Re: Insulating a presso-

Paul Sack <paulsack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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Paul, you have *way* too much free time for a graduate student:-)

| The shot looked better than what I get out of my Silvia. When I pull
| shots on my Silvia I always get some small bubbles in the crema and
| the crema is rather reddish (which I understand is okay).

Red crema is good. As for bubbles, this is either from too-fresh coffee, or
from too large a drop from pf to cup - try holding your cup right under the
spout and see if you still get the bubbles.

| The crema I got from the Presso looked like what I get at a good
| coffee shop and was mostly tan with some flecking, and it lasted until
| the bottom of the shot. It was still slightly sour, though.

Sour is bad. Too much crema is also bad (I know I'm a bit of a group
apostate for holding this view).

- David R.
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