The mystic of expresso

[Cigargal]

To me second crack is a full roast and full + is well into the second crack. I usually roast up to the end of the first crack and just at the beginning of the second.

I would think a vienna roast would be well into the second crack. Is this the bean for expresso? What makes a coffee an expresso?

[germantown rob]

Originally Posted by Cigargal

To me second crack is a full roast and full + is well into the second crack. I usually roast up to the end of the first crack and just at the beginning of the second.

I would think a vienna roast would be well into the second crack. Is this the bean for expresso? What makes a coffee an expresso?

Espresso is a brew method not a roast or a bean. What makes a brew an espresso is the pressure that the water is pushed through the grind. You can pull a shot with city roast or burnt beans all depends on what you like. Not every bean will work for brewing as espresso but most espresso blends could be used for other brew methods. SO espresso shots are fantastic!

FC is just before 2nd crack, FC+ is first audible cracks of 2nd, Vienna is the start of rolling 2nd crack.

[Cigargal]

where would you place city and city+ then?

[germantown rob]

City would be when 1st crack ends, City+ will be in between first crack ending and 2nd crack starting.

Originally Posted by germantown rob

Espresso is a brew method not a roast or a bean. What makes a brew an espresso is the pressure that the water is pushed through the grind. You can pull a shot with city roast or burnt beans all depends on what you like. Not every bean will work for brewing as espresso but most espresso blends could be used for other brew methods. SO espresso shots are fantastic!

FC is just before 2nd crack, FC+ is first audible cracks of 2nd, Vienna is the start of rolling 2nd crack.

Can't help myself.

Rob, I think you'd agree it's not a roast, nor a bean, NOR a brew method, rather it's a drink, which occurs by combining the three.

Carry on

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Resipsa

Can't help myself.

Rob, I think you'd agree it's not a roast, nor a bean, NOR a brew method, rather it's a drink, which occurs by combining the three.

Carry on

Goll danged lifestyle is what it is when you're bothering to roast your own coffee and commit your sacred honor to repeatable 28-second shots.

C'gal - a good straight espresso, which is not a terribly common thing out there on the street, is a lovely slug or sip, with or without sugar. Your favorite homeroast oozed through a $30 AeroPress is an approximation of a good shot and, probably, better than what you'll get at 9-out-of-10 coffeeshops.

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

Goll danged lifestyle is what it is when you're bothering to roast your own coffee and commit your sacred honor to repeatable 28-second shots.

C'gal - a good straight espresso, which is not a terribly common thing out there on the street, is a lovely slug or sip, with or without sugar. Your favorite homeroast oozed through a $30 AeroPress is an approximation of a good shot and, probably, better than what you'll get at 9-out-of-10 coffeeshops.

and that be the truth!

[Cigargal]

I have one of these...

http://www.amazon.com/Krups-XP1500-E...188781&sr=1-15

So the shot this makes is an expresso??? We use the machine to make mochas...you guys just drink the shot straight? Pretty intense.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Cigargal

I have one of these...

http://www.amazon.com/Krups-XP1500-E...188781&sr=1-15

So the shot this makes is an expresso??? We use the machine to make mochas...you guys just drink the shot straight? Pretty intense.

Try my AeroPress for a month or two if you wish; pm addy.