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  • #16
    Re: Newbie needs help wih milk texturing

    Originally posted by Thundergod link=1195385869/0#14 date=1198653078
    Hopefully your friends have some experience or qualifications.
    Otherwise Id recommend a course for some hands on practice with a qualified instructor.
    One came second in the barista comp at the Royal Adelaide show and has been a barista for a long time. The other just setup shop and uses a Synesso. I think I will be in good hands.

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    • #17
      Re: Newbie needs help wih milk texturing

      haha looks like it mate, the two hole wands are definitely a good setup to go a little home machine as at most you will usually only be hitting a 600ml jug

      with a 4 hole the best idea is yeah to plug two holes with the toothpicks as sometimes it is simply to much for the amount of milk no matter what you do, like trying to put a 6 litre V8 through thr drivetrain of a hyundai excel, spin spin spin spin spin hahahah

      otherwise the best bet you have is to control the amount of power the wand has over the milk.
      to do so aim the wand vertically as much as possible and sit it just slighty off centre, if it moves closer to the edges it will spin faster causing the milk to whirpool too high and leave your wand naked in the middle to blast milk and bubbles everywhere, dont be afraid to turn the wand off mid-steam if things start going awry

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      • #18
        Re: Newbie needs help wih milk texturing

        Now I am no expert on this, but the following advice has come from me being in this exact same situation from Christmas Day onwards. One thing I did was went in to The Coffee Barun and one of my mates was there, so he actually gave me some pointers on Marks Synesso there which also has 4 holes in the steam wand. I was going about it all the wrong way and this made me realise some things I was doing wrong.

        Now Mark at the Coffee Barun had lent me a Motta jug, and as wicked as it is, there is a technique to using them(yet to learn it), so I have been practicing(not enough, as I only make around 8-10 coffees a day at home) using a small Sunbeam jug which is fairly straight. I was using my mates tips, but still finding that at best I was ending up with foam on top, and less textured milk below. I then tried it with water, and this helped a lot. As you are able to see what you are doing with water, it gives you a better handle on your technique. I was able to get creamier milk, albeit with more foam and bubbles than I would like, but it is a lot better than before. As I said, I am not an expert (yet) and this may be a bad way to learn, but I found it helpful.

        I will still get my mate to come over and have a play and check out my technique as I dont want to pick up any bad habits, but my last couple of coffees were pretty good(no fancy latte art, like I could pull out on the Sunbeam), but when I nail it, it would be awesome.

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