Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Anyone pulling 7g dose shots?

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • Anyone pulling 7g dose shots?

    I notice most people talk about pulling double shots, in the 18g range, Anyone pulling classic single shots in 7-9g range?

    I've got a single wall single shot basket on order (Breville 54mm, Bambino Plus), and was wondering how feasible that's going to be with that basket.

  • #2
    A lot less margin for error and for most people the coffee tends to taste a little 'weak' - but keep in mind it's all relative and taste is subjective.
    A definite bonus is you can have double the number of coffees as there is less caffeine for those who like me are a bit sensitive!

    Comment


    • #3
      My wife prefers a smaller dose and for me 9g in the La Marzocco single basket works pretty well, although a P.I.T.A. to tamp....cannot perform a satisfactory tamp in the basket with 58mm tamper, find the cheapo plastic double ended OEM tamper from an older machine kinda works ok....but ended up with a budget wood and stainless ebay 51mm unit.
      Worth noting that with 12g in same basket and cutting shot is a much easier way of getting same result without the extra gear and faffing around.

      Comment


      • #4
        Originally posted by WhatEverBeansNecessary View Post
        A definite bonus is you can have double the number of coffees as there is less caffeine for those who like me are a bit sensitive!
        I typically might have as many as eight coffees a day, and while eight single shots are fine, but I eight double shots would be pushing it!

        Comment


        • #5
          Originally posted by Kjarsheim View Post
          Worth noting that with 12g in same basket and cutting shot is a much easier way of getting same result without the extra gear and faffing around.
          That's a good insight, more coffee less volume.

          I'm been messing around with using a 6.5g dose in the dual wall single shot basket that comes with the Bambino Plus, and have been getting acceptable and consistent results with that. The 6.5g gram dose comes from the contents of a Vittoria "Esspressotoria" pod I open up and empty into the basket... just experimenting with while I wait for new grinder to arrive Monday (and, I've still got some pods to get through!)

          I've ordered the single wall basket at a usurious price from Amazon US, but won't arrive for a few weeks yet. Breville Australia are out of stock. Breville NZ have stock, but won't ship to Australia.

          Breville, as you are a site sponsor, I'd just like to say: Get your act together! Not cool.

          But having read that the single wall baskets are finickier than the dual walls, I was wondering if anyone had any experience with these for the smaller dose sizes.

          20+ gram doses strike me as borderline substance abuse!

          -Larry

          Comment


          • #6
            I use a single basket on my VBM everyday, espresso for my son and latte for myself. I don't have a problem with pulling a good shot although I certainly tamp lightly for all my shots whether they are singles or double. Maurice

            Comment


            • #7
              My wife has 8-8.5g in the single size, single wall basket with the Bambino. She enjoys this, but is not super fussed about taste (ie she is ok with pods).

              The ground often separate from the basket and stick to the shower screen, they drop easy enough but it is a bit annoying, especially when they drop before I get the knock box under there.

              I have removed the plastic from inside the pf (on advice from old threads on the EM6910), does not seem to affect anything. I note that the volume from the two spouts is rarely equal.

              Comment


              • #8


                Specialita in da house!

                (Arrived today from Italy via UPS, wasn't even due until Monday. An extra whole weekend to get wired! :-) Thank you UPS!)

                -Larry
                Last edited by LatteLarry; 26 March 2021, 11:19 PM. Reason: photos

                Comment


                • #9
                  Click image for larger version

Name:	IMG_20210326_205324391.jpg
Views:	750
Size:	287.8 KB
ID:	861256
                  Attached Files

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    So I will be experimenting with grind dose and volume all weekend; I will report back soon! Thanks all for your advice so far.

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      I often do a 7gm shot at lunch time.
                      Just had one, 7gm.VST basket, EM 6910, with EM480 grinder.

                      Usually use a 15gm VST for my breakfast coffee.

                      As some have said, can be a bit weak.
                      But worth playing around with.

                      Mine are Flat white.

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        Just bought a 7g VST basket today to have a play around with based on this thread.

                        Comment


                        • #13
                          After a couple of days of experimentation with the single basket (dual wall) so far, I've found I'm getting much more consistent results with an 8g dose rather than 7g. I believe this is actually due to the design of the basket rather than the dose per se, in that the single shot baskets are more conical shaped, whereas the double shot baskets are more cylindrical. The conical shape means that the tamper is actually hitting the walls of the basket on the edges for the smaller dose, while the extra volume in the 8g dose means the tamper is just pressing on the coffee, for a much more consistent result.

                          I'm using the grind setting of about 3.1-3.2 on the Specialita, for Aldi "Single Origin Honduras Medium Roast" beans, with a roast date of just on 4 weeks ago (don't hate me, where else was I going to buy a bag of beans on a Friday evening when my grinder turned up unexpectedly several days early?) I think the results so far are actually quite decent when I get close to the 2:1 extraction ratio (but remember, I'm not really a snob! ;-)

                          Comment


                          • #14
                            Doesnt work well with me. I suspect could be a lower dosage couldnt provide enough ‘support’ with high pressure brewing

                            Comment


                            • #15
                              Best shot so far with the Aldi Honduran medium roast beans (full bodied, and sweetest so far).

                              Critical data: 8g coffee, 16g extraction, 29 seconds. Specialita grind setting: 2.7 (I've been watching James Hoffman youtube videos, LOL.)

                              And here's a picture of the latte art for that coffee. I call it "Los Alamos, 1945".

                              Click image for larger version  Name:	IMG_20210329_134136611.jpg Views:	7 Size:	335.5 ** ID:	861496

                              Definitely "da bomb"! ;-)
                              Attached Files
                              Last edited by LatteLarry; 29 March 2021, 05:09 PM.

                              Comment

                              Working...
                              X