Comments for The Drew http://moorea19.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 15 May 2008 18:31:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on The perfect shot of espresso cont’d… by moorea19 http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/the-perfect-cup-of-espresso-contd/#comment-86 moorea19 Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:54:32 +0000 http://moorea19.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-86 Thanks, Reiss. Looks like I need to grind the beans fresh along with changing my tamping technique. Thanks, Reiss. Looks like I need to grind the beans fresh along with changing my tamping technique.

]]> Comment on The perfect shot of espresso cont’d… by lespresso http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/the-perfect-cup-of-espresso-contd/#comment-85 lespresso Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:09:05 +0000 http://moorea19.wordpress.com/?p=126#comment-85 hi, reiss here. i run a bespoke roasting company in London, England. you will find us at www.LondiniumEspresso.com personally i think coffee in general & espresso in particular are surrounded by too much mystique, which only serves to confuse newcomers. my first piece of advice, not knowing anything about your grinder or machine is to always dumo the first espresso that comes out of your machine - think of it as a warm-up secondly check that you have beens that are intended for use as espresso. this is not a function of cost, in fact many expensive sought after single origin roasts are simply unsuitable for the espresso process as they have too much acidity in the bean. assuming you have the right kind of roast for espresso you next need to ensure that the coffee you are using is fresh. if you are have any problem getting nice dense & deep crema (assuming your grinder is about right) then the beans you are using are not fresh, yes, thats right, even if it says 'fresh coffee beans' on the packet and even if the roaster you bought them off says 'oh yes they're fresh'. crema is the acid test of freshness i'm afraid. yes some coffee will give off more crema than others, but even a coffee that gives off less crema will still provide you with plenty when freshly roasted oh, i have just thought of something else, i assume you are buying beans & grinding them yourself just when you need them (if you are buying pre-ground coffee you are simply throwing your money away). you MUST buy a grinder the other thing is with fresh coffee you hardly need any pressue with a tamp at all as the presence of the coffee oils on/in the grounds will cause the grounds to bind together nicely. if your coffee is stale the grinds will be like sawdust (dry). If your coffee is fresh the grinds will feel damp & slightly oily/sticky also, i assume you machine is CLEAN. this is critical. if youre still having problems visit our site, click the Skype button & you can talk to use fore free with no obligations. Reiss. hi, reiss here. i run a bespoke roasting company in London, England. you will find us at http://www.LondiniumEspresso.com

personally i think coffee in general & espresso in particular are surrounded by too much mystique, which only serves to confuse newcomers.

my first piece of advice, not knowing anything about your grinder or machine is to always dumo the first espresso that comes out of your machine - think of it as a warm-up

secondly check that you have beens that are intended for use as espresso. this is not a function of cost, in fact many expensive sought after single origin roasts are simply unsuitable for the espresso process as they have too much acidity in the bean.

assuming you have the right kind of roast for espresso you next need to ensure that the coffee you are using is fresh. if you are have any problem getting nice dense & deep crema (assuming your grinder is about right) then the beans you are using are not fresh, yes, thats right, even if it says ‘fresh coffee beans’ on the packet and even if the roaster you bought them off says ‘oh yes they’re fresh’. crema is the acid test of freshness i’m afraid. yes some coffee will give off more crema than others, but even a coffee that gives off less crema will still provide you with plenty when freshly roasted

oh, i have just thought of something else, i assume you are buying beans & grinding them yourself just when you need them (if you are buying pre-ground coffee you are simply throwing your money away). you MUST buy a grinder

the other thing is with fresh coffee you hardly need any pressue with a tamp at all as the presence of the coffee oils on/in the grounds will cause the grounds to bind together nicely. if your coffee is stale the grinds will be like sawdust (dry). If your coffee is fresh the grinds will feel damp & slightly oily/sticky

also, i assume you machine is CLEAN. this is critical.

if youre still having problems visit our site, click the Skype button & you can talk to use fore free with no obligations.

Reiss.

]]> Comment on If Only… by moorea19 http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/if-only/#comment-67 moorea19 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 17:26:41 +0000 http://moorea19.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-67 I couldn't get it to resize properly so I deleted it. I couldn’t get it to resize properly so I deleted it.

]]> Comment on If Only… by Nate http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/if-only/#comment-66 Nate Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:06:27 +0000 http://moorea19.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-66 Nevermind... I found it. http://moorea19.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/im002674.jpg Nevermind… I found it.

http://moorea19.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/im002674.jpg

]]> Comment on If Only… by Nate http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/if-only/#comment-65 Nate Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:04:17 +0000 http://moorea19.wordpress.com/?p=72#comment-65 hey, it worked... where's that picture that you had posted before? hey, it worked… where’s that picture that you had posted before?

]]> Comment on by Erin http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/54/#comment-49 Erin Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:30:20 +0000 http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/54/#comment-49 That's funny. I like it. Brad agrees. That’s funny. I like it. Brad agrees.

]]> Comment on by Nate http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/54/#comment-32 Nate Fri, 12 Oct 2007 02:58:38 +0000 http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/54/#comment-32 At least what the subcontractor built was only missing one part. At least what the subcontractor built was only missing one part.

]]> Comment on by Erin http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/42/#comment-26 Erin Mon, 20 Aug 2007 22:26:42 +0000 http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2007/07/19/42/#comment-26 Can't read it, don't have a copy. Please come to my birthday party on 8/25/07. 4 pm. Bring friends. Do not bring presents. Do BYOB. I'm making food. Thank you! Can’t read it, don’t have a copy.

Please come to my birthday party on 8/25/07. 4 pm. Bring friends. Do not bring presents. Do BYOB. I’m making food.

Thank you!

]]> Comment on Sailing… by Tara http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/sailing/#comment-18 Tara Sun, 08 Jul 2007 01:24:35 +0000 http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2007/07/06/sailing/#comment-18 Good Luck. Good Luck.

]]> Comment on Surgery… by Erin http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2007/05/24/surgery/#comment-14 Erin Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:14:11 +0000 http://moorea19.wordpress.com/2007/05/24/surgery/#comment-14 Yikes! I feel so out of the loop! I am glad to hear that the surgery I didn't know you were having went well. Guess this is to be expected when I live an hour away. Yikes! I feel so out of the loop! I am glad to hear that the surgery I didn’t know you were having went well. Guess this is to be expected when I live an hour away.

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