To pre-infuse, or not to pre-infuse, that is the question.
18 grams in, 54 grams out. 32.70 seconds. Light roast.
Those that do pre-infusion, how much difference does it actually make? I mainly drink light to medium-light roast.
by N-Performance
17 Comments
Y_Are_U_Like_This
I do now that I have the option. It’s been acting a bit like a little safety net for me. The same coffee at the same grind size might choke my shot, but a seven second pre-infusion will flow just fine. Granted I’m using more a medium-dark roast.
ReadyFreddy11
So pretty!
Odd_Milk2921
Very nice pull! Especially for a light roast, it looks very rich body
mwmcnal
NSFW
Kreol1q1q
What are the advantages of a 1:3 ratio like this?
Turbulent_glider
🤤🤤🤤
Giedi-Prime
perfect
d_k_r3000
My God that’s a thing of beauty
user_404_not_a_user
Madera7
Last_Programmer4573
My heart is aching…because I can only imagine what it taste like
Snoo-8502
Very, i can’t that good shot from Bambino
yachius
It’s another tool in the toolbox but also introduces another variable to manage.
My daily shot in the morning has been using a 10s pre-infusion for a few months, gives me the flavors I’m looking for. Before that I was making “blooming” espresso with 40s+ pre-infusion but the novelty wore off after a bit. I’m dialing in an HF basket with a more classic declining 9-bar and no pre-infusion, when it gets to what I’m aiming for that will become my daily for a while.
Espresso is deep and wide and varied, I want to try it all.
DoctahDanichi
This is art. 🤤
thebiga25
I like to preinfuse until I see first drips then full pressure until my desired ratio is reached. What I found since switching to this way rather than my machine’s preset preinfuse time is i have a lot more consistency between shots. Also specifically with light roasts, I used to find them very difficult to get right consistently. I feel like I would have such a tight window to get the desired shot re timing/ ratio and any small change regarding shot ratio or grind size make a big difference. With the preinfuse until first drip I find there’s more of a cushion or tolerance for error. I don’t know why that is or if others find this to be the case, but that has been my experience.
Beauty vid by the way I hope that tasted as good as it looks.
Edit: I also find when you preinfuse this way you need to grind a bit finer to get the same flow rate and shot consistency.
17 Comments
I do now that I have the option. It’s been acting a bit like a little safety net for me. The same coffee at the same grind size might choke my shot, but a seven second pre-infusion will flow just fine. Granted I’m using more a medium-dark roast.
So pretty!
Very nice pull! Especially for a light roast, it looks very rich body
NSFW
What are the advantages of a 1:3 ratio like this?
🤤🤤🤤
perfect
My God that’s a thing of beauty
My heart is aching…because I can only imagine what it taste like
Very, i can’t that good shot from Bambino
It’s another tool in the toolbox but also introduces another variable to manage.
My daily shot in the morning has been using a 10s pre-infusion for a few months, gives me the flavors I’m looking for. Before that I was making “blooming” espresso with 40s+ pre-infusion but the novelty wore off after a bit. I’m dialing in an HF basket with a more classic declining 9-bar and no pre-infusion, when it gets to what I’m aiming for that will become my daily for a while.
Espresso is deep and wide and varied, I want to try it all.
This is art. 🤤
I like to preinfuse until I see first drips then full pressure until my desired ratio is reached. What I found since switching to this way rather than my machine’s preset preinfuse time is i have a lot more consistency between shots.
Also specifically with light roasts, I used to find them very difficult to get right consistently. I feel like I would have such a tight window to get the desired shot re timing/ ratio and any small change regarding shot ratio or grind size make a big difference. With the preinfuse until first drip I find there’s more of a cushion or tolerance for error.
I don’t know why that is or if others find this to be the case, but that has been my experience.
Beauty vid by the way I hope that tasted as good as it looks.
Edit: I also find when you preinfuse this way you need to grind a bit finer to get the same flow rate and shot consistency.
What machine are you using?
This slow pull is getting me hot 🥵