Hi again Geoff....
You dont need a Scace Device you know. If you own a CS Digital Multimeter or something similar with a Temperature capability, and a bead form of the Type K T/couple, youre cooking with gas...
Just prepare an espresso shot in the normal way and as you are about to lock in the Group Handle, feed the tip of the T/couple over the lip of the basket so that the bead is resting equidistant between the centre of the puck and its circumference, holding it in place while you lock the GH in firmly. The insulation on these T/couples is very tough and can withstand many, many uses in this way.
If you have a CS DMM, then you could also avail yourself of the CS Monitoring Software that goes with it and chart the progress of the brew temperature profile during the pour. Otherwise, you will just need to observe and manually record. Either way, this method replicates perfectly what is required, since you are pulling an actual espresso shot, not simulating it and it is so simple and inexpensive to do.
Worth a try mate, Ive been doing it this way for quite a few years now and I still use the original T/couple I started out with. All the best....

Mal.


) Cant pass up a Yatala pie AND great coffee! ;D


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