Warning: Chasing the perfect espresso shot took me 3 weeks

I kept getting sour shots no matter what I did with my machine. So I went down the rabbit hole of water temperature and brew ratios. Turns out I was using water that was too cold by about 8 degrees because my thermometer was off. Finally fixed it with a cheap digital probe. Has anyone else spent way too long chasing one variable like this?

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2 Comments

tarak174d ago

Did you calibrate the probe against boiling water or just trust it out of the box?

betty_shah4d ago

Trust out of the box, life's too short.