Hey all!
Well, I must say that getting the hang of my new Diadema has been an interesting experience. First the extraction, then the milk, but evenutally, I got it! ;D
Trouble with this is, I am now chasing perfection
Now my Macap grinder was precisely set up by FC before I took delivery of my machine......I didnt realise this and decided to fiddle with it out of the box......never got it back to where it was/should be >
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Nonetheless, made a great cap & latte today and happy as can be.
Back to the topic - I have an issue with the 30sec rule...Many tell me to ignore it and that it is a guide, thank you and I do Try to abide by the advice.
But I have recently been fine tuning the dose of my grinder and had some bizzare results -
In the past, I flick the brew switch, 3-5 secs would pass and out comes the coffee; sometimes over in 10 secs >
other times around 20 8). Coffee itself was always a dark brown and I questioned whether this was my blend of beans or my process. I then had a couple of Espressi last week at BG&D and saw a light caramel colour on top of Chris finest - just like in the magazine shots!
So in increasing my dose recently (from 6g to 7g) I found the machine appeared to choke. In the past, Id just swear once or twice, stop the shot and knock out the grinds before starting again.
Well, 3 times this weekend I have decided to let the shot go
25-20 secs after flicking the switch and out comes this gorgeous looking golden/caramel shot. Shot pours for around 20 secs ranging from a fast drip to a slow pour. I stop the shot when it begins to lighten and it looks just like Chris!! 
I then thought, it must taste like old boots due to the long extraction, but alas, it was the best tasting shot I have obtained from my machine yet?
This has happened three times now and I think I am on to something - the shot pours for around 20-25 secs, but it takes almost that long to begin ??? ???
Do I ignore the rule and go with my taste? Or do I keep trying to obtain that elusive 25-30 sec shot from the flick of the switch to conclusion of the brew?
What do you all think?
Regards,
James
Well, I must say that getting the hang of my new Diadema has been an interesting experience. First the extraction, then the milk, but evenutally, I got it! ;D
Trouble with this is, I am now chasing perfection

Now my Macap grinder was precisely set up by FC before I took delivery of my machine......I didnt realise this and decided to fiddle with it out of the box......never got it back to where it was/should be >


Nonetheless, made a great cap & latte today and happy as can be.
Back to the topic - I have an issue with the 30sec rule...Many tell me to ignore it and that it is a guide, thank you and I do Try to abide by the advice.
But I have recently been fine tuning the dose of my grinder and had some bizzare results -
In the past, I flick the brew switch, 3-5 secs would pass and out comes the coffee; sometimes over in 10 secs >

So in increasing my dose recently (from 6g to 7g) I found the machine appeared to choke. In the past, Id just swear once or twice, stop the shot and knock out the grinds before starting again.
Well, 3 times this weekend I have decided to let the shot go


I then thought, it must taste like old boots due to the long extraction, but alas, it was the best tasting shot I have obtained from my machine yet?
This has happened three times now and I think I am on to something - the shot pours for around 20-25 secs, but it takes almost that long to begin ??? ???
Do I ignore the rule and go with my taste? Or do I keep trying to obtain that elusive 25-30 sec shot from the flick of the switch to conclusion of the brew?
What do you all think?
Regards,
James
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