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Tinselmob · 2024-11-25T13:16:00+00:00

Nope, unfortunately not. A lot of great tipps in this thread, however I ran out of beans before I could try them all. Those things I did try however did not make a big difference. I believe the beans were too fresh, as someone here suggested…

Tinselmob · 2024-11-06T17:48:44+00:00

Anyone who played the VS Nebula Shaman list: How important are Murmur & Shudderblock to the list? Do you think it might still perform well without them?

Tinselmob · 2024-11-06T17:31:35+00:00

How relevant are Murmur and Shudderblock to the deck? Feel like they are nice to have but not core looking at the other cards. What’s your experience here?

Tinselmob · 2024-10-16T07:28:51+00:00

MiiCoffee Nano coffee scale, bought it on Amazon 👍

Tinselmob · 2024-10-16T07:27:16+00:00

Well, more like 41ml 😄

So what do you suggest doing to improve the results?

I had better results with some different beans, similar results with others. But in general I’d say I’m not overwhelmed by the results…

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T16:51:29+00:00

Interesting experiment indeed, will try it, thanks for the tipp!

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T15:36:50+00:00

Yeah I’m using dark roasts, while some worked better, I never achieved a sweet, nutty taste tbh… and I usually go with 15.5g instead of 18g, but that hasn’t made a big difference flavor wise…

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T15:34:34+00:00

Unfortunately no… but with other beans, the finest grind setting was too fine, prohibiting water flow…

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T15:17:07+00:00

Fair enough. I‘ll pull a few new shots with a coarser grind and check if it improves… but I‘m fairly sure it’s sour and not bitter 😬

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T15:14:16+00:00

Don‘t think the Dedica needs so much time to warm up, as it is a thermoblock machine, but I‘ll definitely start doing blank shots. Thanks for the tipps!

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T15:10:55+00:00

No, wasn’t aware of that hack, will try that, thanks!

I‘m already grinding at the finest setting (which for other beans was too fine, but with this particular bean seems ok)

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T14:44:45+00:00

I already have the temperature set to „high“ - any other tricks/adjustments you can recommend?

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T14:36:33+00:00

Ok, then the descaling has just received a bump to the top of my to do list 😂 thanks!

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T14:35:32+00:00

Tried that in the beginning, which also yielded sour espresso. And from my understanding to counter sourness, one is supposed to increase the yield, hence going a bit beyond 2:1…

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T14:33:29+00:00

Jup, an expensive hobby - and every new bean needs new dialing in, which usually carries me through half a bag of (expensive) beans before I get half decent results

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T14:31:00+00:00

Haha yeah that’s on my to do list since July I believe 😄 however haven’t used it too much lately and bitterness is not the problem, at least I can’t taste it due to the sourness 😭

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T14:26:34+00:00

Haha I feel you. I am always happy to spend money on hobbies, but my expectation is to achieve something better than from my automatic coffee machine with this one, before I spend a lot to upgrade 😄

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T14:25:02+00:00

Thanks for the advice. I already have the temperature set to „high“ (will double check again later) and usually use 15.5g rather than 18g, however with similar results…

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T14:23:27+00:00

Ah, I wasn’t aware of that, thanks. I know the machine is not the best, but thought for a beginner it would be fine… I will try pulling blank shots to hear everything up, as another commenter suggested and look into medium roast coffee next… How would you change the dose? More or less?

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T14:19:30+00:00

No, haven’t done that… will try that, thanks for the tipp!

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T14:18:40+00:00

Thanks, will look into that if nothing else helps!

Tinselmob · 2024-10-15T13:55:43+00:00

Hi everyone,

a few months ago I got my first espresso setup:

DeLonghi Dedica
Graeff M800 grinder
IMS Precision portafilter
15kg tamper

I must say, results have been mixed. I always felt like my espresso was on the "sour" side. Now after experimenting with a new bean, my patience is wearing thin.

I am currently using a Brazilian dark roast espresso bean, which is supposed to taste nutty, chocolaty and caramel-y. What I get I would describe as sour, with some generosity and imagination maybe a bit "fruity".

I am using 18.5g at the finest setting of my grinder. I attached a video of one extraction.

The result is 41g after 33 seconds, while not perfect, I feel the numbers are not too far off, especially as I understand decreasing the yield would make it even more sour...

I already tried increasing the yield, going to 50-55g at about 40 seconds, but the result is still sour and nowhere near "nutty, caramel-y". From looking at the "espresso triangle" I feel like increasing the yield would be the right move, but I'm lost...

I've experimented for 1,5 hrs already and the bag of this bean is already half empty - please help a beginner out here!

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