Just pulled a couple of shots. First without pre infusion or low flow. It was close to 2:1:
22g in, 44g out over 39 seconds. I drank the espresso without milk and found it pleasant tbh, but slightly bitter aftertaste, although that might be because I’m used to milk based drinks instead of drinking straight espresso.
2nd without pre infusion, but with 15 seconds low flow to see how if affected the extraction.
22g in, 45g out over 38 secs!
Much smoother extraction flow, nice mousetail and much sweeter taste and mouth feel… Does the similarity of pull time and output mean anything?
This has been a real eye opener for me. I’ll tighten the grind ever so slightly to see if it improves the taste, but I feel it’s a real improvement since starting the conversation.
