It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail)

[Identity]

Last night, I pulled one of the nicest looking shots Ive ever had from the Domus. Reddish-tan crema, tiger stripes, perfect gloopy pour.

Then realised it was the sink shot after a long backflush routine.

Today, on the last 25g of beans in the hopper, and no chance to get any more for at least an hour and a half, I dosed very, very carefully, leveled, distributed and tamped with the utmost caution.

Then watched as the double gushed into the cup in under 10 seconds.



Whats happened to you lately?

[marcstolk]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

Heart breaker!!!

[sanch]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

Oh, thats terrible Identity!

I had a smiliar experience at 3am during an all-nighter on uni work; thought i had enough coffee to make a double shot but was just short so made a horrible shot (and gulped it down) and then went searching for instant (eww).

Gonna buy 1kg today to get me through the last 1.5 weeks of uni!

[greenman]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

It happens to all of us, usually if I am in a hurry or making several drinks and the dose and tamp is a bit off. a horrible gusher occurs and taste more like dishwater than velvety espresso.......I keep telling myself take your time and you will be rewarded!!

[askthecoffeeguy]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

maybe next time consider a single pour?

[fatboy_1999]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

I keep a small tupperware of dregs specifically for the sink shot after cleaning.
I just put my level off grinds in there over the course of a few days and I have enough for a double.
I recently made sure I labelled the container as my poor brother in law was visiting a while back and was up early one morning. He saw some pre-ground coffee and thought "Not the best option, but I can make a coffee without turning the grinder on and making too much noise".

Interestingly enough, he said it was not the worst coffee he has had. Thats scary!

I told him he can alwayd turn the grinder on. Worst case, Ill come staggering out and demand a coffee!

[sanch]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

Hehe thats funny fatboy...funny because my husband insists on keeping those dregs (he reckons im wasting them if i throw them out) to make coffee with. I refuse to do so (im pretty stubborn) but hell use them and reckons they make a good coffee (i disagree!). Ground coffee sitting there for a few months...no thanks!

[marcstolk]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

Ground coffee sitting there for a few months...no thanks!

Yep, thats a big yuck from me too :-)

[Thundergod]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

I used to keep the leftovers for my sink shots as well but lately Ive been getting so good at dosing that I havent had any to save.

[sanch]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

Someday ill get there TG...
Actually, my dregs are mostly from running the grinder for a few seconds before grinding into the basket to get rid of the stale grounds sitting in the grinder from the previous day. Does anyone else do this? Am i being a bit over the top?

[Lizzie]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

i do that too, Sammy... i dump about 15 gr every morning!

L

[fatboy_1999]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

Someday ill get there TG...
Actually, my dregs are mostly from running the grinder for a few seconds before grinding into the basket to get rid of the stale grounds sitting in the grinder from the previous day.  Does anyone else do this? Am i being a bit over the top?

Usually, I am only loading and grinding enough for one double at a time.
When the grind is done, I sweep whatever is in the grinder chute into the doser before I load and brew. The Macap chute comes pretty clean with a pastry brush and the doser sweeps quite clean too.

If Im doing more volume (friends are over etc.) then I just load beans into the hopper and dump anything that I think is too old as I go.

Are you being over the top? Isnt that what being a snob is all about?

Brett.

[Lizzie]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

sounds like the Macap s chut is pretty easy to get at, FB... Ms Carimali has a very "secretive" chute, almost inaccessible from the doser... and then, there is the coffee under the burrs, so i find it easier to run her for 5 sec at the start of every session to clear her out...

and, totally by the way, it helps keeping the rubbish bin smelling like..... coffee!!

L

[Thundergod]

Re: It Shouldnt Happen to a Snob (aka Epic Fail

Yep, the Macap is easy to sweep clean.
I can get the last few grounds from the chute with an artists brush before dosing.
2 seconds effort.