Re: Taste tests on Silvia and lower Temp settings.

On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:15:09 -0500, jggall01 <jggall01@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

I do the flush well before pulling the shot. By the time I brew, both
the boiler and the group temps have re-stabilized. (No particular
reason, it's just what I do). Doing this usually results in a group
temp of 197F right before pulling the shot.

I'm not criticizing anyone's PID setting or flush routine;especially
since my Sivia shots are not at the same standard as from my other
machines, so I probably have a lot to learn.

I'm just pointing out that there are probably differences in Silvias
over the years (minor details in the gorup or boiler). There are
certainly differences in how people mount the TC. Then there are
differences in when and how much people flush. So I'm not surprised
that people get good shots using PID settings anywhere from 210F to
230F.
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