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  • #31
    You can buy cheaper ones on line, however I use the barista smart scales. They are water proof, which is obviously a plus for when working around coffee, and the have a timer built in so you can time your shots (another vital aspect to getting your coffee in the ball park and tweaking flavour).

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    • #32
      Originally posted by flynnaus View Post
      Brought to you by the same mob who was singing about not getting any satisfaction.
      . And I think one of the lads was the subject of a Carly Simon song that included a dream about having clouds in one's coffee.

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      • #33
        Originally posted by Barry O'Speedwagon View Post
        . And I think one of the lads was the subject of a Carly Simon song that included a dream about having clouds in one's coffee.
        Ha, that'd be Your So Vain.

        Guess the lad, like the subject of Carly's song, will remain a bit of a mystery.

        Re the clouds in her coffee, perhaps she wasn't weighing her shots.

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        • #34
          Originally posted by Yelta View Post
          Ha, that'd be Your So Vain.

          Guess the lad, like the subject of Carly's song, will remain a bit of a mystery.

          Re the clouds in her coffee, perhaps she wasn't weighing her shots.
          It's a metaphorical line AFAIK

          Simon came up with the "Clouds in my coffee" line on a cross-country flight. She explained the meaning of the phrase, saying: "Clouds In My Coffee are the confusing aspects of life and love. That which you can't see through, and yet seems alluring... until. Like a mirage that turns into a dry patch. Perhaps there is something in the bottom of the coffee cup that you could read if you could (like tea leaves or coffee grinds)."

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          • #35
            Originally posted by Yelta View Post
            Ha, that'd be Your So Vain.

            Guess the lad, like the subject of Carly's song, will remain a bit of a mystery.

            Re the clouds in her coffee, perhaps she wasn't weighing her shots.
            She did admit in a recent interview that verse 2 was Warren Beatty.

            The other verses may refer to others and still remain a mystery. As always, there are theories....

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            • #36
              Originally posted by Yelta View Post

              Re the clouds in her coffee, perhaps she wasn't weighing her shots.
              .. or some average latte art

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              • #37
                One point worth noting - regarding ratios. If pulling by eye: you can't use a 1:1 relationship between mls and grams. This is because of the fluffiness of the CO2 laden espresso doing its thing. I've found a 40 ml extraction may easily only weigh 20 or so grams.

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                • #38
                  Originally posted by tobeanornottobean View Post
                  One point worth noting - regarding ratios. If pulling by eye: you can't use a 1:1 relationship between mls and grams. This is because of the fluffiness of the CO2 laden espresso doing its thing. I've found a 40 ml extraction may easily only weigh 20 or so grams.
                  True. Another thing, as the beans age the fluffiness decreases.

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