the past!

    /Kevin

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  • Ashes
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    Many more coffees and getting some more consistent extractions and close to 30 sec/30ml pours. Been working on a consistent grind/dose/tamp routine and going through lots of coffee in the process. Managed to compare an espresso from my super auto to the Lelit/compak this morning out of interest.
    Had some 8 week old Brazil Premium Bourbon beans left over from Andy. Ran the finest grind and largest dose in the Delonghi super auto, 13 second extraction. Ground some in the Compak at the grind setting I've been using for the recent roasted Shed Shandy from Chris and extracted this in the Lelit at 24 seconds for the same volume. Big difference in the colour, light colour from the Delonghi and 2/3 CS card colours darker from the Lelit. Taste was significantly better from the Lelit. If I get some time later, will use some Compak ground beans in the Delonghi to compare. May tell me if the grinder is the main difference but there are other factors such a tamp pressure, dose size and temperature that will be different so not a real scientific test.

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  • nabsie
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    No doubt today the weather was different and the grind need to change, it's usually the way....Ahhh coffee it's a vicious cycle but I love it!

    Enjoy the new gear, you've done well.

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  • Ashes
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    Birthday has rolled around and hit the coffee hard tonight in the new machine and grinder. Not likely to sleep tonight!!!

    My auto was more like a 1/10 compared to the Lelit. Best coffee I've ever made at home by a mile. Took around 6 cups to get the grinder dialled near enough. Some small tweaks over the next few days to improve it a little more. Learnt so much tonight and no doubt many years of learning to come. Will run some of the same coffee through the delonghi to compare it tomorrow. One thing I've noticed already is that I will to through a lot more coffee in this setup. Hope I don't run out over Easter!

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  • Yelta
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    Originally posted by Ashes View Post
    All sorted out now. Had a few cups made by Chris and his gear and my super auto is more like a 4/10 with the absolute freshest beans, finest grind and largest dose on its best day. Chris's machines delivered coffee like I've never seen or tasted before from a machine you would realistically have in your home and better than the cups I usually get from the cafes near my work.

    Chris set me up with a Lelit pl60t v2 and a Compak K3 push grinder plus a couple of other goodies and plenty of information. Now just need to wait for my birthday to roll around before I can use it..doh..
    Congratulations Ashes, sounds like you've done very well, even though I haven't used either machine I have heard excellent reports about both.
    A session with Chris was certainly icing on the top.

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  • TC
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    Congrats on the new kit Ashes and thanks for popping in.

    I love the PL60T and reckon it will give most machines one hell of a run for their money. You have great gear. I hope it brings you much pleasure.

    Thanks for supporting us!

    Chris

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  • Ashes
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    All sorted out now. Had a few cups made by Chris and his gear and my super auto is more like a 4/10 with the absolute freshest beans, finest grind and largest dose on its best day. Chris's machines delivered coffee like I've never seen or tasted before from a machine you would realistically have in your home and better than the cups I usually get from the cafes near my work.

    Chris set me up with a Lelit pl60t v2 and a Compak K3 push grinder plus a couple of other goodies and plenty of information. Now just need to wait for my birthday to roll around before I can use it..doh..

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  • Ashes
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    Off to see Chris shortly. I'm sure he will help me sort a few things out.

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  • Ashes
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    Just looked up the details on Domobar. Well and truly beyond my means. I'll give you a call to arrange some learning though. One of the things I think I really need to understand firstly is what a really good coffee should look and taste like and just how capable a home machine can be.

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  • TC
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    Originally posted by AtomicGrog View Post
    Come on.. bet it was nearer 5/10...
    I was being generous....It was nearer to a 3/10

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  • AtomicGrog
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    Originally posted by Talk_Coffee View Post
    I have been on leave this week. Took a VBM Domobar Junior/SJ-E with me as I knew the house we were staying in has a Saeco Royale.

    Curiosity got the better of me yesterday, so I pulled it down, gave it a clean, tweaked the grinder to grind finer and maxed out the dose. Coffee was 1 week old Ethiopia Limu Oronia Co-op roasted just to the first snaps of second- per favour of Andy. Side by side comparison: Manual gear- beautiful shot. SuperAuto- the best I could get was a 4/10 shocker and all were sinked. I tweaked to the point of choking it. Perhaps a dose of Robusta and a darker roast might have helped.
    Come on.. bet it was nearer 5/10...

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