Gurus.net: How to Use a La Pavoni Manual Lever-Piston Espresso Machine by Daniel Ho - How to... (#)

  „For my Gaggia MDF, the perfect grind is achieved at setting 5 or 6. The description of the proper grind range from grains that resemble sand to grains slightly coarser than flour.  My feeling is that these guidelines are too vague and can mean something different to each person.  That is, you can play around with the proper grind all day, but at this stage, it may be more effective to eliminate another variable and work on the tamp.  For now, simply go to the nearest grocery store and find yourself a can of ground Illy regular roast espresso (something that should be easy to find worldwide) and you're in business!  You can always mess with the grind later. Tamping is where I had my breakthrough.   In order to get any crema, it is amazing how hard you actually have to tamp.“

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Coffee Buying Tips, Coffee Grinding Tips

  „If the extraction occurs in longer than 30 seconds, grind your coffee coarser. Talk to you local coffee professional for additional information. Storage Tip“

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  „Grinding should always be done moments before brewing as it creates a greater surface area thus speeding up oxidation. My experience is that french press requires a coarser grind than conventional brewing, as I once created a pot of muddy mess by finely grinding the beans.“

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Better Brewing Tips - Melitta USA

  „Measure carefully. With the Melitta system, use two teaspoons of fine grind coffee for each six ounces of water. For coarser grinds, double the coffee quantity.“

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Virtual Coffee: Making the Most of Your Home Espresso Machine

  „All home baristas should be trained on their own equipment to understand how togrind coffee beans properly (how and when to make the grind finer or coarser asdaily conditions vary), how much ground coffee to place in the portafilterbasket, and how to pack (tamp) it properly. Lastly, the trained home baristamust shut the water extraction off at the appropriate time for proper taste.This means the "barista" must know how to "read" the espresso pour by speed,color and body.“

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Cafe Campesino ...from crop to cup a Fair Trade

  „If the drip cycle takes less than four minutes, grind your coffee finer. If it takes more than six minutes, grind your coffee coarser. If you're using a French press or percolator, the coffee should be ground coarse. And to get the best flavor in an espresso, the beans should be ground very fine, almost power-like with a slight grittiness. “

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