alexanderruas Senior Member Joined: 13 Aug 2006 Posts: 103 Location: Stockholm Expertise: I love coffee
Espresso: LM Linea 1gr EE Grinder: Mazzer Mini E (v. B)
Posted Tue Apr 29, 2008, 8:09am Subject: 23 gr for a double & 15 gr for a single!!! (Crazy - I know!!!)
I have been getting great shots for a while now. I only use my scale now and then for special questions or problems. I wanted to know how much coffee I was using for my doubles and it turns out that I am using 22-23 grams for a double and 14-15 grams for a single.
I dosed as I usually do and then I emptied the PF into the bowl sitting on the scale to find out how much coffee I was using.
According to the standard ca 8 grams and ca 17 grams this is crazy! What is a barista to do? The shots are really good! Lots of body, flavour, aromas.... Most of the time I am making ca 2 cl ristretto shots. I haven't yet weighed if I am using quite as much coffee at the espresso bar where I pull shifts or if this is only my home routine. But since I use the same machine at work and at home that should not be a factor....
Nope - I'm sure. I wheighed only coffee. I guess the LM basket fits a lot more than others. The 22 grams in the double didn't surprise me as much as the 15 grams for the single!
Posted Thu May 1, 2008, 5:52pm Subject: Re: 23 gr for a double & 15 gr for a single!!! (Crazy - I know!!!)
I use 19 to 20 grams ... and pour 1 to 2 ounces depending on the tatse of that blend or single origin bean.
I also never weighed beans and was surprised to see my scale hit 19 grams yet I have since not been able to get any good results using less then Maximum dose ( my machine fits only 20 grams in the double basket ) 14 grams is just strong coffee.
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