Changes to Recipe. No changes.

Notes. Coffee was good, felt a little bit more pressure in pushing the water trough the puck, this resulted in an even less acidic and more balanced flavor. Don’t really know what I have done different, but I have to get really consistent in pre-influsion times, and maybe then changing them a bit.

It’s probably an error, but love the striping on top. Love that golden brown thick crema. It’s probably most due to the freshness of the coffee (2024.10.01 The Steam & Co.).

After watching this I believe it’s that in this specific scenario I might have pulled a bit more liquid out, around 33-35 g instead of the tested 32 g out in the Espresso with The Steam & Co., 1ZPresso Jx-Pro on Wacaco Picopresso. Next time I’ll try a longer shot, aiming for 38g and see if I can replicate this. Maybe I could re-name the recipe as ‘Espresso Ristretto with 
’ for the 32 g out, and make the standard the 38-40g out (To have a 1:2.5 I would need 40g out). If I augment the dose I should probably ground coarser.

After watching this I ‘ve understood that Ristretto use a 1:1 - 1:1.5, so mine shouldn’t really be called that. And that for normal espresso, 1:2 is ok. Since the better tasting cup, I will try to go for 36 g out instead of 32 g to see if that was why it was less acidic and more sweet.