Re: La Pavoni undressed
I made a nice-ish straight espresso today. It didnt hit the red crema zone, so wasnt as sweet, but it also wasnt dominated by either bitterness or sourness. So the flavours were allowed to come out to play. The aftertaste was a bit ashy, though. But the shot wasnt perfect.
It all bodes well for the Pav though.
BTW: the pre-infusion is audible when you brew on the E61. Its like a swooshing sound as the water squirts out of the jet and fills the pre-infusion chamber. Id estimate about 2-3 seconds of pre-infusion before the pressure builds up to brew pressure, with first drops at about 7-8 seconds after the lever is flicked. Very cool.
I made a nice-ish straight espresso today. It didnt hit the red crema zone, so wasnt as sweet, but it also wasnt dominated by either bitterness or sourness. So the flavours were allowed to come out to play. The aftertaste was a bit ashy, though. But the shot wasnt perfect.
It all bodes well for the Pav though.
BTW: the pre-infusion is audible when you brew on the E61. Its like a swooshing sound as the water squirts out of the jet and fills the pre-infusion chamber. Id estimate about 2-3 seconds of pre-infusion before the pressure builds up to brew pressure, with first drops at about 7-8 seconds after the lever is flicked. Very cool.

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