Posted Sun Jul 22, 2012, 5:45pm Subject: Re: Yet another newbie experience
qualin Said:
I think I would have to be Arnold Shwartzenegger to tamp that hard. "I'm going to tamp dis potta filta now.... AAAARRRRGHARGARHARGHARGH..." .... :-)
What is the best way to measure the dose? should I pop out the portafilter basket, tare it on the scale, then grind into the basket, then pop it back into the portafilter? It seems to me that the Rocky is set up in such a way where it was meant to grind directly straight into the portafilter.
If I'm seeing the hex bolt embedded in the puck, does that mean that my dose is too big?
I'll admit, The temperature surfing aspect doesn't look too hard to do. I'll have to play with this. Sometimes I feel that pulling shots with this machine is like a box of chocolates, you'll never know what you're going to get! :-)
Thanks for the link. I guess this is something I'll have to mess with. It sounds a little tricky.
Ahh.. Well, I've learned my lesson, when I can't dial in the shot anymore, the beans have had it.
Now, it makes me curious, if I can't pull a shot with stale beans, should I just grind them up for drip coffee and leave it at that?
you can flip the plastic cover over and place your portafilter right on it for weighing. It's hard to say, if you see the hex bolt embedded, but my doses run around 18-19.5g doses for double ristretto shots depending on the coffee and it's age.
I'd really suggest PID'ing the machine, you're going to have a much easier time getting consistent results, by having that factor remain the same.
Symbols: = New Posts since your last visit = No New Posts since last visit = Newest post
Forum Rules: No profanity, illegal acts or personal attacks will be tolerated in these discussion boards. No commercial posting of any nature will be tolerated; only private sales by private individuals, in the "Buy and Sell" forum. No cross posting allowed - do not post your topic to more than one forum, nor repost a topic to the same forum. Who Can Read The Forum? Anyone can read posts in these discussion boards. Who Can Post New Topics? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post new topics. Who Can Post Replies? Any registered CoffeeGeek member can post replies. Can Photos be posted? Anyone can post photos in their new topics or replies. Who can change or delete posts? Any CoffeeGeek member can edit their own posts. Only moderators can delete posts. Probationary Period: If you are a new signup for CoffeeGeek, you cannot promote, endorse, criticise or otherwise post an unsolicited endorsement for any company, product or service in your first five postings.
= No New Posts since last visit 