Have you mastered the espresso machine variables?

[grinderz]

You need to ask? 

[staylor]

Is crema the 'missing variable' bringing the count to three variables now?

[Tex]

Is crema the 'missing variable' bringing the count to three variables now?

No, I believe with the Troublemaker's Variable it's up to 4? Peter's Instigator Status has been declared a constant.

[staylor]

Is crema the 'missing variable' bringing the count to three variables now?

No, I believe with the Troublemaker's Variable it's up to 4? Peter's Instigator Status has been declared a constant.

Nicely done.

Pretty soon you're going to have to use both hands to count all the variables if Peter and John get involved. Those guys really are troublemakers. ;-)

[EricBNC]

I posted my photo collage more as a visual way of announcing "I got my Gaggia Coffee, UPS delivery service didn't kill it, so now I am up and running." 

I liked the taste of the shots - the beans were fresh roasted so the crema should be thick as Tex stated - the beans were from Tree Frog Coffee roasters out of Texas.  I was fortunate enough to win a pound of Galapagos Island Estate medium roasted beans.  The shot I get is more mild than heavy and more balanced than super sweet or super fruity. 

If I get a cell phone I will look for one with a video camera feature - I think a video of shots is more telling than a still photo - for now though, still photos are all I can create.

[Tex]

Is crema the 'missing variable' bringing the count to three variables now?

No, I believe with the Troublemaker's Variable it's up to 4? Peter's Instigator Status has been declared a constant.

Nicely done.

Pretty soon you're going to have to use both hands to count all the variables if Peter and John get involved. Those guys really are troublemakers. ;-)

I find John a prince among men; it's his friends and cronies that get him in trouble.

Peter? What can you say about Peter that wouldn't be censored?

[Tex]

As usual, that depends? Crema is more an indicator of bean freshness than of flavor. I've had some beans that tasted great that were more than two weeks old, that had little (~1/8") crema but were sweet and flavorful And I've had shots that were nothing but crema that were also great; it all depends on the quality of the bean.

You'll see picks of nothing but crema in shots pulled with robusta that taste like old tires burning. And crema enhancing devices, like pressurized filter baskets, create loads of false crema, but this is not an indicator of bean taste.

Crema cascading like fresh poured Guinness Stout is often held up as the ideal, but it's just an aesthetic thing; pretty to look at.

2011/02/14: Gaggia Coffee

Then why post pics/videos?

Out of pity. I know some of you have trouble visualizing the spoken word, so I post pics/videos.

[John F]

I find John a prince among men; it's his friends and cronies that get him in trouble.

 

[peter]

Is crema the 'missing variable' bringing the count to three variables now?

No, I believe with the Troublemaker's Variable it's up to 4? Peter's Instigator Status has been declared a constant.

Nicely done.

Pretty soon you're going to have to use both hands to count all the variables if Peter and John get involved. Those guys really are troublemakers. ;-)

I find John a prince among men; it's his friends and cronies that get him in trouble.

Peter? What can you say about Peter that wouldn't be censored?

Now you've done it.  You have harmed my delicate feelings.   

[milowebailey]

I find John a prince among men; .....

I suspect you only say that because he has a Gaggia and a hottop....

[John F]

I suspect you only say that because he has a Gaggia and a hottop....

And I have a SC/TO, lived in Texas, spent plenty of time around Pearland/Friendswood....... pretty much makes me his 2nd cousin. 

[mp]

I suspect you only say that because he has a Gaggia and a hottop....

And I have a SC/TO, lived in Texas, spent plenty of time around Pearland/Friendswood....... pretty much makes me his 2nd cousin. 

Don't forget ... and you like tinkering with Gaggia's.

 

[Tex]

Is crema the 'missing variable' bringing the count to three variables now?

No, I believe with the Troublemaker's Variable it's up to 4? Peter's Instigator Status has been declared a constant.

Nicely done.

Pretty soon you're going to have to use both hands to count all the variables if Peter and John get involved. Those guys really are troublemakers. ;-)

I find John a prince among men; it's his friends and cronies that get him in trouble.

Peter? What can you say about Peter that wouldn't be censored?

Now you've done it.  You have harmed my delicate feelings.   

Bada bing!