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  • #16
    Save yourself a lot of time and banging your head against a brick wall trying to describe your problem here and getting snippets of sometimes irrelevant info. You need to learn the basics, so go and watch a few reputable videos (the Scottie Callaghan ones for example) or pay for some training if learning yourself is too much hassle. The basics are pretty straight forward, well documented and once learnt allows you to diagnose most issues pretty quickly. You've got good gear so get the info to match.

    Pete

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    • #17
      I must say that I am beginning to think this is a troll...

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      • #18
        Originally posted by MrJack View Post
        I must say that I am beginning to think this is a troll...
        I'm wondering what the point would be?

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        • #19
          Do Trolls ever need a point?

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          • #20
            Originally posted by MrJack View Post
            Do Trolls ever need a point?
            Anyone *could* be trolling; if you're not confident that sometimes genuine enough to warrant a response then you can just choose not reply.

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            • #21
              Originally posted by Dragunov21 View Post
              Anyone *could* be trolling; if you're not confident that sometimes genuine enough to warrant a response then you can just choose not reply.
              I agree...accusing someone of trolling just because you don't like or agree with their question/response is a bit harsh. If you don't like what he posts don't open the thread.

              Having said that I think the OP needs to listen to some of the advice and give up on trying to "copy" or "replicate" what they are getting from their local cafe and focus on learning and getting a bit of an understanding of espresso basics. Once you get the basics down you can then experiment and play around with the variables to get the espresso tasting how you like it.

              Even if you nailed it and got your coffee tasting like the cafe you are trying to emulate, if you don't understand the basics then how would you know what to do when you try a different bean or even the same bean but different roast, or as the beans age or even a change in humidity. You need to know the basics so you can adjust to compensate for all these variables and you won't learn that just by copying what someone else does.

              Cheers

              Dave

              P.S I'd be more than glad to have a play around on your GS3...if you need some help that is

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              • #22
                Originally posted by Sully View Post
                P.S I'd be more than glad to have a play around on your GS3...if you need some help that is
                Dam straight, Id guess there would be plenty of Csnobs who know how to make consistently above average espresso chomping at the bit to " help out "

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by Dragunov21 View Post
                  I've just realised you're the guy from that other thread.

                  What did the coffee taste like when the distributor made one for you? Chances are he knows how top make a coffee, so that should be your target, initially.
                  It tasted average but had a lot of kick which I find more important for me.

                  Originally posted by kwantfm View Post
                  What is the cafe you go to? What machine is on the counter?
                  Bar Italia in Leichardt, its a FAEMA not sure and I cant find it on their website but I imagine its this one: http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/833/ai0v.jpg
                  Ive only seen it from behind though but the back would match that front pretty well.

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                  • #24
                    I used my scales and made the grind the same as at the cafe and got a quick extraction, I am still unsure why, the coffee didnt taste that great either.

                    I adjusted the grind and got a 21second extraction(18grams coffee, 60mls water) and the coffee tasted better than most cafes that use the bean, it actually tasted pretty good and had a decent amount of crema and the right color.
                    I tightened the grind by about a mm put in 9 grams and did a 30ml shot and its extraction time was only 7 seconds which I dont understand, I made sure my tamp was level both times adjusting if neccesary.


                    If anyone thinks I am a troll I can post pics.

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                    • #25
                      when are you starting the measurement of your extraction time? the 25-30 seconds 'standard' refers to the time from when you 'hit the button'/'pull the lever'....not from when coffee starts to drip from the spout.

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                      • #26
                        I know and my machine automatically times each extraction from when the pump starts until the last drop, I dunno how it knows but it just does.

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                        • #27
                          silly question here, but did you change the filter basket to the single when you changed to 9g of beans?
                          Also, I find that when I go to a smaller basket, I do need to grind the coffee a lot finer (from my 20g basket to a 16g basket) but then I always do a double shots for all my coffees, so I never used the small single basket...

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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by MaFi0s0 View Post
                            I know and my machine automatically times each extraction from when the pump starts until the last drop, I dunno how it knows but it just does.
                            How did you manage a 7 second extraction then? I mean that does seem a bit strange mate. Did you put 9g in a double basket?

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                            • #29
                              Okay so I guess its normal, Im just gonna do double shots then, my machine came with 3 basket sizes and I am using the middle one now which I assume is the double.

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                              • #30
                                Originally posted by Barry O'Speedwagon View Post
                                How did you manage a 7 second extraction then? I mean that does seem a bit strange mate. Did you put 9g in a double basket?
                                I tested it again, I did 9grams 30ml shot 8 seconds
                                18grams 60ml(turned out to be only about 45mls though) 22 seconds.

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