Fat Lars
Senior Member
Yes clean the head with a cleaning tablet in the portafilter and de scale the boiler. You'll notice the difference
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Fat Lars
Senior Member
This is a form I created to use to help in establishing the dose for making espresso. It's difficult to remember the various parameters as you are brewing. I found that there are various tools you can buy to help with the even distribution of the coffee in the portafilter as well. A tamping mat and a knock box also helpful.
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Once a Wheeler
…always a wheeler
Maybe your youth, like mine, spanned an era when coffee as we know it was not common. Instead, we had some very non-PC coffee substitutes:
…perhaps the chicory that gave the distinctive smell.
…perhaps the chicory that gave the distinctive smell.
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Bought some recently, nostalgia possibly, but still tastes interesting - !
Notice how the Sikh is now portrayed sitting next to the h'officer with his own cuppa. Quite right too - ! 
oldwheels
Legendary Member
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I think you can still get Camp Coffee but the picture has changed for PC reasons.
Randomnerd
Bimbleur
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Do not the keto brigade recommend coffee as a way to get your fats? Thought I read dosing your morning joe with a slab of butter, or a pint of cream? Sounds absolutely vile to me, but then I’ve yet to try it out. Must say I prefer my fats on toast.
Fat Lars
Senior Member
It's called bullet proof coffee. Its blended coffee with butter and/or Coconut oil. It seems to me to be a bit of a gimmick. Its supposed to satiate you until lunchtime without eating any breakfast. I like coffee too much to ruin it in ths way. Besides I don't eat breakfast and don't feel hungry until after midday. So not for me.
Fat Lars
Senior Member
If there are any home roasters around I would like to compare your recipes. After some good results and some disasters I've found what works for me and that is: -
6 minutes @ 200 degrees C
5.5 minutes @ 235 degrees C
4.5 minutes @ 220 degrees C and then cool down for around 4 minutes until 99 degrees C and then empty the beans into a large frying pan and spread them out to cool to room temperature. They are still cooking until that moment.
In the past I ignored the point at which they go shiny and then if you don't cool them straight away you could end up with burnt beans. I find that if I allow them for to roast for too long @ 235 degrees they may burn so that's why I ended up for 5.5 minutes instead of 6 minutes to have a safety margin.
6 minutes @ 200 degrees C
5.5 minutes @ 235 degrees C
4.5 minutes @ 220 degrees C and then cool down for around 4 minutes until 99 degrees C and then empty the beans into a large frying pan and spread them out to cool to room temperature. They are still cooking until that moment.
In the past I ignored the point at which they go shiny and then if you don't cool them straight away you could end up with burnt beans. I find that if I allow them for to roast for too long @ 235 degrees they may burn so that's why I ended up for 5.5 minutes instead of 6 minutes to have a safety margin.
Indeed to both, as noted in my earlier post - !
Joey Shabadoo
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Randomnerd
Bimbleur
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- North Yorkshire
Looks p**s weak when he finally turns the tap. Worra lorra b***ox
Roseland triker
Cheese ..... It's all about the cheese
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- By the sea
I like it black. Black and strong.....
